James Franco’s ‘Golden State Killer’ movie lands a distributor
A film distribution company has concluded that there’s an audience for James Franco’s controversial next movie, a true-crime thriller in which he plays a detective on the hunt for the Golden State...
View ArticleMarin boater avoids jail term for attacking harbormaster
A Richardson Bay boater who doused a harbormaster with bear spray was placed on probation and ordered to perform 100 hours of community service. Kimberly Susan Slater was sentenced Wednesday by Judge...
View ArticlePalm Springs bomber, 25, from Twentynine Palms, acted alone, officials say
A 25-year-old man from Twentynine Palms who apparently posted a rambling, online manifesto against life and in vitro fertilization was identified as the suspect who bombed a fertility clinic in Palm...
View ArticleFormer Santa Cruz Warriors player could face execution over marijuana candies...
By NINIEK KARMINI, Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — An American basketball player in the Indonesian league was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the country, police...
View ArticleMarin judge sets trial in family homicide case
A judge has set Oct. 21 as the first day of trial for a San Rafael woman charged with murdering her mother. Tonatzyn Oris Beltran, 30, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Beltran is accused...
View ArticleMarin investigators accuse suspect of scamming seniors
A suspect has been arrested on allegations he targeted two elderly Marin County residents in financial scams. Balraj Singh, 24, of Torrance was arraigned Tuesday in Marin County Superior Court. Singh...
View ArticleJennifer Garner’s daughter blasts the wealthy after L.A. fires
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck better not be traveling on carbon-emitting private jets, and the ex-spouses might want to re-think their need to live in massively-sized houses, because their oldest...
View ArticlePalm Springs bomber, 25, from Twentynine Palms, acted alone, officials say
A 25-year-old man from Twentynine Palms who apparently posted a rambling, online manifesto against life and in vitro fertilization was identified as the suspect who bombed a fertility clinic in Palm...
View ArticleMusic agent Dave Shapiro and ex-Devil Wears Prada drummer believed killed in...
Tributes were pouring in across social media Thursday for music agent Dave Shapiro and drummer Daniel Williams, who were both believed to be involved in the deadly plane crash in a Murphy Canyon...
View ArticleThe next big earthquake: When is the Bay Area due?
California has dozens of earthquakes every day. Most are below 3.0 magnitude, so small that they aren’t felt. But a few, like the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, are massive, capable of widespread...
View ArticlePalm Springs bomber, 25, from Twentynine Palms, acted alone, officials say
A 25-year-old man from Twentynine Palms who apparently posted a rambling, online manifesto against life and in vitro fertilization was identified as the suspect who bombed a fertility clinic in Palm...
View ArticleMarin report finds county lacking on support of ex-inmates
Marin is not effectively helping former jail inmates find jobs after they’re released from custody, according to a new report. The review by the Marin County Civil Grand Jury found that employment...
View ArticleSeveral ocean earthquakes jostle Northern California coastline
Several earthquakes with epicenters beneath the ocean surface rattled the Northern California coastline early Monday. The quakes occurred off the shore of Humboldt County and were all located roughly...
View ArticleMary Lou Retton’s DUI arrest follows controversy over 2023 health crisis
News that Mary Lou Retton was arrested on a DUI charge earlier this month in West Virginia is sure to raise new questions about what’s happened in recent years to the decorated Olympic gymnast who once...
View ArticleSan Rafael commercial burglary suspect arrested after pursuits
Police have arrested an East Bay man linked to a series of burglaries in San Rafael. The suspect targeted the Harbor Freight hardware store on Francisco Boulevard East at least six times since...
View ArticleMarin Headlands sexual assault defendant gets prison term
A man who pleaded guilty to a sexual assault in the Marin Headlands was sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison. Esbin Ramirez-Garcia, a 28-year-old Mexican national, was charged with...
View ArticleScott Peterson’s hopes for freedom dashed when appeals court denies petition...
Scott Peterson’s hope that the California Court of Appeal would overturn his murder conviction were dashed this week when it instead directed his lawyers to return their case to the same Redwood City...
View ArticleMill Valley School District gets report on response to alleged molestation
The Mill Valley School District says an independent investigation determined it acted properly last year in the case of a teacher accused of child molestation. “The investigation found that the...
View ArticleBay Area city gets settlement in AI pornography case, while ‘Deepnude’ owner...
One of five artificial intelligence companies sued for allegedly enabling internet users to “nudify” images of anyone without their consent has agreed to a settlement, but at least one website operator...
View ArticleMary Lou Retton isn’t speaking to family since DUI arrest: report
A lawyer for U.S. gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton said she is “in good spirits,” despite being arrested last month on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in her hometown in West Virginia. But...
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