San Francisco Bay Area News Archives

Worker Buried Alive At Milpitas Construction Site Ordered Shut Down Last Week.
Prosecutors Move To Drop Murder Charges Against Oakland Mother.
Mayor Quan Says "Occupy Oakland" Protesters Are Using The City As A ‘Playground.’
Walnut Creek Officials Take Action To Curb Late-Night Bar Brawls.
21,000 Northern California Kaiser Workers Stage One-Day Strike.
Prosecutor Claims San Francisco Sheriff Mirkarimi Isolated Wife For 18 Hours After Assault.
Man Struck And Killed Walking Home After Police Impounded His Car.
"Alcatraz" TV Series Fans Flock To "The Rock" To Find Secret Room.
SF Library Patron Stabbed In The Face With Pen For Hogging The Newspaper.
Over 400 Arrested As Occupy Oakland Protest Becomes Violent.
Woman Arrested For DUI In Double Fatal Rollover-Crash On I-80 Near Fairfield.
15-Year-Old Oakland Boy Arrested For The Murder Of His Parents.
4 Men Stabbed While Leaving Wedding Reception In Half Moon Bay.
$14 Million Atherton Home Suffers Damaged During 2 Alarm Fire.
Rash Of Oakland Shootings Leave 6 Dead, At Least 4 Wounded.
Police Investigate Body Found Hanging At Port As Homicide.
Man Attacked, Stabbed, By 4 Men In South San Francisco.
Daly City Firefighters Rescue Man Stranded Down 200 Foot Cliff.
Berkeley Father Of 5 Gunned Down In Hail Of Bullets.
15-Year-Old Girl Stabbed To Death In San Leandro.
Police Arrest Man Suspected In Rash Of San Jose State Dorm Gropings.

Hercules School Accuses 6 Year Old Of Sexual Assault Over Game Of Tag.
Facebook Prepares To File For IPO That Could Raise $10 Billion.
CPUC Fines PG&E Nearly $17 Million For Failing To Survey Gas Lines.
Judge Refuses To Lift Mirkarimi Stay-Away Order Through End Of Trial.
Former San Ramon Cop Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug, Gun Charges.
3 Hospitalized, One in Critical Condition, After Boat Overturns At Ocean Beach.
Occupy Oakland Leaders Threaten City Officials With Anonymous.
Apple-Less Macworld Expo Kicks Off At San Francisco's Moscone Center.
Hayward House Fire Caused By PG&E Bypass For Pot Grow Operation.
City Wide San Francisco Police Sweep Snags 70 With Outstanding Warrants.
San Jose Prepares For 2012 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Elderly Man Pistol-Whipped, Robbed At Stanford Shopping Center.
Probable Road Rage To Blame For Fatal I-80 Crash In Richmond.
Surviving Son IDs Edwin Ramos As Killer Of His Father, 2 Young Brothers.
Tip Leads To Concord Woman Being Charged With Suffocating Her Boyfriend To Death.
Brother Of Homeless Man Killed By BART Police Files Wrongful Death Suit.
'West Coast Donald Trump' Pleads Guilty To Bilking Investors Out Of Millions.
Frustrated Judge Threatens Oakland Police With Federal Takeover.
Redwood City Student Accused Of Attempting To Rape Charter School Employee.
Santa Clara City Council Tosses Petition Against New Stadium.
Cop Rescues 15 Year Old Tourist Being Brutally Raped At Fisherman's Wharf.

San Francisco Sheriff Mirkarimi Refuses To Step Down As Third Woman Alleges Abuse.
Construction Crew Ruptures Gas Line In San Bruno Prompting Evacuation.
Apple Releases Record-Setting Quarterly Earnings Topping Predictions.
Man, Woman Killed After Colliding With 2 Cars, Plunging Into Fremont Canal.
Cell Phone Video Captures 49ers Fans Attacking NY Giants Fans In San Jose.
College Student Slain In Richmond's "Iron Triangle" While On His Way To Class.
Body Of Missing Elderly Woman Found Near Her Car That Was Stuck In The Mud.
Police: Kidnapper Sexually Assaulted Girl, Fired Blanks At Officers.
Boulders Come Crashing Down On Telegraph Hill Condo Complex Crushing Car.
Trial Against Alleged Gang Member Charged With Killing Father, 2 Sons, Underway.
Oakland Mayor Quan Proposes At Least 105 Layoffs To Cope With State Cuts.
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's Ex-Girlfriend Alleges Abuse.
Shootout At 'Sweet 16' In Antioch Party Leaves 6 Wounded.
Man Killed By Caltrain In Sunnyvale May Have Committed Suicide.
Fan, Police Officer Inadvertently Pepper Sprayed At 49ers Game.
Say It Ain't So! Brothers Get Prison For Beating Child Molester.
Cops Go Undercover Wearing Giants Gear (agghh) At Championship Game.
Police Search For Suspect In Fatal Union City Hit-And-Run.
San Francisco Prosecutor Arrested On Domestic Battery Charges.
3 People Wounded In 3 Unrelated Weekend Shootings In Oakland.
Search Launched After Elderly Napa Woman Goes Missing For 2 Days.

