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Rick Hurd

California

Breaking News Reporter at The Mercury News

Breaking News Reporter at East Bay Times

I believe in baseball and miracles.

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  • 1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Rick Hurd

    As the Bay Area’s first heat wave of 2025 began to crank up the thermometer on Thursday, the Bay Area Air District responded in a familiar way by issuing the season’s first Spare the Air alert. The agency announced about 11:45 a.m. that the smog level for the region is expected to be unhealthy on Friday. The alert forbids people from burning wood and urges them to avoid driving to reduce the pollution.

  • 1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Rick Hurd

    RICHMOND — A two-car freeway crash over Memorial Day weekend killed a person, and the California Highway Patrol appealed to the public for help as they try to figure out what happened. According to the CHP, the rollover wreck Saturday happened about 6:10 p.m. on westbound Interstate 80 just west of Portrero Avenue. The CHP said a black Fiat and a white Mercedes-Benz collided with one another. The passenger in the right front seat of the Fiat died at the scene, the CHP said.

  • 1 week ago | sanluisobispo.com | Rick Hurd

    RICHMOND — A two-car freeway crash over Memorial Day weekend killed a person, and the California Highway Patrol appealed to the public for help as they try to figure out what happened. According to the CHP, the rollover wreck Saturday happened about 6:10 p.m. on westbound Interstate 80 near Potrero Avenue. The CHP said a black Fiat and a white Mercedes-Benz collided with one another. The front seat passenger in the Fiat died at the scene, the CHP said.

  • 1 week ago | modbee.com | Rick Hurd

    Extreme heat is about to make a return to the Bay Area in time to bid May adieu, but it won’t be hanging out for too long, according to the National Weather Service.

  • 1 week ago | mercurynews.com | Rick Hurd

    Extreme heat is about to make a return to the Bay Area in time to bid May adieu, but it won’t be hanging out for too long, according to the National Weather Service.

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