Two die in San Bruno fire
Staff - 07/09/2006
Two people died early this morning in a two-alarm San Bruno fire because their home was not equipped with a single smoke detector, San Bruno Fire Chief Dan Voreyer said.
Staff - 07/09/2006
Two people died early this morning in a two-alarm San Bruno fire because their home was not equipped with a single smoke detector, San Bruno Fire Chief Dan Voreyer said.
Tongan royals Killed in Bay Area crash
Lee Romney - 07/08/2006
In a tragedy that has left the Bay Area's Tongan community reeling, two visiting members of the tiny nation's royal family were killed late Wednesday after their SUV was struck by a speeding Mustang.
Lee Romney - 07/08/2006
In a tragedy that has left the Bay Area's Tongan community reeling, two visiting members of the tiny nation's royal family were killed late Wednesday after their SUV was struck by a speeding Mustang.
Crash kills Tongan royals
Dana Yates - 07/07/2006
Two members of the Tongan royal family were killed in a devastating car crash caused by a teenage driver in Menlo Park Wednesday evening.
Dana Yates - 07/07/2006
Two members of the Tongan royal family were killed in a devastating car crash caused by a teenage driver in Menlo Park Wednesday evening.
Funeral plans for Tongan royals released
Staff - 07/07/2006
The funeral for two members of the Tongan royal family killed in a San Francisco car crash last week will be held on Thursday and Friday in Nuku'alofa.
Staff - 07/07/2006
The funeral for two members of the Tongan royal family killed in a San Francisco car crash last week will be held on Thursday and Friday in Nuku'alofa.
No taboo for Tu'ipelehake funeral
Staff - 07/07/2006
The official program for the funeral of the late Prince Tu'ipelehake and the late Princess Kaimana on July 20-21 will be released on Wednesday, Paula Ma'u, the Deputy Secretary to Cabinet said today.
Staff - 07/07/2006
The official program for the funeral of the late Prince Tu'ipelehake and the late Princess Kaimana on July 20-21 will be released on Wednesday, Paula Ma'u, the Deputy Secretary to Cabinet said today.
Community mourning deaths of royal pair
Allison Louie - 07/07/2006
Sorrowful singing filled the room. In beautiful harmonies, more than 50 Tongan mourners, clad in black with straw funeral mats around their waists, sang hymns.
Allison Louie - 07/07/2006
Sorrowful singing filled the room. In beautiful harmonies, more than 50 Tongan mourners, clad in black with straw funeral mats around their waists, sang hymns.
Tongan royal couple killed in triple fatality
John Cote - 07/07/2006
Three people -- including two members of the Tongan royal family on a community outreach mission -- died Wednesday night in Menlo Park after a teenager racing in a Mustang hit their sport utility vehicle on Highway 101, causing it to roll multiple times, authorities said.
John Cote - 07/07/2006
Three people -- including two members of the Tongan royal family on a community outreach mission -- died Wednesday night in Menlo Park after a teenager racing in a Mustang hit their sport utility vehicle on Highway 101, causing it to roll multiple times, authorities said.
Mexico election disputed in San Bruno
Katherine Corcoran - 07/04/2006
Conservative presidential candidate Felipe Calderon declared victory Monday after an initial count showed him with about 14 million votes and a 1 percentage point lead over rival liberal populist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador -- who vowed to use every legal means to challenge Calderon's claim.
Katherine Corcoran - 07/04/2006
Conservative presidential candidate Felipe Calderon declared victory Monday after an initial count showed him with about 14 million votes and a 1 percentage point lead over rival liberal populist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador -- who vowed to use every legal means to challenge Calderon's claim.
Bay Area Sunnis, Shiites find common ground
Matthai Chakko Kuruvila - 07/03/2006
Oceans away from the sectarian violence in Iraq, the theological differences between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, though muted, exist in the Bay Area.
Matthai Chakko Kuruvila - 07/03/2006
Oceans away from the sectarian violence in Iraq, the theological differences between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, though muted, exist in the Bay Area.
Peninsula homes remain open despite problems
Michele R. Marcucci - 07/02/2006
When Marvin Baptista had a bad day, unfortunately, it was a really bad day.
Michele R. Marcucci - 07/02/2006
When Marvin Baptista had a bad day, unfortunately, it was a really bad day.