Kidnap Suspect Fatally Shot After Opening Fire On San Jose SWAT Team.
Former High School Friend Pleads Not Guilty To Murdering Michelle Le.
Walnut Creek School Custodian Pleads Not Guilty To Molesting 5 Boys.
Threatening Phone Call Prompts Lockdown At Sunnyvale Elementary School.
Authorities Say They Will Not Tolerate Unruly Fans At Championship Game.
Judge To Rule If Accused "Double Initial" Serial Killer Will Stand Trial.
Bay Area Rapper "Bailey" To Perform "Who's Got It Better" Before Game.
Occupy SF Protesters Vandalize Building, Throw Furniture From Rooftop.
Drunk Tries To Escape San Jose Police Cruiser By Kicking Out Window.
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi's Wife Defends Him During Arraignment.
NAACP Lashes Out At San Jose Bar Over Doll Hanging By Noose.
Bankrupt Solyndra Caught Destroying Solar Tubes Worth Millions.
Fortune Magazine Names Google Best Place To Work In 2012.
Move Over Cheeseheads, Oakley Man Designs "The 49 Karat Noggin Nugget."
Ex-Wife Of Accused Serial Killer Says He Asked Her To Lie About Pantyhose.
San Francisco 49er's Super Bowl Run Boosts Local Businesses Bottom Line.
Police: Teacher Was Arrested On Way To Have Sexual Encounter With Student.
Suspected DUI Driver Arrested After Running SUV Into MUNI Tunnel.
SFPD Hopes $100,000 Reward Will Help Solve Cold Case Murder.
Giving Birth Wins New Parents Trip To The NFC Championship Game.
Fleeing Newark Burglary Suspects Crash Into Car Killing Driver.

Vice President Joe Biden Flubs, Backs Giants In San Francisco Fundraiser.
Mirkarimi's Wife Blames "Very Dirty Politics" For Charges.
14 Year Old Oakland Boy Charged With Sexually Assaulting, Robbing, 2 Women.
PG&E Admits Misclassifying More Than 300 Miles Of Gas Pipelines.
"Chief Yahoo" Jerry Yang Resigns 17 Years After Co-Founding Company.
Court Documents Reveal Previous Domestic Dispute At Mirkarimi Home.
Race Discrimination Trial Against Richmond Police Chief Begins.
Heroic Menlo Park WWII Veteran Awarded Medal 66 Years LATE!
Trial For Man Charged With Killing Richmond Rapper, Shooting 7 Others Underway.
South Bay Officials Try To Curb High Schooler's Use Of Ecstasy.
Sharks Come Back To Beat Flames 2-1 In Overtime Shootout.
Body Exhumed In Connection With "Double Initial" Serial Killer.
Richmond Bicyclist Survives Being Shot By Rooftop Sniper.
49er President And CEO Jed York Giving Away NFC Championship Tickets On Twitter.
National Weather Service Issues Freeze Warning For The Bay Area.
Car-Crash, Manhole Fire Leave Nearly 6,000 San Francisco Residents Without Power.
Redwood City Trailer Park Fire Displaces 15, Sends Girl To The Hospital.
Carjacking Parolee Leads Police On 3 County, High Speed Pursuit.
Oakland Man Shot And Wounded In Broad Daylight.
Brand New Sears Washer Does $30,000 Damage To Newlywed's Condo.
Apple Lawyers Persuade Company To Yank Steve Jobs Action Figure.

