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Theranos trial highlights ‘very concerning’ pregnancy hormone results
A nurse practitioner from Arizona testified Tuesday to wildly inconsistent blood test results given to a pregnant patient in her OB-GYN practice by Theranos, the now-defunct company founded by...Read More
Trial underway for Danville officer accused of manslaughter
The trial for Andrew Hall, a Danville police officer accused of manslaughter in the shooting death three years ago of Laudemer Arboleda, began Monday in Contra Costa County Superior...Read More
Fatal BART stabbing suspect ‘malingering’ about mental incompetence, judge says
A judge said on Monday that there are indications that a transient man is malingering to avoid standing trial on a murder charge for the fatal stabbing of 18-year-old...Read More
Seaman faces Article 32 hearing for murder connected to drunken fight
A U.S. Coast Guardsman currently stationed in Alameda will learn within weeks whether he will face a court-martial for murder in connection with the death of a shipmate in...Read More
Judge orders sheriff’s sergeant to stand trial for illegal recordings
A judge ruled on Tuesday that prosecutors produced sufficient evidence to have an Alameda County sheriff’s sergeant stand trial on four felony eavesdropping counts for allegedly making illegal and...Read More
Judge dismisses three Ghost Ship trial jurors
People gathered Monday afternoon in front of an Alameda County courthouse waiting for a “major announcement” in the trial against Derick Almena and Max Harris in connection with the...Read More
‘I didn’t know I had to’: Derek Almena admits no permits for Ghost Ship work
Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena admitted under cross-examination Wednesday that he didn't get permits for work he had performed.Read More
Ghost Ship judge threatens again to close trial over juror issues
The judge in the trial of Ghost Ship warehouse master tenant Derick Almena and creative director Max Harris on Wednesday threatened for a second time to close the trial...Read More
Oakland man sentenced in murder over tree-trimmings dispute
A 66-year-old man was sentenced Friday to 50 years to life in state prison for fatally shooting another man during a dispute over tree trimmings in front of his...Read More