Birds Keep Exploding in this East Bay City, and Locals Say PGE is to...
A disturbing and ongoing issue has left residents along Bernhard Avenue in Richmond shaken, as birds continue to die violently after landing on a stretch of local power lines. According to neighbors, at least 13 birds have perished over the past several months in a series of loud, explosive incidents that many are...
Mississippi Man Stalks Hollywood Actress
ALBANY - A man from Mississippi has been arrested in California in a case involving a famous Hollywood actress. 48-year-old Jimmy Wayne Carlyle appeared in court yesterday in Los Angels without a shirt. He's from Albany Mississippi and he's accused of crashing his car this week through the front gate...
Big raises for child care
A San Francisco initiative has substantially boosted wages for more than 2,000 early childhood educators. One preschool teacher received a 50% raise overnight. Three years after the city's pay program launched, those involved say it's been transformative. Some educators said the additional pay is keeping them in...
Man arrested after 3-hour police standoff, brief foot chase in San Francisco neighborhood: VIDEO
San Francisco police officers responded to a call about a person violating a restraining order. When they arrived, the suspect barricaded himself inside the home for about three hours.
Crime is down everywhere in S.F. — except in these two neighborhoods
Even as San Francisco enjoys steep drops, some crimes may be “displaced” from the Tenderloin to other neighborhoods in the city.
Man, woman killed in separate Oakland shootings
The shootings occurred nearly three hours apart and marked the city’s 29th and 30th homicides.
Endangered monkey rescued in Vallejo recovering at Oakland Zoo
(KRON) — An endangered spider monkey found during a narcotics-related search warrant in Vallejo last week is now recovering at the Oakland Zoo, according to officials. The female monkey, named Violeta, is around 18 months old. She was found to be in “decent” health during her initial exam, and was started on calcium...
The Colorado Connection to the Zodiac Killer: A Possible Lead
America’s Zodiac Killer is believed to have murdered at least five people between December 1968 and October 1969 — and remains unidentified to this day. The shootings and stabbings took place over 10 months in California's San Francisco Bay Area. Two victims survived. One of them claimed the killer was someone from...
Delivery driver off the hook for fatally stabbing woman during three-way knife fight over...
A judge has thrown out a murder case against a delivery driver who chased down his own stolen van from Oakland to Berkeley and got into a fatal scuffle with the people who had taken it. Raymond Johnson of Downey had also faced charges of attempted murder and assault with...
9 Little-Known Facts About How San Francisco’s ‘Crookedest’ Street Got Its S-Curves
Lombard Street’s eight tight switchbacks between Hyde and Leavenworth are photographed so often they feel timeless, but the winding block is only a century old. From a single homeowner’s brainstorm to movie-making lore, here are nine surprising nuggets that explain how—and why—San Francisco ended up with its famous...
