Sacramento Bee'Back where I belong': Pablo Sandoval discusses journey back to GiantsSacramento BeeThe man affectionately known as “Kung Fu Pandaâ€� opens with how he learned he was being called up to San Francisco after spending nine games with the River Cats. “I thought I was dreaming,â€� Sandoval wrote. “I couldn't believe it. I went numb […]

CBS San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Electrician Fired For Connection To Virginia RallyCBS San Francisco Bay AreaSAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A Bay Area electrician was fired from his job Wednesday after his employer found out he was scheduled to speak at last weekend's violent white supremacist rally in Virginia. John Ramondetta, who reportedly was […]

CBS San Francisco Bay AreaDebate Over Planned 'Patriot Prayer' In San Francisco Heats UpCBS San Francisco Bay AreaSAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — Fear of a violent confrontation was simmering Wednesday ahead of a rally planned in San Francisco's Crissy Field in late August as local leaders called for reconsideration. The National Park Service has already […]

FortuneNew tower fuels concerns over changing face of San FranciscoABC NewsIn this image depiction provided by LED artist Jim Campbell, the outline of two dancers captured mid-motion is displayed on the nine-story electronic art installation atop the $1.1 billion Salesforce Tower under construction in San Francisco ...Salesforce Tower Is Now San Francisco's Tallest BuildingFortune$1 billion […]

San Francisco ChronicleStarbucks awards $63K grant to Berkeley's 1951San Francisco ChronicleBerkeley's 1951 Coffee Company got a financial refill this week as coffee behemoth Starbucks awarded the nonprofit business a $63,000 grant to expand its barista training program. The East Bay coffee shop was one of 41 civic-minded organizations ...and more »

CBS New YorkSuspect Punched MTA Worker In Astoria, Queens Station, Police SayCBS New YorkNEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police were searching Wednesday for a suspect who they say punched an MTA worker in the face after the employee chastised him for doing pull-ups inside a subway train in Queens. The NYPD said around 1:10 p.m. ...

CBS New YorkNew Proposal Could Create Secondary Garment District In Sunset Park, BrooklynCBS New YorkNEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Fashionistas may no longer be able to descend on one central location to satisfy their sartorial palettes. City leaders are proposing lifting zoning regulations in the Garment District. Through decades of changing film and ...

CBS New YorkFallout Continues Over President Trump's Charlottesville CommentsCBS New YorkAs CBS2's Dick Brennan reported, the president left Trump Tower Wednesday afternoon and headed back to his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, amidst the swirling controversy over his remarks a day earlier. President Trump is facing criticism from ...and more »

CBS New YorkFBI Agent Injured When Flash Grenade Detonates At Federal PlazaCBS New YorkNEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – An FBI agent was injured when a flash grenade prematurely detonated at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan, police said. Emergency crews were called to the heavily guarded plaza around 1 p.m. Wednesday. The grenade went off ...and more »

CBS New YorkJets Sign WR Thompkins, Waived/Injured S MiddletonCBS New YorkFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Jets have signed wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins and waived/injured safety Doug Middleton. Thompkins returns to the Jets after playing seven games with them during the 2015 season. He was ...and more »

Long Beach Press TelegramThe Latest: Nude suspect sits on Los Angeles harbor craneWashington PostLOS ANGELES — The Latest on a car theft suspect perched on a crane in Los Angeles harbor (all times local):. 8:30 p.m.. A suspected car thief has been perched high atop a Port of Los Angeles loading crane for well over […]

Swish AppealLos Angeles is hard-core — a well-oiled machineSwish AppealWashington, DC — The Los Angeles Sparks aren't trying to lose the WNBA Playoffs No. 2 seed. An ideal feat would be jumping the Minnesota Lynx for No. 1, however, they're still two and a half games behind. But the Sparks' focus was on the Washington ...Three […]

ESPNTommy Hawkins, former Lakers and Notre Dame star, dies at 80ESPNLOS ANGELES -- Tommy Hawkins, the first black athlete to earn All-American honors in basketball at Notre Dame and who played for the Los Angeles Lakers during a 10-year NBA career, has died. He was 80. Hawkins died Wednesday in Malibu, according ...Former Laker and local […]

Las Vegas Review-JournalLos Angeles subway system testing out body scannersLas Vegas Review-JournalAs commuters raced to get on their trains Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched a two-day pilot program. But officials quickly experienced a hiccup when a scanner being demonstrated Wednesday morning at ...Body scanners being piloted in Los Angeles subway systemABC Newsall […]

LA Daily News'Western Weekend' among movie screening events in the Los Angeles areaLA Daily News5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 323-857-6010. www.lacma.com. Movie at The Wiltern: “This Is Spinal Tapâ€� (1984), 8 p.m. Aug. 22. Doors open, 7 p.m. Backstage tour for VIP backstage ticket holders, 7:15 p.m. Tickets $15; $30 reserved seating in VIP ...and […]

Las Vegas Review-JournalVeteran firefighter named new North Las Vegas fire chiefLas Vegas Review-JournalNorth Las Vegas is getting a new fire chief after going through two temporary leaders over the past year. Joseph Calhoun, a veteran of the Portage Fire Department in northwest Indiana, was sworn in Wednesday night as head of the North Las Vegas […]

Las Vegas Review-JournalPerson shot at a central Las Vegas Valley shopping centerLas Vegas Review-JournalLas Vegas police respond to the scene of a shooting at a shopping center at Spring Mountain Road and Valley View Boulevard in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto. Las Vegas police ...1 shot in stomach […]

Las Vegas Review-JournalDistrict Attorney in Las Vegas Says He'll Run Again in 2018U.S. News & World ReportWolfson is a former deputy district attorney and defense attorney who served nearly eight years on the Las Vegas City Council before he was appointed district attorney in February 2012. He replaced David Roger, who resigned. Wolfson was elected […]

Las Vegas Review-JournalLas Vegas woman pleads guilty to throwing kids from windowLas Vegas Review-JournalIbarra had refused psychiatric treatment and stopped taking prescribed antidepressants just before the attempted murder-suicide, according to a Las Vegas police arrest report. Ibarra's daughter suffered multiple facial fractures and cuts and exhibited ...

Washington PostLas Vegas radio group reverses plan to ignore the Golden Knights in first seasonWashington PostUPDATE 5:30 P.M. EDT. CBS Radio Las Vegas has backed down from its intention to ignore the Golden Knights NHL team in their inaugural NHL season. “With six radio stations in Las Vegas we have always prided ourselves on informing, […]