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Fire Guts Former Branch Library In East Oakland
A fire official called the former Miller Avenue Branch Library "a total loss."

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A fire official called the former Miller Avenue Branch Library "a total loss."

The Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade will take place Saturday.
Passengers headed toward Fremont, SFO and Millbrae are all affected.
Keith Mayfield, 37, of Oakland, is the 11th to plead guilty.
The female suspect snuck up behind the victim and punched her in the back of the head, knocking her to the ground, police said.
Police said the man grabbed approached the victim from behind, touched her buttocks and exposed himself while recording the act.
Fire officials said a female occupant was treated at the scene for a minor injury.
Police offer tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of the alarming scam.
James Lucero, 61, was convicted of illegal dumping in protected wetlands and waters near Newark.
Police are urging citizens to be aware of surroundings and consider using a locking device on electronics.
A collision involving an overturned box truck has blocked several lanes of traffic.
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein responded within hours, pointing out that California is the world's sixth-largest economy.
Police have said that Shaleem Tindle was armed with a handgun, and later released a photograph of a Sig Sauer they recovered at the scene.
There were no signs of foul play and the city's medical examiner's office will investigate the trio's causes of death, police said.
Officials said the helicopter crew was returning from a search prompted by an alert beacon and decided to land "as soon as possible."
Fire officials said that there were some transients inside the building when the fire broke out.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, fire officials said.
Police said a gun was later found in the home of a fifth-grader who barricaded himself inside a Santa Cruz classroom Tuesday.
Watsonville resident Modesto Munoz, 37, is being held on $100,000 bail.