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Pinole News

Local news for Pinole, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

8 hrs ago | KCBS

Pinole Blames Crime Wave on Neighboring Cities

The city of Pinole has seen a surge in crime lately, and the mayor there is blaming it on crooks from outside the city.

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Related Topix: Richmond, CA, San Pablo, CA

Tue Aug 19, 2008

Contra Costa Times

West County students' scores up, but still trail state

First the good news: West Contra Costa students continue to make steady progress in English and math comprehension, with several elementary schools gaining in the number of students found to be proficient or ...

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Related Topix: Standardized Testing, Education, Kensington, CA

Sun Aug 17, 2008

Pleasant Hill Record

Pinole troop keeps turning out Eagle Scouts

OF ALL THE traditions maintained by Boy Scout Troop 86 in Pinole, none stands out like its record at turning out Eagle Scouts.

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Related Topix: San Pablo, CA, Richmond, CA, Hercules, CA

Fri Aug 15, 2008

FOXReno

Rodeo Man Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder

Jurors in Martinez Wednesday found a Rodeo man guilty of second-degree murder for fatally beating and strangling his wife in their Rodeo home in 2006.

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Related Topix: Rodeo, CA, Violent Crime, Hercules, CA, Contra Costa County, CA

Wed Aug 13, 2008

San Francisco Chronicle

Rodeo man convicted of killing wife

Steven Burr, 38, killed Diana Basham, 40, on June 26, 2006 by strangling her and hitting her in the head with a bowling trophy.

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Related Topix: Rodeo, CA, Martinez, CA, Contra Costa County, CA

Tue Aug 12, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Recalled councilwoman will run again in Pinole

Maria Alegria, recalled by voters in February, will be on the ballot in November to try to regain a seat on the Pinole City Council.

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Mon Aug 11, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Antioch bank suspects linked to San Pablo, Pinole robberies

Police said Monday that three suspects in the weekend robbery of an Antioch Wells Fargo bank that ended in a shoot-out also robbed a Pinole bank two days earlier and a San Pablo McDonald's on July 6. ...

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Related Topix: Martinez, CA, Antioch, CA

Sun Aug 10, 2008

KCBS

Bank Robbery Suspects Shot

Two bank robbery suspects were shot by police and a third suspect was arrested after a holdup in Antioch that investigators said could be related to a Pinole bank robbery a day earlier, as well as a heist at a ...

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Related Topix: Antioch, CA, Pittsburg, CA

Fri Aug 08, 2008

Contra Costa Times

Pinole police seek bank robbers

Three men escaped with cash Friday from a bank on Pinole's commercial strip near Interstate 80.

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Related Topix: Highland, CA

Contra Costa Times

Gas prices hit teen pocketbooks hard

In the six months between getting her learner's permit and earning her driver's license, Frannie Ucciferri saw gas prices go up more than a dollar a gallon - and that sense of impending, glorious independence ...

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Related Topix: Walnut Creek, CA, California, UC San Diego, Stanford, CA

Wed Aug 06, 2008

Inside Bay Area

Richmond leaders to sit on committee distributing $10 million from Chevron

In a vote shouted down by the audience, Richmond city leaders appointed themselves to a committee that will decide how $10 million from a community benefits agreement with Chevron will be spent.

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Related Topix: Richmond, CA

Mon Aug 04, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Pinole taking a hard look at massage businesses

The temporary shutdown of a massage business last month has prompted Pinole officials to take a closer look at the industry and whether its practitioners are operating within the law.

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Related Topix: Massage Therapy, Health

Ledger Dispatch

Saturday Readers' Forum: People can take back government

I READ WITH INTEREST Gayle McLaughlin's and Tom Butt's guest commentary in the Times regarding the sellout of the Richmond City Council to Chevron on the refinery vote.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Fri Aug 01, 2008

Contra Costa Times

Fight crime on National Night Out

This year's National Night Out crime prevention event will see more than 11,000 communities across the United States participate Tuesday evening, and if you live in West County, the chances are good there is a ...

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Related Topix: El Sobrante, CA, Hercules, CA, Richmond, CA, Albany, CA, El Cerrito, CA

Thu Jul 31, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Crockett fire briefly threatens homes

A fire sparked by a car on Interstate 80 burned 30 acres of hillside near Crockett on Tuesday, briefly threatening houses.

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Wed Jul 30, 2008

Ledger Dispatch

Alleged Army deserter from Pinole arrested

A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of an alleged U.S. Army deserter Tuesday afternoon, police said.

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Contra Costa Times

Pinole resident launches nonprofit to help Guatemalan orphans

Diane Springer of Pinole talks about her nonprofit "Orphan's Hope Project" while surrounded by donations at her home in Pinole, Calif., on Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

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Related Topix: Vallejo, CA, Vallejo Metro, Richmond, CA, Walnut Creek, CA

Contra Costa Times

Pinole resident launches nonprofit to help Guatemalan orphans

Diane Springer of Pinole talks about her nonprofit "Orphan's Hope Project" while surrounded by donations at her home in Pinole, Calif., on Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

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Related Topix: Vallejo, CA, Vallejo Metro, Richmond, CA, Walnut Creek, CA

Vallejo Times-Herald

Car fire spreads to brush near Crockett, homes briefly threatened

The equivalent of a three-alarm fire burned about 30 acres and temporarily threatened some homes in Crockett on Tuesday after a freeway car fire spread through the surrounding dry brush, fire officials said.

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Related Topix: Crockett, CA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Rodeo, CA, Hercules, CA, Richmond, CA

Tue Jul 29, 2008

Contra Costa Times

Pinole resident launches nonprofit to help Guatemalan orphans

Diane Springer of Pinole talks about her nonprofit "Orphan's Hope Project" while surrounded by donations at her home in Pinole, Calif., on Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

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Related Topix: Vallejo, CA, Vallejo Metro, Richmond, CA, Walnut Creek, CA

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