Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continue

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the 7-month-long war.Netanyahu said Israel would enter Rafah to destroy Hamas’ battalions there “with or without a deal." Israel and Hamas are negotiating a cease-fire agreement...

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2-alarm fire in Concord vacant building contained

Contra Costa County fire crews contained a two-alarm blaze in downtown Concord early Tuesday morning, according to fire officials.

A fire ignited in a commercial building in the area of Sunset Avenue and East Street in Concord, the Contra Costa County Fire Department said on social media just before 1 a.m.

Around 30 minutes...

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Boy killed in crash on Palomares Road in Castro Valley

CASTRO VALLEY – A boy was killed in a crash Monday afternoon in Castro Valley, authorities said.

The single-vehicle collision happened around 4:20 p.m. on Palomares Road near mile marker 4.3, California Highway Patrol Officer Jennifer Pabst said in a news release.

An investigation revealed a black Honda Accord was traveling northbound when it...

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