Fire crews rescue stuck climber from cliffside near Presidio
A man was rescued from the side of a cliff near San Francisco’s Presidio Monday night, having climbed there and then found it impossible to climb back up, the...Read More
Judge declares mistrial in vehicular manslaughter case involving cyclist
A Sonoma County Superior Court judge declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked 10-2 Monday in a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter case involving a bicyclist. Courtney Rudin, 75, of Healdsburg...Read More
Emotional confrontation prompts judge to clear courtroom during accused killer’s hearing
A tense and emotional preliminary hearing for a man accused of a fatal stabbing while trying to bring his 12-year-old daughter home from an apartment complex in Pittsburg went...Read More
Police respond to traffic accident, find man with multiple gunshot wounds
Police who responded Monday afternoon to the scene of a traffic accident on Illinois Street in Vallejo discovered the driver of that car had been shot multiple times a...Read More
Person dies on Rockridge BART track, station reopens
The Rockridge BART station has reopened and trains are again stopping there, the agency says on its Twitter account. The station was closed at 2:58 p.m. Monday after what...Read More
Cryptocurrency thief convicted of stealing millions gets 10-year prison sentence
A 21-year-old Boston student convicted of stealing more than $7.5 million in cryptocurrency from 40 people has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Santa Clara County...Read More
Dispute leads to fatal shooting, suspect arrest
A 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting another man after an argument in Pittsburg on Monday morning, police said. Bay Point resident Jason Posey was...Read More
Identity released for man killed in shootout with Fremont police
A man who was fatally shot by Fremont police officers on Thursday night after he allegedly ambushed them was identified by authorities on Monday as 30-year-old Michael Allen Felch...Read More
Death row inmate found dead in San Quentin cell
A San Quentin State Prison death row inmate was found dead in his cell Saturday, a prison spokesman said Monday. Miguel Angel Magallon, who was convicted of killing Los...Read More
Rockridge BART station closes for medical emergency
A “major medical emergency” has prompted the closure of BART’s Rockridge Station in Oakland on Monday afternoon. The emergency was reported at 2:58 p.m. Trains are passing through the...Read More
Suspect arrested for using shoe camera to look under juvenile’s dress
A man was arrested after allegedly using a camera on his shoe to try to look up the dress of a girl at a store in Walnut Creek on...Read More
Medical emergency at Rockridge causes BART delays
BART is reporting Monday afternoon that a “major medical emergency” at the Rockridge station is causing delays. BART issued an advisory at 3:02 p.m. about the delays on the...Read More
Police identify 26-year-old Oakland homicide victim
A man who died on Saturday after being shot in downtown Oakland last week was identified by police on Monday as 26-year-old Andre Bradley of Oakland. Bradley was shot...Read More
Construction company strikes gas line at school, no students present
A construction company struck a gas line at Laurel Dell Elementary School in San Rafael on Monday morning, causing a leak that was quickly shut off, a PG&E spokeswoman...Read More
Orinda considers permit and fee programs to alleviate parking shortage
In response to years of chronic public parking shortages in Orinda, especially in the downtown and adjacent residential areas, the City Council will on Tuesday night consider several prospective...Read More
Fire department rescues person trapped in trench
A person got trapped up to the waist in a trench in Fremont on Monday morning, fire officials said. The fire department wrote on Twitter at 11:38 a.m. about...Read More
Coroner identifies fatal hang gliding accident victim as 44-year-old SF man
The pilot of a hang glider who crashed into the Pacific Ocean off of the coast of Pacifica Sunday afternoon has been identified by the San Mateo County coroner’s...Read More
Anti-abortion activists charged with spying claim prejudice, unfair treatment
A preliminary hearing that was scheduled to begin Monday in San Francisco Superior Court for two anti-abortion activists accused of illegal spying was halted late Friday by the California...Read More
Fire crews extinguish computer store blaze, building destroyed
Crews extinguished a fire at a computer supply and repair business in Sunnyvale on Monday morning, according to the city’s Department of Public Safety. The fire was reported at...Read More