ANTIOCH — Her first business venture in the United States ended badly with a surprise visit from the health department.
Maricela Gutierrez was selling raspados — flavored ice — from a small table she propped up in a Bay Point grocery. The inspectors snapped photos and threatened fines.
“They told me I’m not in Mexico,” she said.
Gutierrez could have done what most people do — give up and go work for someone else. She was in her 20s and had just arrived to California with... Read Full Story
BLACKHAWK — A blaze that ravaged a Blackhawk home Saturday started in the fireplace, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District officials said.
Residents of 696 Blue Spruce Drive said they were burning wood just before 8:40 p.m. when they noticed a “wind-like sound” coming from inside their fireplace, according to a fire district news release.
The family ran outside and saw flying embers floating from the top of the chimney and landing on their wood shake roof.
Saturday’s ... Read Full Story
One of four police officers killed in an ambush at a coffee house Sunday fought with the gunman and may have wounded him before the officer died just outside the doorway, a sheriff’s spokesman said.
Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer told reporters that investigators were asking area medical providers to report any people wounded by gunshots.
Troyer said investigators believe two of the officers were shot dead while sitting in the shop, and a third was killed after st... Read Full Story
Tiger Woods finally gave his side of the story Sunday — on his Web site, not to police — and took the blame for an “embarrassing” car crash that gave him cuts, bruises and public scrutiny like never before.
His statement failed to clear up any questions about the middle-of-the-night accident outside his Isleworth estate in which his wife told police she used a golf club to smash the back windows of the Cadillac SUV to help him out.
“This situation is my fault, and itR... Read Full Story
Members of a family of four who were killed in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday night near Novato have been identified, a California Highway Patrol officer said today.
Johnathan Maloney, 45, was driving a Nissan Quest with his wife, 42-year-old Susan Maloney, and their two young children, Grace and Aiden, east on state Highway 37 when a MINI Copper ran a red light and broadsided the minivan at about 9:20 p.m., CHP Officer Jon Sloat said.
All four family members, who lived in Sonoma, were pr... Read Full Story
ANTIOCH — Police are trying to determine how an 18-year-old Antioch man sustained a gunshot wound to the head early this morning.
At shortly before 6 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call about a disturbance at West 4th near L Street in Antioch. Police arrived to find a vehicle leaving. After stopping the vehicle, officers discovered an 18-year-old gunshot victim inside, along with three others.
The group appeared to be trying to take the victim to the hospital, said Lt. Patrick Welch, add... Read Full Story
A gunman burst into a coffeehouse Sunday and opened fire on four police officers as they sat working on their laptops, killing the three men and one woman in what an official described as a targeted ambush.
Pierce County Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said officers were looking for one male suspect who fled on foot, but haven’t ruled out an accomplice. It wasn’t clear whether the officers even had time to draw their weapons to return fire, Troyer said.
“This was mor... Read Full Story
Tiger Woods canceled another meeting with state troopers on Sunday, the third time he’s done so in three days.
He posted a statement on his Web site that said the accident was his fault, but failed to address the lingering questions about the crash that sent him to a hospital.
The statement was posted about an hour before state troopers were to meet with the world’s No. 1 golfer at his home inside the gates of Isleworth. A meeting was not rescheduled.
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Four police officers were shot and killed Sunday morning in what authorities called a targeted ambush at a coffee house in Washington state, a sheriff’s official said.
Officials at the scene told The News Tribune in Tacoma two gunmen burst into the Forza Coffee Co. and shot the four uniformed officers as they were working on their laptop computers, then fled the scene.
Pierce County Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said investigators believe the officers were targeted, and it was... Read Full Story
When is the last time you visited your dentist? If you have to think too long, chances are it has been a while. If it is time for your regular check-up, there is an Encino dentist that can help.
Many of us take routine dental exams for granted. However, they are vital for catching dental problems before they become emergencies. When dental problems become really bad, they usually result in a lot more pain and cost a lot more money to fix.
Consider that you have a little pit in one tooth. You ... Read Full Story
