Tree Trimmer Electrocuted While Working At San Jose Home
A man who was hired to trim trees at a South San Jose home died when he was electrocuted late Wednesday morning, a California Division of Occupational Safety and Health spokesman said.
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A man who was hired to trim trees at a South San Jose home died when he was electrocuted late Wednesday morning, a California Division of Occupational Safety and Health spokesman said.
Two reputed gang members were ordered Thursday to stand trial on murder and premeditated attempted murder charges for a drive-by shooting in East Oakland two years ago that left 3-year-old Carlos Nava dead and two men wounded.
San Francisco's "Tamale Lady," who was banned earlier this month from selling her famous food at local restaurants, launched a crowd-sourced fundraising campaign Thursday to set up a brick-and-mortar restaurant in the city's Mission District.
The commercialization of space may not be moving at light speed, but it's probably going faster than you think.
Contra Costa County authorities said a police raid led to one of the county's biggest weapons seizures in years. Officials said Thursday that officers seized 56 guns, 30,000 rounds of ammunition and an unspecified amount of methamphetamine for sale at a Bay Point home.
An East Bay man will be allowed to stay with his husband and avoid deportation, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) this week.
The Bay Area and the entire state of California were preparing Thursday for a scorching weekend that could see temperatures hit triple-digit highs in many areas, even above 5,000 feet in the mountains, as a massive heat wave rolls through the West Coast.
This weekend's Pride celebration in San Francisco is expected to be an even bigger party this year, following the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decisions on same-sex marriage.
Most legal analysts think Proposition 8 supporters have slim-to-zero chance of preventing same-sex marriages from resuming once the Supreme Court's ruling becomes official in 24 days. On Thursday, county clerks offices were getting ready for the anticipated flurry of same-sex marriage license applications.
The narrow ruling said private citizens couldn't defend the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage known as Proposition 8, even after government officials refused to do so. That legal technicality has left many wondering about future hot-button ballot measures passed by voters but undone in court when politicians refuse to fight for them.
A man who shot and killed a young El Cerrito resident in an alleged case of mistaken identity in Richmond three years ago was sentenced Thursday to 77 years in prison.
The Santa Clara County sheriff's bomb squad disposed of three World War II-era hand grenades found in a home near San Jose Thursday afternoon, a sheriff's spokesman said.
The Mountain View company is lending its backpack cameras to a Hawaii trail guide company to capture panoramic images of Big Island hiking trails.
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a state spending plan for the coming fiscal year that makes budget-busting deficits a distant memory and funnels billions of additional dollars to K-12 schools.
For the first time in five years, an American brand vehicle has topped Cars.com's annual "Most American" list.
