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Man convicted as ‘NorCal Rapist’ maintains innocence as judge hands down 897-year sentence
Roy Charles Waller was sentenced Friday to 897 years in prison following a conviction in the “NorCal Rapist” case involving the assault on nine women from 1991 to 2006....Read More
Judge hands down 25-year prison sentence in child pornography case
A 30-year-old Pleasant Hill man convicted of producing child pornography was sentenced Tuesday in Oakland to 25 years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Daniel Joseph Feliciano...Read More
Update: Jury convicts John Lee Cowell first-degree murder of Nia Wilson, attempted murder for attack on sister
UPDATE, 4:53 p.m.: John Lee Cowell has been found guilty of first-degree murder with the special circumstance of lying in wait for the stabbing murder of Nia Wilson. The...Read More
Former 49ers owner scores Trump pardon in gambling fraud conviction
President Donald Trump on Tuesday granted Eddie DeBartolo Jr., the long-time owner of the San Francisco 49ers, a presidential pardon for his admitted involvement in a bribery scandal in...Read More
Judge gives 16-year sentence for fentanyl conspiracy conviction
A 43-year-old San Francisco man was sentenced on Friday in federal court to 200 months in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Kia...Read More
Convicted local pilot faces prison time, hefty fine for falsifying FAA medical forms
A Discovery Bay man was found guilty of making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration on pilot medical certification forms, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Nicholas King...Read More
Thousands of Contra Costa County marijuana convictions to be dismissed
Thousands of marijuana convictions out of Contra Costa County will be dismissed as part of a push by the district attorney’s office to abide by the terms of Proposition...Read More
Tool launches to help convicted felons restore voting rights
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla is assisting residents with criminal convictions by launching a new tool to let them know whether they are eligible to vote.Read More
Shopkeeper found guilty of murder for second time
A former San Francisco shopkeeper, charged with killing two rival shopkeepers in the city's Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood nearly eight years ago, has been found guilty of double homicide for...Read More
East Palo Alto man found guilty for fatal beating of 2-year-old
A 26-year-old man was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder for fatally beating the 2-year-old daughter of his girlfriend in East Palo Alto in 2016.Read More
Fugitive convicted of 1983 cold-case Richmond homicide
Sherill Lynn Smothers was found guilty of a cold-case murder in Richmond from 1983 after skipping bail for a previous court date.Read More
Alleged MS-13 members charged with murder
A dozen alleged members of an MS-13 gang in Santa Cruz have been accused in a revised indictment by a federal grand jury in San Jose.Read More
Court upholds verdict, denies Brock Turner appeal
A state appellate court Wednesday denied an appeal from the attorney of a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault.Read More