The federal government and the state of California sued the city of San Francisco on Wednesday over the city’s aging combined stormwater-sewer systems, which they allege can release raw sewage into the bay and onto beaches when overwhelmed during heavy rain, as first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. (SFGATE and the San Francisco Chronicle are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms.) Federal officials said the sewage threatens aquatic life and also puts swimmers, surfers and...
As students protest the war in Gaza at college campuses across the nation, several groups are planning demonstrations across the San Francisco Bay Area in conjunction with May Day on Wednesday. Local officials are advising people to prepare for delays on roadways and public transit, especially in Oakland and San Francisco. In San Francisco, one group is planning a march from 24th and Mission streets to City Hall on Wednesday morning. SF Municipal Transportation Agency said multiple bus lines...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho sheriff’s deputy died after being shot by a driver during a traffic stop, and a man believed to be the shooting suspect was later fatally shot by police, authorities said Sunday. Deputy Tobin Bolter was shot as he approached the driver’s window at about 9 p.m. Saturday in Boise,
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho sheriff’s deputy died after being shot by a driver during a traffic stop, and a man believed to be the shooting suspect was later fatally shot by police, authorities said Sunday. Deputy Tobin Bolter was shot as he approached the driver’s window at about 9 p.m. Saturday in Boise,
Authorities say an Idaho sheriff’s deputy is dead after being shot by a driver during a traffic stop in Boise
An Idaho sheriff’s deputy died after being shot by a driver during a traffic stop, and a man believed to be the shooting suspect was later fatally shot by police, authorities said Sunday.
The Long Beach Police Department on Tuesday released video of a man they suspect of shooting and killing a17-year-old girl last month. The video, about 55 seconds long, shows a man dressed in dark attire walking past an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Lewis Avenue at 8:20 p.m. March 26, the night that Briana Soto, 17, was shot. Detectives believed the man ran from the scene shortly after the shooting. Soto was wounded and transported to St. Mary Medical Center, where she died of her...
A few weeks after being traded by the Giants, former No. 2 overall draft pick Joey Bart is back in San Francisco and will face his old team for the first time Friday.
Three Kenner police officers were shot and wounded Sunday during a standoff with the suspect in two earlier shootings, according to the Kenner Police Department.
Upon further investigation, the CU Boulder Police Department was able to determine the weapon in question was an “air pistol that shoots BBs,” according to a CU Boulder alert. This type of air pistol makes sounds similar to gunshots.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton Police are investigating a reported homicide that occurred early Monday morning. According to the Scranton Police Department, first responders were called to the 1700 block of Pittston Avenue for a reported shooting around 2:55 a.m. Police say upon arrival, officers discovered a gunshot victim, identified as 35-year-old, Walter Chagon []
A suspect was shot by Long Beach Police officers during a foot pursuit and an investigation of the shooting is underway Saturday. An LBPD officer was on patrol in the area of 58th Street and Orange Avenue at approximately 11:45 p.m. Friday when he saw the suspect shoot at another man, the Long Beach Police […]