Rick Hurd
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Why is California’s gas the most expensive — and is there any relief this fall? (opens the original)
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A march to an all-time record is on again, and the path to it is likely to unite Californians — in their anger at gas prices, boiling as drivers watch their totals reach higher and higher. “It’s nothing but a financial burden, man,” 31-year-old Saleh Abdullah said as he pumped gas at the Costco station on Monument Boulevard, where regular unleaded was $5.89 a gallon Wednesday. On Thursday, the statewide average, according to the American Automobile Association, reached $6.40 a gallon, about 4 ce
A record not worth cheering? California gas prices near all-time high (opens the original)
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A march to an all-time record is on again, and the path to it is likely to unite Californians — in their anger at gas prices, boiling as drivers watch their totals reach higher and higher. “It’s nothing but a financial burden, man,” 31-year-old Saleh Abdullah said as he pumped gas at the Costco station on Monument Boulevard, where regular unleaded was $5.89 a gallon Wednesday. The statewide average, according to the American Automobile Association, reached $6.39 a gallon Wednesday — about five c
Mountain lion spotted in area of popular East Bay park (opens the original)
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MARTINEZ — City officials are warning residents to stay alert and to keep their pets close to them following a mountain lion sighting in the area of a popular park. The sighting happened over the weekend near Hidden Lakes Park, located at the intersection of Morello Avenue and Chilpancingo Parkway. There were no reported encounters. The park serves as the home for youth baseball and youth soccer competitions and also features basketball courts. The park spreads wide with small hill ranges overse
Missing Antioch swimmer found dead in San Joaquin Delta (opens the original)
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ANTIOCH — A swimmer missing since last week after entering the San Joaquin River from behind a restaurant in the Antioch Marina has been found dead, authorities said. Friends had been holding out hope that 46-year-old Edgielyn Torrente, 46, might be found alive. She went missing on Sept. 23 about 6:10 p.m., when she and another woman went into the water behind Smith’s Landing Seafood Grill at 1 Marina Drive. A police officer used a jet ski to rescue the other woman. In a statement, Antioch polic
Friends ask Delta boaters, marina visitors to keep search going for missing Antioch swimmer (opens the original)
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ANTIOCH — Friends of a woman who went missing after entering the water behind a restaurant in the Antioch Marina last week continued their hope of finding some sign of her Monday, even though authorities have called off the search. “It’s bewildering,” Tina Loyolacabral said of Edgielyn “Lyn” Torrente, her friend who hasn’t been seen since Sept. 23. “She was not a good swimmer. She did not like the water. I’m really surprised she’d even be in the water.” According to authorities, Torrente and ano
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