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DNA evidence, surveillance footage led to arrest in Michelle Le case - San Jose Mercury News
A neighbor, who did not want to be identified, said that most of the people who live in the complex on Monterra Terrace stick to themselves, and that it is "scary" to think she may have been living near someone involved with Le's disappearance. ...
Baseball: Detroit Tigers win 10th in a row, blast White Sox 14-4 - San Jose Mercury News
The person spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because negotiations are not yet complete. The agreement is likely to be announced this week. Yankees: Backup catcher Francisco Cervelli is out indefinitely with a concussion. ...
Richmond cops arrest man suspected of scamming $200000 from San Jose woman - San Jose Mercury News
Authorities believe that Maschino was attempting to use this information to escape from the US "He really messed with us,'' said the husband, who declined to be named. "Why would he do that to people?'' Police said the con man had been staying in ...
Amazon.com cuts California sales tax deal in stunning turnabout - San Jose Mercury News
... appear ready to call a truce, Amazon.com is offering to back down from its referendum drive to repeal an online sales tax in exchange for a one-year moratorium on collecting the tax, sources close to the talks with Amazon said Wednesday night. ...
Hayward police arrest former friend of Michelle Le on suspicion of murder - San Jose Mercury News
One of Esteban's neighbors, who did not want to be identified, called her a "bad neighbor" who threw items, including dog feces and a bag full of flies, out of her window and onto the neighbor's patio. She added that most of the people who live in the ...
Automakers bet consumers still want compact cars - San Jose Mercury News
General Motors is adding Saturday shifts in the fourth quarter at an Ohio factory that makes the compact Cruze, two people briefed on the matter said last week. Ford, Toyota and Hyundai also have scheduled overtime at compact-car plants. ...
Amazon showdown over sales tax to fizzle? - San Jose Mercury News
"We're trying to find a way to not have World War II," the source said. "There seems to be real interest in reaching an accord." Talks are continuing today, with Senate Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, and Senate Republican Leader Bob Dutton, ...
Dividing up a life - San Jose Mercury News
Janet, a Pleasant Hill resident who asked not to be identified by her real name to protect her family's privacy, says that while her divorced parents had wills, they left no specific instructions for the distribution of personal property. ...
In transition: Egypt slow to recover, especially in tourism - San Jose Mercury News
I had two people working for me," said one man, who asked not to be identified, seeking to sell horseback rides to tourists along a Dahab beach. "Now look, there are only 30 or 50 people on the beach -- for three hotels! I am scared. ...
Camels await riders at the pyramids in Giza, Egypt. (Lisa Krieger/Staff) - San Jose Mercury News
I had two people working for me," said one man, who asked not to be identified, seeking to sell horseback rides to tourists along a Dahab beach. "Now look, there are only 30 or 50 people on the beach -- for three hotels! I am scared. ...
Mobile home rent dispute flares in Watsonville Green Valley Village owner ... - San Jose Mercury News
Monday, one senior, who asked not to be named, said she's trying to sell her home because, living on $700 a month from Social Security, she can't afford an increase. In March, Marged McNeely, who's lived in the park since it opened in 1970, ...
Josh Willingham forcing Oakland A's to make difficult decision - San Jose Mercury News
"He was more mobile (in the past) than he's been this year," said the scout, who requested anonymity. "He was a better defensive player." However, the same scout believes the A's best bet would be to re-sign Willingham. "There's nobody at Triple-A that ...
Ayres avoids prison sentence - San Jose Mercury News
The father asked not to be named to protect his 25-year-old son's privacy. Ayres, 79, will now be sent to the Golden Gate Regional Center for evaluation. The center expects to make a recommendation by Aug. 30 on where Ayres should be placed. ...
Gang rivalry blamed for some of violence at 49ers/Raiders game - San Jose Mercury News
(AP Photo/Michael Macor - San Francisco Chronicle) Gang rivalry, not feuding fans, touched off at least some of the violence at the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders exhibition game, a source said Sunday. The explanation is the first to surface ...
Marin General Hospital offers 25 percent discounts to patients who pay bills ... - San Jose Mercury News
The man, who asked that his name not be used, said his daughter received magnetic resonance imaging at the hospital in June, and he received the bill in July, after his insurance company notified him how much his deductible would be. ...
Hayward home shot up weeks after similar attack on neighbor - San Jose Mercury News
A relative who did not want to be identified agreed with police that there is no connection between the two shootings. However, she called the latest one "ridiculous and cowardly," adding that she moved to Hayward from East Oakland in 2008 to get away ...
Man shot, killed in Menlo Park - San Jose Mercury News
He was about 20 years old and had a year-old daughter, according to one woman, who did not want to be identified. At one point a man identified by neighbors as Carl Purvis, the victim's father, pulled up on Pierce Road in a black GMC 1500 truck. ...
Man shot, killed in Menlo Park - San Jose Mercury News
He was about 20 years old and had a year-old daughter, according to one woman, who did not want to be identified. At one point a man identified by neighbors as Carl Purvis, the victim's father, pulled up on Pierce Road in a black GMC 1500 truck. ...
Protests briefly close four BART stations, delaying thousands of passengers - San Jose Mercury News
"I was in Civic Center and it was closed and they said to come to Powell and it was closed," said a 40-year-old Oakland woman who declined to give her name. "I need to go home and rest." Otto and Joanne Hottendorf and three teenage companions waited ...
Kaiser starts construction of seven-story hospital complex in Redwood City - San Jose Mercury News
One hospital official, who did not want to be identified, said Bay Area hospitals generally cost about $1 million to $1.5 million per bed. O'Brien said Kaiser started saving money for the project as soon as the state announced hospitals will have to be ...
US threatens Gaza aid cutoff after Hamas crackdown - San Jose Mercury News
JERUSALEM—The US will cut $100 million in American aid money to Palestinians in Gaza if the territory's Hamas rulers continue with "unwarranted audits" of local American nonprofit organizations, a state department official said ...
Pregnant woman fatally mauled by her own pit bull in Pacifica - San Jose Mercury News
A neighbor of the couple, who asked not to be named, said his family heard yelling Thursday and then, a short time after that, gun shots. They later realized the yelling had been the sound of the husband screaming when he made the discovery, ...
New California wildfire fee may drain agency's firefighting budget - San Jose Mercury News
At the time, administration officials said the key problem was that the bill requires the fee revenue to be used for creating defensible space around homes instead of actually fighting fires. Many local fire districts already have their own ...
APNewsBreak: New fee may drain firefighting budget - San Jose Mercury News
At the time, administration officials said the key problem was that the bill requires the fee revenue to be used for creating defensible space around homes instead of actually fighting fires. Many local fire districts already have their own ...
Two suspects arrested in shooting death of 3-year old boy - San Jose Mercury News
OAKLAND -- Two suspects were arrested in Pittsburg on Tuesday in the drive-by shooting that killed a 3-year-old boy in broad daylight on bustling International Boulevard, law enforcement sources said. ...