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School Worker Charged With Raping Teen | Refinery Fire | Missing Swimmer Jumped Off Cliff
ALSO: Elderly Hiker Missing For 5 Days; Bay Area Quake; Teen Recycles Used Pickleballs; Student Fights For Queer Mental Health; 988 Line.
Catch up on Northern California's top stories for Monday, May 5.
School Worker Charged With Raping Teen
Police are asking other victims to come forward.
Swimmer Missing After Jumping Off Cliff
One swimmer escaped the water on their own, but a second appeared to have become submerged, according to authorities.
Refinery Fire Forces Shelter-In-Place
A video of a massive black plume of smoke coming off the refinery was posted Monday morning on X.
Earthquake Felt In North Bay Monday
Did you feel it?
1 Arrest, 12 Citations At DUI Checkpoint
Novato police announced there would be a checkpoint Friday but did not disclose the location beforehand.
Search For Missing SMC Hiker Enters 5th Day
A Redwood City woman went missing Thursday.
DUI Checkpoint, Increased Patrols Planned
Dublin police plan to conduct a DUI checkpoint and increased patrols this Friday night.
Student Turns Pickleballs Into Puzzles
A high school student has a clever way to prevent pickleballs from filling up landfills.
Student Fights For Queer Mental Health
A Marin County high school student is using her experience feeling unaccepted as queer to improve mental health for LGBTQIA+ students.
2 Communities Launch 988 Awareness Campaign
To highlight Mental Health Awareness Month, the two cities are placing information about the crisis hotline 988 in public spaces and online.
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