Jury selection concluded Tuesday in federal court in Oakland, clearing the way for a trial expected to last about six weeks. Thao faces bribery, fraud and corruption charges stemming from an investigation that drew national attention when FBI agents raided her home more than two years ago.
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PG&E is warning that more than 11,000 customers in the North and East Bay may see power shutoffs between Wednesday evening and Saturday because of a forecast of dry and windy weather that poses a high wildfire risk....
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The Fresno County District Attorney's Office has filed charges against the off-duty ICE agent who was shot during an alleged assault in central Fresno....
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California voters are being asked to weigh in on Proposition 38, a multibillion-dollar medical research bond. Here's what to know about the measure.
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At a San Anselmo town council meeting on Tuesday, one item on the agenda was the considering of a ban on all tobacco products. There are four different options as to how the town could go about this, including the option of doing nothing....
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As our El Niño winter approaches, now is the time to prepare. According to FEMA, more than 40% of flood claims occur outside designated high-risk flood zones. So, even if you don't live in a high-risk area -- should you get flood insurance?...
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(KRON) -- Deputies with the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office arrested who they called a "prolific" copper thief Saturday after a days-long investigation and recovering hundreds of pounds of copper components. On Oct. 8, a Santa Rosa property owner told police someone had broken int...
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In the latest Pope Leo surgery news, the Vatican says he has lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed. He has lung adenocarcinoma.
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The mayor said the city would modify staircase requirements in new apartment buildings ahead of the implementation of any actual code or policy.
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Metallica Rose Harrison allegedly killed Charles Harrison and her son, ID'd in the complaint as T.H., in a double homicide at Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun, Pennsylvania....
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Five men and seven women have been selected as jurors in the federal corruption trial of recalled former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- A San José couple faces felony child neglect charges after their 8-year-old daughter, Aurora, died from an asthmatic attack inside a home with deplorable living conditions. Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced the charges, stating t...
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(KRON) -- A mother and her two young children, a toddler and a 10-month-old, went through a traumatizing experience Monday morning when a stranger tried to steal the 10-month-old baby from their stroller. Just after 8 a.m., Santa Rosa police responded to reports of a "disturbance...
