7+ hour, 6+ min ago  (642+ words) By LEAH WILLINGHAM, Associated Press BOSTON" " Drivers for ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft celebrated Tuesday after Massachusetts became the first state to recognize their union, a milestone in the growing effort to organize gig-economy workers classified as independent…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (387+ words) William Kolbe, 86, has an extensive body of research in condensed matter physics and electronic engineering, abnd when police came to his house last September he allegedly freely admitted to secretly downloading child pornography for 30 years. BERKELEY " At 86, William Kolbe has…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (215+ words) Retail Theft: Someone stole approximately 66 items worth about $2, 000 in a store on South Bascom Avenue. The person who reported the theft discovered it after noticing bare shelves in the store. Possession of Stolen Property, Possession of a Controlled Substance to…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (543+ words) San Jose city officials have rejected a developer's request to amend the land-use designation of a blighted parcel near Winchester Boulevard and Hedding Street, effectively torpedoing its plans to build high-rise housing towers just north of Santana Row and Westfield…...