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The San Francisco Giants' prized pitching rotation took one more pounding. Barry Zito couldn't get on track in a second consecutive ineffective outing, and the Giants lost 5-0 to the Colorado Rockies on … More »Giants' tough trip ends at Rox with another thud

Martinez Police arrested a woman for being under the influence of a controlled substance and arson in connection with a 15-acre brush fire that threatened nearby houses Sunday afternoon. The fire, first … More »Woman arrested after starting Martinez brush fire

A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Sunday afternoon after he fell off the roof of a 4-story apartment building in San Francisco. It happened around 3:30 p.m. Sunday at an apartment building … More »Man falls from roof of 4-story San Francisco apartment building

A car crashed into a power pole in Fremont Sunday afternoon, causing live wires to come down onto the roadway and initially cutting off power to thousands of local residents. The crash was reported on … More »Vehicle strikes utility Fremont pole, cutting power to over 3,400 residents

A 10-year-old girl was shot to death and her parents were hospitalized after gunmen walked up to the front door of a home in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County and started shooting, sheriff's … More »Girl killed, parents hurt by shots fired into home

When Logan Couture limped off the ice in the middle of a tied game San Jose desperately needed to win, it looked as if he was taking the Sharks' playoffs hopes with him. Instead Couture managed to make … More »Logan Couture emerges as leader on Sharks

A five-year-old child was hospitalized after falling out of a window in San Francisco's Sunset District Sunday morning, a fire department dispatcher said. Firefighters responded to reports of an injured … More »Child, 5, injured in fall from second-floor window in San Francisco

Tejay van Garderen stayed out of trouble to seal his first professional stage race title Sunday, winning the Tour of California in front of BMC Racing Team's home fans. The American cruised through the … More »Tejay van Garderen wins Tour of California

The federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department has no doubt where she stands with the government. "I know I'm not their favorite … More »NY 'frisk' judge calls criticism 'below-the-belt'

Ethopia’s Tolossa Gedefa Fufi continued the African stranglehold on the men’s Bay to Breakers title Sunday, winning the annual race through the streets of San Francisco. More than 30,000 participants made … More »Fufi continues African stranglehold on Bay To Breakers

California businesses would be prohibited from firing or retaliating against employees who take advantage of the state's paid family leave program under a job-protection bill moving through the Legislature. … More »Bill ensures paid family leave for in-state workers

Police in Oakland were looking Sunday morning for the suspect in a deadly shooting earlier that morning. It happened at around 4:30 a.m. in the area of 92nd and east 14th Street. Police told KTVU that … More »Oakland Police search for suspect in early morning fatal shooting

A Powerball ticket sold in a San Jose store had five winning numbers in Saturday night's draw, but missed the Powerball number and the record breaking $600 million jackpot, according to California Lottery … More »Near miss at Powerball jackpot in San Jose

Thousands of steel tendons used to strengthen the skyway portion of the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge were exposed during construction to rainfall and salty bay mist, leading … More »Report: steel tendons left exposed on new Bay Bridge

A bomb scare forced the closure of part of downtown Livermore Saturday afternoon, which was just hours after thousands of people were on hand for the Amgen Tour of California bike race. The suspicious … More »Bomb scare shuts down Livermore after bike race

Leopold Konig of the Czech Republic won the seventh stage of the Tour of California in a mountaintop finish Saturday, and American Tejay van Garderen finished third to keep the overall lead for the third … More »Konig wins 7th stage, van Garderen retains lead

Redwood City officials were asking Saturday for the public's help for families who lost everything in an apartment building fire in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks neighborhood last week. The fire at … More »Officials asking public for help for families devastated by Redwood City fire

A CHP officer on a motorcycle was airlifted to a hospital Saturday afternoon with moderate to major injuries after colliding with a car in Contra Costa County, according to CHP. Around 12:27 p.m., the … More »CHP officer airlifted to hospital after crashing into car

The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' suspension for the rest of the second round of the playoffs. … More »Sharks fined $100,000 for GM's comments

About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. Washington … More »Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade

Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. Few details have been … More »FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

In a busy factory, machinists move sheets of aluminum roll in the back door to be molded, stamped, twisted and notched into high-tech electric cars that sell for more than $60,000 each. Down the road in … More »Silicon Valley-area hub becomes factory town

Police arrested a man Friday on suspicion of murder stemming from the discovery of a 22-year-old man's body at an Antioch apartment complex that morning. Following a tip from a concerned citizen reporting … More »Antioch Police arrest homicide suspect after finding body