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New Orleans Times-Picayune plans to publish only three days a weekContra Costa TimesBy Cain Burdeau AP NEW ORLEANS -- The Times-Picayune, one of the nation's oldest newspapers, is dropping its daily circulation after 175 years and plans to issue three printed editions a week starting in the fall. With the change, the newspaper would ...Read Full Story

CONCORD (CBS SF) – A 2-year-old Concord girl was airlifted to a hospital after being bitten by her family’s pit bull on Monday afternoon, a fire official said. County authorities put the animal down early Tuesday. The dog attacked the girl at a home in the 4300 block of Rose Lane at about 5 p.m. Contra Costa County Animal Services euthanized the dog Tuesday morning and is working to determine whether it had rabies, the agency’s acting deputy director Abe Gamez said. Contra Costa County Fire...Read Full Story

WALNUT CREEK (CBS SF) – A strong smell of natural gas in downtown Walnut Creek prompted the evacuation of at least two schools in the area, according to authorities. Walnut Creek Police said around 8:30 a.m., the department began receiving calls about the gas odor in the downtown area near Interstate 680 and on the Walnut Creek/Pleasant Hill border. Students at Las Lomas High School at 1460 S. Main St. and St. Mary Elementary School at 1158 Bont Lane were evacuated from their classrooms for...Read Full Story

CONCORD (CBS 5) – A two-year-old girl was hospitalized after she was bitten by a pit bull Monday afternoon, authorities said. According to a statement by the Concord Police Department, the girl was bitten around 5:00 p.m. along the 4300 block of Rose Lane. The child was treated at the scene by medical personnel before being airlifted to Children’s Hospital in Oakland for further treatment. Officials said the girl is in stable condition. No additional details about the dog involved in the...Read Full Story

CONCORD (CBS SF) – A California state assemblyman will appear in Contra Costa County Superior Court later this month after being charged with DUI for an alleged drunken driving incident in Concord in March. Roger Hernandez, D-West Covina, is scheduled to appear in court enter a plea to two misdemeanor DUI counts on May 21, a district attorney’s spokeswoman said today. Hernandez, 36, was arrested March 27 after police saw him around 2 a.m. weaving on the road and failing to use signals while...Read Full Story

WFMY News 2Whitney Houston's voice soars at hometown funeralContra Costa TimesBy NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Music Writer NEWARK, NJ—After all the testimonials from relatives and friends, the songs from legends and pop stars, the preaching and even laughter, the raw emotion of Whitney Houston's funeral came down to just one moment: ...Triad Pastor Reacts To Houston FuneralWFMY News 2all 2 news articles »Read Full Story

CONCORD (CBS) – The suspect vehicle in a double-fatal crash in Concord earlier this month was also involved in a citation for drug and weapons possession a week before the collision, according to police records. The morning of April 8, a 17-year-old driver lost control of his Cadillac Escalade and struck Concord resident Solaiman Nuri, 41, and his 9-year-old and 12-year-old daughters. Nuri and the 9-year-old, Hadessa, were killed and the 12-year-old girl suffered minor injuries. Police...Read Full Story

According to the Walnut Creek California Police Department: The Walnut Creek Police Department recently investigated several cases of fraudulent Disneyland Park passes being sold on Craigslist. The suspect arranged to meet victims in person and sell them the passes at a discounted rate. A young female the suspect identified as her daughter always accompanied her when meeting victims. The suspect often included a fraudulent receipt to show she had purchased the park passes. Victims usually...Read Full Story

WALNUT CREEK (CBS SF) – Walnut Creek police have arrested a 62-year-old man suspected of starting several fires near his Rossmoor home, fire investigators said Tuesday. Investigators with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District first became aware of the fires on a small parcel of land on Vista Del Valle in Lafayette in January. The property consists of 90 acres of mostly grass-covered land that also contains three homes, fire officials said. While investigating those incidents, they...Read Full Story