Copter crash kills two near I-680, Fremont A flight instructor and student were killed in a helicopter crash near Interstate Highway 680 in Alameda County this morning when the aircraft hit power lines and caught fire.
Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend.
Since a salmonella scare has caused many customers to shun what's normally a summer favorite, tomato farmers across the nation have had to plow under their fields and leave their crop to rot in
WHAT IF BARRY ZITO did the unthinkable? What if, before the end of 2013, he wins the clinching game that brings the Giants their first World Series championship since 1954?
"Quid Pro Quo," an odd little fugue of a movie, would be implausible, even laughable, if it weren't also marvelously played, visually composed and plotted with the utmost cunning.
Displaying plenty of confidence in the city's urban center, a realty investment group has agreed to scoop up five high-profile office buildings downtown through a blockbuster purchase expected to top $400 million.
Hiring felons a tough sell for businesses
From Avis: "So Oakland businesses don't want us to know they are hiring convicted felons. As a former business owner I can understand why they feel that way. Since I really don't want to take the chance of opening my home to any ex-cons, I am not going to do any more business in Oakland. "
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