Man In Wheelchair Killed On Caltrain Tracks In San Mateo
A person was struck and killed by a train on the Caltrain tracks in San Mateo Thursday afternoon, a Caltrain spokeswoman said.
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A person was struck and killed by a train on the Caltrain tracks in San Mateo Thursday afternoon, a Caltrain spokeswoman said.
A two-alarm fire in Vacaville Monday night quickly spread to two homes, killing a family dog although no residents were injured.
The family of a man who died while speeding down a Berkeley hill on his bicycle is suing a website that allows bikers and runners to compare their times on routes.
A man was found dead in San Francisco's Diamond Heights neighborhood on Tuesday evening and investigators are treating the case as a homicide, police said Wednesday.
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Longtime Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack, whose work is heard on the hits "Listen To The Music" and "China Grove," died of cancer at age 65, his manager said Tuesday.
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