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Redwood City teacher arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, battery

1 hour 17 min ago
Woman, 44, turned surrendered to authorities Saturday morning. Police said victims are two 4-year-old boys at Roosevelt Elementary.

Powerful East Bay family sued, accused in killing plot

3 hours 4 min ago
A lawsuit accuses the leaders of a powerful Contra Costa County family of threatening to kill a prominent Nevada lobbyist and friend of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid after a business deal went bad.

Support grows to help East Bay immigrant get kidney transplant

3 hours 11 min ago
An effort to save the life of an Oakland father who was denied an organ transplant because of his immigration status has gained a legion of supporters across the country.

Horses help injured Peninsula veterans regain direction

3 hours 13 min ago
Several Peninsula veterans are preparing for a weeklong trip to Idaho through the National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy, which for 40 years has used horses to improve the motor skills and emotional well-being of children and adults with disabilities. .

Milpitas: State suspends license of contractor in fatal trench collapse

3 hours 33 min ago
State officials Friday suspended the license of the contractor building a home in Milpitas where an immigrant carpenter was buried alive over the weekend when a trench collapsed over him.

Four displaced after garage fire in San Jose

3 hours 44 min ago
Two-alarm fire after midnight gutted a duplex unit and left four elderly residents without a home.

Man killed in I-280 crash in Daly City

4 hours 9 min ago
Man died Saturday morning when he got out of his car after an accident and was struck by other vehicles, authorities said.

Dodgers ask judge to reject claims for damages filed by Stow

4 hours 15 min ago
The Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday asked a federal bankruptcy judge to reject all claims for damages filed by San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow over his severe beating in a Dodger Stadium parking lot on Opening Day of the 2011 season.

Suspect in Marin gun battle with 90 year-old man seeks dismissal of charges

4 hours 21 min ago
A burglary suspect charged with shooting a 90-year-old Greenbrae man should have the case dismissed because his rights were violated, his defense attorney said Friday.

Man falls from San Francisco pier into the Bay

4 hours 37 min ago
A male victim fell into the San Francisco Bay early this morning, according to a San Francisco fire dispatcher.

Man killed in Tracy shooting early Saturday morning

4 hours 54 min ago
Fatal shooting in the intersection of West 11th and Walnut streets was the city's first homicide of 2012.

Fatal Daly City crash snarl traffic on I-280

5 hours 1 min ago
A fatal crash on southbound Interstate Highway 280 in Daly Cityblocked all but one lane for several hours this morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Four wounded in Oakland shooting Friday night

5 hours 28 min ago
Victims' injuries not considered life-threatening in shooting at 45th Avenue and International Boulevard, police said.

IBM report suggests fewer San Jose cops and firefighters needed

5 hours 30 min ago
Free analysis requested by Mayor Chuck Reed suggests the city's police and fire departments, already gutted by budget cuts, can be leaner and still do the job. Cops and firefighters strongly disagree.

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Four displaced after garage fire in San Jose

5 hours 57 min ago
A two-alarm fire that started in a garage early this morning has displaced four people from a San Jose duplex, a San Jose fire captain said.

San Jose police bias lawsuit rejected

6 hours 42 min ago
Federal jury sides with city in trial of claims that former officer bypassed for promotions because he is African-American

New Leaf grocery opens in San Jose's Evergreen district

6 hours 45 min ago
With this week's opening, New Leaf Community Markets becomes the third locally owned grocery to serve residents of the tony Silver Creek area.

Santa Clara County DA program aims to boost reliability of eyewitness identifications

6 hours 46 min ago
County to record witnesses as they identify suspects

Man who drove car into Muni tunnel pleads not guilty to DUI

6 hours 47 min ago
SAN FRANCISCO -- A man accused of driving his car into a San Francisco Municipal Railway tunnel last month pleaded not guilty Friday to DUI charges, a district attorney's office spokeswoman said.

Zuckerberg's huge tax bill may benefit Facebook

6 hours 48 min ago
Few billionaires are willing to reveal much about their taxes. But Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has indirectly done so in the documents for his company's IPO later this year.