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One person killed in early-morning crash in Santa Rosa
One person died and a Rohnert Park man was injured when a pickup truck crashed into a tree early this morning in Santa Rosa, according to the California Highway Patrol. At about 2:50 a.m., a 1999 red Dodge Ram was traveling west on Bennett Valley road when it left the ...
Elderly Davis couple found slain at home
Police in Davis are looking for leads in the stabbing deaths of a longtime attorney and his wife. Davis police Lt. Paul Doroshov says police discovered the bodies of 87-year-old Oliver Northup and his wife, 76-year-old Claudia Maupin, at their home on Sunday night. Police had gone there after family ...
Deadly fires claim three lives in San Jose
A 7-year-old girl who was killed in a house fire late Monday night -- one of three fatal fires that night -- was a first-grader at a San Jose elementary school, a school district spokesman said. Grief counselors were on hand at Grant Elementary School after the fire victim was ...
Chi Cheng, former bassist for Sacramento's Deftones, dies at 42
Chi Cheng, a bassist for the Grammy-winning Sacramento band Deftones, died Saturday morning after spending years struggling to recover from major injuries he suffered in a vehicle accident in 2008. Cheng, 42, was in a coma for a while, but recently showed some signs of improvement. He was in a ...
Man found dead near Richmond marina identified as 64YO local resident
A man whose body was found in the water near an industrial marina in Richmond on Sunday has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office as 64-year-old Richard Wood. Police responded to a report that a body was found in a marina area near the 300 block of ...
Prosecutors charge man with murder for newspaper vendor's death
A man accused of killing a newspaper vendor in San Francisco in January should not be charged with murder because the death was accidental, his defense attorney said Monday. Mark Anthony Cassell, 36, made his initial appearance in San Francisco Superior Court Monday afternoon to face murder charges for the ...
Funeral announced for Santa Rosa teen killed in raceway crash
The family of a 14-year-old Santa Rosa boy who died when he was struck by a racecar driven by his cousin during pre-race warm-up laps at Marysville Raceway Park on Saturday evening were planning a public memorial for him this Sunday. Bob Johnson, the grandfather of Marcus Johnson and the ...
Investigation finds man shot by American Canyon Police pointed 'multi-tool' at officer
Four American Canyon police officers shot the driver of a stolen truck in a field after he pointed a "shiny metallic object" at them after a pursuit Friday night, a Napa County sheriff's captain said. The object turned out to be a silver-colored, metal, 4.5-inch opened multi-tool that the suspected ...
Jim Barrett, influential Calistoga vintner, dies
James Barrett, a vintner whose superb wines boosted the international reputation of the California wine industry, has died. He was 86. Barrett died on Thursday, according to a statement from the Chateau Montelena Winery he refurbished in 1972. A cause of death was not given. Barrett's most noted winemaking achievement ...
Three killed, one hospitalized after Daly City car crash
Daly City police spent hours at the scene of a crash that killed three people late Saturday night. Officers responded to the 100-block of Eastmoor Ave just before 8:15 p.m. after receiving reports of a collision there. Police arrived to find that a car had “t-boned” another. The driver in ...
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