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OAKLAND, Calif. -- A 45-year-old man suspected of kidnapping and robbing another man in Oakland over the weekend turned himself in to authorities Tuesday, a police spokesman said. Full Story »
OAKLAND, Calif. -- A 45-year-old man suspected of kidnapping and robbing another man in Oakland over the weekend turned himself in to authorities Tuesday, a police spokesman said. Full Story »
The lingering chilly weather kept Bay Area residents bundled up and on guard against continuing cold temperatures, forcing residents to cope with black ice and freeze warnings that could impact pets, plants and water pipes. Full Story »
Plans for a new 49er stadium in the South Bay ran into a roadblock Tuesday as the company that owns the amusement park adjacent to the proposed stadium site filed a lawsuit opposing the project. Full Story »
SARATOGA, Calif. -- A 96-year-old Saratoga man remained in the hospital on Tuesday five days after investigators said two men broke into his home and brutally beat him and his 64-year-old daughter. Full Story »
ANTIOCH, Calif. -- A 14-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in the back as he was walking home from school Monday and two other teens tried to rob him. Police said the assailants demanded money and the victim's backpack. Full Story »
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday urged state lawmakers to get serious about education reforms California must make to compete for a share of $4.3 billion the Obama administration is offering to improve failing schools. Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco supervisors Tuesday passed legislation that would expand eviction protections for some residents. Full Story »
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- State officials are lifting the final fishing restrictions in San Francisco Bay that were put in place after an oil spill sent hundreds of gallons of bunker fuel into the water. Full Story »
MARTINEZ, Calif. -- A Sacramento area man was sentenced to death Tuesday for killing his sister and brother-in-law in their El Cerrito home in 2006, even though the couple's son said his parents did not believe in the death penalty and would not have wanted someone executed in their names. Full Story »
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Authorities are searching for a 48-year-old Pleasanton man who failed to return from a solitary camping trip last week. Full Story »
San Francisco prosecutors Tuesday said they are unable to file charges at this time against three suspects arrested Sunday following a shootout that injured a nearby police sergeant. Full Story »
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento County sheriff's officials say a deputy shot and killed a man who had called authorities about a domestic dispute. Full Story »
OAKLAND, Calif. -- A police chase of a car with two suspects ended with a dramatic crash in West Oakland Tuesday afternoon The collision happened around 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of 14th Street and Poplar Street. Full Story »
REDWOOD CITY -- Slain police officer Richard May's family Tuesday told jurors during the penalty phase of his killer's trial how difficult their lives are without him. Full Story »
BAY AREA, Calif. -- A "Spare the Air" alert issued for Wednesday means waiting out the cold snap in front of a roaring fire is not an option for Bay Area residents. Full Story »
WALNUT CREEK -- A construction crew ruptured a gas line in Walnut Creek Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of two Kaiser Permanente buildings and a PG&E building, a utility spokeswoman said. Full Story »
Two couples who challenged California's ban on same-sex marriage have told a federal judge in San Francisco that they plan to prove at a January trial that the measure is "irrational, indefensible and unconstitutional." Full Story »
SAN FRANCISCO -- A 33-year-old man is in custody after being extradited from Mexico last week in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in 2008. Full Story »
Another day, another problem for the troubled San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Caltrans workers were forced to conduct an emergency repair early Tuesday on a damaged joint on the bridge's eastern span. Full Story »
A motorist was killed early Tuesday on I-280 in San Francisco after he ran over a bean bag chair discarded onto the roadway, got out of his truck and was struck by a passing vehicle, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said. Full Story »
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- City leaders were expected to approve the next step in a proposal that would build a new stadium for the 49ers football team. Full Story »
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- The son of baseball home run king Barry Bonds is facing legal troubles of his own after police say he was arrested over the weekend during an argument with his mother. Full Story »
OAKLAND, Calif. -- There's new concern that California's budget crisis is putting lives at risk. Doctors at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland said state funding cut-backs for subsidized mammograms will prevent tens of thousands of women from getting the potentially life-saving screenings. Full Story »
GILROY, Calif. -- Police said Monday that alcohol poisoning may be to blame for the death of 15-year-old Sarah Botill at a weekend slumber party at the home of a former city council member. Full Story »
A frigid blast sent the Bay Area into a deep chill early Tuesday, plunging temperatures to near record lows and creating dangerous driving conditions due to black ice on local roadways. Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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