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More Bay Area Flu Deaths; Miramar Plane Drops Mysterious Greenish Fog; Petaluma Slaughterhouse Raided; Seahawks Site Blocks CA Ticket Sales
Plus, earthquake shakes North Bay; South Bay girl makes Olympic team; Google buys Nest for $3.2B; France architect blocks Marin development.
By Genevieve Bookwalter
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Dominating headlines Monday is the H1N1 influenza virus, which claimed more Northern California victims over the weekend.
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“Four more people with flu were hospitalized over the weekend in the intensive care unit of Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, county officials said Monday.”
“Elizabeth Emmett, Napa County public information officer, said the four new cases brings the total hospitalized in Napa at The Queen since Jan. 6 to eight: seven in the ICU and one person, a pregnant woman, who is not in the ICU.”
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“No deaths have been reported in Napa County from flu, although a total of 14 deaths are now confirmed in other parts of the Bay Area.”
Read on for more on the flu virus and other top stories around the greater Bay Area.
France Resident Stalls Homestead Homeowner's Construction Project
Middle Schooler Arrested for Bringing Brandy Cocktail to School
Seattle Seahawks Ticket Site Bans California Sales
Serial Arsonist Strikes Fear in South Bay
15-yr-old San Jose girl makes US Olympic figure skating team
Petaluma Beef Recalled: Authorities Say Beef Wasn’t Inspected Before Slaughter
4.5 Magnitude Quake Rocks North Bay
Google Acquires Nest for $3.2 Billion
Fire Destroys Homeless Camp ‘Library’
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