Solano Co. Juvenile Hall Escapee Caught After Stolen Van Chase, Crash
VACAVILLE (CBS SF) – A 16-year-old boy who escaped Solano County juvenile hall in March was arrested Wednesday after crashing into two vehicles during a California Highway Patrol pursuit. Kashius...
View ArticleAlameda County Probation Chief Concerned Over Massive Early-Inmate Releases
OAKLAND (KCBS) — Alameda County’s chief probation officer is expressing uncertainty over the release of state prison inmates ordered by federal courts. Ladonna Harris told a community meeting in West...
View ArticleMass. Couple Orders Tie From Banana Republic, Gets Employee Files Instead
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — A Cambridge, Mass. woman whose fiancee ordered a tie and pocket square from Gap Inc. chain Banana Republic says they were astonished at what they got in the mail instead:...
View ArticleFormer Boxing Champ Set To Face Charges In East Bay Bank Robbery Spree
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – A Pittsburg man who was once a welterweight boxing champion is set to be arraigned in federal court in Oakland next week on charges of robbing six East Bay banks between March and...
View ArticleFeds Ask Public’s Help In Finding SF Fugitive Wanted For Mail Fraud
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Federal authorities Thursday asked for the public’s help in finding a man who scammed a San Francisco educational software company and is wanted for mail fraud charges. Bruce...
View ArticleCalifornia Jobless Below 9 Percent For 1st Time Since 2008
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — California’s unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent in May, marking the first time in nearly five years the jobless rate has dipped below 9 percent. The state Employment...
View ArticleLucas Unveils Yoda, Indiana Jones Statues In San Anselmo
SAN ANSELMO (CBS SF) - Filmmaker George Lucas has unveiled statues of two of his most iconic and popular characters at a San Anselmo’s new Imagination Park. Lucas was on hand to show off the bronze...
View ArticleMan Shot Dead At Richmond Apartment Complex; Gunman Sought
RICHMOND (CBS SF) – Police in Richmond were searching for a man they believe shot and killed another man at an apartment complex early Friday morning. Police have identified Clarence Keith Bailey, 38,...
View ArticleBillionaire Paid Fines Or Risked Canceled Wedding
BIG SUR, Monterey County (CBS SF/AP) – The Big Sur resort where Sean Parker held his posh, Lord of the Rings-inspired wedding threatened to cancel it if he didn’t agree to pay for the unpermitted...
View ArticleSFMTA Hikes Fees And Fines For Muni And Parking Starting July 1
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) — In order to keep up with rising costs, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will impose new prices for fares, fees and fines starting July 1. The SFMTA is raising...
View ArticleSan Jose Police Rolling Out Gang Violence Suppression Plan
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) - The San Jose Police Department Friday announced a new plan to deploy extra officers this summer to suppress gang violence that has claimed eight lives this year, including a teen...
View ArticleFirefighters Rescue Woman Trapped In Livermore Hotel Fire
LIVERMORE (CBS SF) - Firefighters have put out a fire in a Livermore hotel room Friday morning and rescued a woman who was briefly trapped in a bathroom there, a fire battalion chief said. The fire was...
View ArticleCar Slams Through Front Door Of Milpitas Starbucks
MILPITAS (CBS SF) – A driver crashed a car into a Starbucks coffee shop just off of Interstate Highway 680 in Milpitas Friday morning but no one was injured, according to an employee at the business....
View ArticleNapkins Offered After SF To London Flight Runs Out Of Toilet Paper
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A United Airlines flight recently ran out of toilet paper on a flight to Europe, leaving them to substitute cocktail napkins on the hours-long flight, according to the travel...
View ArticleBurglary Suspect Surrenders Following Hours-Long Standoff In Oakland
OAKLAND (CBS SF) - A burglary suspect who barricaded himself in a West Oakland home for about four hours Friday has surrendered, police said. Around 10:45 a.m., a man in his 20s went into an Oakland...
View ArticleFirst Movie Trailer For ‘Jobs’ Biopic Released
(CBS SF) – The first movie trailer for the highly anticipated Steve Jobs biopic has been released by Open Road Films. More than just a clip, the two minute preview gives us quite a bit to look forward...
View ArticleBART Claims Agent Filed False Police Report To Impact Contract Talks
OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — A BART station agent is being charged after authorities said he filed a false police report that led to an innocent man being jailed. BART claims the agent filed the report to...
View ArticleNorCal Mutt Wins World’s Ugliest Dog Contest In Petaluma
PETALUMA (CBS/AP) – A huge-headed, duck-footed mix of beagle, boxer and basset hound was the upset winner Friday at the 25th annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest. Walle (WAHL-ee), a 4-year-old mutt from...
View ArticlePerson Found Dead After Van Drives Into San Francisco Bay
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – One person was found dead after being trapped inside a van that drove into San Francisco Bay off the Marina Green late Friday afternoon, according to authorities. The vehicle...
View ArticleCrews Recover Minivan With Body Inside From San Francisco Bay
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Salvage crews Saturday recovered a minivan with a body inside that sank in San Francisco Bay on Friday evening. The van drove into the water from the Marina Green at about 5...
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