Tony Reyes reaches out for bowling
Tom FitzGerald - 06/25/2006
Back in the 1980s, the kid was a Fernando Valenzuela fan and, when the Dodgers were playing at Candlestick Park, he got the chance to ask his hero to autograph his baseball card.
Tom FitzGerald - 06/25/2006
Back in the 1980s, the kid was a Fernando Valenzuela fan and, when the Dodgers were playing at Candlestick Park, he got the chance to ask his hero to autograph his baseball card.
Pacific Ethanol, VeraSun expanding
Joe Carroll - 06/15/2006
Mark Oberle, chief financial officer of ethanol maker Corn Plus LLP, is sitting out his industry's biggest building boom in a quarter century, and Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates may wish he'd done the same.
Joe Carroll - 06/15/2006
Mark Oberle, chief financial officer of ethanol maker Corn Plus LLP, is sitting out his industry's biggest building boom in a quarter century, and Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates may wish he'd done the same.
Mr. Rotarian--Larry Mobley dies
Christine Morente - 06/10/2006
Larry Mobley, known as Mr. Rotarian within the San Bruno Rotary Club, died from a heart attack May 8 in Foresthill, Calif.
Christine Morente - 06/10/2006
Larry Mobley, known as Mr. Rotarian within the San Bruno Rotary Club, died from a heart attack May 8 in Foresthill, Calif.
Center changes name to honor vets
Christine Morente - 06/02/2006
In Anthony Yaquinto's eyes, it doesn't matter if a soldier peeled potatoes while in service, or fought in the front lines. A veteran is a veteran.
Christine Morente - 06/02/2006
In Anthony Yaquinto's eyes, it doesn't matter if a soldier peeled potatoes while in service, or fought in the front lines. A veteran is a veteran.
Tom Rhodes beating the odds
Heather Murtagh - 05/31/2006
At the beginning of this year, 17-year-old Tom Rhodes was on track.
Heather Murtagh - 05/31/2006
At the beginning of this year, 17-year-old Tom Rhodes was on track.
Local Tongans fear for relatives
Christine Morente - 05/04/2006
Local Tongans were scrambling to find out how their relatives fared and also wondered how to help them after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck 95 miles off the coast of the small South Pacific Ocean kingdom.
Christine Morente - 05/04/2006
Local Tongans were scrambling to find out how their relatives fared and also wondered how to help them after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck 95 miles off the coast of the small South Pacific Ocean kingdom.
U.S. offers illegals breath of relief
Todd R. Brown - 05/02/2006
The young man spent two days in Chiapas, Mexico, before taking a plane to Mexico City. From there, he flew to Guadalajara, then trekked to Tijuana, where he spent another two days before climbing two fences at 1 a.m. at the border. He spent a few hours in Chula Vista, then headed north into the heart of California.
Todd R. Brown - 05/02/2006
The young man spent two days in Chiapas, Mexico, before taking a plane to Mexico City. From there, he flew to Guadalajara, then trekked to Tijuana, where he spent another two days before climbing two fences at 1 a.m. at the border. He spent a few hours in Chula Vista, then headed north into the heart of California.
Veterans sign design approved
Heather Murtagh - 04/26/2006
New blue honorary street signs will begin to adorn Sneath Lane in San Bruno in appreciation of the veterans who have and will always call the city home.
Heather Murtagh - 04/26/2006
New blue honorary street signs will begin to adorn Sneath Lane in San Bruno in appreciation of the veterans who have and will always call the city home.
San Bruno sponsors local photo contest
Carolyn Livengood - 04/14/2006
A "Why We Love San Bruno" photo contest is now underway. It is being presented by the San Bruno Culture and Arts Commission, which is requesting San Bruno residents to "give us your best shot" of San Bruno. The Commission's goal is to collect photos from San Bruno residents that represent the best reasons why they live in, and love, San Bruno.
Carolyn Livengood - 04/14/2006
A "Why We Love San Bruno" photo contest is now underway. It is being presented by the San Bruno Culture and Arts Commission, which is requesting San Bruno residents to "give us your best shot" of San Bruno. The Commission's goal is to collect photos from San Bruno residents that represent the best reasons why they live in, and love, San Bruno.
City mergers prompt worry
Christine Morente - 01/22/2006
Marge Colapietro reacted coolly Friday to a proposal to merge the Millbrae and Burlingame recreation departments.
Christine Morente - 01/22/2006
Marge Colapietro reacted coolly Friday to a proposal to merge the Millbrae and Burlingame recreation departments.