Dinosaur hunters digging in a New Mexico quarry have unearthed the fossil bones of an early meat-eating beast whose remains tell a remarkable story of evolution that started more than 200 million years ago when the whole world was one supercontinent known as... Full Story »
A man already accused of four random stabbings in San Francisco, including attacks on a woman and an 11-year-old boy riding Muni, was charged today with another slashing on a Muni Metro train. Bobby L. Brown Jr., 30, allegedly stabbed a 40-year-old woman on... Full Story »
A Richmond woman who fatally stabbed a tenant in her home acted in self-defense and will not be charged, a prosecutor said today. Renee Glover, 51, was released from Contra Costa County Jail on Wednesday after prosecutors determined that she had stabbed... Full Story »
BART is trying to determine what caused a train to derail Wednesday just south of the Oakland City Center/12th Street Station. Seventy-five passengers were aboard the Richmond-bound train when three of the four front wheels on the lead car jumped the tracks... Full Story »
There might be a monkey loose in Novato. The Marin Humane Society has received two reports of simian sightings over the past week, and spokeswoman Carrie Harrington said something may really be out there. It all began at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, when a school bus... Full Story »
Residents have watched as various neighborhood grocery stores closed their doors and then sat vacant, some for years. Full Story »
When water started gushing around the intersection of Martin and Dana avenues in the Rose Garden area on Nov. Full Story »
United Parcel Service is leaning on a low-tech solution to keep up with holiday delivery demands in high-tech Silicon Valley. These days gifts that are peddled on Web might very well be pedalled to your door. Full Story »
Readers react to a first-time offender who says DUI penalties are too stiff. Full Story »
Q As the holiday season proceeds, many of us are wondering how to approach gift-giving during this difficult economy. Full Story »
The City of Oakland has unveiled three waterfront sites as potential spots to build a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics and ultimately keep the team from leaving town. Full Story »
Stanford's Toby Gerhart has won the Doak Walker Award honoring the nation's best running back. Gerhart had more yards rushing (1,736) and touchdowns (26) than any player in the country. He led No. 19 Stanford (8-4) to a second-place finish in the Pac-10 and its first bowl bid in eight years. Full Story »
Jurors in Martinez convicted a 27-year-old Antioch man of first-degree murder Thursday afternoon for shooting his former girlfriend as she lay in her bed two years ago. Full Story »
A San Francisco supervisor is asking the city attorney to weigh in on a controversial law that keeps police from immediately reporting illegal immigrant youths to authorities. Mayor Gavin Newsom has vowed to ignore the city ordinance, which he said violates federal law. The ordinance, which went into effect Thursday, said undocumented immigrant minors can only be handed over to immigration ... Full Story »
The founder of the online classifieds site Craigslist says he began having concerns with eBay shortly after the online auction site took a minority stake in his company. Full Story »
Calvin Harrison lived the Olympic dream, until it fell apart. Full Story »
Mayor Newsom tells KNBR, "We're not going to lose those 49ers." Full Story »
Bay Area mayors have been dashing to D.C. for quick cash. Full Story »
The man lovingly referred to as "JaMinkus" talks about his future. Full Story »
Nearly half a billion dollars to get from Coliseum station to Oakland Airport. Full Story »
HERCULES — A 13-year-old boy was escorted out of class by police Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of phoning in a bomb threat to Hercules Middle/High School in September. Full Story »
An Oakland man has been charged with attempted murder after a Monday confrontation with two Costa County sheriff's deputies who were nearly run over by a stolen truck. Full Story »
The latest cost estimates for a controversial canal around the Delta have skyrocketed in last year, while an option to tunnel beneath the Delta is gaining favor Full Story »
Barnes & Noble joins Amazon, Sony and others to turn eyes from paper to pixels Full Story »
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By STEVE HART THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Internet scams are multiplying as people send more holiday e-cards, warns a Rohnert Park company that provides e-mail security. The company, Red Condor, discovered an e-mail virus this week disguised as an e-card from American Greetings’ popular BlueMountain.com. Full Story »
