Copyright 2013 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/top-stories en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 09:32:27 -0700 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:32:27 -0700 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/WB-Coyle-208367411.html Thu, 23 May 2013 07:42:22 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/214*120/TK+AT+DOOR.JPG
Nearly a dozed angry investors tell the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit a prominent broker took their money, hid records, took secret commissions and has avoided any public accountability.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/national-international/WARNING_-Graphic-Images_-Deputy-Shooting-Dash-Cam/208599031 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:55:40 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/web_ebel.jpg
WARNING: Graphic Images: Montague Sheriff Paul Cunningham released dash camera video of an attack on deputy James Boyd during a traffic stop on March 21.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Third-Suspect-Charged-With-Killing-Exotic-Bird-208659041.html Thu, 23 May 2013 08:38:39 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/exoticbird.jpg
Two Berkeley law students could land behind bars for the Oct. 12 incident in which a bird was beheaded.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/First-Tornado-Victim-Funeral-to-be-Held-Today/208651151 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:55:40 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/tornado12343415.jpg
As rain pelts down in Moore, Okla., on May 23, 2013, families of tornado victims in Oklahoma speak to Jodi Hernandez about their sense of loss. The first funeral of a 9-year-old girl will be...

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A bicyclist died early Thursday morning after the person collided with a garbage truck in San Francisco.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Americas-Cup-Issues-37-Safety-Recommendations-208644741.html Thu, 23 May 2013 07:06:17 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/americas_cup.jpg
Hoping to prevent another deadly accident on the San Francisco Bay, the America's Cup issued 37 new safety recommendations that teams must adopt to compete, including racing with reduced wind speeds.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Critics-Say-The-Metro-is-Online-Brothel-208576871.html Wed, 22 May 2013 18:25:03 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/214*120/siliconvalleyclassified.jpg
A well respected Silicon Valley weekly newspaper is coming under fire.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Oakland-Artist-Does-Big-Things-For-Bay-Area-Art-World-208439931.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:04 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/American+Steel+3+copy.jpg
Karen Cusolito creates larger-than-life figures out of salvaged steel; some 40 ft. tall and higher. It is what she has done for the Oakland art scene, though, that may be her most important work to date.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/Miami-Heat-Steal-Game-1-Over-Pacers-in-OT-103-102-208601191.html Thu, 23 May 2013 05:46:17 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/169301750.jpg
LeBron James hits buzzer-beater down one, gets his ninth career playoff triple-double.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/Birds-Shot-by-Bay-Area-Airports-208429891.html Thu, 23 May 2013 08:55:31 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/200025659-001.jpg
Critics raise questions after an NBC Bay Area Investigation looking into the number of birds shot by local airports.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/SFPD-Does-Limo-Spot-Check-at-SFO-208583471.html Thu, 23 May 2013 08:07:49 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/limocheck.JPG
Limousines and shuttle buses were escorted to a lot near San Francisco International Airport at around 8 a.m. Wednesday.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Tornado-Relief-Effort-Gains-Support-Through-Cupcakes-208564341.html Thu, 23 May 2013 06:45:55 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/052213-sprinkles-cupcakes.jpg
Bay Area cupcake shop donates proceeds to tornado relief efforts.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/School-Board-Votes-to-close-49-schools-208547131.html Thu, 23 May 2013 05:48:57 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/AP93333205719.jpg
The Chicago School Board voted Wednesday to shutter 49 elementary schools and one high school in the nation's third-largest school system despite demonstrations and community outrage over the

