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Federal and state investigators plan to examine the wreckage today of a single-engine plane that crashed into a California Highway Patrol truck inspection facility in San Martin, killing the pilot. The plane, a 1977 SOCATA Ralleye 235E, crashed at about 6...

A French man is in custody today for allegedly raping a Contra Costa County woman near a Santa Cruz levee, authorities said. Pierre Miximilien Anton, 19, was arrested at about 6 p.m. Wednesday in connection with the weekend incident, police said. The 23-year-...

A man was the victim of a homicide in West Oakland, the second slaying in as many days in the same neighborhood, police said today. The man, whose name wasn't immediately released, was attacked on the 2900 block of Myrtle Street at about 10 p.m. Wednesday....

An immigrant suspected of being in the United States illegally - freed after being shielded from possible deportation by San Francisco officials despite committing two gang-related assaults as a juvenile - faces charges that he tried to stab a man to death...

A proposed Bush administration regulation on contraception and abortion would stop California from enforcing a state law that requires Catholic hospitals and charities to provide birth control coverage for thousands of female employees, state Attorney General...

RICHMOND — A man and woman are both in critical condition following separate shootings Wednesday night, police said.The first shooting was reported about 7:15 p.

BRENTWOOD — Starting today between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., traffic passing through the construction zone along Marsh Creek Road in Brentwood will be escorted by pilot cars provided by the contractor, with the intent of keeping speeds down to 25 mph.

ANTIOCH — A 22-year-old bicyclist hospitalized Tuesday after being struck by a student driver has died from his injuries, the Contra Costa County Coroner's Office said this morning.

One person aboard a single-engine aircraft was killed Wednesday night when it crashed into a California Highway Patrol truck scale building on Highway 101 in Gilroy, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman.

Sheriff's deputies on Saturday apprehended a Texas man at Oakland International Airport accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl on a flight that originated in Denver, authorities said.

East Palo Alto's biggest landlord refused Wednesday to submit records of its recent rent increases to city attorneys and said it will skip today's scheduled court deposition.

Gilroy police are investigating an what they believe is a gang-related incident Wednesday in which shots were fired but no victims were injured.

The Half Moon Bay City Council has given its undivided support to a proposed compromise that would end a dispute over the Beachwood property, a 24-acre parcel just east of Highway 1.

First thieves targeted copper wiring, then copper pipes and brass backflow valves, then memorial plaques, and now bronze urns -- including one that contained human ashes.

Oakland police today are investigating a homicide Wednesday night.

A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says a single-engine SOCATA Rallye, a French-made airplane, crashed into a California Highway Patrol truck weigh station around 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Americans Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor have won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball, playing through a steady rain to beat Wang Jie and Tian Jia of China 21-18, 21-18.

A three-day music festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park this weekend will take on the name the park previously went by in the 1800s -- Outside Lands.

A man was struck and killed by a passing car Wednesday morning after stopping to help another motorist who had crashed on Marsh Creek Road near Brentwood, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.

A man accused of neglecting and abusing dogs on his property in the Santa Cruz Mountains has been released from jail after agreeing to the terms of his release, the Santa Cruz County Jail said Wednesday.

Santa Cruz police have arrested a French national on suspicion of sexual assault.

Two men were arrested for an alleged armed robbery Wednesday afternoon in East Palo Alto, according to police.

A two-alarm fire in San Jose Thursday morning was controlled by the fire department just over an hour later, according to a fire department spokesman.

The Army is mailing out thousands of letters to survivors of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking what it can do to better help them.

Witnesses say the pilot of a single engine plane had just avoided hitting an overpass on Highway 101 before crashing into the CHP weigh station during Wednesday's afternoon commute.

Harry Friedman stepped onto stage Wednesday at the community center his family built and gazed out at the 600-some people there to celebrate his late brother's life."Benny would have loved this, wouldn't he'" Harry said.

Child care providers caught in political crossfire

Analysis shows more than 100 private roads in Sonoma County entered by company's map team. Legal analysts question company's right to drive onto private land and take photos.

President Bush, pushing back against claims by Russia, said Wednesday the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are part of pro-Western Georgia and that Washington will work with allies to ensure Georgia's independence and territorial integrity.

The number of workers killed on the job annually dropped to a historic low in 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Wednesday.The number of worker deaths dropped to 5,488 last year -- the fewest since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began keeping track in 1992. That's down 6 percent from the 5,840 deaths reported in 2006.

SAN JOSE (BCN) -- Fast-food restaurant chains have gotten a reprieve, as a San Jose committee denied an ordinance today to halt the building of new restaurants for a year.

VALLEJO (BCN) -- The Solano County corner's office today confirmed a third person died from a Casa de Vallejo retirement home fire that burned in Vallejo early Friday morning.

GILROY (BCN) -- At least one person was killed this evening when a single-engine aircraft crashed into a California Highway Patrol truck scale on U.S. Highway 101 in Gilroy, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said.

OAKLAND (KRON) - Business owners in Oakland are breathing a slight sigh of relief after news hit that a man dubbed the "chicken hawk" robber is behind bars.

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) - If you want a direct, non-stop flight to the East Coast, you'll be depending more and more on San Francisco International Airport (SFO). With airlines cutting back on direct flights from San Jose and Oakland, SFO is becoming an even bigger hub for cross-country travel.

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Belmont police are claiming victory in an ongoing "chalk war" they say has been brewing between law enforcement and drivers.

These are excerpts from Peninsula police departments' daily log of activities. Incidents are listed by city.

San Francisco is using environmental values as a key marketing theme for its $8 billion a year tourism industry.

A Muni light-rail accident has caused several injuries and the closure of 3rd Street.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Department is looking for a suspect who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl in Santa Rosa early this morning and sheriff's officials have released a sketch of the man.

Two men are in custody Thursday at the San Mateo county jail -- on suspicion of trying to steal bronze gates from a mausoleum in Colma on Monday.

Thieves in Santa Rosa made off with a massive statue weighing hundreds of pounds.

Hundreds of people showed up at a San Jose sponsored event to avoid foreclosure.

Shooting occurred late Wednesday night near McClymonds High School.

Sheriff's deputies on Saturday apprehended a Texas man at Oakland International Airport accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl on a flight that originated in Denver, authorities said.

Car, water crashes caused young deaths in East Bay

A 26-year-old woman was shot in the leg early Wednesday driving on the same East Oakland street where some officers were fired on three weeks ago, prompting a large police search of the area that turned up no suspects, officials said.

Teachers across the country report declining morale and high stress under accountability pressures such as the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to studies published Wednesday by UC Berkeley professors and other scholars.