Stories for December 2004
Stories for Friday, December 31
Varem Leads Cougars Over Stanford
Jeff Varem scored all 18 of his points in the second half Friday night to lead Washington State past Stanford 60-51 in the Pacific-10 conference opener for both teams. Thomas Kelati added 17 points for the Cougars. Washington State had lost 17 in a row to the Cardinal since winning ...
No. 25 New Mexico Defeats Lady Dons
Jana Francis scored a career-high 14 points despite playing with a sprained ankle, leading No. 25 New Mexico past San Francisco 63-52 on Friday night. Francis had 10 points after the break, including eight free throws, when New Mexico (9-1) managed just three field goals. Francis played a career-high 31 ...
AVOID Campaign Nets Almost 2,000 DUI Arrests So Far
The California Highway Patrol today reported a total of 1,995 arrests since the Dec. 17 start of the AVOID regional campaign against drunken driving. Sixty-eight injury collisions and at least eight deaths on Bay Area roadways have been attributed to drinking and driving, according to the CHP. Richard Blastick Jr., ...
Rockslide In Monterey County Closes Highway 1
Both lanes of state Highway 1, from Ragged Point to Pitkins Curve, in Monterey County will remain closed through the weekend due to two separate rockslides, reports a Caltrans spokesman. Recent rainstorms caused rockslides and mudslides that forced the closure of the state Highway in the town of Lucia, Tuesday, ...
BYU Rolls Over Santa Clara
Mike Rose tied his career-high with 26 points and Brigham Young set a school free-throw record as the Cougars beat Santa Clara 87-74 on Friday. Jared Jensen added his own career-best 23 points for the Cougars (5-8) and BYU took advantage of a tired Santa Clara squad that was playing ...
Scrappy Cal Falls To No. 13 Washington
Tre Simmons scored 18 points and Bobby Jones had 16, leading five Washington players in double figures as the No. 13 Huskies beat California 81-67 Friday in the Pac-10 opener for both schools. Will Conroy and Jamaal Williams each scored 11 points and freshman Joel Smith added 10 as Washington ...
Marin County Psychiatrist Latest Local Tsunami Victim
A 76-year-old Marin County psychiatrist and grape grower who was vacationing in Thailand is the latest Californian known to have died in this week's Asian tsunami. Video On Demand: 76-Year-Old Marin Resident Was Killed By Tsunami In Thailand The family of William Dickerson was notified Monday he was killed at ...
Death Toll Nears 140,000, But Aid Effort Gains Momentum
A Sumatran fisherman was discovered barely alive under his beached boat Sunday -- the first survivor found in three days, but with tens of thousands still missing in crushed seaside settlements and in the flotsam washing the shores of the Indian Ocean rescuers turned full attention to getting food and ...
SF Bartenders Offer Suggestions For Hangover Cures
For many Bay Area residents the first day of the year is often painful as they recover from the effects of their revelry the night before. To combat this problem, San Francisco bartenders are offering their own methods for curing hangovers. "Lots of water. A glass with every drink should ...
Storms Close Five San Mateo County Beaches
The San Mateo County Health Services Department reports that five beach locations are closed due to reported sewage overflow caused by the recent storm. According to the department, the closures are in effect for the following beaches: Pacifica State Beach at Linda Mar Surfers Beach near the southern Pillar Point ...
14-Year-Old Carjack Victim Found
The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office reports that a 14-year-old boy that was kidnapped during a carjacking Thursday night has been located but the suspect is still outstanding. Video On Demand: Esther Miller Reports On Teen's Harrowing Kidnapping The abduction reportedly took place at 6512 Arlington Blvd., an address in ...
Stories for Thursday, December 30
Near Record Snow Continues Over Sierra
A series of ever-strengthening year-end storms swept over the Sierra and across northern Nevada on Thursday, all but halting traffic over the two mountain passes linking Northern California with the rest of the nation. Video On Demand: Sierra Highway Closures Make Travel A Nightmare Video On Demand: Robert Handa On ...
Car Found, But Suspect And Boy Still Missing
A 14-year-old boy kidnapped during a carjacking in Contra Costa County tonight is still missing, though the car has been recovered, according to California Highway Patrol Sgt. Wayne Ziese. The abduction reportedly took place at 6512 Arlington Blvd., an address in east Richmond Heights, which is an unincorporated area of ...
Red Raiders Steal Cal's Thunder
The California Golden Bears have been messed over something fierce by teams from Texas this month.If getting knocked out of the Rose Bowl by the Texas Longhorns wasn't bad enough, the No. 4 Golden Bears were flat out humiliated 45-31 by the No. 23 Texas Tech Red Raiders in the ...
Beardslee Asks Governor For Clemency
A Redwood City man who is scheduled to be executed on Jan. 19 asked Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today to exercise clemency and commute his sentence to life in prison without parole. The clemency petition filed by lawyers for Donald Beardslee, 61, argues that exceptional circumstances, including alleged lifelong brain damage ...
Navy Wins SF's Emerald Bowl
Aaron Polanco ran for three touchdowns and passed for another, and Navy capped the academy's best season in 99 years with a 34-19 win over New Mexico in the Emerald Bowl on Thursday. Polanco scored on runs of 14, 1 and 27 yards and completed a 61-yard touchdown pass to ...
CYA Halts Work Crews While Investigating Escape
The California Youth Authority temporarily ended all its work and public service crews Thursday while it investigates the escape of two wards incarcerated for violent crimes. Thao Lor, 22, who was incarcerated for second-degree murder, and Yatau Her, 21, committed for assault with a deadly weapon, both remained at large ...
Stanford Student Wells Thought She Was Going To Die
Laura Wales was packing her bags to leave the picturesque Thai island of Koh Phi Phi when suddenly the wind grew louder, the electricity cut off and water began gushing into her beach bungalow. Within seconds, a giant wave smashed the one-room hut to pieces. Wales, 29, and her friend, ...
Survivors Tell Of Battling Crocodiles On Indian Coast
First mammoth waves washed over their villages, leaving not a single hut standing. Then the survivors' ordeal began: days of thirst, hunger and miles of walking until -- just at the point of rescue -- a hungry pack of crocodiles tried to snap them up. The refugees lived to tell ...
California Corporations Open Pocketbooks For Tsunami Relief
California companies, many of them with ties to South Asia, are donating millions of dollars, products and workers to tsunami relief efforts. "The tsunamis have had a devastating impact on a part of the world where many of our customers and team members have family, friends and cultural connections," said ...
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