Michael Keenan, a 43 year old artist is in critical condition after rushing into a fire to save a dog. The dog isn't doing much better. What makes the story particularly intriguing is that in 2001, Keenan jumped into the Bay to save two people whose car had driven into the water. more ›

Turns out that the man who the US Park Service found throwing up by the side of the road in the Marin Headlands had a dead body in the trunk of his car. Suspect Scott McAlpin had been stalking and threatening his ex-girlfriend for over three years. McAlpin had been in jail sporadically (most recently last week, for failing to show up to a meeting of his anti- domestic violence class) but was allowed to go free after saying his grandmother was sick. Will the nightmare in Orinda ever end? Distraught residents are now worried that the deer shot last week is not actually the deer that's been attacking their dogs. One man, who witnessed the deer threatening his Jack Russell terrier, says he thinks the deer that was shot was too small. "It was not the same buck," he said. "I am concerned about the neighbors. The Department of Fish and Game is giving the community a false sense of security." Fish and Game says that the deer they shot was the correct one because it had dog bite marks on its ears. We'll see if further attacks are reported. And the SFPD is asking if anyone has any information about the beating of local artist Barry Nielsen, who was found in a coma on Bryant and Mariposa last Friday night. Nielsen was attending a friend's Open Studio event at Studio 212. more ›