San Jose police identify three people slain last weekend
San Jose police on Tuesday identified the city's latest three homicide victims, all slain during an unusually bloody weekend.The victim of the city's 16th homicide was Jasmine Nicole Costa, 28, of San Jose, according to police. |
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Police still productive despite layoffs, Oakland chief says
Batts cites several recent arrests, including that of a man linked to a downtown slaying. |
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P.M. Bay Area Buzz: Apple unveils new iPods, iTunes and Apple TV; Streetcars may return to Redwood City
Other hot stories around the Bay Area include a Taste of Denmark is back in Oakland, sort of |
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Richmond police investigate street killing
RICHMOND -- Someone shot and killed a man Tuesday afternoon in south Richmond, and police say they need community help to learn more about what happened. |
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Police find bodies of missing Vallejo women linked to dead Hercules slaying suspect
Two women found dead a day after police officers fatally shot man now linked to two other slayings. |
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San Francisco doctor sentenced for molesting patients
San Francisco prosecutors say a physician convicted of sexually assaulting three women under the guise of providing medical exams is facing nearly 11 years in prison. |
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Northern California pot growers mistake wardens for suppliers
California wildlife officials say two men are in custody after a group of marijuana growers started to toss bags full of pot into a pickup truck belonging to game wardens they mistook for their suppliers. |
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Man killed, mother wounded in San Leandro shooting
Police are investigating a Tuesday evening shooting in San Leandro in which a man was killed after answering his door and his mother was shot in the elbow. |
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2 San Jose residents arrested on suspicion of Novato Ross store burglary
Two San Jose residents were arrested Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of leaving a Novato department store with a laundry basket full of merchandise, police said. |
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Fremont woman arrested in connection with string of Bay Area bank robberies
'Construction worker robber' struck at least seven banks across Bay Area |
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Antioch man convicted of molesting, taking porn pictures of child
Authorities found sexually explicit photos of child on computer during check of registered offender |
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Abercrombie & Fitch hit with bias lawsuit from Muslim job applicant
Federal regulators accuse the clothing retailer of denying a job at its Great Mall store to a Muslim woman because she wanted to wear religious head scarf at work. |
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Alameda man not guilty of attempted murder; jury still deliberating murder
Jury still deliberating on whether defendant should be convicted of murder in death of senior |
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Live blog: Follow the Mark Achilli murder trial
Businessman Paul Garcia is accused of ordering Achilli's killing and paying for it. Two other men involved in the alleged murder-for-hire plot are also on trial. |
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Re-entry prison facility on hold because of site issue
It was hoped the facility would be built in an unincorporated area of Solano County, but a letter from the San Francisco Bay Conservation Development Commission said the proposal to build the facility there would be inconsistent with the laws and policies regarding the Suisun Marsh area. |
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Vallejo man wins $54,000 judgment in supermarket pepper spray incident
VALLEJO -- A Solano County Superior Court jury has awarded more than $54,000 in damages to a Vallejo man who was beaten and pepper-sprayed by security personnel at a Vallejo supermarket in 2005. |
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San Quentin inmate convicted in Northern California slaying hangs self
A Santa Rosa man who was convicted of brutally stabbing his girlfriend and hiding her body in a toy box in their apartment died Friday evening after a suicide attempt at San Quentin State Prison on Aug. 23. |
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Pleasant Hill approves Buskirk Avenue widening project
Pleasant Hill council OKs project after year's work, dozens of versions |
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AC Transit considers slashing weekend service
One option is to eliminate weekend bus service except on the most heavily used bus lines and to eliminate all but two of Night Owl bus lines that run late at night. |
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AAA offers free tows for 'tipsy' drivers on Labor Day
Members and nonmembers alike may call 800-222-4357 AAA-HELP for a free tow of up to five miles from 6 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday. |
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