California AG Brown to announce Nuestra Familia gang bust
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:01:11 -0700
The California Attorney General is expected to announce this afternoon “a crippling blow” to the Nuestra Familia prison gang at two news conferences in Oakland and Visalia.
Oakland schools' longer school day a good step
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:17:26 -0700
Oakland is a city where at-risk youth are all too often caught in the crosshairs of street violence, and any after-school program that keeps them engaged and away from potentially dangerous situations is a step in the right direction. The longer school day -... Oakland California - Oakland - United States - Education - Michigan
Byron Williams: Is this really what we want to fight for in Afghanistan?
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:01:32 -0700
Nadia McCaffrey, who lives in Tracy, CA, knows the pain that most parents can only think of in fleeting terms. The magnitude of the loss...
Gang raid follows months of intelligence gathering
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 08:18:33 -0700
VISALIA — Before the sun had a chance to rise over the Central Valley on Tuesday, Jerry Hunter had traded his suit and tie for an all-black tactical uniform. He eagerly rolled out with scores of his state agents driving unmarked vehicles of all colors and sizes. · View a slideshow |
Michigan Tea Party has some Democratic ties
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:42:25 -0700
Despite blanket denials from top Michigan Democratic Party officials, the elusive group that wants to call itself the Tea Party on the November ballot has been linked repeatedly to Democrats since it emerged in May.
Proposed pot farm angers residents
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:08:19 -0700
LONGMONT - The investor saw potential in the scrubby 67 acres tucked away amid multimillion dollar homes: He would turn the land into a vast pot farm and capitalize on the booming medical marijuana industry.
Super criminals blew their way into history
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:50:35 -0700
A 1920s gang of safecrackers, led by a former minister, finally met their match in Los Angeles. For a city as conscious of its criminal past as Los Angeles, our collective memory of local heists and homicides rarely extends back further than the 1950s.
Animal births at Calif. state airs in review
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:25:01 -0700
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Wounded cop's wife: 'Life turned upside down'
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:41:55 -0700
Nicole Young was at home when she got a call from her husband, Fremont police Officer Todd Young, who told her that he had been shot in the leg in East Oakland. He said he was OK. Thinking it was simply a minor injury, she loaded the couple's children into... Police - East Oakland Oakland California - Law - Law Enforcement - United States
Wife Of Fremont Officer: 'Life Turned Upside Down'
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:05:27 -0700
The wife of a Fremont police officer who was shot and critically wounded trying to arrest a suspect in Oakland last week said Friday her "whole life turned upside down" when she learned he had been shot. Speaking with a trembling voice to reporters at Highland Hospital in Oakland, where 39-year-old Officer Todd Young is still recovering from his gunshot wounds, Nicole Young said doctors ...
Clarkston Loses Its Police Department
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:38:05 -0700
Clarkston's small police department went out of business on Friday night.
Fremont Officer Shooting Suspect Back In Bay Area
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:59:52 -0700
A suspected gang member accused of shooting a Fremont police officer who tried to arrest him in Oakland last Friday was brought from San Diego County to Oakland Thursday, Alameda County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson said.
Man charged in 2001 Madison Heights murder
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:44:44 -0700
Defense plans to file for dismissal based on lack of probable cause.
9 Years Later, Man Charged With Murder
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:08:12 -0700
A California man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a Madison Heights man in 2001.
The Top 100 San Francisco Giants Players of All Time
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:44:08 -0700
The New York Giants were established in 1883. In 1958 the club moved out west, becoming who they are today - the San Francisco Giants.
Man Accused Of Shooting Fremont Officer Brought To Oakland
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:32:38 -0700
OAKLAND, Calif. -- A suspected gang member accused of shooting a Fremont police officer who tried to arrest him in Oakland last week was brought from San Diego County to Oakland Thursday, Alameda County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson said.
Man charged in 2001 Madison Heights killing
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:01:24 -0700
A California man has been charged with first-degree premeditated homicide in the 2001 murder of Troy Moross in Madison Heights.
Oakland slaying result of insults, D.A. says
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:42:15 -0700
A 32-year-old man shot and killed a man in downtown Oakland because the victim wouldn't stop insulting him, authorities said Wednesday. Michael McCurty, an Oakland resident, was arrested Sunday in Richmond in the slaying of Craig Ainsworth, 27, who was shot... Oakland California - Oakland - Downtown Oakland - United States - Counties
California State Fair rethinking live animal birthing exhibits
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:18:57 -0700
The bizarre escape – and fatal police shooting – of a pregnant cow at the State Fair this summer has prompted an examination of the live birthing exhibits that have been a crowd favorite for more than 37 years.
Oakland chief disputes crime claim after layoffs
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:05:26 -0700
Oakland's police chief is disputing a claim by the union representing police officers that the city's streets have become more dangerous since 80 police officers were laid off in July. The Oakland Police Officers Association said last week that crime had... Oakland California - Law Enforcement - Law - Police officer - Police
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