A dead man was found this morning in a ravine in the unincorporated Alameda County territory known as Cherryland, underneath some elevated BART tracks near Hayward. A neighborhood woman has surmised it may be a homeless man. more ›

The body of a 15-year-old boy believed to be the twin of another 15-year-old apprehended by police was found in a ravine yesterday in an unincorporated area near Hayward. As the Chron's reporting, police arrived at the scene after receiving reports of a burglary in progress. They found one of the boys in the house on Beckham Lane, with the gas turned on. He slashed himself with a knife and begged police to kill him. They subdued him with a Taser and took him to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, where he remains. more ›

A gas leak has been reported at Cal State East Bay. A backhoe tore into a gas pipeline, which caused the leak. "A Hayward fire department spokesman said it was a 3-4 inch gas main that had been ruptured near the dorms on campus, but that most students were out of the buildings attending their first day of classes," reports KTVU. "No evacuations had been ordered." more ›

Three Hayward men -- Shafiq Hashemi, 21, Mohammad Habibzada, 24, and Sayed Bassam, 21 -- pleaded guilty on Monday to shooting a 27-year-old man in the face with a BB gun. The incident happened on February 26 at 16th and Guerrero streets in the Mission District. It seems these pieces of human waste from Hayward came to SF with the sole intention of shooting men they assumed to be gay. How charming. more ›

After Bridgette Arevalo, a fourth-month-old girl, was declared brain dead on Saturday, her father has been arrested in connection with her death. The suspect, Hayward resident Jose Arevalo, 26, allegedly "made statements that led officers to arrest him for child abuse." Police said that the infant was "suffering from injuries that doctors thought were consistent with shaken baby syndrome." [KCBS] more ›

Two bodies were discovered at the Bay Cities Auto Auction at 29901 Industrial Parkway Southwest in Hayward this morning. CBS 5/BCN reports: "One body was found on the pavement outside the front gate, another inside a car on the premises, according to police." No arrests have been made. more ›

The only thing we know about Sonic Burger is that they have something called a Chili Cheese Wrap. Said wrap with chili and cheese contains Fritos corn chips inside. So, come December of this year, we'll be heading over to Hayward (311187 Mission to be exact) to taste it for the very first time. more ›

According to KCBS Radio, a small "two engine" plane "took off and crashed" at the Hayward airport. We'll update as soon as we know more. more ›

Three Hayward residents (of course) are sitting in jail facing attempted murder charges after kidnapping and beating a man they met online. The 22-year-old unidentified victim, a San Jose man, had "gone to a Hayward motel to meet a woman after responding to a social networking Web site." (Which site? Who knows. Since they don't flat out mention Craigslist, which MSM loves to do, we're going to call it out as onlinebootycall.com.) According to CBS 5, "When the man arrived at the motel, police say he was beaten by the three suspects. The three then allegedly used the victim's ATM card to get cash, drove him to the Bethany Reservoir and beat him some more. " He was fond the next morning by a fisherman. The three suspects are 28-year-old Rodolfo Aguilar, 32-year-old Salim Ahmed and 20-year-old Lydia Troche. See, this is why online sex hookups just don't work in the heterosexual community. Alas. Update: the online site in question, according to the SJ Merc, was mocospace.com. more ›

Yesterday it was revealed by SFPD that a 17-year-old boy, who was shot Friday in Hunters Point neighborhood, died at the hospital Sunday. This makes the 11th murder in San Francisco for 2009. N.A.W.M. Also, over in Hayward, a teenage girl was shot and killed last night. The incident happened at about 1:30 a.m. near the corner of 64th Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard. A suspect was arrested. more ›

A 23-year-old man took a bullet to the visage on Saturday at the Hayward BART station. The incident happened just outside the East Bay station on Saturday. And although the police are investigating the shooting, they have no suspects or motive thus far. Several people witnessed the brazen afternoon assault. "He was shot in the jaw, which caused swelling to his tongue and throat," explained Hayward police Lt. Larry Vargas. The unidentified man was shot with a small caliber handgun. How terrible. Just remember, we are all Unidentified Man Shot in Face at Hayward BART Station. more ›

Much to Mayor Dellums relief -- since this means he won't have to make yet another benign, angry-man speech -- a Hayward Chinese restaurant was targeted last night in the East Bay takeover robber spree. Last night a little after 8 p.m., two suspects brandishing handguns entered the Great River restaurant at 22218 Foothill Blvd, demanding cash and phones from patrons and employees. The suspects are described as "black males who were both wearing black clothing." In related news, Mayor Dellums has asked the community "to step up," to be "the eyes and ears"of the area, and "to observe" what's going on. (Yeah, you're pretty much on your own here, East Bay folk. Sorry.) (CBS 5, SFGate) more ›