Oakland police conduct sex sting

"OAKLAND — Working with the national organization Perverted Justice, police on Friday night arrested a Swanville man in a sex sting.Scott H. Ely, 37, of Swanville was arrested on a charge of attempted sexual abuse of a minor.Arresting officer Rick Stubbert said Saturday...

California Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $22 Million in Counte...

US Customs and Border Patrol"California Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize $22 Million in Counterfeit Imported Merchandise (Tuesday, May 20, 2008) contacts for this news releaseOakland, Calif. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the seizure of...

Catcher Mike Piazza retires after 16 seasons

Mets manager Willie Randolph calls Piazza's retirement "the end of a hall of fame career." The 39-year-old is considered by many to be the best-hitting catcher of all-time." BEVERLY HILLS,...

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

There are many Cinco de Mayo festivities happening today.  Parades, street fairs, live music, good food, and drinking are just a few of the ways people will be celebrating.  Today is a day of...

Pray-in at S.F. gas station asks God to lower prices

"Twyman - a community organizer, church choir director and public relations consultant from the Washington, D.C., suburbs - staged a pray-in at a San Francisco Chevron station on Friday, asking God for cheaper...

Baseball, Softball: University of Evansville vs. Indiana

Taking the field for the Purple Aces:ball Roster 2007-2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003  #Full NamePos.B/THt.Wt.ClassHometown / High School / Previous School1Andy SmithINFR/R5-10160Jr.Evansville, Ind. /...

Threatening graffiti close schools in Chicago

School administrators are increasingly facing tough decisions whenever these types of threats are publicized. In Chicago on Monday, schools at all levels--college, high school, and elementary--were closed due to a threatening message scrawled in a university bathroom. ...

10 Car Crash on Golden Gate Bridge Injures 16

Massive Pile-up Injures 16 On Golden Gate Bridge Raw Video of Chopper view of Golden Gate Bridge Hwy 101 Pile up http://cbs5.com/video/?id=32575@kpix.dayport.com Update: 4:27 P 7:27 E, 23:27 GMT"SAN FRANCISCO...

Chris Webber retires

Looks like Webber's comeback with the Warriors is about to end, as is his colourful career." OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Chris Webber is ending his comeback attempt with the Golden State Warriors and will...

Buy It Now: Mastodon on ebay

What would you do if you found a mastodon skeleton in your yard? A California family have been dealing with that very situation, and have decided to part ways with the bony beast. Craigslist would have been ideal...

Kevorkian Plans Congressional Run

Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist who claims to have assisted 130 deaths from 1990-1998, says he wants to run for Congress. This pundit guesses he might have a problem consolidating the religious...

Australia, Mexico 1- 1 draw in Oakland

"(03-02) 21:23 PST Oakland -- It's a good thing the Beijing Olympics are five months away - both the Mexican and the Australian soccer teams need to get in a bit more work.  In an exhibition game that had as...

George Polk Award Winners include Josh Marshall of TPM

This is from editor and publisher.com but I like Steve Yelvington's take on the issue of blogger vs. reporter. I got the tip about what Steve wrote via my Twitter client, snitter, as an interesting side note. Those 140 character "tweets" are especially useful in snitter...

'SLIP OF THE TONGUE' Slam poetry delux

Schema Magazine put up this post on an amazing slam poem by Adriel Luis "Slip of the Tongue" and a video adaptation of it by Karen Lum.The video is okay but the Luis' words are just dy-naaa-mite."Wow. Standing...

Miami Dui charges for former TV reporter

"Former WSVN-Fox 7 reporter Lynn Gordon faces felony drug charges -- including cocaine possession -- in Broward circuit court. Gordon, 43, was stopped by Broward Sheriff's Office deputy Charles Grady in Oakland Park shortly after midnight on Nov. 15. Improper right turn on...

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