MercuryNews.com

Enter search term:     Newest Oldest Closest Match                                                   Total Articles:  Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  State school API rankings show middle school can be tough, but some excel In semiannual Academic Performance Index scores released Friday, South Bay and Peninsula schools showed a wide range of results, with many ranked at the top, but also a significant number showing up in the bottom levels. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  Cal football coordinators hit the jackpot Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin, defensive coordinator Andy Buh will both make over $500,000 for 2013 season. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  San Jose Earthquakes begin road run at FC Dallas The San Jose Earthquakes play their next four MLS games on the road, beginning with Dallas on Saturday. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  Ravenswood school board approves $170,000 contract for new superintendent The Ravenswood school board has unanimously approved an annual $170,000 contract for the district's new superintendent, who is to start on July 1. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/25/2013 Title:  Teacher who ran over girl in East Palo Alto crosswalk partly blames parents for daughter's death Court documents filed on behalf of a teacher who struck and killed a 6-year-old girl in an East Palo Alto crosswalk in 2011 blames the tragic accident in part on the 'carelessness and negligence' of the girl's family. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  San Francisco Giants lose to Colorado Rockies 5-0 San Francisco Giants offense anemic in 5-0 loss to Tyler Chatwood and the Colorado Rockies. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  NASA Ames' SpaceShop in Mountain View creating DIY fixes for astronauts of the future The NASA Ames' lab is a tinkerer's paradise, where experienced engineers, students, and even summer interns are welcome to make their design dreams come true. And on Friday, NASA Director Charles Bolden and Rep. Mike Honda, D-San Jose, got a glimpse of NASA's future. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Oakland A's beat Houston Astros on Chris Young's ninth-inning home run Houston product Chris Young hits a three-run homer in the ninth inning to rally the Oakland A's to a 6-5 win over the Houston Astros. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Supermoon, rare planetary lineup in Friday's night sky The holiday weekend and unofficial start of summer will kick off Friday night with some good skywatching: a closer-than-usual full moon, and a planetary cluster. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  San Jose SaberCats' switch to Russ Michna paying off After starting the season 2-2 behind quarterback Aaron Garcia, the San Jose SaberCats acquired Russ Michna and are 4-0 since. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  San Jose Sharks notebook: Adam Burish might be ready to return Adam Burish, who has been skating with the San Jose Sharks in practice in recent days, injured his hand in the final game of the opening-round sweep of Vancouver; If he plays in Game 6, he could help in penalty-kill situations and would bring experience to the fourth line. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  San Jose Sharks must bounce back from 'weakest game of playoffs' San Jose Sharks, facing elimination, look for better performance in Game 6 after being thoroughly outplayed by the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  San Jose: Police arrest 19-year-old suspect in machete slaying San Jose police arrested a 19-year-old man as a suspect in a brutal machete attack that left a man dead in a Jack in the Box parking lot on May 16, police announced Friday. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Skyhook king, Abdul-Jabbar, in town to support leukemia fight Diagnosed in 2008, when he feared he had months to live, Abdul-Jabbar has since learned he has a treatable form, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). He's the keynote speaker at the CML Patient Summit in Millbrae on Saturday. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Las Lomas High School wrestler dies suddenly of brain aneurysm High school athlete Amir Khakimov, 18, collapsed suddenly while working out May 13 and was rushed to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, where he underwent brain surgery. After having suffered extensive and irreparable brain damage, Khakimov died Tuesday. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Police: Car chase in East Oakland nets possible robbery suspects, guns Real and replica guns and items taken in a robbery earlier Friday in West Oakland were found in the car after it was stopped. Two men were arrested. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Diabetes in California schools: State's high court to hear legal battle over insulin shots California Supreme Court to review whether unlicensed school employees can give insulin to diabetic students; nurses say it would jeopardize student safety. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Washington bridge collapse spotlights California's aging bridges California has spent billions retrofitting its bridges for earthquakes, but critics say the state is still lagging behind most states in the quality and age of its structures. But thousands of its bridges are classified as “structurally deficient” by federal bridge authorities. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Campbell: Citizens help catch juvenile suspect after knifepoint liquor store robbery Campbell police are crediting fast-acting citizens for helping catch a 17-year-old suspect after the knifepoint robbery of a liquor store that left the shop's owner with a minor cut on his neck. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Mercury News interview: Peggy Northrop, editor-in-chief, Sunset Publishing Peggy Northrop sat down recently to talk about Sunset magazine’s future, her plans as editor-in-chief and her own “The Devil Wears Prada” experience as an editor at Vogue. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Former Richmond high school football coach arrested on suspicion of child abuse Barron Edwards, 51, was being held Friday evening at County Jail in Martinez, charged with at least 23 counts of sexual abuse against children under the age of 14. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Lafayette: Police looking for bank robber who fled on bicycle LAFAYETTE -- Police are looking for a man who robbed a Lafayette credit union office late Friday morning. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Peninsula basketball star Decensae White arrested on murder charge, extradited to Georgia Decensae White, 25, is due in court May 31 and was being held in Fulton County, Ga., jail Friday, Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Tracy Flanagan said. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Suspect escapes Palo Alto manhunt after ditching car A manhunt in Palo Alto on Friday afternoon for a man with false car registration tabs caused the lockdown of a preschool run by Google and ended with the suspect still on the loose, according to police. View Article By line: No By line Available. Date: 5/24/2013 Title:  Cassidy: SRI International is an innovation powerhouse trying to rise above the noise of Apple, Google and Facebook SRI International, the lab that brought you Siri, the computer mouse, surgical robots and micro-video service Tout, among a bushel of other innovations, is sometimes the wizard behind the curtain when it comes to getting Silicon Valley props. But CEO Curtis Carlson is confident that the lab’s role in everyday lives will keep it top of mind. View Article By line: No By line Available.