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SAN FRANCISCO—A San Francisco judge imposed the maximum sentence allowed by law against Pacific Gas and Electric Company for violating pipeline safety standards after an natural gas explosion killed eight people, and injured dozens more in 2010. PG&E was convicted of six felony charges and sentenced to a five-year probation period, a $3 million fine, independent safety monitoring, and 10,000...

CALIFORNIA—The University Of California's Board Of Regents organized a two day meeting in San Francisco to discuss a potential tuition hike. The proposed tuition hike is 2.5 percent for fall of 2016-2017 and can go up to 5 percent by 2019, if implemented. The proposed hike has been received with state wide student protests, including a main staging at the UC Berkeley...

HAYWARD—A 16-year-old boy was shot Monday, January 23 in a drive-by shooting in Alameda County near Hayward, authorities reported. Around 6:45 p.m. deputies responded to a report of a shooting on Princeton Street at Smalley Avenue, which is just outside Hayward city limits. The victim was found lying in the street. He was pronounced dead at the scene noted Sgt....

HOLLYWOOD—Movie star and TV actress Mary Tyler Moore died on Wednesday, January 25 at the age of 80 in a hospital in Connecticut with her husband Dr. Robert Levine and friends by her side. TMZ first reported the news of the Moore's condition reporting that a source informed them that the actress had been on a respirator for more than...

OAKLAND—A deep sinkhole opened up on southbound Highway 13 in Oakland on Monday, January 23. The sinkhole caused the left lane of the highway to be blocked off. It led to the  closure of the connecting ramp from Highway 24. A Facebook post from the Oakland office of California Highway Patrol called the sinkhole “Steve,” saying it “was born” around 5:30...

TRUCKEE—An avalanche toppled down Highway 89 near Truckee on Monday, January 23, burying two cars and trapping the occupants inside, officials from the California Highway Patrol reported. The avalanche measured 200 feet wide and 12 feet high. “The snow billowed down a hill about 12:45 a.m. and onto the highway between Alpine Meadows Road and Tahoe City,” said California Highway Patrol...

BERKELEY—On Monday, January 23, Berkeley residents Roger Morash, 35, his wife, Valerie Morash, 32, and their two cats were found dead inside their apartment on the 3000 block of Deakin Street. The incident was reported by the Berkeley Police Department at around 4:00 p.m. BPD representative Byron White disclosed that a friend, whose identity has not been released stopped by the apartment around 1:00...

SAN FRANCISCO—A computer problem caused Untied Airlines to ground all domestic flights for nearly an hour around the country on January 22,  the Federal Aviation Administration said. According to a statement from United Airlines spokeswoman Maddie King, the ground stop was issued at 3:30 p.m. due an IT issue. "We are working as quickly as possible to resolve this issue and...

PACIFICA—Onlookers retrieved an unconscious paraglider's body from the Pacific Ocean in Pacifica at around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, the North County Fire Authority said. South San Francisco resident Solomon Lee, 59, had reportedly lost lift due to air currents and landed in the ocean while gliding over the coastal cliffs, ABC 7 news reported. The bystanders pulled Lee to...

CALIFORNIA—A new child safety law issued by the state of California went into effect in January 2017. The new law makes it mandatory for all kids under the age of 2 to be buckled up in rear-facing car seats. Previous child safety car laws required all kids under the age of 8 years-old to sit in booster seats, securely fastened with seat belts.  Assembly Bill No. 53 makes it mandatory...