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Environment
Dublin I-580 big-rig fire spreads to nearby brush
A big-rig leaked fuel and caught fire on westbound Interstate Highway 580 in Dublin on Monday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The ...
News
Series of small earthquakes strike Dublin area
A preliminary 2.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Dublin Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake struck at 4:52 p.m. and was ...
News
BART experiences major delay separate from earlier Bay Fair collision
A major delay exists on BART Wednesday evening because of an equipment problem on a train, BART officials said.
As of 5:52 p.m., the ...
Environment
Mines Fire burns through at least 20 acres near Livermore
Fire crews are at the scene of a brush fire in Alameda County on Monday afternoon.
The fire, reported about 2:30 p.m., is located ...
News
Cessna 120 crashes after taking off at Livermore airport
A single-engine Cessna 120 crashed late Wednesday morning after taking off from Livermore Municipal Airport, according to a spokesman for the Federal Aviation ...
Crime
Police find man fatally shot near Livermore Walmart
A man was found fatally shot in Livermore early Wednesday morning, police said.
Officers responded at 4:06 a.m. to the shooting in the 2700 ...
Health
Pedestrian struck in Livermore succumbs to injuries
A 26-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle while trying to cross a street in Livermore on Sunday night, police said. ...
Business
Dublin man to serve 30-month prison term for insider trading fraud
A 55-year-old Dublin man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for felony insider trading related to using proprietary information from Dublin-based ...
Environment
Firefighters knock out 4-acre Pleasanton fire overnight
A vegetation fire burned about 4 acres on a Pleasanton hillside Saturday night but was quickly halted without injuries or damage to buildings.
The ...
Environment
Judge upholds Monsanto verdict, reduces damages to $86.7 million
An Alameda County Superior Court judge has upheld a jury’s verdict that Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller caused cancer in a Livermore couple but substantially ...
Environment
Firefighters contain 7-acre Dublin vegetation fire
A small vegetation fire in Dublin has been contained after burning about 7 acres Tuesday afternoon, according to the Alameda County Fire Department.
The ...
Cars
Man dies in collision with ACE train
A man was killed when an Altamont Corridor Express train collided with a car Monday morning in Livermore, according to the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire ...
Cars
Woman dies after car collides with ACE train
A woman was killed when an Altamont Corridor Express train collided with a car Monday morning in Livermore, according to the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire ...
Crime
Police seek public help to find suspect in fatal shooting of teen
Police in Livermore have released more photos of a man suspected shooting a 16-year-old boy last week in hopes that someone will recognize ...
Crime
Livermore High student who died after being shot outside Taco Bell identified
A teen who was fatally shot outside a fast food restaurant in Livermore last week was identified by police.
Environment
Grass fire tears through four acres north of Livermore
Firefighters from the Alameda County Fire Department and from Cal Fire were mopping up Sunday night after fire burned about four acres of ...
Crime
Suspect at large in shooting of 16-year-old
A 16-year-old boy was fatally shot Monday in Livermore and a 21-year-old man remains at large as the alleged shooting suspect, police said.
Officers ...
Government
Livermore expected to pass flavored tobacco sales ban
The Livermore City Council is set to approve an ordinance requiring that local retail tobacco sellers be licensed and imposing a ban on ...
Cars
Two die after car crashes into light pole
A car smashed into a light pole at a Dublin intersection early Thursday morning, killing the driver and the sole passenger, Dublin police ...
Government
Livermore bans flavored tobacco, electronic delivery device sales
The Livermore City Council unanimously voted Monday night to ban the sales of all flavored tobacco products and electronic delivery devices citywide. The ...
Environment
Livermore fire prompts I-580 lane closures, major commute delays
A fire burning along Interstate Highway 580 at the eastern edge of Livermore’s city limits has closed all lanes of traffic and prompted ...
Government
Livermore considers flavored tobacco ban, school ‘buffer zone’
The Livermore City Council on Monday night will consider the addition of a new ordinance to ban the sales of all flavored tobacco ...
News
Local jockey identified as Lake Del Valle drowning victim
A man who drowned in Lake Del Valle Tuesday evening has been identified as 23-year-old Shawn Spikes Jr.
Transit
Gas leak cancels ACE train service for Thursday
Altamont Corridor Express train service is shut down for all of Thursday.
East Bay
Jury orders Monsanto to pay cancer-stricken Livermore couple $2 billion
An Alameda County Superior Court jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion in damages from Monsanto Co. to a Livermore couple who ...
Health
Jail guards treated with Narcan for opioid exposure
Two guards at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin were taken to a hospital Sunday after possible exposure to fentanyl, according to the ...
Crime
Student injured in stabbing at Livermore High School
A male student at Livermore High School was arrested on suspicion of stabbing another student Tuesday afternoon, police said. Officers responded at about ...
Crime
Rancher charged with murder for younger brother’s death
A 54-year-old rancher from rural Livermore was charged with murder on Tuesday for the fatal shooting of his younger brother.
Crime
Livermore rancher faces arraignment for brother’s shooting death
A 54-year-old man from rural Livermore is tentatively scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in connection with the fatal shooting of his brother ...
News
Driver dies after plunging down ravine near Altamont Pass
A woman died after a car went off of westbound Interstate Highway 580 and down a ravine Wednesday afternoon in eastern Alameda County ...
News
Body found at landfill identified as 23-year-old woman
A body was identified Thursday following its New Year's Eve discovery at a Waste Management landfill in unincorporated Alameda County.
News
Body found at landfill near Livermore prompts investigation
Detectives are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found Monday afternoon in a landfill in unincorporated Alameda County.
News
Motorcyclist injured speeding away from Pleasanton police
A motorcyclist was injured Sunday afternoon when, while speeding away from police, he slammed into the back of a car and was thrown ...
News
Some colleges reopen, others remain closed due to smoke
Some Bay Area colleges and universities say they will open for classes and other business on Monday.
East Bay
Law gives BART new influence to build housing near stations
With Gov. Jerry Brown signing Assembly Bill 2923 into law Sunday, Bay Area Rapid Transit officials say they want to build 20,000 new ...
News
UC nurses set to vote on new five-year contract
Some 14,000 registered nurses working in University of California medical centers and student health centers are scheduled to vote this coming week on ...
