Mount Shasta rescue: Bay Area climbers saved after 700-foot fall
MOUNT SHASTA, Calif. — Two climbers from the Bay Area were rescued after being stranded in Avalanche Gulch on Mount Shasta on Sunday. The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office reported that the climbers, aged 19 and 20, faced trouble during their descent after summiting the mountain. Officials at the scene...
Coroner identifies man found dead in Northwest Berkeley Thursday
An unhoused man was found dead near the Ohlone Greenway in Northwest Berkeley Thursday. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office’s Coroner’s Bureau identified the man Monday as Lon Turner, 67, of El Cerrito. A 911 caller reported an unresponsive person near the Ohlone Greenway at 2:42 p.m. Thursday,...
Alameda County public defender challenges judge over lack of Black jurors
Last week, 85 people filed into Alameda County Superior Court in downtown Oakland. They’d been called to serve as jurors for a case in which the defendant, an Oakland woman named Eboni Route, faces misdemeanor charges of battery against a police officer and resisting arrest. Each prospective juror stood...
APD Burglary Suspect Investigation Leads to Mail Theft Arrest
Last Wednesday, Alameda police officers arrested a burglary suspect with a stash of drug paraphernalia, burglary tools, and stolen mail packages addressed to more than 80 individuals in Alameda and Oakland.
The Bookstore Closes Its Doors One Final Time.
Closing its doors one last time on a Thursday Afternoon, the Foothill Bookstore will transition completely online. This was not an easy decision. For over a year, folks at the Academic Senate, ASFC, and a plethora of other groups got together to decide the fate of Foothill’s one and only bookstore.
Suspect arrested in killing of young mother in Sunnyvale was father of her child
(KRON) — One of two men arrested in the fatal shooting of a young mother in Sunnyvale earlier this year was the father of her child, police said on Monday. Officers with the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety (DPS) initially responded on Jan. 7 at around 9:39 p.m. to the area of 1225 Vienna Drive. […]
Emails show investigators wanted to probe Esparto warehouse owner before deadly blast
Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email [email protected] . Newly released emails show that California fire investigators had discussed scrutinizing the company tied to last summer’s deadly fireworks warehouse...
Positive news on 3 missing teens from San Leandro
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. - The Alameda County Sheriff's Office had some positive news on three missing teenagers who were last seen Friday night near 163rd Avenue and East 14th Street in San Leandro, deputies said. Authorities said the teens had made plans to go somewhere together and had not been...
California Weather Alert: San Francisco Wakes to Patchy Fog Today as 72°F Spring Warmth...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. California – Low gray fog drifts across the Golden Gate and curls through downtown streets early this morning. Visibility drops in pockets across San Francisco as damp air settles along the bay shoreline....
Monday morning traffic: Highway 9, 17, and 152 lane closures; delays expected
South Highway 9 at Lorenzo Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley has one-way traffic because of emergency work. This closure will last until April 1 at 3:59 p.m. A lane is closed on westbound SR-152 at Clifford Drive/Ohlone Parkway in Watsonville/Pajaro for asphalt paving. The closure will last until July 3, ending at 5:59 a.m.
