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U.S. / NEWS Mon May 12, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- A man was killed and a woman critically injured during a shooting in East Oakland early Sunday, police said. The victims of the 2:53 a.m. shooting on the 1800 block of 89th Avenue, who were each struck multiple times by bullets, were not immediately id.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 28, 2008 @ 8:04am neoform

SF Gate -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is offering rewards of $50,000 each for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for three East Bay homicides. The governor offered the rewards today for information that leads authorities to the killers in.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Apr 1, 2007 @ 2:20am neoform

CBS News -- Residents of 200 homes were ordered to evacuate Saturday as a wildfire burned out of control in hills and canyons in this city east of Los Angeles, authorities said. The fire burned about 1,400 acres, or 2.1 square miles, and had burned a shed and the.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 12, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

MSNBC -- The heat wave that gripped the East Coast over the weekend and into Tuesday claimed the lives of 17 people, and most of the victims were elderly. The Philadelphia medical examiner's office said eight people there died of heat-related causes in the four.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Mar 19, 2008 @ 8:07am neoform

SF Gate -- Two men died in a house fire in East Oakland early today, authorities said. The victims were found in the back of a home at 2640 74th Ave. Their names weren't immediately released. Five occupants managed to escape from the blaze, which was reported.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Sep 4, 2007 @ 8:11am neoform

SF Gate -- A squadron of air tankers was battling a blaze burning out of control Monday night in the hills east of Morgan Hill in Santa Clara County. By 8:30 p.m., the blaze, which has been named the Lick fire, had burned more than 1,200 acres of timber and brush.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Aug 7, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

Washington Post -- Authorities staged three raids in suburban Maryland yesterday in an effort to break up a major East Coast car-theft ring that allegedly stole more than 1,000 luxury vehicles in the past year and shipped them to West Africa and the Middle East. Mercedes.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Thu Jun 21, 2007 @ 4:37pm neoform

Los Angeles Times -- LET'S CLEAR UP the geographical quirks first. There is the east side of Los Angeles, which is the part of the city of Los Angeles that lies east of the L.A. River. It is home to neighborhoods like Highland Park and Lincoln Heights, and it is sometimes.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 20, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- Widespread showers and thunderstorms were expected to continue Wednesday throughout the East Coast as well as the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley. Skies in the Northeast were to clear late in the day as the cold front bringing the rain mov.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 21, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- Thunderstorms swirled over the northern Plains early Monday -- raising fears of strong winds, damaging hail and tornadoes -- while a warm day dawned over the Midwest and Southeast. Thunderstorms were forecast in the Rockies and western Plains, though t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 30, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

SF Gate -- The East Bay hunkered down Sunday and braced for commute bedlam. At kids' soccer games, inside Peet's Coffee, in line at Trader Joe's, nearly everywhere, people were trying to decipher the MacArthur Maze wreckage and how they might avoid the coming cha.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 23, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- A storm sliding into the Plains will bring thunderstorms, large hail and gusty winds to parts of Texas and Oklahoma Monday. In the East, unsettled weather was expected to push through the Great Lakes and Appalachians. Clouds are expected to spread acro.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 16, 2007 @ 8:39am neoform

ABC News -- A hard-blowing nor'easter brought relentless rain to the East Coast early Monday, flooding rivers, stranding airline passengers and prompting evacuations from New Jersey to West Virginia. Cars were stuck in the water on numerous roadways, hundreds of f.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 16, 2007 @ 8:38am neoform

CNN -- One of the nastiest spring nor'easters in years roared over the East Coast early Monday, bringing umbrella-breaking wind and relentless rain that forced evacuations from New Jersey to West Virginia. Residents of many low-lying areas along the coast lef.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Apr 15, 2007 @ 9:22pm neoform

ABC News -- A powerful nor'easter pounded the East with wind and pouring rain Sunday, grounding airlines and threatening to create some of the worst coastal flooding some areas had seen in more than a decade. The storm flooded people out of their homes in the midd.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Apr 14, 2007 @ 11:14am neoform

USA Today -- A spring storm dropped snow and rain on the central Plains on Friday before speeding toward the East Coast, where it was expected to create a messy weekend. Up to 8 inches of snow fell over parts of western Kansas by early afternoon, making driving tou.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 10, 2007 @ 11:42pm neoform

CNN -- East Timor's presidential election will require a second round of voting, preliminary results showed Wednesday, shattering chances for an early resolution to a vote many hoped would bring stability to the volatile young nation. With around 70 percent o.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 4:24pm neoform

Yahoo News -- One of the two men accused of terrorizing Phoenix in a series of random late-night shootings thinks his notoriety deserves compensation. Dale Hausner called the East Valley Tribune from jail and requested a discount Tribune subscription as a reward for ge.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Mar 17, 2007 @ 9:49pm neoform

FOX News -- Cleanup crews were out early Saturday clearing snow and ice from Manhattan streets for the city's St. Patrick's Day parade, a day after a heavy storm buffeted the East Coast and caused the cancellation of more than 1,400 flights. The sleet, snow and fr.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Mar 17, 2007 @ 1:34pm neoform

ABC News -- Cleanup crews were out early Saturday clearing snow and ice from Manhattan streets for the city's St. Patrick's Day parade, a day after a heavy storm buffeted the East Coast and caused the cancellation of more than 1,400 flights. The sleet, snow and fr.. Read More