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Singapore Airlines flight returns to San Francisco after ‘unruly’ passenger incident
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (351+ words) Unverified Reddit posts say the passenger tried to reach an emergency exit [SINGAPORE] A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight bound for Singapore returned to San Francisco after an “unruly” passenger injured himself on board. Flight SQ31 departed San Francisco at 11.51 am local…...
San Francisco Zoo welcomes two baby capybaras
14+ hour, 38+ min ago (493+ words) In a statement, the office of Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari says "this heart-wrenching tragedy has plunged the entire nation into shock". The Ukrainian president says a three-day pause is over after fresh Russian attacks and US attempts to pressure…...
Sewage Leak In Olema Forces Hog Island to Pull Tomales Bay Oysters
13+ hour, 43+ min ago (229+ words) The leak was reported Friday, and crews capped it, according to Marin County officials. Olema Creek flows into Lagunitas Creek and then to Tomales Bay. Marin County also reported no adverse effects on people or wildlife from the incident. A…...
Shutoffs to affect thousands of Bay Area PG&E customers
21+ hour, 41+ min ago (271+ words) More than 11,000 PG&E customers in the Bay Area could see dayslong power outages starting Wednesday as part of the utility’s proactive shutoffs to avoid its equipment from sparking wildfires. Robert Handa reports. PG&E implements what it calls Public…...
Hog Island Oyster Co. withdraws 200K oysters after luxury hotel's sewage leak
18+ hour, 32+ min ago (480+ words) Tomales Bay, where Hog Island Oyster Co. farms its oysters. Hog Island Oyster Co. has temporarily suspended shellfish harvesting in Tomales Bay and withdrawn 200,000 oysters from the market after Marin County detected a sewage spill from an upscale hotel’s tavern....
Lufthansa A380 Pilots Furious with ATC After 17 Minute Takeoff Delay at San Francisco Airport
1+ day, 20+ min ago (904+ words) SAN FRANCISCO- Lufthansa (LH) pilots operating flight LH459 questioned air traffic control after reportedly waiting 17 minutes for takeoff clearance at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on October 9, 2026. The Airbus A380 was scheduled to fly from San Francisco to Munich Airport (MUC). The…...
Downtown Novato Power Outage Knocks Out Traffic Signals for 912 Customers
20+ hour, 34+ min ago (287+ words) Downtown Novato lost power for hundreds of customers Wednesday morning, darkening traffic signals across the area and prompting local police to warn drivers to treat affected intersections as four-way stops. The outage struck 912 customers and was reported at 8:44 a.m., according to…...
San Francisco, CA – 1 Person Hurt after SUV, Pickup Truck Collide near 16th and Harrison Streets
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (150+ words) San Francisco, CA – One person was reportedly hurt after a two-vehicle collision that happened Tuesday morning near an intersection in San Francisco’s Mission District. The incident occurred just before 8 a.m. on October 13, 2026, near 16th Street and Harrison Street. An SUV…...
Santa Rosa Police Search for Missing 78-Year-Old Woman With Dementia
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (280+ words) Santa Rosa police asked residents near Juilliard Park and the SOFA district to check their yards as they searched for a 78-year-old woman with dementia who went missing Monday morning. Marcia Wilson was last seen leaving a residence in the…...
Mile Rock Beach Cliff Rescue Pulls Stranded Visitor to Safety, Another Refuses Help
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (326+ words) San Francisco firefighters launched a combined land and water rescue operation Monday afternoon after multiple reports came in of someone stuck on the rocky cliffside below Mile Rock Beach, near the Coastal Trail at Lands End. Crews arrived to find…...