Shiny Dog Bowl Blamed In Santa Rosa Fire
SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) – A dog’s water bowl was being blamed for starting a fire at its owner’s Santa Rosa home, according to fire officials. North Bay firefighters called it is one of the most unusual...
View ArticleBay Area Families Seek Ex-Guide Dog Trainees For Adoption
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — They did not pass the rigorous training to become guide dogs. But they are some of the most-sought after dogs for adoption by Bay Area families. Approximately 130 dogs annually...
View ArticleCoast Guard Airlifts Blood For Ailing Cruise Ship Passenger Off SF Coast
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – The U.S. Coast Guard airdropped packaged blood for an ailing passenger aboard a cruise ship about 1,000 miles off the coast of San Francisco on Wednesday. At about 9:45 a.m., a...
View ArticleBART Police Officer Fired For Role In Oscar Grant Shooting Accused Of...
OAKLAND (CBS/AP) — An ex-Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer fired for escalating a confrontation with passengers that led to the slaying of an unarmed man has been charged with unemployment fraud....
View ArticleDUI Suspected In Deadly Wrong-Way Driving Crash On Highway 24
LAFAYETTE (CBS SF) – A Brentwood woman driving the wrong way on westbound state Highway 24 in Lafayette early Friday morning collided head-on with another vehicle, killing the other driver, according...
View ArticleSolar-Powered Plane Attempts Historic Flight From Mountain View
MOUNTAIN VIEW (KCBS) – A plane with the wingspan of a jumbo jet lifted off from Moffett Field Friday morning to attempt an historic cross-country journey using only solar power. Dozens of aviation...
View ArticleSuisun City Police Shoot, Kill Armed Man
SUISUN CITY (CBS SF) – Police shot and killed a man who reportedly had a gun near a boat ramp in Suisun City Thursday afternoon, police said. Suisun City police responded to a call reporting a man with...
View ArticleBill Would Give Parents Control Of Personal Information On Networking Sites
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF/AP) – The state Senate has passed a bill that would allow parents to remove their children’s personal information from social networking sites. Democratic Sen. Ellen Corbett of...
View ArticleSF Supervisors Hesitant To Add Cameras In Wake Of Boston Bombings
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – Following the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon last month, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors held a hearing this week to review security plans for the large-scale...
View ArticleCalifornia Firefighting Aircraft Ready To Battle Wildfires Weeks Ahead Of Normal
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – The early arrival of dangerous fire conditions has prompted state emergency responders to spring into action earlier than usual. For Cal Fire, that means activating its fleet of...
View ArticleUnion City Teacher Charged With Multiple Child Molestations
UNION CITY (CBS SF) – A Union City elementary school teacher was scheduled to be arraigned Friday afternoon on eight felony charges alleging that he molested eight different female students. Michael...
View ArticlePope Francis Appoints New Bishop Of Oakland Diocese
OAKLAND (CBS SF) - Pope Francis Friday appointed the Rev. Michael Barber to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Oakland. Barber, 59, currently is the director of spiritual formation at St. John’s...
View ArticleBody Of Missing San Francisco Woman Found In Pacifica
PACIFICA (CBS SF) – A San Francisco woman who was reported missing in February was found dead in Pacifica last weekend, San Bruno police said Friday. Cecilia Zamora, 36, was reported missing to San...
View ArticleMorgan Hill Preschool Teacher Pleads No Contest To Spiking Sippy Cups
MORGAN HILL (CBS/AP) — A Morgan Hill preschool teacher is facing jail time after pleading no contest to slipping sleeping pills in toddlers’ water cups. Santa Clara County prosecutors say 59-year-old...
View ArticleLate Spare-The-Air Notice Issued As Wildfires Impact Air Quality
(CBS SF) – Wildfires, high temperatures and light winds have caused air quality in Northern California to deteriorate and prompted Bay Area officials to declare Friday the first Spare the Air Day of...
View ArticleDetectives Study Knives In Calaveras Co. Girl’s Stabbing
VALLEY SPRINGS (CBS / AP) — Investigators searching for evidence in the stabbing death of an 8-year-old girl were looking at several knives Friday to determine if one could have inflicted the fatal...
View ArticleSame-Day Spare The Air Alert Called For 1st Time
(CBS SF) – Wildfires, high temperatures and light winds have caused air quality in Northern California to deteriorate and prompted Bay Area officials to declare Friday the first Spare the Air Day of...
View ArticleMartinez Family Of Young Boston Marathon Bombing Victim Offers Gratitude
MARTINEZ (CBS SF) – Katherine and Alan Hern said the outpouring of support from community members from Martinez and across the Bay Area has been the key to helping their 12-year-old son Aaron recover...
View ArticleMan Accused Of North Bay Crime Spree, Oregon Murder Appears In Court
SAN RAFAEL (KCBS) - A man arrested for a crime spree in Sonoma and Marin counties after a Castro Valley woman was killed in Oregon will face charges of felony kidnapping, carjacking in California...
View ArticleExtra Police On Hand For San Jose’s For Cinco De Mayo Celebration
SAN JOSE (KCBS) – Extra police will be on hand for the thousands expected to gather downtown this weekend for Cinco de Mayo festivities, San Jose police said Friday. The annual celebration held on the...
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