Bay Area Coptic Christians Celebrate Amid Tight Security
HAYWARD (KCBS/AP) – Coptic Christians in the Bay Area celebrated the start of Orthodox Christmas festivities with midnight mass amid tight security. KCBS’ Chris Filippi Reports: Bay Area Coptic...
View ArticleKeeping San Francisco Firefighters Costs SFFD Disaster Preparedness Funds
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – There will be no cuts in fire protection in San Francisco this year despite the city’s budget problems, but the fire chief said this also means there won’t be any money to...
View ArticleSanta Clara Firefighters Pedal To Ground Zero To Honor 9/11 Fallen
SANTA CLARA (KCBS) – Firefighters Darrell Sales and Dave Lombardo got a rousing send-off Tuesday as they set out from Santa Clara Fire Station No. 2 on a cross-country bike ride to honor the 343...
View ArticleCloser Look: San Francisco Opera Performs Story Of 9/11 Hero
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) – From the rubble of the World Trade Center have come incredible stories of rescue and survival. But there is one story that arguably stands out above the rest, one which is now...
View ArticleWorld Trade Center Steel To Be Unveiled At Bay Area Memorials
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The centerpieces of several Bay Area communities’ memorial events on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be steel from the collapsed twin towers. The...
View ArticleOpinion: Romney Roots For Foreign Policy Crisis
Mitt Romney, consultant to terrorists. At the secret fundraiser Mitt Romney held in Florida, he said a lot of odd things that are getting him in trouble. While the tape is getting a lot of attention,...
View ArticleFeinstein: Intelligence Mistake, Inadequate Security To Blame For Libyan...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) — The head of the U.S. Senate’s Intelligence Committee said Wednesday that it appeared an intelligence mistake along with inadequate security were to blame for the Sept. 11...
View ArticleDaily Madden: Boston Attack Shows Stadium Security Is Not Just A Nuisance
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Security at sporting events is being reviewed and in some cases expanded following the bombing at the Boston Marathon. “We kind of forget and take (security measures) as a...
View ArticleFire Truck Damaged On 9/11 On Display At Fort Knox
Fire Truck Foam 161 (credit: YouTube Screenshot) FORT KNOX, KY (CBS SF/AP) – As a retired colleague told the story of how fire truck Foam 161 was damaged on Sept. 11, 2001, Mark Skipper examined the...
View ArticlePublic Doubts Rise About Surveillance, Privacy On 12th Anniversary Of 9/11
Surveillance Camera (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS/AP) – Following disclosures about the National Security Agency’s massive surveillance programs, a majority of Americans...
View Article9/11 Ceremony Will Be A Quiet ‘Last’ For NYC Mayor
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) NEW YORK (CBS SF/AP) – When this year’s Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony unfolds at ground zero, the...
View ArticleThousands Volunteering To Honor September 11 victims
Volunteers unfurl the National 911 Flag (credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) NEW YORK (CBS/AP) – Thousands of volunteers will honor Sept. 11 victims on Wednesday with good deeds performed around...
View ArticleMartinez Boy Wounded In Boston Marathon Bombings Returns To Site; Parents To...
MARTINEZ (KCBS)— On this one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, a Martinez family has returned to the spot that devastated their lives. Friends say the family is even stronger now, some...
View Article3 Americans Hailed As Heroes For Tackling, Subduing Heavily Armed Terrorist...
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — Relatives of the three Americans who tackled and disarmed a gunman on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris say they are proud of the men and relieved they weren’t...
View ArticleIslamic State Claims Suspect In Minnesota Stabbing Rampage Was ISIS ‘Soldier’
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (CBS/AP) — A man in a private security uniform stabbed nine people at a Minnesota shopping mall, reportedly mentioning Allah and asking at least one victim if they were Muslim before...
View ArticleBrits Want Access To Killer’s Encrypted Messages On WhatsApp Moments Before...
MOUNTAIN VIEW (CBS SF) — British intelligence authorities want access to encrypted messages sent via WhatsApp before the terrorist attack in London that killed 5 and injured at least 50 people....
View Article19 Dead, 50 Injured After Explosion At UK Ariana Grande Concert
MANCHESTER (AP) — An explosion struck an Ariana Grande concert in northern England late Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens in what police say they are treating as a terrorist...
View ArticleManchester Attack Conducted By Suicide Bomber, US Law Enforcement Say
MANCHESTER, UK (CBS News) — CBS News can confirm the terrorist attack in Manchester, England was conducted by a suicide bomber, according to two U.S. law enforcement officials. At least 22 people are...
View ArticleJames Corden Pays Tribute To Manchester In Wake Of Terror Attack
By Hayden Wright (RADIO.COM) – Monday night, James Corden offered an emotional tribute to those killed in a bombing at Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester, UK. The Late Late Show host honored the...
View ArticleAriana Grande Reps Release Statement On Manchester Concert Bombing
By Hayden Wright (RADIO.COM) – Details of the terror attack that claimed 22 lives at a Manchester Ariana Grande concert are coming into focus as ISIS claim responsibility and police continue to hunt...
View ArticleAriana Grande Fans Turn ‘Dangerous Woman’ Artwork Into Symbol of Peace
By Abby Hassler (RADIO.COM) – Monday night, a tragic attack left 22 people dead and nearly 60 injured in Manchester, England. An explosion occurred outside the Manchester Arena following the ending of...
View ArticleAriana Grande Officially Suspends ‘Dangerous Woman’ Tour Dates
By Radio.com Staff (RADIO.COM) – Ariana Grande has suspended her European tour dates. A statement from Grande’s management reads: Due to the tragic events in Manchester the Dangerous Woman tour with...
View ArticleSuspected Jihadists Attack West Africa Resort Popular With Foreigners
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Suspected jihadists attacked a hotel resort Sunday in Mali’s capital, taking hostages at a spot popular with foreigners on the weekends. The number of casualties was unclear in the...
View Article13 Dead In Barcelona Van Attack; Police Kill 5 Suspects In Separate Terrorism...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A van veered onto a promenade and barreled down the busy walkway in central Barcelona on Thursday, swerving back and forth as it mowed down pedestrians and turned a picturesque...
View ArticleMilitants Kill At Least 235 In Sinai Mosque Attack
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Militants attacked a crowded mosque during Friday prayers in the Sinai Peninsula, setting off explosives, spraying worshippers with gunfire and killing at least 235 people in the...
View ArticleDozens Dead After Gunmen Open Fire on Military Parade in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire Saturday on an annual Iranian military parade in the country’s oil-rich southwest, killing at least 25 people and wounding over 60 in the...
View ArticleSF City Hall Holds Vigil For Slain New Zealanders As Country Bans Assault...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — New Zealand’s prime minister announced Wednesday evening that the country will immediately ban the sale of all assault weapons, including assault rifles, military style...
View ArticleBay Area Residents Mourn Victims In Sri Lanka Bombings On Easter Sunday
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — The victims in the Sri Lanka bombings weighed heavily on the hearts of worshipers at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco on Easter Sunday. As of Sunday evening, 290 were reported...
View ArticleIsraeli Airline Requests SFPD Help In Order To Prevent Terrorist Attack
SFO (KPIX 5) — El Al Israel Airlines has requested that San Francisco police patrol its SFO ticket counter, boarding process and even watch its planes take off for every flight destined to Tel Aviv to...
View ArticleSan Francisco Police Ramp Up Security After London Bridge Stabbing Leaves 2 Dead
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The San Francisco Police Department is increasing patrols in the city following a stabbing spree in the London Bridge area that left two dead in England on Friday morning,...
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