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A coroner's report showed the child's death was a homicide and Daniel Contreras was arrested.
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Tiffany Rich’s bucket list includes new lungs and meeting the pop superstar. Listen to her touching request. #1989tourSantaClara
The charges all stem from a July 26 incident, where Daniel Frederick, 24, stole a Toyota Yaris from the Millbrae BART station parking lot.
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Wayne Bair killed his wife and attempted to kill himself in an attempted murder-suicide, prosecutors said.
The filmmakers of “Shaun the Sheep Movie” share the secret to Shaun’s universal appeal.
It's the second racist Facebook scandal for the Trump campaign this week.
The CHP is changing the way it hires officers, opening applications year-round.
Starring Omar Sy (“Jurassic World”) and Charlotte Gainsbourg (“Nymphomaniac”), “Samba” sways with a heartbeat.
Hundreds of stunning lightning strikes were spotted in East Bay on Thursday night. Did you hear the thunder or see lightning?
Los Gatos-based Netflix set off a nationwide conversation Tuesday when it announced generous paid leave for new moms and dads.
Each animal featured is available for adoption.
Buses on the 11 routes will also be on time more often.
Plus, an amateur preacher claims a town park "belongs to Jesus" as she delivers an unwanted sermon to children.
Dry thunderstorms could trigger fast-moving fires in the area.
4-H County members are learning how to sew pyjamas to support youth clients of St. Anthony's in SF.
The additional funding will go toward investigating and prosecuting cases involving workers’ compensation fraud.
Open air gallery takes over University Avenue
We love this quick and easy watermelon hack.
Incredible video shows officer's heroic effort dragging man from the tracks today in Sunnyvale.
Fogging will begin on Wednesday. Check the map for the treatment area.
Daniel Frederick, 24, spent three days in the hospital recovering after he was shot in the abdomen.
Scientist found internal hemorrhaging on the whale’s left side below its pectoral flipper.
An athlete from Albania feared missing since Saturday walked into a Hayward police station hundreds of miles away Monday morning.
Congratulations to Erin and Steve!
BART officials closed the tunnel for repairs this weekend.
All 41 cities, special districts and school districts in the county have approved a resolution for an all-mailed ballot election.
This is the third whale to wash up in Pacifica.
An Airport Police Honor Guard hand-delivered the album to the couple -- expecting a baby -- at their home in Modesto.
A Bay Area congresswoman is proposing the repeal of a Prohibition-era ban shipping alcohol through the mail.
Photos from residents, firefighters and local photographers document the devastation caused by our most recent wildfires.
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Tom Cruise’s superspy Ethan Hunt is back in “Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation.”
A new study by a financial advice company may surprise you.