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Jury to decide: Suicide or murder, grief or greed?
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 Ticking off all the evidence proving that a cash-strapped Woodside man shot his wife twice in the head as she slept in their foreclosed mansion and claimed it was suicide to wipe away millions of dollars in debt, a prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments Friday that it all came down to money... |
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CNN honors San Mateo woman for prenatal work
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 After volunteering in African refugee camps with the Peace Corps, Martha Ryan realized she could do more to help others by becoming a nurse.
While studying back in the Bay Area, Ryan worked at a homeless shelter helping pregnant women. She was astonished at the lack of support and care offered to ... |
| By Heather Murtagh Daily Journal Staff |
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Grappling, and breaking through
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 Weight has been a priority for Tiffany Liang since her sophomore year at Mills High School.
The petite teen wasn’t worried about a few vanity pounds or even sharing what the scale read. After joining the wrestling team sophomore year, weight became important. At first, it was about gaining weigh... |
| By Heather Murtagh Daily Journal Staff |
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Press Club honors high school journalists
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| Aragon High School in San Mateo took top honors at the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club’s 2013 High School Journalism Awards, which were presented Thursday afternoon at the San Mateo County History Museum in Redwood City.
Aragon’s newspaper, The Outlook, was recognized as the first-place winn... |
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Summer trial in fatal San Mateo pedestrian crash
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 The driver whose out-of-control car sent a concrete garbage can flying into a 67-year-old San Mateo pedestrian who died will stand trial in July.
Josue Vicente Lopez, 26, has pleaded not guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter, felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor child endangerment connected to the N... |
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Driver to trial for crashing, leaving friend
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 A Daly City man whose car crashed 300 feet down an embankment off Skyline Boulevard and allegedly left his seriously injured passenger inside the vehicle for several hours before returning and trying to move the man into the driver’s seat before authorities arrived will stand trial for felony drun... |
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Accidental drowning victim found in water at Docktown Marina
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| A man’s body was found in the water at Docktown Marina in Redwood City on Thursday night, according to Redwood City police.
The man was identified by the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office as James Ryley, 67, of Redwood City.
Police were called around 8 p.m.and the case is being handled as an ... |
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Man found dead in Pescadero identified
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| A man who was found dead at the base of a cliff near state Highway 1 in Pescadero on Thursday morning has been identified as Dublin resident Michael Balestreri, according to the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office.
Crews were called to the scene at about 8:20 a.m. Thursday when a backpacker noticed... |
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Class notes
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 On Thursday, May 23 the College of San Mateo will honor and celebrate its students who are transferring this coming fall with a special send-off ceremony in College Center,building 10, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. This inaugural event, titled “Stepping Up: A Transfer Tribute,” will take place just one... |
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Government Watch
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 Federal government
• U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, Thursday reintroduced legislation to enhance veterans’ access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), with the support of lead original cosponsors Congressman Juan Vargas and Congresswoman Betty McCollum. The Disabled V... |
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San Mateo County police reports
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| Who has the right-of-way?
A man was seen flipping people off and walking into traffic on the 1400 block of El Camino Real in San Mateo before 6:11 a.m. Saturday, May 11.
Half Moon Bay
Disturbance. A motorcycle without a license plate fled from police and was involved in a high-speed chase on Hi... |
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CSM softball season comes to an end at the state tournament
