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  The Mercury News

  

  Accused Los Gatos party mom asked judge what she’d get if she pleaded guilty. She has her answer.

  The Mercury News - John Woolfolk

  The Los Gatos mom charged with arranging drunken sex-fueled parties for her teen son and his friends got her answer from a judge Friday on what her …

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  Oakland man tracked to Sacramento County, arrested in killing of El Cerrito teen

  The Mercury News - Harry Harris

  EL CERRITO — Police have arrested a 21-year-old Oakland resident in connection with a fatal shooting on April 23, authorities said Friday. Malachi Cox …

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  Berkeley High alum sentenced to nine months in jail for massive child porn hacking/extortion scheme

  The Mercury News - Nate Gartrell

  OAKLAND — A 20-year-old Berkeley resident has pleaded no contest to distributing nude photographs of 13 people and been sentenced to nine months in …

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  Concord man given 16 year prison sentence in fatal shooting, Grizzly Peak body dump

  The Mercury News - Nate Gartrell

  MARTINEZ — A Bay Area man charged with murder has been sentenced to 16 years in prison as part of a plea deal with Contra Costa prosecutors, court …

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  Pedestrian critically injured in Oakland when car being chased by Department of Homeland Security officer hits him

  The Mercury News - Harry Harris

  OAKLAND — A man standing on a street corner in East Oakland was in critical condition after a car being chased by a Department of Homeland Security …

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  Fentanyl crisis: Should California throw the book at opioid dealers?

  The Mercury News - Scooty Nickerson

  How do we solve the fentanyl crisis, which kills more people in California than car accidents or homicides? That’s the question hanging over the halls …