Union City News

A family's pit bull mix dog was euthanized one day after it bit a 6-year-old boy who later died at the hospital, police said Wednesday.

A 6-year-old boy died Monday after being mauled by a family dog, a pit bull mix, at a Union City home, police said Tuesday.

A 6-year-old boy who was mauled by a pit bull in Union City on Monday morning has died, prompting an investigation.

A 6-year-old boy has died after being mauled by dog at his grandparents Union City home, neighbors told KTVU Tuesday.

A 6-year-old boy has died after being mauled by a dog in Union City on Monday, according to media sources.

Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett, D-San Leandro, has named a Tri-City tech manufacturer as her district's "Small Business of the Year."

Anthony James Chavez, 45, of Manteca and Union City, was driving his 2000 Jeep Cherokee east on Horner Street, near Varni Place, when he lost control of his car at about 11:05 a.m., according to police.

San Francisco Bath Salt Company cautions consumers against dangerous new drugs pitched as "bath salts" which couldn't be further from what their namesake implies.

By Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, Calif., has been assigned a patent developed by Allen Chang, Fremont, Calif., and Wai-Keung Peter Cheng, Union City, Calif., for a "boost converter with integrated high power discrete FET and low voltage controller."

Engineers at Mechatronic Techniques, Plano, Tex., recently designed a motor-powered stopper to replace pneumatic and solenoid stoppers on some custom conveyors.

Frozen berries from Costco recently linked to hepatitis A cases continued to cause problems this week, when Target stores in Hayward and San Leandro alerted some customers that prescriptions were filled by a technician who may have contracted the disease after eating the berries.

The James Logan High School Concert Band has defeated several schools from around the nation to capture the student percussion championship.

Long before he knew who the next bishop of Oakland would be, John Hurley knew what he should be like.

By Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 25 -- National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, Calif., has been assigned a patent developed by Venkat Raghavan, Union City, Calif., Sheldon Haynie, San Martin, Calif., and Andrew Strachan, Santa Clara, Calif., for a "method for integrating MIM capacitor and thin film resistor in modular two layer metal ... (more)

A third-grade teacher who faces dozens of child molestation charges for allegedly kissing and fondling female students has been placed on unpaid leave.

A third-grade teacher at an Alameda County elementary school faces dozens of charges related to inappropriate behavior with his students.