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44 min ago | KRON 4

Martinez Man Found Dead in Contra Costa County Strangled & Hit On the Head ME's Report Says

The Contra Costa County coroner's office determined in an autopsy today that an 18-year-old Martinez man whose body was found on the side of the road in an unincorporated part of the county Monday was strangled and suffered a blunt force injury to his head.

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14 hrs ago | ClayCord.com

CoCo Sheriff Investigating Martinez Murder

An 18-year-old man was found dead yesterday on McEwen Road, just north of Highway-4 in unincorporated Martinez, and today, authorities are saying he was the victim of a homicide.

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Tue Dec 22, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Riding the rails for holiday travel is up this year

George and Georgia Schumann, a retired couple from San Pablo, sit in the observation car after leaving Martinez on the California Zephyr in Martinez, Calif., as part of a nearly four-day train trip to Fayetteville, N.C., to visit their daughter and son-in-law and two grandchildren for Christmas on Wednesday, Dec.

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San Francisco Chronicle

18-year-old man found dead in Martinez

"We have no motive and no suspects at this time," said Jimmy Lee, a spokesman for the sheriff's department, which was not releasing the man's name on Monday evening until family members could be notified.

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Mon Dec 21, 2009

Contra Costa Times

Suspect in hit-and-run death of Martinez cyclist pleads not guilty

An El Sobrante man suspected in the November 2008 death of a Martinez cyclist pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter, with nearly 50 of the victim's relatives and friends on hand to witness the brief proceeding.

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Sun Dec 20, 2009

Contra Costa Times

Martinez to pay $250,000 rent for Willows Theatre Company

To ensure that the show will go on, Martinez will keep paying the rent for the Willows Theatre Company.

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Sat Dec 19, 2009

Contra Costa Times

Curtain calls: Backstage at Lesher abuzz at holiday time

MRS. FEZZIWIG busy at a table coloring the Jasmine character from Disney's "Aladdin," with a young singer, Marley, clanging his chains to the delight of Raggedy Ann, and the Train is showing off his roller blade skills to Tiny Tim.

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Fri Dec 18, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Martinez congressman disappointed in lack of Copenhagen climate deal

Congressman George Miller, telephoning from Copenhagen, described what appears to be the failure of world leaders to come to a solid agreement at the global climate change summit as a disappointment but not a waste of time.

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Desert Sun

CHP gives 1,100 toys to Saul Martinez students

Students at Saul Martinez Elementary School thought they were going outside for a school assembly.

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Thu Dec 17, 2009

Inside Bay Area

Credit crunch cools restaurant plans for historic Martinez building

Ingredients for opening a new restaurant include savvy management, a skilled chef, tasty dishes and a freezer full of cash.

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Wed Dec 16, 2009

San Francisco Chronicle

Martinez graduate admits to bogus medals

Steven Douglas Burton, 39, entered his guilty plea Monday in U.S. District Court in Riverside to a misdemeanor count of unauthorized wearing of military medals or decorations, averting a trial that had been scheduled for January.

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Contra Costa Times

Queen of the Road: Why Arco gas is so cheap, and why some highway...

Commuter: Why does Arco have lower prices than all the other gas stations? George Ramas, San Francisco Queen: That's an excellent question, George.

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Tue Dec 15, 2009

Contra Costa Times

Martinez Junior High School on watch list

For the second time in six years, Martinez Junior High is on a watch list because some students did not meet achievement targets set by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Ledger Dispatch

Mothball fleet being cleaned for ocean voyage

Hugh Vanderspek, general manager of BAE Systems, is overseeing the cleaning of the World War II-era Earlham Victory at drydock in San Francisco, Calif., Wednesday Dec.

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Sun Dec 13, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

$12 million in federal stimulus cash will relocate, rebuild Richmond Health Center

A new health center for West Contra Costa, to be built on the campus of Doctors Medical Center San Pablo, took a big step closer toward reality Wednesday with a $12 million infusion of federal economic stimulus funds.

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Fri Dec 11, 2009

KSWB-TV San Diego

UC Berkeley police arrest 65 demonstrators holed up in campus building to protest budget cuts

Police on Friday arrested 65 protesters inside a classroom building that was partially taken over for several days at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Wed Dec 09, 2009

Ledger Dispatch

Naturally skinny people have their own challenges

Katrina Ritchie, at home in Berkeley, sports the same velvet jacket she wore in junior high school.

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Tue Dec 08, 2009

CBS 13

Sac County Man Gets Death Penalty For Murder

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KRON-TV San Francisco

Martinez Man Sentenced to Death for Murdering Sister, Brother-in-Law

A Sacramento area man was sentenced to death Tuesday for killing his sister and brother-in-law in their El Cerrito home in 2006, even though the couple's son said his parents did not believe in the death penalty and would not have wanted someone executed in their names.

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ClayCord.com

CoCo Sheriff's Deputies Shoot Burglary Suspect in Unincorporated Martinez Today

This morning, a little before 2:30, two Contra Costa Sheriff's Deputies shot and wounded a burglary suspect after the 50-year-old Oakland man tried to run them over with his vehicle, according to the Sheriff's Office.

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