Deputy Hurt Responding To Hazmat Concocted By Suicidal Man In Windsor
WINDSOR (CBS SF) - A sheriff’s deputy was being treated for lung exposure to a toxic chemical mixture made by a man threatening suicide Wednesday morning, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleMan Shot At 2012 Party Sues 49ers LB Aldon Smith
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – San Francisco 49ers All-Pro linebacker Aldon Smith and former teammate Delanie Walker are being sued by a man who says he was shot twice in the leg at a party Smith hosted at his...
View ArticleSF Mural Dedicated To Sailor Killed During America’s Cup Practice
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - A group of Academy of Art University artists who created a large public mural depicting a sailing scene on the San Francisco Bay were on hand Wednesday morning to honor fallen...
View ArticleMotorcyclist Critically Hurt In Collision With Richmond Police Car
RICHMOND (CBS SF) – A motorcyclist was critically injured when he allegedly ran a red light and broadsided an unmarked police car in Richmond on Tuesday night, a police sergeant said. Around 10 p.m.,...
View ArticleRim Fire Cause Could Take Months To Determine, Pot Garden Ruled Out
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (CBS / AP) — There was no evidence of an illegal marijuana grow near the spot where a raging wildfire started near Yosemite National Park, a federal forestry official said...
View ArticleSuspect Arrested In Murder Of Woman Found In Car Near San Jose School
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) - A suspect was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murder in the death of a San Jose woman whose body was found in a car Tuesday near San Antonio Elementary School in East San Jose, a...
View ArticleDrakes Bay Oyster Co. To Appeal Federal Court Decision To Shut Its Doors
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A popular oyster farm in the Point Reyes National Seashore is appealing a federal court decision that bolstered the government’s effort to close the facility. Drakes Bay Oyster...
View ArticleAssembly Passes Bill Allowing Prosecutor Discretion On Drug Offenses
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — The state Assembly has approved a bill that gives county prosecutors the option of charging lower-level, non-violent drug offenses as misdemeanors instead of felonies. The bill...
View ArticleSerial Killer Joseph Naso Calls Prosecutors ‘Whores’ At Start Of Penalty Phase
SAN RAFAEL (CBS/AP) — A former photographer facing a possible death sentence for the murders of four Northern California women kicked off the penalty phase of his trial by calling attorneys whores....
View ArticleYoung Boy By Mother’s Side Fatally Struck By Pickup In Oakland
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — A young boy was killed in what appears to be a “tragic accident” Wednesday afternoon in Oakland, a police spokeswoman said. Officers responded to a report of an accident in a...
View ArticleDrug Suspect Fatally Shot By Undercover Officers In Sunnyvale
SUNNYVALE (CBS SF) – A man who was wounded in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday outside a restaurant in Sunnyvale during an undercover drug investigation has died of his injuries, a police captain...
View ArticleMemorial Held For Danville High School Student Killed In Crash
SAN RAMON (CBS SF) — Hundreds of community members packed a San Ramon church on Tuesday to remember 17-year-old Robert Orlando, who died in a car crash in Danville the night before he was set to begin...
View ArticleNorCal Chickens Airlifted To East Coast Sanctuary For Retirement
HAYWARD (CBS/AP/BCN) – Their egg-laying days behind them, some 1,200 Northern California chickens are heading for a cozy retirement on the East Coast, where they will live outside of cages and have...
View Article‘Distraction Burglaries’ Target Bay Area’s Elderly
FREMONT (KPIX 5) – Law enforcement agencies across the Bay Area said the elderly are increasingly becoming victims of so-called “distraction burglaries.” Victims are lured out of their homes so thieves...
View ArticleSan Mateo Shooting Leaves Man Injured; No Arrests
SAN MATEO (CBS SF) — Police were investigating a shooting that left a 24-year-old man injured in San Mateo late Wednesday night, according to a San Mateo police sergeant. About 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday,...
View ArticleSF Policewoman Who Shot Mentally Ill Man Awarded Silver Medal Of Valor
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — A San Francisco policewoman who shot and killed a mentally ill attacker has been awarded a silver medal of valor. Officer Mary Godfrey was among seven officers to receive the...
View ArticleCitizen Shoots 2 Armed Robbers In Oakland
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Police were investigating an attempted armed robbery in which two suspects were shot and two suspects were detained in East Oakland on Wednesday afternoon. About 4:45 p.m. on...
View ArticleFresno Firefighter Shot By Homeowner While Responding To Call
FRESNO (CBS/AP) — A Fresno firefighter is expected to recover after he was shot in the leg while trying to help paramedics responding to a call of a person in distress. Fire Department spokesman Koby...
View ArticleNew Eastern Span Of Bay Bridge Brings Unforeseen Traffic Backups
OAKLAND (KCBS) — After the Labor Day opening of Bay Bridge, a new commute traffic pattern has emerged, involving earlier and later backups getting to the new eastern span. Caltrans said the westbound...
View ArticleMassive Rim Fire Started By Hunter Who Allowed Illegal Fire To Escape
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (CBS/AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says a gigantic wildfire near Yosemite National Park began when a hunter allowed an illegal fire to escape. The Forest Service said Thursday...
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