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August 20, 2019 at 2:11 pm

Group seeks more details about raid on California reporter

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A nonprofit that advocates for more open and accountable government sued San Francisco Mayor London Breed and city police on Tuesday...

August 8, 2019 at 3:10 pm

Man dies in hospital; 2018 wildfire death toll rises to 86

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man who had been hospitalized since the deadliest wildfire in California history incinerated a town in November has died, raising...

August 6, 2019 at 11:07 am

Funeral instead of 14th birthday for teen killed at festival VIEW

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Mourners used colored markers to write messages on Keyla Salazar's white casket before a funeral Tuesday for the middle-school teenager...

July 8, 2019 at 9:42 am

Authorities: Boy dies after mother drowned his brother

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 7-year-old boy lost a fight for his life that began when his mother tried to drown him after she drowned...

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July 4, 2019 at 10:51 am

Strongest earthquake in 20 years rattles Southern California VIEW

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves...

July 2, 2019 at 3:14 pm

California mom charged in son’s death left parole in 2014

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A woman accused of drowning her 12-year-old son in a California irrigation ditch was released from probation in 2014 after her...

July 1, 2019 at 11:17 am

Mom who tried to kill baby held in his death 11 years later

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A woman who was prosecuted in Montana for trying to drown her baby son more than a decade ago has been...

June 28, 2019 at 10:52 am

40 tons of fishing nets retrieved in Pacific Ocean cleanup

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a mission to clean up trash floating in the ocean, environmentalists pulled 40 tons (36 metric tons) of abandoned fishing...

June 20, 2019 at 7:13 am

Suspect in death of California officer has a troubled past VIEW

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man with a history of domestic violence restraining orders gunned down a rookie California police officer and continued firing, preventing...

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June 19, 2019 at 9:09 am

10-year-old Colorado girl ‘overwhelmed’ after Yosemite climb VIEW

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 10-year-old Colorado girl scaled Yosemite National Park's El Capitan and may have become the youngest person to climb one of...