Niners To Host New York Giants In Battle For NFC Championship.
Oakland Police Hunt 14 Year Old In Connection With Sexual Assaults, Robberies.
Santa Clara Police Officer Fatally Shoots Suspect During DUI Stop.
San Leandro Man Allegedly Opened Fire During Family Dispute.
90-Year-Old Woman Strikes And Kills San Rafael Pedestrian.
Police Warn String Of Robberies Are Originating From Craigslist Ads.
Scumbags Steal $14,000 In Equipment From union City Girls Softball Team.
Santa Rosa Police Quickly Hunt Down Gang Members Wanted In Armed Robbery.
Foreclosure Protestors Take To The Roof Of San Francisco Wells Fargo Building.
Niners Hold On To Beat Saints In One Heck Of A Crazy Game!
Third Bay Area Teacher Arrested For Sex With Student In As Many Days.
17 Year Old Cupertino Girl Devises Possible Cure For Cancer.
DA Charges New San Francisco Sheriff With Domestic Violence.
2 South Bay Middle Schooler's Hospitalized After Eating Pot Laced Cookies.
San Jose Man Buys Lottery Ticket In New York, Wins $208 Million.
City College Of San Francisco's Computers Unknowingly Internationally Hacked For Over A Decade.
Sicko Arrested For Jacking-Off To Porn On Laptop While At Gas Station.
61 Bay Area Post Offices To Reduce Hours Starting February 20th.
Firefighters Contain 5-Alarm Blaze At Fairfield Commercial Complex.
Man Faces Life In Prison For Trafficking Underage Girls For Sex.
Warrant Issued For Antioch Special Education Teacher Accused Of Molesting Pennsylvania Teen.
Bomb Scare Following Bank Robbery Shuts Down Highway 85.

City Of Oakland To Send Out Over 1,500 Layoff Notices Next Week.
Man Stabbed To Death In Broad Daylight Becomes Richmond's First Homicide Of 2012.
Groups Call For New San Francisco Sheriff To Resign In Wake Of Domestic Abuse Claim.
Woman Arrested For Biting 2 Children On The Cheek Inside Bookstore.
Whacko Attacks 2 Women With Hammer In San Francisco's Sunset District.
Thieves Dressed As Utility Workers Steal 16,000 Feet Of Copper Wire.
Oakland Cop Suspended, Lieutenant Demoted, Over Name-Covering Incident.
Suspect In New Year's Eve Shooting Arrested Trying To Cross The Border.
Female Teacher Accused Of 6 Month Sexual Relationship With Boy.
San Francisco DA To Decide On Charging New Sheriff With Domestic Abuse.
Girl Sleeps Through Car She Was In Being Stolen, Recovered By Police.
Driver Seriously Injured After Car Rolls, bursts Into Flames On 101.
4 Days After Naming General Manager, Raiders Fire Head Coach Hue Jackson.
Photos Of Women In "Unnatural" Poses Found In Alleged Double Initial Killers Home.
Veteran San Jose Elementary Teacher Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Child.
San Francisco Officials Debate Doing Away With Free Parking For The Disabled.
2 Grown Adult Men Charged With Firing Pellet Guns At Paragliders.
DNA Links Convicted Child Molester To Girl's Murder Back In 1984.
Biofuel Maker Solazyme Stumbles Onto Fountain Of Youth.
SFPD Readies To Ban On-Duty Officers From Social Media Sites.
Vacaville Police Find Couple Dead In Apparent Murder/Suicide.