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The organizers of Super Bowl L are being cautious with big-money projections.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Extra-Fee-For-Public-Transit-Tacked-Onto-Giants-Tickets-Suggested-208537001.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:36:56 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/215*120/010213-muni.jpg
San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener wants the city to study the possibility of charging an extra fee on big-time events that would pay for public transit.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/McDonalds-Hamburger-Leads-To-5-Million-Settlement-for-Deputys-Crash-208533991.html Wed, 22 May 2013 16:21:33 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/burger+spot.jpg
A 78-year old newspaper deliveryman suffered grievous injuries after a distracted sheriff's deputy crashed into his Honda.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Mark-Zuckerberg-Visits-Germany-208533291.html Wed, 22 May 2013 12:39:50 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/zuckerbergsubB.jpg
Mark Zuckerberg has been seen in Germany, but many are speculating why, according to a report.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Fire-Burning-in-San-Jose-208523591.html Wed, 22 May 2013 12:21:18 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/fire112.jpg
The fire is burning at Singleton Road and Locke Drive, which is bounded by East Capitol Expressway and Senter Road. Fire officials say no structures threatened.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/208499831.html Wed, 22 May 2013 09:02:05 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/181*120/vet3.jpg
The Department of Veterans Affairs has systematically missed nearly all of its internal benchmarks for reducing a hulking backlog of benefits claims and has quietly backed away from repeated promises to give al...

Photo Credit: Erik Verduzco / For the Center for Investigative Reporting

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Francisco-49ers-Stadium-Under-Construction-208491191.html Wed, 22 May 2013 08:11:45 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/0521stadium6.jpg
The $1.2 billion San Francisco 49ers stadium is under construction in Santa Clara. It's expected to be open in 2014. Here's what it looked like on May 21, 2013, the day the NFL chose this spot to host...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/bayApples-Untaxed-Overseas-Profits-Fuel-Calls-for-Corporate-Tax-Reform-208514591.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:48:29 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/169188392_8.jpg
CEO Tim Cook defended Tuesday Apple's business strategy of holding foreign profits in subsidiaries in low-tax Ireland. Critics called for reforming the corporate tax code. Cook also urged changes.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/Highlands-Gallery-draft-207595501.html Wed, 22 May 2013 09:30:16 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/gallery+thumb.jpg
The carnage wrought by Sandy—up to eight feet of water inundated downtown—has prompted what might best be described as an existential crisis, with residents, business owners and public...

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Realtors on Long Beach Island, a popular vacation spot on the New Jersey Shore, are finding that some repeat visitors are refusing to book summer rentals over fears of damage from the storm.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/LBI-Sandy-Rentals-Summer-207301151.html Wed, 22 May 2013 14:18:12 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/sandy_thumb_jmc_P2.jpg
More than six months after Sandy, many repeat summer renters have not yet booked homes on Long Beach Island, N.J. over fears of damage from the storm. Realtors and homeowners, who typically have the bulk...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/Highlands-Sandy-Proud-But-Hurting-New-Jersey-Shore-Town-Confronts-Future-208090221.html Wed, 22 May 2013 14:39:09 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/regina+thumb_article.jpg
It’s hard to relax in Highlands, a small but proud middle-class town at the northern tip of the Jersey Shore. The borough of 28,000, at the junction of the Shrewsbury River and Sandy Hook Bay, is undergoing...

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/Brian-Urlacher-Retires-Bears-Linebacker-Chicago-208495791.html Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:53 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/1588194701.jpg
Former Bear calls it quits in a post on WhoSay.com.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Santa-Clara-County-Sheriff-Seek-Su-208486351.html Wed, 22 May 2013 11:40:06 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/215*120/sjpowerstation.jpg
Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies on Wednesday said that guards at the South San Jose PG&E substation saw a suspicious man walking around the property, and they are now seeking his

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Oklahoma-Residents-Head-Home-From-SFO-208482461.html Wed, 22 May 2013 08:39:30 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/sfo5.jpg
Oklahoma residents go home to see tornado destruction from SFO.

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A bear wandered through a neighborhood north of Los Angeles for more than an hour Wednesday morning with squad cars and a helicopter on its tail as it scaled fences and surprised several horses in...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Aptos-Man-Battling-Brain-Cancer-Has-Dream-Come-True-Watching-Sharks-Game-208474791.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:37:44 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/dream2.jpg
Aptos man with brain cancer has his dream come true: To see a Sharks game. He did on Tuesday night.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/LA-Mayor-Eric-Garcetti-Wendy-Greuel-Election-208446301.html Wed, 22 May 2013 20:16:49 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/garcetti4.JPG
Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti defeated City Controller Wendy Greuel in a mayoral election that set spending records and saw both candidates rack up high-profile endorsements on the way to...

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