University student who broke into four female students' dorm rooms and groped them early Friday has been arrested, campus officials said. Michael Escobar, 21, is being held at Santa Clara...

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kyle Williams answer questions during a news conference as he cleans out his locker at the 49ers NFL football headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Jan. 23,...

(01-27) 16:00 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A man suffered life-threatening injuries today after he apparently shot himself in the leg while waiting for a haircut in San Francisco's Fillmore...

education by increasing the amount of federal grant money available in low-interest loans and tying it directly to colleges' ability to reduce tuition. In an impassioned speech before 4,000...

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s failure to conduct required gas leak surveys on nearly 14 miles of its distribution system in eastern Contra Costa County - including one Danville neighborhood...

Raiders fan parking only, all others will be towed." "He was a real family man" who doted on his three daughters, ages 8 to 16, and two sons, ages 14 and 15, said his sister Bridgette...

The clean fuel revolution got a kick start Friday when the California Air Resources Board unanimously approved strict vehicle emissions regulations that will mandate production of more than a million...

State Senate district lines drawn by a citizens' commission must be used in this year's elections, the California Supreme Court ruled Friday in rejecting a Republican group's request...

Police are looking for Henry Leon, 19, in connection with the stabbing death of a 15-year-old girl Friday night in San Leandro. The girl was not named by police late...

Jeremy Abbott had a problem with one of his triple jumps just before taking the ice Friday night at HP Pavilion.Coach Yuka Sato told him to straighten his shoulders and sent him on his way.It was...

The Warriors, on a given night, can beat any team in the NBA, so this year's mantra goes. Not when they turn the ball over 20 times. Not when they get out-rebounded by 19. Not when two of their...

Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened in West Oakland late Friday. Officers responded to the 800 block of Center Street around 9:20 p.m., police said. A man was taken to a hospital...

People can now register to receive crime updates and public safety information from the Oakland Police Department through email, websites or text messages.Oakland police on Wednesday joined 4,600...

Alameda County is weathering the double storm front of prison realignment and the dismantling of redevelopment, District 1 Supervisor Scott Haggerty told a crowd of elected officials and business...

President Barack Obama will be in San Francisco to raise campaign funds on Thursday, Feb. 16. There'll be a reception at a location yet to be named (when he did something like this last April,...

Jeremy Abbott, finishes his program in the Senior Men’s Short Program during the 2012 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the HP Pavilion on January 27, 2012 in San Jose. (Matthew...

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s failure to conduct required gas leak surveys on nearly 14 miles of its distribution system in eastern Contra Costa County - including one Danville neighborhood...

Plans to renovate the Air National Guard site at the Hayward Executive Airport took wing this week, when the city approved a lease agreement that will include an upgrade of a historic hangar as well...

A's co-owner Lew Wolff is volunteering one-on-one chat time with fans Sunday during the team's FanFest at Oracle Arena.At least one VIP member planning to attend knows what question he...

BERKELEY -- Kenneth Warren had just left his uncle's barbershop Thursday evening and was walking up the steps to a home next door on Emerson Street when he was gunned down, his uncle said...

Original materials are saved to be used in the restoration of the John Marsh House as the California State Park and Recreation Commission, along with the public, visit the house on Thursday, Jan. 26,...

RICHMOND -- A woman was stabbed three times in the shoulder during an altercation outside a liquor store Friday morning, police said.Police were contacted around 9:58 a.m. by a woman at Kaiser...

As Ryan Price returned home from work Tuesday, he opened the front door to find his 4-year-old son, Johnny, walking toward him, his face a portrait of devastation."What's wrong,...

Even if shortstop Brandon Crawford's bat proves as capable as his glove and second baseman Freddy Sanchez stays on the field for the whole season, the Giants lacked a right-handed hitter for the...

MARTINEZ -- Murder charges were dropped in Contra Costa County Superior Court on Friday against a Martinez man who fatally stabbed a man during a September 2008 bar fight in an apparent act of...

Darting here and there ...-- We're not saying it won't work, but the Raiders couldn't have gone more against the Al Davis grain if they'd hired Marcus Allen.-- Dennis Allen is a...

DENVER -- John Fox and Jack Del Rio are together again. The Denver Broncos announced Friday night they had agreed to terms with Del Rio to become the club's new defensive coordinator. Del Rio, a...

MORAGA -- The Contra Costa Public Health Department is blaming norovirus as the likely cause of gastrointestinal symptoms that have resulted in a number of recent student absences.The department this...

O.co Coliseum Saturday where Ryan Dungey will strive to stay in first place at this weekend's FIM world championship. Dungey leads with only four points over Chad Reed and Ryan...

Lindsay Gottlieb has good memories of Maples Pavilion, something very few Pac-12 women's basketball coaches can claim.The first-year Cal coach was an assistant for the Golden Bears when they won...

Oakland officials say they won't allow Occupy protesters to illegally take over a vacant building Saturday.Occupy members on Wednesday announced their plans to move-in to an undisclosed building...

BENICIA -- Food Network reality show "Restaurant: Impossible" overhauled longtime family-run Pappas Restaurant on East Second Street this week. The show tries to rescue struggling...

Students in grades 6-12 who enjoy solving puzzling math problems are invited to attend the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival hosted by UC Berkeley on Sunday.¿Participants will work with...

Children from across the Bay Area will join local naturalists for the Winter Bird Count for Kids program around Lake Merritt in Oakland on Saturday.The free event, co-sponsored by naturalists from...

Sarah Jessica Parker has reportedly replaced Demi Moore in the upcoming Linda Lovelace biopic after Moore left the film due to health issues.The actress was hospitalized on Monday night after...

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) — Chicago White Sox general manager Ken Williams is still feeling his son’s pain. Kyle Williams of the San Francisco 49ers muffed one punt and fumbled another in...

TMZ ) — Some fans of the Fox network television show ';Alcatraz'; have been infiltrating guided tours on the real-life island to search for a top secret room that only exists on the...

SAN JOSE (CBS / AP) — San Jose State football coach Mike MacIntyre has agreed to a contract extension through the 2017 season. Athletic director Tom Bowen announced the deal, which gives...

Follow this company . Orum most recently was president of AFAR Media in San Francisco where he oversaw all operational aspects of the company's travel media business. Prior to joining...

seeks a different kind of jewelry prize associated with the National Football League.Akers wants himself a Super Bowl ring, and he wants it bad.The 49ers kicker who just finished his 13th season in...

The 49ers have had an amazing season proving that they are warriors both on the field and off. Throughout the year, one thing is certain that they would not be so strong without the unwavering...

Kyle Williams of the San Francisco 49ers muffed one punt and fumbled another in last Sunday's NFC championship game as the New York Giants won a berth in the Super Bowl. Threats and criticism poured...

(01-27) 17:16 PST San Francisco, CA (AP) -- State regulators plan to fine Pacific Gas & Electric Co. $16.8 million for failing to perform gas leak surveys in the wake of a deadly pipeline...