Stories for December 2012
Stories for Monday, December 31
Young lifts Saint Mary's over Harvard 70-69
Mitchell Young hit a pair of free throws with 1.1 seconds remaining to put Saint Mary's ahead for the first time all game and gave the Gaels a 70-69 comeback victory over Harvard on Monday night. Saint Mary's (11-3) trailed by as many as 18 points with 2:35 to go ...
Head-on collision in Solano County reportedly leaves four dead
A head on collision in Solano County Monday night has reportedly claimed the lives of at least four people. According to the Solano County Fire Department, the accident happened near the Mokelumne River Bridge on Highway 12 east of Rio Vista. First reports of the accident came into the California ...
Police make arrest in connection with SF Sunday morning homicide
Police in San Francisco on Monday arrested a man in connection with a homicide on Sunday morning, police said. Andre Reid, 28, of San Francisco, who police believe stabbed and killed Eric Avila, 52, of San Francisco on Sunday, was spotted in the 2600 block of Mission Street at about ...
Reward offered in fatal shooting of teenage Oakland girl
Oakland police say a reward of up to $15,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest after a 15-year-old girl was shot and killed while walking in East Oakland Sunday afternoon. Investigators say Jubrille Jordan was gunned down as she and a 14-year-old boy walked to a BART ...
Deputies remove tons of equipment from illegal pot grow areas near Gilroy, Morgan Hill
A team of law enforcement officers Monday ended a three-day operation to remove infrastructure and tons of garbage from illegal marijuana farms in multiple locations in southern Santa Clara County, officials said. The Marijuana Eradication Team of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office took away miles of plastic irrigation tubing ...
Owner moves to keep pit bull that attacked police horse from being euthanized
There was a last-minute push Monday to save a pit bull named Charlie that attacked a police horse in San Francisco from being euthanized. Late Monday afternoon, the attorney for Charlie's owner obtained a federal restraining order preventing the dog from being euthanized. The move came as the city has ...
Democratic aide: Fiscal 'cliff' deal reached
The White House reached agreement with congressional Republicans late Monday on a deal to prevent across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts to government programs set to take effect at midnight, according to administration and Senate Democratic officials. These officials said a New Year's Eve vote in the Senate to ratify ...
Kardashian, West feel 'blessed' over baby news
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are feeling lucky about their first child together. "It's true," the 32-year-old reality TV star said in a statement on her site Monday. "Kanye and I are expecting a baby. We feel so blessed and lucky and wish that in addition to both of our ...
Suspect pleads not guilty in fatal Twin Peaks DUI hit-and-run
The woman accused of hitting several people and killing one while driving near San Francisco's Twin Peaks pleaded not guilty Monday. 23-year-old Gina Eunice is facing multiple charges for the fatal December 20th accident. In court Monday morning, prosecutors said Eunice had a blood alcohol level of .23 at the ...
Pediatricians promote benefits of recess
The American Academy of Pediatrics has two New Year's resolutions for schools: Keep the school nurse and don't drop recess. The recommendations are part of two new policy statements published in Pediatrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says there's a growing trend in schools to take away recess and ...
Suspects in Monte Sereno homicide may be arraigned this week
Two of the three new suspects recently arrested in last month's murder of a Monte Sereno man are expected to be arraigned on murder charges in Santa Clara County Superior Court later this week, according to Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police. Javier Garcia and Deangelo Austin, both 21, will likely be ...
US, Europe hope the new year brings better times
From teeming Times Square to an Asian capital hosting its first public New Year's Eve countdown in decades, the world looked to the start of 2013 with hope for renewal after a year of economic turmoil, searing violence and natural disasters. Fireworks, concerts and celebrations unfolded around the globe to ...
Harbaugh wants 49ers to rest their bodies, minds
As Jim Harbaugh sent the 49ers into a mandatory three-day break to "rest their minds, rest their bodies," San Francisco's coach and his staff busily began playoff preparations for the NFC divisional round in less than two weeks. That is, after he took a moment to congratulate his men for ...
Doctors: Blood clot located in Clinton's head
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton developed a blood clot in her head but did not suffer a stroke or neurological damage, her doctors said Monday. They say they are confident that she will make a full recovery. In a statement that revealed the location of the clot, Clinton's doctors ...
Roy Hargrove Quintet
Trumpeter/composer Roy Hargrove may be just over 40 years old, but his professional career has already stretched over half his life as he's established a reputation as one of the most versatile and hardest working players in jazz. Achieving both critical and commercial success is no easy feat in the ...
Celebrating New Year's through astronomy
Throughout the day on Monday, New Year's Eve was being celebrated all around the world. Kids at the Chabot Space & Science Center got educated on just that fact Monday morning. With the drop of hundreds of balloons at 11 a.m., they celebrated the stroke of midnight in Russia. Chabot ...
Obama says fiscal cliff deal close, not done
Agonizingly close to a New Year's Eve compromise, the White House and congressional Republicans agreed Monday to block across-the-board tax increases set for midnight, but held up a final deal as they haggled away the final hours of 2012 in a dispute over spending cuts. "It appears that an agreement ...
49ers part ways with Brandon Jacobs
The San Francisco 49ers parted ways for good with running back Brandon Jacobs on Monday, an expected move after the outspoken player was suspended for the final three regular-season games. The team said that even if Jacobs were to be claimed by another team off waivers, he would not be ...
Attorney: Death Row inmate was improperly shackled
A federal appeals court is weighing whether to overturn the murder conviction and death sentence of a California inmate whose attorneys say he was improperly shackled during his trial. Marvin Pete Walker Jr. has been on Death Row for more than 30 years following his 1980 conviction in the shooting ...
Raiders fire OC Knapp, 3 other assistants
The Oakland Raiders began an offseason that promises plenty of change by firing offensive coordinator Greg Knapp and three other assistants on Monday after finishing their 10th straight season without a playoff berth. Coach Dennis Allen also fired special teams coordinator Steve Hoffman, offensive line coach Frank Pollack and linebackers ...
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