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  • Vandalizing protesters go on rampage in SF’s Mission District

    KTVU.com and wires SAN FRANCISCO — Police in riot gear were on alert outside the Mission District station Monday night after a rowdy group of protesters splattered the station entrance with paint and smashed windows with crowbars. A group of … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2012/05/01/vandalizing-protesters-go-on-rampage-in-sfs-mission-district/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Celebrity chef’s stolen Lamborghini recovered from storage unit

    POINT RICHMOND, Calif. — A bright-yellow Lamborghini owned by celebrity chef Guy Fieri that was stolen from a San Francisco car dealership last year was found in a storage unit in Point Richmond this weekend, police confirmed Monday. Fieri, a … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2012/04/30/celebrity-chefs-stolen-lamborghini-recovered-from-storage-unit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Daytime meteor shower wows many across the Bay Area

    BERKELEY, Calif. — A dramatic fireball and sonic boom were seen and heard from the Bay Area to Nevada's Great Basin Sunday. View a video report. A dramatic daytime meteor, visible for hundreds of miles across California and Nevada swept … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2012/04/23/daytime-meteor-shower-wows-many-across-the-bay-area/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Teen driver in Concord crash cited for weapons, narcotics weeks before crash

    CONCORD, Calif. —The same SUV that hit and killed a father and his daughter in Concord Easter weekend had been pulled over by police in Walnut Creek a week before the fatal crash, according to the Walnut Creek police log. … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2012/04/20/teen-driver-in-concord-crash-cited-for-weapons-narcotics-weeks-before-crash/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Locals encountering more bee swarms as spring warms up

    VACAVILLE, Calif. — More and more people around the Bay Area are having spring encounters with swarming bees, including students at a Vacaville elementary school where a swarm took over a tree Tuesday. Tens of thousands of bees suddenly swarmed … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2012/04/19/locals-encountering-more-bee-swarms-as-spring-warms-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Mid-air drama; Lightning strikes London-bound 777

    SAN FRANCISCO — A United Airlines 777 bounded for London was struck by lightning shortly after takeoff Thursday forcing the pilot to return to San Francisco International Airport, according to an airport duty manager. Duty manager Nancie Parker said United … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2012/04/13/wild-weather-brings-lightning-hail-to-bay-area/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • One dead, several wounded in Oakland university classroom shooting

    KTVU OAKLAND, Calif. — At least one person is dead and several have been wounded after a gunman walked into a classroom at a small independent university located near the Oakland airport and opened fire. The shooting took place at … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2012/04/02/one-dead-several-wounded-in-oakland-university-classroom-shooting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Contrite MythBusters hosts survey damage from errant cannonball

    DUBLIN, Calif. — The hosts of the popular Discovery Channel show MythBusters visited a Dublin neighborhood on Wednesday to apologize for the misfired cannonball that rocketed through a home and smashed a minivan window in the area the day before. … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/12/07/mythbusters-stunt-sends-cannonball-flying-through-dublin-home/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Lucky stores warn of possible dangers in wake of credit-card scam

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Lucky Supermarkets on Monday took the unusual step of telling customers that they may need to cancel credit cards or change their bank accounts in the wake of a card-skimming scam that federal authorities called one … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/12/06/lucky-stores-warn-of-possible-dangers-in-wake-of-credit-card-scam/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Thief with pepper spray tries to steal $10,000-worth of handbags

    WALNUT CREEK, Calif. —Two Good Samaritans ran down a thief who allegedly tried to steal $10,000 worth of high-end purses from Nordstrom in Walnut Creek on Saturday night. Officers went to 1200 Broadway Plaza after several people called 911 to … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/12/05/thief-with-pepper-spray-tries-to-steal-10000-worth-of-handbags/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Three injured after railing collapses at high school title game

    SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. —The first high school football game ever played at San Francisco's AT&T Park ended with the frightening collapse of a railing that sent celebrating St. Ignatius fans tumbling down on its players, authorities said. View a video … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/12/05/three-injured-after-railing-collapses-at-high-school-title-game/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Howling winds knock out power around Bay Area

    BAY AREA — Thousands of PG&E customers were without power Wednesday night after unusually strong winds howling through the Bay Area knocked trees and branches into power lines, according to a PG&E spokesman. Watch a video of wind report. Just … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/12/01/howling-winds-knock-out-power-around-bay-area/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Former Raiders star Chester McGlockton dies suddenly

    STANFORD, Calif. —Stanford assistant coach and four-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Chester McGlockton has died. The school said Wednesday that McGlockton died overnight. He was 42. The cause of death was not immediately announced. "Everyone in the Stanford Football family … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/11/30/former-raiders-star-chester-mcglockton-dies-suddenly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Victim rescued from fiery SF crash was DUI

    SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A man who was saved from a burning vehicle in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood early Monday morning was found to have allegedly been driving under the influence, a police spokesman said. View a video … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/11/21/sf-crash-victim-plucked-from-a-fiery-death/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Formerly conjoined twins preparing to go home

    STANFORD, Calif. — Formerly conjoined twins Angelica and Angelina Sabuco has been recovering from the separation surgery and should be released from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital later this week, hospital officials announced Monday. "Angelica and Angelina are doing great—sleeping in … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/11/14/formerly-conjoined-twins-preparing-to-go-home/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Man killed outside of ‘Occupy Oakland’ had ties to the camp

    OAKLAND, Calif. — The man shot and killed outside of the Occupy Oakland camp Thursday did have ties to the camp, according to sources. The man, who was known as Alex at the camp, was a Richmond resident and camped … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/11/11/man-killed-outside-of-occupy-oakland-had-ties-to-the-camp/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • UC police clash with Occupy protesters at Sproul Hall

    BERKELEY, Calif. — UC police in riot gear moved on several Occupy protesters gathered outside of Sproul Hall on the Berkeley campus Wednesday night, taking down tents the protesters had set up in a tense confrontation. Approximately 50 UC police … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/11/10/uc-police-clash-with-occupy-protesters-at-sproul-hall/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Pipeline that exploded near Hwy 280 had been damaged by backhoe

    SAN MATEO Co., Calif. — A PG&E natural gas pipeline that exploded during pressure testing on Sunday afternoon, causing a mudslide across Interstate Highway 280 in Woodside, was likely damaged by a backhoe, a utility spokesman said Monday. PG&E crews … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/11/07/pge-pipeline-explodes-during-testing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • President Obama praises Fremont high school student

    FREMONT, Calif. -- President Obama recognized the achievements of a Bay Area teenager Wednesday in his annual back-to-school speech. Will Kim, as student in Mission San Jose High School in Fremont said getting a shout-out from the president came as … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/09/29/president-obama-praises-fremont-high-school-student/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Found remains confirmed to be Michelle Le

    HAYWARD, Calif. -- The Alameda County Coroner confirmed late Monday evening that remains found in Niles Canyon over the weekend were in fact those of nursing student Michelle Le, according to the Hayward police department. A press release issued by … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/localsfo/2011/09/20/found-remains-confirmed-to-be-michelle-le/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>