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Fire crews battle 2-alarm brush fire in San Jose
A two-alarm brush fire in San Jose had fire crews scrambling Wednesday as the blaze spread quickly due to the dry weather. The fire, which was near the intersection of Singleton Road and Locke Drive, was first reported around 11 a.m., and at that point it was only 2 acres. ...
5-year-old girl killed in crash in Richmond identified
A young girl killed in a rollover crash in Richmond on Monday morning has been identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office as 5-year-old Xaniah Jackson, of San Pablo. Xaniah was ejected from an SUV that flipped in a crash at the intersection of Richmond Parkway and Hilltop Drive ...
Gov. Brown cites safety in possible bridge delay
Gov. Jerry Brown said Monday that he does not know if the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will open over Labor Day weekend because of safety concerns. It's the first time the governor acknowledged serious worries about the structural integrity of the $6.4 billion infrastructure project to build a new eastern ...
Youngster dies in Richmond rollover crash
A 5-year-old girl died after she was ejected from an SUV during a rollover crash in Richmond Monday morning, a police detective said. Richmond police received a report at 8:10 a.m. of a crash at Richmond Parkway and Hilltop Drive, Detective Nicole Abetkov said. Officers arrived and found the girl ...
Vehicle strikes utility Fremont pole, cutting power to over 3,400 residents
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 Alvarado Boulevard between Interstate Highway 880 and Falcon Drive at about 2:30 p.m., according to ...
Tejay van Garderen wins Tour of California
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 smooth and scenic final stage from San Francisco to Santa Rosa without incident to edge Australia ...
Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade
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 County director of emergency management Pokey Harris said no fatalities had been reported. ...
Report: Bridge base rods can't be easily inspected
More than 400 seismic safety rods that may be vulnerable to cracking or breaking are embedded in the base of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and may be difficult to inspect, remove or replace, according to a newspaper report. The 424 threaded rods are among more than 2,000 on ...
Limo driver provides new details on fatal fire on SM bridge
Investigators are trying to determine why a stretch limousine burst into flames on the San Mateo-Hayward bridge, trapping and killing five of the nine women inside on a girls' night out, including a newlywed bride. It happened late Saturday night as the Lincoln Town Car crossed the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge ...
Big rig carrying frozen chickens blocks Hwy 152 east of Gilroy
State Highway 152 in Santa Clara County reopened in both directions after a big rig carrying frozen chickens overturned earlier Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on Highway 152 near state Highway 156 east of Gilroy some time before 10 a.m., Catrans spokeswoman RocQuel Johnson ...
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