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Broncos RB Javonte Williams knows Audric Estime might be in for bigger workload: “I just do my job and do what I’m supposed to do”

Javonte Williams heard his head coach. Sean Payton was asked Monday if he thought rookie running back Audric Estime would see an increased workload in the second half of the season. “That’s a good and fair question, and one that I think I would answer, ‘Yes,’” Payton said then. Of course, Payton said similar to […]

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Alameda County judge accused of serious misconduct and lying in vehicular manslaughter case

DUBLIN — An Alameda County judge is facing allegations that she violated an important tenet of the justice system designed to ensure jurists stay fair and impartial, then lied on the record when a defense lawyer raised concerns. New court filings call into question Judge Barbara Dickinson’s decision to kill a controversial plea agreement last year, […]

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Only 67 votes separate candidates in $1.8 million race for Contra Costa supervisor

MARTINEZ — Only 67 votes currently separate the candidates eyeing an open seat on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, with tens of thousands of ballots left to count. Shanelle Scales-Preston, a Pittsburg city councilmember who has worked for California’s 10th Congressional District since 2001, is currently leading Mike Barbanica, an Antioch city councilmember and […]