The man who was killed Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 680 just before Capitol Expressway has been identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office as Leap Ouch, 48, of San Jose. Full Story »
Everyone deserves a remodel. Even if you're a falcon.Today at about 9:30 a.m., UC Santa Cruz Predatory Bird researcher will rappel off the roof of San Jose City Hall, where a family of falcons call home, and replace the current nest box, which is showing wear and tear. Full Story »
Got a speeding ticket? Steal something less than $400? If so, December is your lucky month. If you go into any law enforcement agency in Santa Clara County from Monday through Dec. Full Story »
A Santa Clara County Coroner spokesman said today that medical examiners have identified two dead men found in separate cases this week, but are not releasing their names at this point. Full Story »
Mountain View police are searching for a Graham Middle School noon duty aide who exposed himself to a 13-year-old girl in an empty classroom, police said. Full Story »
A motorist who died when his car was hit by an Amtrak train in Oakland had driven around the crossing gates, police said. Oscar Jones, 60, of Oakland was killed about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Fruitvale Avenue and East 10th Street. Jones was... Full Story »
The owner of an Alamo jewelry store and a would-be robber shot each other Thursday night, authorities said today. The incident happened about 7:15 p.m. at the Alamo Jewelry Mart at 3189 Danville Blvd. in the Alamo Plaza Shopping Center, said Jimmy Lee,... Full Story »
It nearly killed him and robbed him of the use of his legs. But when Joshua Poole looks back at his drug-fueled car wreck in December 2000, he thinks of it as "the best thing that ever happened to me." That's how low the Fairfax resident was at the time - an... Full Story »
Big waves are on their way to the Bay Area, raising the possibility that the Mavericks Surf Contest could be held next week - possibly Tuesday morning. Organizers, who have had to scrap the contest two out of the past three years because of stubbornly calm... Full Story »
A group of children found a loaded pistol in a sandbox in a playground in Visitacion Valley, police said Thursday. The children found the gun at the Visitacion Valley Playground on the 200 block of Leland Avenue about 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, said Officer Samson... Full Story »
The tech giants are fighting to convert the nation's colleges, universities and schools to their free e-mail and other IT services that run on the Internet "cloud." Full Story »
Sunnyvale City Council will have a chance to extend its Baylands Park lease with Santa Clara County on Dec. Full Story »
Theft — Nov. 21, 1:37 p.m., 700 block of The Dalles. A purse was stolen from a woman who is a student at Homestead High School. Full Story »
Friends of the Sunnyvale Public Library will host its first two-day book sale. The holiday sale will begin Dec. Full Story »
Holiday Auction Sunnyvale Community Services is holding its annual holiday auction on Dec. 3, from 5:30-7:30 p. Full Story »
Authorities have arrested a Contra Costa County man for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl who disappeared with her baby cousin and prompted a 13-hour search for the pair. Full Story »
Authorities with the sheriff's office are investigating a drug lab discovered on Ola Court in the Sonoma Valley on Thursday. Full Story »
U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello on Thursday, responding to an inquiry by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera, said he couldn't guarantee city employees who implement the city's revised sanctuary ordinance would be immune from federal prosecution. Full Story »
Four Kaiser Permanente health care entities in California have agreed to pay the government about $3.75 million to resolve allegations of false Medicare and Medicaid payment claims, the U.S. Justice Department announced this week. Full Story »
Police in Hercules are investigating a shooting that left a 43-year-old man fatally wounded in his car Thursday night. Full Story »
These engines really do purrr. Full Story »
It takes a special kind of Grinch to chop down a decades-old neighborhood decoration. Full Story »
Just in time for the holiday season, the nippy nights are seeping into the daylight hours. Full Story »
Change is good, they say -- but Muni's service cuts are the exception to the rule. Full Story »
San Jose's famed falcon family will have an all-new nest for the season. Full Story »
Of 68 students imprisoned during World War II, eight alive to witness recognition Full Story »
45-minute delays at SFO Full Story »
