REDWOOD CITY — The Edgewood Fire burning near Redwood City was almost fully contained as of Thursday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. The fire ignited at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday near Rocky and Eastview ways in Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve. Evacuation orders were issued but later downgraded to advisories. As of 5 p.m. Thursday, the…
Associated Press NAPA — Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, was charged Thursday with driving under the influence in connection with a crash he was in last month. Paul Pelosi, 82, was arrested following the May 28 crash in Napa County, north of San Francisco, after a DUI test showed…
The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday threw out a New York gun law that gave government officials broad discretion in limiting who could carry a loaded gun in public places — a clear warning shot to California and several other states that severely restrict concealed carry permits. Gun rights advocates hailed the ruling as a victory,…
SAN JOSE – Firefighters on Thursday afternoon battled a pair of fires in San Jose, authorities said. The first fire was reported at 1:08 p.m. on the 900 block of Whitehorne Drive, according to the San Jose Fire Department. The fire was contained to a carport, but it impacted a power pole. Power was knocked…
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PORT COSTA — The entire town of Port Costa has been placed under an evacuation warning Thursday afternoon, due to a growing brush fire in the hills above the Carquinez Strait. The Crockett fire department issued a warning for the entire town of roughly 250 residents to be ready to leave if need be. The…
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OAKLAND — In a surprising end to the criminal case over the 1981 rape and stabbing death of a 16-year-old honor student, the suspect has pleaded no contest to a single rape charge in exchange for an eight-year prison term. Jewel Collins, 60, once faced the possibility of death or life without parole in the…
A doctors’ group on Thursday filed a lawsuit claiming BART is infringing on their constitutional free speech rights by refusing to allow ads targeting technology executive Elon Musk in trains and stations. The suit against the transit agency by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine alleged BART is violating the 1st Amendment by refusing to…
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A man charged with killing his 11-year-old son, who was found dead in a storage bin after being reported missing from their Placerville home, is now accused of sexually exploiting an underage girl in the home in the preceding months. Jordan Piper, Lindsay Piper. (Placerville Police Department) Jordan Piper, 37, was to appear Thursday in…
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A University of California Berkeley team doctor has been on leave since December while a law firm hired by the school conducts an investigation into allegations of misconduct against the physician, the Southern California News Group has learned. Dr. Kent Scheff, an associate team physician for Cal’s athletic teams, was placed on “investigatory leave” on…
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A bear wandered into a North Lake Tahoe home while the resident was taking out the trash and knocked her over when he was apparently surprised by her return. The woman suffered scratches to her face; the bear was captured and killed because of the contact. The encounter occurred during daylight hours last Thursday, June…
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