1 dead, 2 missing after boat capsizes near Alcatraz
Crews continued to search for the missing with divers, helicopters and 11 vessels.
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1 killed, 2 missing after pontoon sinks off Alcatraz
San Francisco officials say one person has died, two people are missing and 16 others have been rescued from waters off Alcatraz Island after a pontoon boat sank.
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1 dead, 2 missing after boat capsizes near Alcatraz
Crews continued to search for the missing with divers, helicopters and 11 vessels.
1 dead, 2 missing after boat capsizes off Alcatraz Island
Authorities said two people are still missing after a boat capsized off Alcatraz Island, updating an earlier report that one person was unaccounted for. One person died, and 16 others were rescued.
San Francisco mayor, fire chief speak after boat capsizes near Alcatraz
San Francisco's fire chief and Mayor Daniel Lurie detailed what happened when a boat capsized near Alcatraz Island.
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Lake Merritt street vendor who ignored warning from police arrested
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AccuWeather Forecast: Heat slow to retreat tonight; another warm-to-hot day tomorrow
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Update: Boat sinks near Alcatraz, killing one and leaving two missing in the Bay
A pontoon boat with 19 passengers sank between the island and the Golden Gate Bridge. Rescue operations continue.
Boat sinks in San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island
A water rescue was underway Tuesday afternoon after a boat fire in the San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island.
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Alcatraz boat rescue: 17 people pulled from water
Seventeen people were rescued and one person remains unaccounted for after a boat capsized near Alcatraz on Tuesday.
San Francisco boat rescue underway near Alcatraz
A dramatic search and rescue effort, centered around a pontoon boat, is underway in the San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island. A total of 19 people were aboard the vessel, fire officials say. One of them died.
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1 dead, 2 missing after capsized boat near SF Alcatraz, 16 others rescued
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The San Francisco Fire Department said crews are responding Tuesday afternoon to an active search following a passenger boat in distress, about 600-yards from Alcatraz Island, which has injured up to nine people and killed one victim. According to SFFD, there were 19 peopl...
Boat rescue near San Francisco's Alcatraz Island
Rescue crews are responding to an apparent boat fire near Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco.
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Coachella headliner Karol G adds fellow Latin superstar as opener for Levi's Stadium concert
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Bicyclist's death renews safety concerns on mountainous San Mateo Co. roads: 'Not your racetrack'
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Thousands of Bay Area PG&E customers face potential power shutoffs
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East Bay teen swims North Channel from Ireland to Scotland
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Taco Bell voluntarily removes some ingredients at restaurants amid parasitic outbreak
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Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida is struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say
A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Tuesday, authorities said.
Taco Bell investigated as lettuce emerges as possible source of cyclosporiasis outbreak
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SF to vote on drug-free supportive housing plan for homeless backed by Supervisor Matt Dorsey
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Raising Cane’s in Walnut Creek to replace longtime drive-thru
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Pet heat safety: staying cool in the summer
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