By MEG McCONAHEY THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Petaluma teen Chad Dunbar has worked for months to transform his family's home into a holiday sound and music spectacular, complete with 60,000 thousand lights, 80 computerized channels, a radio transmitter and outdoor speakers. Full Story »
By BOB NORBERG THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A recent spate of crimes in Sebastopol does not appear to have ruffled the feeling of safety that most residents take for granted in the city of 7,700. In the past 10 days, there were four incidents, in each case resulting in an arrest, but police stress they were in no way related. Full Story »
By ROBERT DIGITALE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Russian River grape growers will gather next month for a series of meetings as they continue working for alternatives to state regulations that may limit frost protection in order to save endangered fish. Full Story »
By CLARK MASON THE RESS DEMOCRAT Cloverdale has a new mayor. Carol Russell, a retired businesswoman, is the unanimous choice of her colleagues to serve as the titular head of Sonoma County's northenmost city for the next year. Councilwoman Jessalee Raymond was chosen vice-mayor at the meeting Wednesday night. Full Story »
Unprecedented numbers of Chihuahuas are showing up at San Francisco animal shelters. Full Story »
MySpace's online music venture scooped up imeem's 16 million users and mobile phone applications for less than $1 million. Full Story »
More than 2 dozen protesters were arrested for blocking Chevron's main entrance and backing up traffic. Full Story »
Morgan Hill police have arrested a 36-year-old San Jose man for sexually assaulting a Gilroy teenager. Full Story »
Olindo Mare kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired to send the Seattle Seahawks to a 20-17 victory on Sunday. Full Story »
The city is placing its hopes of keeping the A's in Oakland in three waterfront sites where they believe a new baseball-only stadium can be built. Full Story »
An Oakland man has been charged with attempted murder after a Monday confrontation with two Costa County sheriff's deputies who were nearly run over by a stolen truck. Full Story »
"Avatar" castmates Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana, Michelle Rodriguez and James Blunt at premiere. Susan Sarandon and Saorise Ronan strike a cute pose at "Lovely Bones" premiere. Full Story »
The South Bend Tribune is reporting that Brian Kelly is leaving Cincinnati to become the next coach at Notre Dame. The Indiana newspaper cited two university sources in its report on its Web site Thursday. Full Story »
Lincoln Elementary School in Chinatown would be the first noncharter public school in Oakland to win the federal award for academic achievement. Full Story »
Dozens of San Francisco State University students who occupied a building on campus were arrested this morning after a 24-hour protest of budget cuts and fee hikes to the state's public university system. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO — Work is under way to clean the first vessels removed from a fleet of decaying warships shedding toxic paint into waters near San Francisco Bay. Full Story »
Two months ago, in the wake of a 42-0 drubbing of his Braves, Justin-Siena High School varsity head football coach Rich Cotruvo offered what sounds like a typical sports cliché. Full Story »
American Canyon City Manager Rich Ramirez unveiled Tuesday what may be the first $400,000 of up to $1.5 million in eventual cuts to the city budget. Full Story »
A Napa man was arrested after he allegedly shoved a woman during an argument Tuesday. Full Story »
MARTINEZ, Calif. -- Jurors in Martinez convicted a 27-year-old Antioch man of first-degree murder this afternoon for shooting his former girlfriend as she lay in her bed two years ago. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco supervisor who introduced recently passed legislation to amend the city's sanctuary ordinance is now demanding that Mayor Gavin Newsom implement it. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- A 30-year-old homeless man accused of stabbing three women and a young boy over the past three months in San Francisco -- two on San Francisco Municipal Railways lines -- has now been accused in a fifth stabbing on a Muni train in May. Full Story »
SAN PABLO, Calif. -- A woman was shot on an Alameda-Contra Costa Transit Bus in San Pablo Thursday afternoon, an agency spokesman said. The shooting was reported at 1:39 p.m. on the 72-line on San Pablo Avenue near Laurie Lane, AC Transit spokesman Clarence Johnson said. Full Story »
OAKLAND, Calif. -- BART directors voted 7-1 Thursday afternoon to award two contracts to build an elevated rail connector between the Coliseum station and Oakland International Airport. Full Story »
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