Disgraced former KGO talk show radio host Bernie Ward, who was sentenced to more than seven years in the clink this last August for kiddie porn possession, was moved from the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin to a federal prison in Oklahoma, according to KGO. Dan Noyes goes on to say that Ward "could be sent to the minimum security prison in Lompoc, as he requested when he was convicted." more ›

Former San Bruno NASA engineer, Mark Zelinsky, was sentenced to three years in federal prison after admitting to downloading child pornography using a computer owned by the government while he worked at the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffet Field. more ›

Christopher Burt Wiltsee, 57, of Morgan Hill pleaded guilty this week to a charge of child pornography possession. This makes him the third ex-NASA employee to get busted fo having kiddie porn on his government-owned computer. According to the Gate: more ›

As many of you know, Bernie Ward, former Catholic priest and KGO 810 AM host, was fired from his job after the Feds hit him with charges of child pornography. Although he used the Pete Townsend defense that he was merely doing a little kiddie porn research, that doesn't seem to be the case. more ›

Yesterday's near perfect weather is now but a sepia-toned memory. Reports of a strange, icy substance, often referred to as "snow," is falling on Mount Diablo, Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County, Mount Hamilton, and (any minute now) Mount Tam. It's also blanketing the eerie Santa Cruz Mountains, resulting in the closure of Highway 9. It looks like many of you will have to take Highway 17. If you dare. more ›

Say it ain't so, Bernie! Wow. Former Catholic priest and SF radio talk show host has been "indicted on federal child pornography charges," according to the Chronicle. It seems that the popular KGO 810 AM host turned himself in to authorities earlier today. Although the "specifics of the allegations against him are under seal," said the authorities, we're dying to know exactly what happened. Because: whoa. Like, really. In addition to being a reporter... more ›

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You know that place MoMo's right across from the ballpark? Their former bookkeeper got sentenced to 15 months in jail for embezzling $175,000 from the restaurant. She used $100,000 of the money to buy collectible dolls. She'd previously stolen around $100,000 from the Hayward and Dublin Fishery restaurants, also to buy collectible dolls. more ›

We were avoiding posting on this -- but given the local angles and our own horrified fascination with it, here goes. Authorities in Thailand, working with the Department of Homeland Security, have arrested John Mark Karr (at right), a former substitute teacher with a history of questionable behavior around children, for the murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey almost 10 years ago. As the story develops, though, people are starting to wonder if he's actually guilty, or if he's just a nutjob who made the whole story up. more ›

roundup of the local weeklies. more ›