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A man is placed on a gurney after being buried for three hours when a trench he was working in collapsed. <i>Photo by Rick Lemyre</i>
A man is placed on a gurney after being buried for three hours when a trench he was working in collapsed. Photo by Rick Lemyre
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Man rescued from trench in Brentwood
by Rick Lemyre
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Rescue workers in Brentwood freed a man who was buried up to his chest when a trench he was working in collapsed Wednesday afternoon. The victim, a 50-year-old from Oakland whose name was not imme...

Karen Rarey, seen here with husband Paul, was recently honored as Brentwood Citizen of the Year.<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i>
Brentwood honors its elite
The Brentwood Chamber of Commerce rolled out the red carpet last weekend to celebrate the city’s 2011 Citizen of the Year and Business of the Year. The annual event, held this year at Trilogy at Th...
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Michelle Prior of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco praises the work of students in Liberty High School’s fashion and design classes. From left, models Tyler Elmore, Savannah Bresee, co-designer Sierra Wouters and model Elizabeth Villalobos display their fashions constructed with paper and tape.<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i>
Student fashion show makes the (paper) cut
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create a skirt made of paper and tape. It sounds more like a challenge on “Project Runway” than “Mission: Impossible,” but students in Liberty Hi...
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Freedom sophomore guard Joe Mixon’s shot is challenged by Liberty sophomore center Jonathan Galloway on Tuesday night.<br><i>Photo by Angelo Garcia Jr.</i>
Falcons survive brutal OT against Lions
It looked like a basketball game, but felt like a title fight. Tuesday night’s boys basketball matchup between Liberty and Freedom high schools was a physical contest between two teams with eyes o...
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