7 Hour Manhunt Ends With Arrest Of Santa Rita Jail Escapee.
30 Years Ago Today, Montana, Clark, "The Catch" Need I Say More.
5 Injured As San Jose Senior Apartment Complex Goes Up In Flames.
Netflix Stock Soars 28 Percent This Year, Apple Shares Hit New High.
Idiot Wanted For Rape Arrested After Picking-Up On Female Cop.
San Francisco Unified School District Employee Admits To Mission District Rapes.
Threat Of Federal Prosecution Prompts 5th SF Pot Club To Shut Down.
49er Season Ticket Holders Hit With Stadium Builders License Fee's Up To $80,000 A Seat.
Berkeley City Clerk Dies In Fall Down Staircase In Her Home.
Novato Police Hunt Arsonist That Set Up To 20 Small Fires.
7 Arrested As Police Break Up Brawl Outside Walnut Creek Lounge.
Sheriff Mirkarimi Sworn In Privately Under Shadow Of Alleged Spousal Abuse.
Pair Ordered To Stand Trial For Gang Rape Of A Lesbian In Richmond.
Boy Sustains Serious Injuries After Being Trapped Under Boulder On Pacifica Cliff.
2 Unrelated San Francisco Shootings Leave 2 Men, 12 Year Old Boy, Wounded.
Occupy Oakland Protesters Vandalize Cop Cars, Media Van During March.
Ed Lee Sworn In As San Francisco's First Asian-American Mayor.
Motorcyclist Dies After Colliding With Car That Pulled In Front Of Him.
65 Year Old Mountain View Masseur Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Customer.
Activists Storm Antioch Wells Fargo, Demand Home Loan Modification.
Police Arrest Suspect In String Of Mission District Sexual Assaults.

49ers Recruit Union To Run Interference In Anti-Stadium Groups Petition Effort.
2 SoMa Shooting Suspects Surrender After Standoff With SWAT.
Attorney Cites Brain Tumor In Lawmakers Shoplifting At Neiman Marcus.
Hayward Man Arrested For Redwood City Double Shooting, Robbery.
SF Sheriff-Elect Mirkarimi Denies Domestic Violence Allegations.
Ford To Open Research Lab In Silicon Valley This Spring.
School Bus Driver Accused Of Molesting Special Needs Students.
Golden Gate Park Bison Calf Dies After Being Chased By Loose Dog.
Oakland Police Lockdown City Hall To Keep Occupy Protesters Out.
Former Teacher Gets 30 Days For Having Sex With Her Student.
90 Year Old Retired Sheriff Emptied Revolver Into Home Invasion Robber.
Mavericks Surf Contest Spectators To Be Banned From Beach, Cliffs.
Man Charged With Killing Mother Of 4 In Head-On Crash Pleads Insanity.
Oakland Reports First Homicide Only 5 Days Into 2012.
6 Brothers Claim Priest At Jochim's Parish In Hayward Molested Them.
90 Year Old WWII Vet, Retired Sheriff, Shoots Home Invasion Robber.
Bay Area Task Force Arrests 4 Alleged Scumbags In Child Pornography Raids.
Smartphone Apps Prove To Be Newest Gold Rush For Silicon Valley.
North Bay Pilot Faces Rare FUI Charges After Spotted Flying Erratic By CHP Patrol Plane.
Suspect Linked By DNA To Walnut Creek Apartment Rapes To Stand Trial.
East Palo Alto City Council Debates Suing Facebook Over Expansion.

SFSU Professor May Have Discovered Reason For Honey Bee Die-Off.
Yahoo! Names PayPal Executive Scott Thompson As Company's New CEO.
Vehicle Carjacked 3 Hours Earlier Found Torched Near San Francisco's Hunters Point.
San Jose Cop Heads Off Carjacker To Save Mother And Child During Wild Pursuit.
Bay Area Gas Prices Could Hit $5.00 A Gallon By Spring.
Jury Selection In Slaying Of 3 San Francisco Family Members Underway.
Oakland Man Defies Bank Foreclosure, Refuses To Leave His Home.
Man Unknowingly Buys Mold Infested Foreclosed Home Used As Pot Grow.
Not-So-Smart Burglary Suspect Gets Stuck On Cliff While Trying To Elude Police.
East Bay MUD Crews Work Overnight To Repair Berkeley Water Main Break.
Community Mourns 5 Year Old Boy Killed In Taco Truck Shooting.
Daughter's Girlfriend Held In Mother's Brutal Machete Slaying.
49er Playoff Tickets Go On Sale To The General Public Today.
Caltrain Strikes And Kills Pedestrian In Menlo Park.
Landmark San Francisco Store Closes Its Doors After 106 Years In Business.
Tough Smoking Ban Goes Into Effect In The City Of Alameda.
San Francisco’s Minimum Wage Becomes The Highest In The Nation.
"Green Decal" Zero-Emission Cars Allowed In Bay Area Carpool Lanes.
Banana-Sam Returned To SF Zoo, Officials Question Recovery Story.
Raiders Playoff Hopes Crushed With 38-26 Loss To Chargers.
Sophia Trigueros First Baby To Be Born In Bay Area For 2012.