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Celebrated Stanford mathematician dies at 40
Stanford mathematics professor Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal, mathematics' leading award, has died of cancer at the age of 40.Read More
Marin Boy Scout leader dies on hike
A Marin County Boy Scout leader died at a hospital Saturday afternoon after he became ill on a hike.Read More
Oakland man drowns on Russian River
A 19-year-old Oakland man drowned Sunday evening on the Russian River in unincorporated Sonoma County, sheriff's officials said.Read More
Beware of blue-green algae in water, officials warn
Napa Valley health officials are urging people planning to go swimming or boating to avoid close contact with lakes and other bodies of water containing blue-green algae.Read More
Teen who died at Lands End ignored warnings
A 17-year-old girl who fell to her death Thursday from a cliff at San Francisco's Lands End was walking in an area that is closed to the public.Read More
Mission Terrace homicide victim found dead
A man died in an apparent homicide in San Francisco's Mission Terrace neighborhood Monday morning.Read More
Teen, shot in chest with pellet gun, dies
A 15-year-old boy died after apparently being accidentally shot by a friend with a pellet rifle in Antioch Thursday morning.Read More
Police arrest suspect in Australian tourist’s death
Police said Saturday they have made one arrest in the death of an Australian tourist who died following a fight Friday morning.Read More
Inmate dies in SF county jail
An inmate in a San Francisco county jail in San Bruno died Sunday.Read More
Woman dies in high-speed highway chase
A female suspect was arrested Saturday afternoon in Clayton on suspicion of vehicle theft, evading police and vehicular manslaughter in connection with a chase that killed a Pittsburg woman,...Read More
Jury convicts Sierra LaMar’s killer of first-degree murder
Antolin Garcia-Torres was found guilty by a Santa Clara County Superior Court jury Tuesday for the first-degree murder of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar.Read More
Sierra LaMar verdict to be read Tuesday
Jurors in the Sierra LaMar murder trial have reached a verdict, to be read in court Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.Read More
Body found in bushes near Chuck E. Cheese
A man was found dead Sunday morning near a Chuck E. Cheese in Concord.Read More
Murder suspect continues Martinez standoff
A standoff with a murder suspect in Martinez is still ongoing Friday morning as negotiators with a police SWAT team continue to try to get the man to surrender.Read More
Marine Corps recruit collapses, dies in training
A 17-year-old U.S. Marine Corps recruit collapsed and died Tuesday while exercising in a Brentwood park.Read More
Lawsuit filed after carbon monoxide deaths
A wrongful death suit alleges that the deaths of a married couple by carbon monoxide poisoning at their Berkeley apartment in January could have been prevented.Read More
Police who shot Amilcar Perez-Lopez won’t face charges
The officers who shot and killed a Guatemalan man in the Mission District in 2015 will not face criminal charges.Read More
Inmate: Guards beat me, pushed my face in feces
A schizophrenic inmate who says he was beaten in his cell by three Santa Clara County correctional deputies in 2015 testified against them in a San Jose courtroom Tuesday.Read More
Driver killed in I-880 construction zone crash
A 21-year-old San Jose man is dead following a crash early Saturday morning in a construction zone on southbound Interstate Highway 880.Read More