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Bush Orders Troop Withdrawl, Rejects Calls To End War

Friday, September 14th, 2007

President Bush, defending an unpopular war, ordered gradual reductions in U.S. forces in Iraq on Thursday night and said, “The more successful we are, the more American troops can return home.”

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Massive Sink Hole Closes First Street In SF

Friday, September 14th, 2007

A 20 feet by 30 feet sink hole in the center of First Street near Howard Street in San Francisco will keep First Street closed until the Friday morning commute, according to San Francisco Public Utilities Commission spokesman Tyrone Jue.

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2nd fatal crash at Reno air contest (AP via Yahoo! News)

Friday, September 14th, 2007

For the second time in three days, a pilot has been killed in a crash at the Reno National Championship Air Races.

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2nd Fatal Crash at Reno Air Contest (San Francisco Chronicle)

Friday, September 14th, 2007

For the second time in three days, a pilot has been killed in a crash at the Reno National Championship Air Races. A jet crashed Thursday afternoon during a competition, touching off a small brush fire along the runway at Stead Airport north of Reno,…

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Bay Area Rocked By Night Of Deadly Violence

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

After a night of deadly violence in the San Francisco Bay Area stretching from the East Bay to San Jose, gunfire rang out again in Richmond’s tough Iron Triangle neighborhood Wednesday morning where two men were gunned down on a street corner.

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Marine From San Jose Killed In Iraq During Combat

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

A young family in San Jose is mourning the death of 23-year-old Cpl. Gil Orozco, a Marine who was killed Sunday during combat operations in Iraq’s Anbar province. Orozco leaves behind a wife and two children including a three-month-old son he had never met in person

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Pilot dies in crash at Reno air races (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

A biplane stalled shortly after takeoff and crashed, killing the pilot during a practice run at the Reno National Championship Air Races.

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