» SLIDESHOW: Castro Fire Hospitalizes Seven Firefighters rescued a man from the top of a burning building in San Francisco's Castro District Tuesday night in a sweltering fire that sent seven people to the hospital, a fire spokesman said.
» Mattel Announces Second Major Toy Recall Toy-making giant Mattel Inc. issued recalls Tuesday for millions of Chinese-made toys that contain magnets that can be swallowed by children or could have lead paint.
» SF Surveillance Cameras Fail To Curb Crime An arsenal of surveillance cameras posted at San Francisco housing projects have failed to lead to a single homicide arrest even though about one-quarter of the city's murders happen on public housing property, according to city officials.
» California Raises Tax On Sweetened Alcoholic Drinks California regulators voted Tuesday to raise taxes on flavored malt beverages -- so-called "alcopops" -- responding to arguments that the sweetened drinks contribute to underage drinking.
» SLIDESHOW: SJ Building's Secret Message Decoded The secret message being transmitted by the four rotating disks atop downtown San Jose's Adobe building that has baffled residents and visitors for the past year. That is until now.
» QUEST FOR PERFECTION: Drive For Beijing Begins In San Jose The sport of international gymnastics may have scrapped the perfect score of 10, but that hasn't stopped the nation's top gymnastics from targetting perfection as their goal. The road to the Beijing Summer Olympics begins Wednesday at the national championships in San Jose. They're Baaack! Paul And Morgan Hamm Return To Competition GOING FOR THE GOLD: Visa Gymnastics Competition Starts in San Jose The Hamm Bros: The Two World Class Gymnasts Speak At Visa Championships
» Saudi Official At Heart Of SF Domestic Spying Trial Soliman al-Buthi is a prominent religious leader in Saudi Arabia, a father of three, and a ranking government official.
» Good Bye Bill; Thanks For The Memories San Francisco 49ers royalty, family and friends were set to gather Thursday at a private service on the Stanford campus to say farewell to legendary football coach Bill Walsh in a ceremony that will include eulogies by the team's Hall of Fame quarterbacks Steve Young and Joe Montana.
» Police Warn Of Sexual Assaults Near UC Campus Police have issued a warning for young women in Berkeley after two UC students were victimized by a brazen rapist in recent weeks who attacked his victims in the lobbies of multi-unit apartment buildings near the college campus.
» Shuttle Blasts Off With Former Teacher Aboard Space shuttle Endeavour blasted in orbit Wednesday carrying teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan, who after more than two decades is finally carrying out the dream of Christa McAuliffe and the rest of the fallen Challenger crew.
