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Notorious child predator dies in prison
- Convicted sex offender Kenneth Eugene Parnell, known for kidnapping Steven Stayner in 1972, died of natural causes at 9:10 p.m. Monday at the California Medical Facility, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced today.
Oil spill ship moves, but still in Bay
- Officials spent less than an hour today hauling the patched up Cosco Busan from a San Francisco pier to a much less expensive anchored area, U.S. Coast Guard officials said today.
Family members testify in penalty phase of Fregia trial
- Mark Fregia, convicted Monday of murdering his two children when he set his former girlfriend on fire in 2003, was a "gentle giant" and a good mentor, according to his cousin who testified today in the penalty phase of the trial.
Crash on I-680 kills Oakland woman
- A 22-year-old Oakland woman was killed in Milpitas this morning when she lost control of her car and slid about 200 feet down an embankment, California Highway Patrol Officer Todd Thibodeau said.
BART on time after MacArthur train probe
- Bart Area Rapid Transit trains are back on schedule today after police at MacArthur station in Oakland conducted an investigation on a train, said spokesman Linton Johnson.
Brothers granted $2M bail in pot case
- Two brothers facing federal criminal charges for a multimillion dollar medical marijuana operation in Hayward were freed from a Dublin jail on $1 million bail bonds early this morning.
AC Transit testing biodiesel buses
- The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District began the Cleaner Fuels Test pilot program today to test energy efficient fuel in 22 buses, according to program officials.
Early warning system may use text messages
- Contra Costa County Supervisors authorized the sheriff's office today to negotiate a contract for integrating cell phone text messages into the county's Community Warning System, according to Sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee.
Court denies advance notice of witnesses in alleged 'Down Below Gang' trial
- The U.S. Supreme Court today turned down a bid for advance notice of witnesses by two alleged gang members who face a possible death penalty in a federal criminal case pending in San Francisco. The high court declined to review a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that held the prosecutors don't have to turn over the names until shortly before trial.
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