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Evidence In Concord House Fire Says Blaze Started Outside, Moved In
Fire crews brought a single-alarm house fire in Concord under control Tuesday afternoon. Early evidence indicates the blaze started outside.

mark.nero@patch.com.
Fire crews brought a single-alarm house fire in Concord under control Tuesday afternoon. Early evidence indicates the blaze started outside.

The Solano County coroner's office has identified a driver who died in a solo vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in north Vacaville.
A pedestrian who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in South San Jose early Sunday morning has been identified.
A retired light-rail dispatcher for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority was killed by a VTA bus near San Jose's Japantown.
A woman walking her dog across train tracks in Martinez was struck and injured by an Amtrak train Tuesday morning.
An ex Sonoma County sheriff's deputy pleaded not guilty today to assaulting a Sonoma Valley man during a domestic dispute call last year.
The City of Davis turned 100 on March 28 and is celebrating the event with a range of events over the next few months.
Dixon May Fair, the oldest continually operating fair in California, is now accepting entries for the May 11-14 event.
Legendary singer-musician Sheila E. will perform a intimate show at Silo's Napa on April 9.
The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police blotter for March 13-19, 2017 includes arrests for drunk driving, drug possession and more.
Fairfield police have arrested a suspect in two commercial business burglaries that took place on West Texas Street.
The Dixon police logs for March 24-27, 2017 include arrests for meth smoking, and reports of fist fights, a hotel guest sleepwalking & more.
Santa Clara County's unemployment rate last month was well below the statewide unemployment rate of 5 percent, data show.
Sonoma County's unemployment rate last month was well below the statewide unemployment rate of 5 percent, data show.
Contra Costa County's unemployment rate last month was well below the statewide unemployment rate of 5 percent, data show.
The biggest drop in unemployment in Bay Area counties last month was in Napa County, where the rate fell from 4.8 percent to 4.2 percent.
The highest unemployment rate in the Bay Area last month was in Solano County at 5.4 percent, the state Employment Development Dept. said.
The unemployment rate in the Bay Area's 9 counties dropped in February, according to data from the California Employment Development Dept.
Ten people were displaced and two dogs were killed in a fire at an apartment building in Pleasant Hill on Friday night.
A 38-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting his brother in the Sonoma County city of Forestville on Friday.