2 hrs ago | SFGate
Cops: Newark gunman fantasized about victim's wife
The optician charged with shooting and wounding a federal officer outside his Newark home had a "near obsession" with the victim's wife and fantasized about having a relationship with her, police said in court records released Thursday.
6 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Friday TV Picks: 'Michael Feinstein's American Songbook'
TV Picks for Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, include "Michael Feinstein's American Songbook" on KCTS; "Kitchen Nightmares" on Fox; and "Shark Tank" on ABC.
10 hrs ago | Patch.com
For more than 15 years, Hattie James has been coming to the Newark Pavillion every Tuesday night to play her favorite game: Bingo.
13 hrs ago | Inside Bay Area
Cal State East Bay debuts Spanish-language newspaper
The Pioneer, Cal State East Bay's student-run newspaper, unveiled a bilingual edition that includes a pullout four-page section with the main stories translated into Spanish.
El Nounou tops cast headed to league finals
Fremont senior Samer El Nounou will be one of nine returning league champions looking to repeat last year's success on Feb.
First Fremont red light camera protest draws backers
Thanks to the Internet and word-of-mouth, a Fremont-based group opposed to the use of red light traffic cameras attracted 30 like-minded individuals to stand in protest at the intersection of Mowry Avenue and Fremont Boulevard Saturday.
Fremont "Excellence in Education" Gala on tap
The Fremont Education Foundation's annual "Excellence in Education" Gala is going on a safari to raise funds for innovative teacher grants.
City, schools consider drug-sniffing dogs in Fremont
In an effort to reduce the use of drugs or alcohol on high school campuses, Fremont Police Department will hold discussions with the community to consider using police dogs on campus.
Mayor Wasserman posthumously honored in Fremont
The Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation posthumously honored late mayor Bob Wasserman with the "Love Hero" award Sunday morning at the First United Methodist Church.
2/9/2012 - K9Grass by ForeverLawn Chosen to Create Dog Park
The new city park opened this past summer, offering dogs and their pet parents a place to exercise, play and socialize in a clean, mud-free environment.
Three lanes blocked on southbound I-680 near Sunol after big-rig wreck
The three right lanes of southbound Interstate 680 are blocked just north of Vargas Road by a wreck involving a big rig carrying a crane, according the California Highway Patrol.
On Feb. 1 at 5:15 p.m., Milpitas Police Department officers responded to a strong-arm robbery outside Great Mall.
Soraa LED light may dim 50-watt halogen rivals
Soraa, a Fremont, California company founded in 2008, this week launched its first product, a light that uses LEDS .
California Is Home To The Worst Red Light Fines In The Country
The state's police force has become notorious for doling out red-light camera fines so high that they've become The typical fine for these violations is $480 nearly twice the second-highest fine in the U.S. , according to traffic site TheNewspaper.com . A single camera in Oakland, Calif.
Federal agent in critical condition after Newark shooting
The suspected assailant, Dennis Bagwell, an optician who lives in Piedmont, was held without bail at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin while prosecutors decide what charges to file against him.
Nicky Hayden Back Home Following Successful Surgery
On Monday, February 5, Nicky Hayden underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on the right shoulder that he had injured in late December.
Crime Map: Carjacking Report Turns Out To Be False; Domestic Batteries and DUIs Lead To Arrests
A summary of significant reports and incidents between Jan. 30 and Feb. 5 as released by the Newark Police Department .
This is Chico. Patch's featured pet up for adotion for Feb. 8. Chico is an adult, male Pit Bull who is very friendly and energetic, but polite and gentle with people.
Music is a universal language. Every cultural group around the world has some form of musical tradition.
Fur flies over proposed change to animal shelter law
Valley Humane Society would be negatively impacted if Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to repeal the 1998 Hayden Law goes through.