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An execution scheduled for next week would be the first in Georgia in more than four years.

An execution scheduled for next week would be the first in Georgia in more than four years

(BCN) — A 53-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder for the unprovoked stabbing of a hospital employee in Burlingame earlier this week, San Mateo County prosecutors said Friday. Joseph Alvillar Jr., a transient with a history of mental illness, is accused of the stabbing at Sutter Health’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center around 7 p.m. […]

The San Mateo County Superior Court has secured a landmark grant of $500,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety for the 2023-24 fiscal year, the highest grant ever awarded

Meeting its constitutional obligation to provide a lawyer to criminal defendants who can’t afford one has for too long been an intractable problem for New Hampshire. So it’s worth acknowledging

The city manager is on the councils executive session agenda, and school boards are looking at creating Guardian programs. Read more here.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with assault for allegedly releasing his aggressive dog to charge at police officers outside of a home in East Palo Alto last weekend, prompting them to open fire at the dog, county prosecutors said.

A 30-year-old man has been charged with two counts of assault for allegedly releasing his aggressive dog to charge at police officers outside of a home in East Palo Alto

A 30-year-old man has been charged with assault for allegedly releasing his aggressive dog to charge at police officers outside of a home in East Palo Alto last weekend, prompting them to open fire at the dog, county prosecutors said.

A man has been charged with burglary after allegedly squatting in the home of a South San Francisco couple and causing several thousand dollars damage while the homeowners were on vacation.