HERCULES — A man was shot and killed Thursday night as he was parking at his home in the city's second homicide of the year, police said.Officers were called to the 700 block of Devonwood about 10:30 p. Full Story »
Bay Area Toll Authority holds third public hearing on proposal for $1 increase in tolls on seven bridges Full Story »
ALAMO — In a botched robbery Thursday night, a suspect shot a jewelry store employee who returned fire and shot the male robber, a sheriff's spokesman said. Full Story »
The city of Santa Rosa and the Sonoma County Water Agency have won statewide awards for two unique environmental programs. Santa Rosa was honored for its program at the Laguna wastewater treatment plant, where algae is grown in several ponds, cleaning the wastewater and at the same time providing fuel for electric vehicles. Full Story »
By MARY CALLAHAN THE PRESS DEMOCRAT At Prestwood Elementary School in Sonoma Friday students and teachers released doves and balloons in memory of John and Susan Maloney and their two children, Aiden and Grace, who were students at the school. Full Story »
PRESS DEMOCRAT STAFF The third straight day of fog, formed when there is a lot of moisture in the air and the temperatures drop into the mid 30s, was expected to last into the afternoon in the North Bay. Full Story »
The holidays are the season of music, and it continues tonight in downtown Occidental when the Occidental Community Choir presents "Winter Moon" under new music director Sarah Saulsbury. The program blends choral repertoire, from Renaissance masters to Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Full Story »
By MARY CALLAHAN THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Rohnert Park authorities say a man who led them on a short pursuit through town late Thursday finally stopped and left his vehicle only to have it roll smack into a police patrol car. Brian Ernest Settle, 41, continued to fight with Rohnert Park Public Safety officers and was finally subdued with a stun gun and arrested, authorities said. Full Story »
Mocha, Bailey, and Folger were found abandoned in a pasture along River Road in Salinas. Full Story »
Environmental groups are demanding more aggressive action to clean-up air pollution in highly-impacted Bay Area neighborhoods. Full Story »
Michael Jackson's stunning death made him the Internet's biggest star this year. Full Story »
The Lakers won their fifth straight game with a victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. Full Story »
Stanford's Toby Gerhart the game into his own Heisman Trophy infomercial. Full Story »
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. — California school districts will receive 23 million masks and pairs of gloves to help curb the spread of swine flu, the state schools chief announced today. Full Story »
Police released more details this morning on events leading up to the officer-involved shooting that left one armed suspect dead and wounded another at an apartment complex in East Oakland Thursday night. Full Story »
Almost a decade after Stanford University agreed to build two trails on the edges of its land, and more than three years since a lawsuit was filed against that plan, the contentious issue has made it all the way to the state's highest court. Full Story »
SANTA CRUZ — Owners of the apartment building where a resident hung Nazi flags over Pacific Avenue this week are amending their lease agreement to ban residents from displaying anything but window blinds onto the street. Full Story »
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 10 percent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the recession began. Full Story »
OAKLAND — A judge says no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during the murder trial of a San Francisco Bay area transit police officer who shot an unarmed man. Full Story »
Napa County’s wet season hasn’t begun in earnest, but that is expected to change next week, forecasters say. Full Story »
SANTA ROSA -- Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Gnoss this afternoon reduced by nine years the 12-year, four-month sentence of Dylan Morse, the son of Merced County District Attorney Larry Morse, in connection with a fatal DUI crash in Sonoma County in February. Full Story »
The battle of Calistoga ended Thursday with a federal decision to grant a new American Viticultural Area appellation to Calistoga, forcing one local winery to change its business. Full Story »
In case it wasn’t clear before, county officials are trying to drive the point home: In Napa County, it is illegal to rent your home for less than 30 days. Full Story »
Holiday lights illuminate the Denver City/County Building in downtown Denver. AP Photo/David Zalubowski
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