Death sentence upheld for Richard Allen Davis

The state Supreme Court upheld the death sentence today of Richard Allen Davis, the repeat felon who became the catalyst for...

Chronicle 6.1.09 12:20 PM

Two S.F. killings in one day

San Francisco police have arrested three suspects in a slaying Sunday in the Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood and are seeking...

Chronicle 6.1.09 12:15 PM

Mayor was right: Homicides drop

Five years after saying voters should recall him if homicide numbers didn't drop, Mayor Gavin Newsom can finally point to a big...

Chronicle 5.31.09 4:00 AM

A look at Carver, California demographics

CALIFORNIA DROPOUT RATE: 2007-08 Statewide: 20% Asian American: 8% Filipino: 9% White: 12% Pacific Islander: 22% American Indian: 25...

Chronicle 5.31.09 4:00 AM

Prosecutors won't seek death for Yusuf Bey IV

Alameda County prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against former Your Black Muslim Bakery leader Yusuf Bey IV and an...

Chronicle 5.29.09 5:27 PM

LAPD has improved, Harvard study says

A Harvard University study of the Los Angeles Police Department released Friday found the department greatly improved since corruption...

Chronicle 5.30.09 4:00 AM

Man guilty of Palo Alto sex assault, kidnapping

A former Palo Alto High School student who played running back on the football team and once tried to join the Marines has been...

Chronicle 5.29.09 4:21 PM

Anaheim family arrested in kidnap, bank robbery

AP 6.1.09 9:32 PM

Police nab suspect in 3 Bay Area killings

AP 6.1.09 3:21 PM

Smoking bill revived in part

AP 6.1.09 10:47 PM

Contractor sentenced for failing to build sunrooms

AP 5.30.09 11:06 AM

Study: LAPD improved since corruption scandals

AP 5.29.09 7:12 PM

Fear of corruption _ again _ in mayoral race in NJ

AP 6.1.09 4:22 PM

Another 'black man did it' hoax sparks outrage

AP 6.1.09 1:09 PM

Fundraising by former NC first lady is questioned

AP 6.1.09 12:35 PM

FBI: Crime falls, but small town violence rises

AP 6.1.09 9:08 AM

AP IMPACT: Foreclosures add to hurricane hazards

AP 6.1.09 6:57 AM