Stories for June 2007
Stories for Saturday, June 30
Stretch Of U.S. Hwy 101 To Close For Work
The California Department of Transportation will be shutting down all lanes on a stretch of U.S. Highway 101 in San Mateo County between midnight Monday through 5 a.m. Tuesday. The five-hour closure will extend from Broadway to Third Avenue along Highway 101. Southbound traffic will be detoured from Broadway to ...
Teenage Girl Suspected In Cotati Kitten Burning
A 15-year-old girl was cooperating with the investigation into the burning of a caged, feral kitten in the Apple Valley neighborhood last week, according to Sonoma County Animal Care and Control director Dori Villalon. Villalon said the girl was considered a suspect but has given a statement that will be ...
Three Die In San Francisco Shootings
Officers were searching for suspects Saturday after a violence filled morning left three men dead in two separate homicides. The first incident was reported to police at 12:18 a.m., a San Francisco police dispatcher said.A man was found shot near the intersection of 16th and 7th streets in the Mission ...
Stories for Friday, June 29
750 In The Books; Giants Lose To D-Backs
Barry Bonds is going to have a harder time enjoying his home runs if the Giants keep losing close games. Bonds hit his 750th career home run, an inning after getting a startling hug from a fan in a 4-3, 10-inning loss to Arizona on Friday night. The homer pulled ...
A's Help Yankees End Losing Drought
Mike Mussina stood in his locker and very calmly stressed the importance of the New York Yankees' 10-game homestand that takes them up to the All-Star break. "It's as important for us now to play well here leading into the break as anything we've done all season," he said. Mussina ...
Coughlin, Phelps Win At SC Grand Prix
Natalie Coughlin won three events, including the 100-meter freestyle, and Michael Phelps won the 200 fly during the second night of the Santa Clara Grand Prix on Friday. A five-time Olympic medalist, Coughlin won the 100 free in 54.12 seconds, her seventh straight year winning the event at the Northern ...
Film Critic Joel Siegel Dies At Age 63
Joel Siegel, a longtime movie critic for WABC-TV and "Good Morning America" who racked up five New York Emmy Awards for his insightful work, died Friday, the television station said. He was 63. The station said Siegel, who was famous for his weekly reviews, had been battling colon cancer. "Joel ...
Bay Area Toll Bridges To Get More FasTrak Lanes
The San Francisco Bay area's seven state-owned toll bridges will be heavily modified this summer to make life more convenient for drivers who use FasTrak electronic payment transponders. Over the next three months, the state Department of Transportation and the Bay Area Toll Authority plan to add more FasTrak-only lanes ...
Teen Suspect In Kitten Burning Comes Forward
A 15-year-old girl is cooperating with the investigation into the burning of a caged, feral kitten in the Apple Valley neighborhood last week, Sonoma County Animal Care and Control director Dori Villalon said Friday afternoon. Villalon said the girl is considered a suspect but has given a statement that will ...
Padres Get Bradley From A's
The San Diego Padres acquired temperamental outfielder Milton Bradley from the Oakland Athletics on Friday, the second time in just more than a week that the team decided to add a player with a history of blowups. The Padres sent Oakland minor league pitcher Andrew Brown. The Athletics are giving ...
Appeals Court Rejects SF Man's Compensation For Wrongful Conviction
A California appeals court has rejected a claim for $445,000 in state compensation by a San Francisco man whose murder conviction was overturned after he spent nearly 14 years in prison. The Court of Appeal said on Thursday that John Tennison, 35, hadn't met the "heavy burden of proof" needed ...
The Ultimate Baseball Fan Experience Official Contest Rules
"THE ULTIMATE BASEBALL FAN EXPERIENCE" OFFICIAL CONTEST RULESNO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN(1)ELIGIBILITY: The "The Ultimate Baseball Fan Experience" (the "Contest") is open only to legal residents of California, 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of KTVU Fox 2, Action 36 Cable ...
Suspicious Package Shuts Down Muni N-Judah Line
The presence of a suspicious package has stopped San Francisco Municipal Railway N-Judah inbound and outbound service early Friday between 26th and 34th avenues, according to police. An explosive ordinance disposal team was en route to investigate the package, located in the 2500 block of Judah Street. A motor coach ...
Amber Frey Opens A Day Spa
Amber Frey, the former lover of convicted murderer Scott Peterson, is opening a day spa in a tony Fresno suburb. Frey said she planned to launch Escape Day Spa with a Caribbean-themed, adults-only party Thursday evening in a Clovis shopping center. A trained massage therapist, Frey said she was happy ...
Shark Sighting Shuts Down Central Coast Beaches
A shark sighting led authorities to close the waters off Avila and Port San Luis beaches through Monday. A boater spotted the 15-foot shark between the two piers Wednesday night. The beaches remain open, but signs warn beachgoers of the sighting and state the waters are closed until Monday night. ...
Two Arrested In Terrorist Attack In Glasgow
Two men rammed a flaming sport utility vehicle into the main terminal of Glasgow airport Saturday, crashing into the glass doors at the entrance and sparking a fire, witnesses said. Police said two suspects were arrested. There were no reports of injuries but the airport -- Scotland's largest -- was ...
iPhone Customers Face Delays In Service Activation
Some i-Phone buyers are being put on hold Saturday as they experience frustrating delays in activating their cell phone service. A spokesman for AT& says most customers are up and running within minutes. But spokesman Michael Coe acknowledged that some were facing delays because the high volume of activation requests ...
Stories for Thursday, June 28
Peterson's Former Mistress Frey Opens Day Spa
Scott Peterson's former mistress is opening a day spa in a tony Fresno suburb. Amber Frey, a trained massage therapist, is launching Escape Day Spa in a Clovis shopping center. Frey dated Peterson in 2002. She later testified for the prosecution in his trial on charges that he killed his ...
Not Guilty Pleas In Marin Crash That Killed Teen
An Inverness man pleaded not guilty Thursday morning in Marin County Superior Court to charges in connection with a fatal vehicle crash that killed a 16-year-old boy. Deputy District Attorney Murat Ozgur said Gerardo Ramirez Larios, 32, pleaded innocent to second-degree murder, two counts of DUI, one count of vehicular ...
Santa Rosa Teen Will Be Tried As Adult For Fatal Stabbing
A Santa Rosa teen will be tried as an adult for the fatal stabbing of a man and the knife assault of another man near a Petaluma bar in December. Sonoma County Juvenile Court Judge Mark Tansil said 16-year-old Gibb Theopolis Olivarez met four of the five criteria necessary to ...
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