SF News Woman Jumps to Death During Tenderloin Fire Early Sunday morning, a woman jumped to her death from an eighth floor apartment building at 888 O'Farrell. The scene, according to SF Appeal, was grim. The unidentified woman, while jumping from the
SF News Man Struck, Killed By 47 Van Ness Bus Update: The death was ruled a suicide. A man was struck and killed by the 47 Van Ness bus on Saturday evening at South Van Ness and Market. Some witnesses say they saw
Arts & Entertainment Vigil Tonight for German Cyclist Killed at Masonic & Turk A candlelight walk and community vigil will be held to honor slain (if you will) cyclist Yannick Linke (Nils Linke) who was killed by an allegedly intoxicated motorist on Masonic last week. Tonight's
SF News KPIX Newscaster Dave McElhatton Dies Today, former KPIX "Eyewitness News" anchor Dave McElhatton died "of a stroke-related illness in Rancho Mirage." He was 81. [AP]
SF News Man Falls to His Death at Saratoga Mountain Winery Concert During a concert featuring the Swell Season last night, a man plunged to his death at the Saratoga Mountain Winery, landing next to the lead singer. According to Mercury News, "At about 10
SF News Two Shot Dead In Separate Incidents In S.F. During the last 24 hours, two people were murdered in the city. First, at around 6:40 p.m. on Thursday, officers responded to a call of a 19-year-old man who was shot
SF News Oakland Man Charged In S.F. Bicyclist Hit & Run Death Today, prosecutors charged Oakland resident Joshua Calder, 36, with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated after an alleged hit-and-run crash on Friday night. He is accused of killing 21-year-old Nils Linke at Masonic and Turk.
SF News Driver Chatting On Cellphone Drives Into River, Dies On Saturday, according to The Chronicle, an Antioch woman "drove off a boat ramp and into the Sacramento River while she was talking on a cell phone with her daughter, asking for directions,
SF News Dead Body Found in Van Near USF Reportedly dying of natural causes, a man whose van was towed from Anza Street near Rossi Park "was discovered dead in his vehicle Thursday morning." Identified as Sigmund Leonard, 59, the man had,
SF News RIP, Andy the Polar Bear The San Francisco Zoo is mourning the loss of Andy, their beloved polar bear. KTVU reports, "Officials said Andy recently began to show signs of lethargy, decreased appetite and disorientation, forcing veterinary staff
SF News Early Graves Vocalist Dies In Oregon Car Crash A van carrying members of Early Graves, a San Francisco-based heavy metal band, crashed on I-5 near Medford, Oregon early Monday morning. 28-year-old Makh Daniels, the vocalist for Early Graves, was killed in
SF News Raiders Great Jack Tatum Dies Noted as "one of the most feared hitters in NFL history," former Raiders great Jack Tatum died today. He was 61. Tatum, according to SFGate, was best known for paralyzing Darryl Stingley in
SF News UPDATED: 2-Year-Old Concord Boy Killed In Dog Attack A 2-year-old Concord boy died this morning after an attack by family pit bulls. BCN reports: "Investigators determined that the boy had been home with two adult family members when he walked into
misc Scenes from Final Resting Places In Colma Caliber photographer Troy Holden snapped some gorgeous shots of Colma cemeteries. Here are a few of our favorites images. Also, you can find Wyatt Earp's and "Lefty" O'Doul's final resting spots. Enjoy? We
SF News Beloved <em>Seinfeld</em> Character George Steinbrenner Dies George Constanza's boss, Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, died of a heart attack this morning. Although we never saw his face, America grew to love his signature crusty-but-benign voice. A lover of eggplant calzones
SF News SF Zoo's Tony the Tiger Dies Sad news, folks. On Tuesday, the San Francisco Zoo made the decision to euthanize (.pfd) their Amur tiger, Tony. "As the second oldest male Amur tiger in North America at 18 years of
SF News Assisted Suicide Billboard Graces South Van Ness A non-profit New Jersey group brought their right-to-die message to the Bay Area this week via a giant sign at Howard and South Van Ness. It reads, "My Life, My Death, My Choice.
SF News Man Falls From Mission Roof, Dies At around 7 p.m. on Tuesday, according to Mission Local, SF Weekly and Mission Mission, passersby witnessed a 50-something man "crash through trees and hit the pavement in front of the Crystal
SF News Dennis Hopper Dies 1960s icon director/actor Dennis Hopper succumbed to a long battle with prostate cancer on Saturday. He was 74. Starting out in films like Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant, Hopper came
SF News Boat Capsizes Near Cliff House, Two Dead, One Reported Missing A small sailboat was involved in an accident near the Cliff House yesterday afternoon, in which there were at least two deaths, and a third person is reportedly missing. The Coast Guard was
SF News Dead Whale Found In SF Bay Oh jeez. Another dead whale was found in the SF Bay, close to where another dead whale was discovered last month. CBS 5 reports that the creature was found "just East of the
SF News Actress Lynn Redgrave Dies at 67 Lynn Redgrave, the Oscar-nominated actress famous for her roles in Georgy Girl and Gods and Monsters, died at her home Sunday in Connecticut, her family announced this morning. The 67-year-old actress was battling
SF News Man Struck By Muni Buses Dies After being struck by a Muni bus, then "pinned against another bus and then run over," the man who spent the morning stuck under a 14-Mission line has died due to injuries. He
SF News Antioch Baby Dies After Being Left in Car Overnight Here's another heart-breaking story of an infant found dead in a car, with especially unsettling circumstances. An Antioch couple, both of whom work two jobs, left their 7-month-old baby in the car overnight
SF News Nancy Mary Sage, Great Quake of 1906 Survivor, Dies SF Weekly reports that one of the few remaining Great Quake of '06 survivors died yesterday. Nancy Mary Sage, who stretched her life out to a staggering 105 years, died in Littleton, Colorado.
