2 Sheriff’s Cruisers Damaged In High-Speed Chase, Crash In Berkeley
BERKELEY (KCBS) — Two Contra Costa sheriff’s vehicles were damaged by fire near a freeway off-ramp at during a high-speed chase early Monday morning, in which the suspect’s vehicle was able to get...
View ArticlePassenger Killed, Driver Arrested In Suspected DUI Crash In San Jose
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — A car crash in South San Jose on Monday morning left a passenger dead while the driver was arrested for suspected DUI, authorities said. Police told KCBS the incident happened around...
View ArticleSF Taxi Driver Chokes, Robs Passenger Over Tip Dispute
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A taxi driver choked and robbed a passenger in a dispute over a tip near San Francisco’s Buena Vista Park early Sunday morning, a police spokesman said Monday. The taxi driver...
View ArticleLawmaker Calls For State Funds To Clear Backlog Of Veterans’ Benefits Claims
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner called on Gov. Jerry Brown Monday to support spending provisions recently approved by state legislators that would provide $6 million to reduce the long...
View ArticleSan Francisco SoMa Parking Spot Dispute Leads To Assault, Robbery
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - A dispute over a parking spot in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood early Sunday morning led to a fight and a purse snatching, police said Monday. The robbery was...
View ArticleMarin County Jurors Tear Up During Opening Statements Of ‘Double Initial’...
SAN RAFAEL (CBS SF) — Jurors in the trial of a 79-year-old man charged with the decades-old slayings of four women in Northern California wiped tears from their eyes, as a prosecutor showed images of...
View ArticleAbout The Bay: SF’s 16th St. Mission BART Station Bay Area’s Worst?
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — While nearly everyone has already seen the viral video of the wild and crazed naked guy terrorizing BART commuters at the 16th St. Mission Station in San Francisco, hardly anyone...
View ArticleIn Depth: SF Bicycle Coalition Looks To Improve On City’s Bike Usage
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— State law says that bicycles and vehicles are subject to the same laws on the road, but it’s clear there are some troubles sharing. Leah Shahum, executive director of the San...
View ArticleElectrical Problem Forces SFO-Bound Flight To Return To Hawaii
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday a United Airlines flight bound for San Francisco from Honolulu turned around because of an unspecified electrical problem. FAA...
View ArticleNew SF Muni Eco-Friendly Bus Malfunctions During Photo Op With Mayor Onboard
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – An event intended to unveil dozens of new San Francisco Municipal Railway buses hit a snag Monday when one of the buses malfunctioned. Mayor Ed Lee and other city officials...
View ArticleOakland Kicks Off Campaign To Improve Literacy Among Children
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Mayor Jean Quan on Monday kicked off “Oakland Reads 2020,” a seven-year literacy campaign that aims to improve literacy among the city’s schoolchildren. With only 42 percent of...
View ArticlePetaluma Fire Contained Before Damaging Homes
PETALUMA (CBS SF) – A two-alarm vegetation fire outside of Petaluma has been contained to about 20 acres, a Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District spokesman said. The fire, initially reported at 5...
View ArticleArmed Man On San Francisco Overpass Shuts Down Caltrain Service
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Caltrain service was shut down Monday evening as police talked a man with a knife down from a ledge near Caltrain’s 22nd Street station in San Francisco, police and Caltrain...
View ArticleRichmond Teen Gang-Rape Victim Testifies At Trial
MARTINEZ (KCBS)— The young woman at the center of a notorious gang-rape trial in Contra Costa County took the witness stand for the first time in the case on Monday. Jane Doe, as she is being called in...
View ArticleAccused Naked BART Acrobat Rearrested, Faces Several Charges
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — Police in San Francisco have rearrested a man who allegedly harassed passengers while naked at the 16th Street BART station in an incident caught on video last month. The San...
View ArticleCyclist Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver In San Jose
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — A bicyclist was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in San Jose Monday afternoon, according to police. The bicyclist was found lying in East Taylor Street west of state...
View ArticleMuni Driver Honored For Taking SF Shooting Victim To Hospital
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A San Francisco Municipal Railway bus driver was honored Monday by Mayor Ed Lee and other city officials for her quick thinking in driving a victim to the hospital after a...
View ArticleMarin Coroner Says ‘Night Stalker’ Died From Lymphoma, Hepatitis C
GREENBRAE (CBS SF) — Condemned San Quentin State Prison inmate Richard Ramirez, known as the “Night Stalker,” has been determined to have died from complications from B-cell lymphoma, according to a...
View ArticleVideo Shows Teen Girls’ Attack On Elderly SF Muni Passenger
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – San Francisco police hope someone recognizes the two young women seen carrying out a mugging on a San Francisco Muni light rail vehicle last week. In surveillance footage...
View ArticleSex Offender Arrested After Attack On Napa State Hospital Nurse
NAPA (KPIX 5) — A registered nurse at Napa State Hospital was assaulted by a male patient at the facility Sunday night. KPIX 5 has learned a convicted sex offender was arrested in the case. A state...
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