Charges tossed for suspect in elderly beatings

20 August 2008, 12:57 am

OAKLAND, Calif. - A man accused of robbing and beating two elderly Berkeley men, who later died, will be released because there isn't enough evidence to prosecute him.... read more

East County train back on track

19 August 2008, 2:29 pm

A steady stream of traffic runs across the railroad crossing of the dormant Mococo line of the Union Pacific railroad at Lone Tree Way and Fairview Avenue in Brentwood, Calif., on Wednesday August 6, 2008.... read more

Foreclosed properties become rentals

19 August 2008, 6:20 am

AS the mortgage meltdown forces more homes into foreclosure in the Bay Area, some of these properties are being picked up by investors who are putting them back into the rental market.... read more

Toddler Shot In Double-Murder Suicide Dies

18 August 2008, 4:51 pm

A 4-year-old boy who was shot by his father in a double murder-suicide in Bay Point Aug.... read more

Price report: No housing floor yet

17 August 2008, 4:56 pm

An auction sign is in the window of a foreclosed home at 168 5th Street in Richmond, Calif., on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.... read more

San Pablo Hospital Emerges From Bankruptcy

15 August 2008, 4:39 pm

A plan for the agency operating Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo to emerge from bankruptcy protection was approved by a federal bankruptcy judge in Oakland on Thursday.The plan by the West Contra Costa ...... read more