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Walnut Creek Man Arrested For Molotov Cocktail Rampage
33-year-old Joshua Van Buskirk is a suspect in a string of arson fires in Antioch, Concord, and Pleasant Hill. He cites a broken marriage.

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33-year-old Joshua Van Buskirk is a suspect in a string of arson fires in Antioch, Concord, and Pleasant Hill. He cites a broken marriage.

Animal Services officers are trying to determine if the dog fell, or if someone threw the Australian Shepherd onto Highway 4.
Larry Sacknoff, 61, died Aug. 16, 2014, due to complications caused by eating scallops at Redd restaurant, according to a civil suit.
Officers respond about 7:30 a.m. to Newby Island Resource Recovery Park, where a body is found. The case is not yet considered a homicide.
A CHP Santa Rosa officer tweeted this shot from Mark West Station Road near the Sonoma County airport.
Already available in Martinez, the countywide service moves to Richmond to provide guidance for folks wishing to represent themselves.
The estimated $450 million Powerball lottery is one of the largest in history. Have you bought your ticket?
'Extraneous wood materials' found in "Sam’s Choice Black Angus Beef Patties" cause the retailer to pull the product from frozen sections.
Charges relating to child pornography and child abuse have been filed against a Petaluma woman. Now, police look for a second suspect.
Watsonville police believe they found stolen firearms when they arrested a 60-year-old man and an accomplice.
Officers responded Tuesday night to an apartment in the 100 block of Chestnut Street on a report of two people locked in a room.
A traffic collision on Old Middlefield Way west of North Rengstorff Avenue damaged electrical lines Tuesday night.
An El Niño Prep Workshop for Spanish-speaking residents on Jan. 7 will teach how to prepare their homes and families for extreme weather.
Florence and the Machine will also appear at the music, food, wine and beer festival scheduled for May 27-29 at the Napa Valley Expo.
Weather forecasters say that the worst is expected Wednesday morning as a series of storms slams the Bay Area this week.
Weather forecasters say that the worst is expected Wednesday morning as a series of storms slams the Bay Area this week.
Weather forecasters say that the worst is expected Wednesday morning as a series of storms slams the Bay Area this week.
Weather forecasters say that the worst is expected Wednesday morning as a series of storms slams the Bay Area this week.
Weather forecasters say that the worst is expected Wednesday morning as a series of storms slams the Bay Area this week.
Weather forecasters say that the worst is expected Wednesday morning as a series of storms slams the Bay Area this week.