San Francisco police are searching for a man caught on video slamming an elderly woman to the ground and wrestling a purse from her hands during a brazen gunpoint robbery Monday afternoon.The 81-year-old woman told authorities the suspect appeared to be 20 to 30 years old and weighed about 230 pounds, according to the San Francisco Police Officers Association, which posted the surveillance video online Tuesday. The suspect’s car was believed to be a silver Jeep Cherokee.The robbery occurred around 4:40 p.m. in the area of 28th and Diamond streets, according to the San Francisco Police...…San Francisco police are searching for a man caught on video slamming an elderly woman to the ground and wrestling a purse from her hands during a brazen gunpoint robbery Monday afternoon.The 81-year-old woman told authorities the suspect appeared to be 20 to 30 years old and weighed about 230 pounds, according to the San Francisco Police Officers Association, which posted the surveillance video online Tuesday. The suspect’s car was believed to be a silver Jeep Cherokee.The robbery occurred around 4:40 p.m. in the area of 28th and Diamond streets, according to the San Francisco Police...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThirteen residents of a skilled nursing facility in Concord have died with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19, according to state data.Additionally, 62 residents at San Miguel Villa have tested positive for the coronavirus as well as 13 workers. It remained unclear Monday afternoon when the residents of the 190-bed facility died.Officials for San Miguel Villa did not respond to requests for more information about the outbreak.Residents at the Contra Costa County facility are among many skilled nursing home residents...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThirteen residents of a skilled nursing facility in Concord have died with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19, according to state data.Additionally, 62 residents at San Miguel Villa have tested positive for the coronavirus as well as 13 workers. It remained unclear Monday afternoon when the residents of the 190-bed facility died.Officials for San Miguel Villa did not respond to requests for more information about the outbreak.Residents at the Contra Costa County facility are among many skilled nursing home residents...WW…

San Francisco police arrested a man on suspicion of abusing and killing a 94-year-old man Monday.Two sergeants patrolling the area of Diamond and Bosworth streets arrested Peter Rocha, a 53-year-old San Francisco resident who matched a suspect description from the scene of the assault, according to San Francisco police.Officers responded around 8:15 a.m. Monday to a reported assault on Elk Street, where they found the 94-year-old man suffering from a head injury. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.The name of the man killed was not immediately released.Rocha was taken into...…San Francisco police arrested a man on suspicion of abusing and killing a 94-year-old man Monday.Two sergeants patrolling the area of Diamond and Bosworth streets arrested Peter Rocha, a 53-year-old San Francisco resident who matched a suspect description from the scene of the assault, according to San Francisco police.Officers responded around 8:15 a.m. Monday to a reported assault on Elk Street, where they found the 94-year-old man suffering from a head injury. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.The name of the man killed was not immediately released.Rocha was taken into...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateOakland police deployed smoke, gas and non-lethal munitions over four straight days of demonstrations that broke out following the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, interim Police Chief Susan Manheimer to the community late Wednesday.Those measures, beginning May 29, were used “during unlawful assemblies and in exigent circumstances” and “to disperse crowds to stem assaults on officers,” Manheimer wrote.In the wide-ranging letter, the interim chief noted the dangerous conditions on the ground and extent of the...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateOakland police deployed smoke, gas and non-lethal munitions over four straight days of demonstrations that broke out following the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, interim Police Chief Susan Manheimer to the community late Wednesday.Those measures, beginning May 29, were used “during unlawful assemblies and in exigent circumstances” and “to disperse crowds to stem assaults on officers,” Manheimer wrote.In the wide-ranging letter, the interim chief noted the dangerous conditions on the ground and extent of the...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThese are news items from June 23, 2020 stemming from the George Floyd protests in the Bay Area, the state of California and across the U.S. Floyd died in Minneapolis after being handcuffed and while an officer pressed a knee onto his neck for more than eight minutes. He repeatedly said he was unable to breathe before losing consciousness and dying on the street.For coverage of more recent events, go to The Chronicle’s main page at .Updates from June 23:4:18 p.m. Union City police investigating racist graffiti on vehicle: Someone...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateThese are news items from June 23, 2020 stemming from the George Floyd protests in the Bay Area, the state of California and across the U.S. Floyd died in Minneapolis after being handcuffed and while an officer pressed a knee onto his neck for more than eight minutes. He repeatedly said he was unable to breathe before losing consciousness and dying on the street.For coverage of more recent events, go to The Chronicle’s main page at .Updates from June 23:4:18 p.m. Union City police investigating racist graffiti on vehicle: Someone...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA Houston doctor died early Saturday after fighting for her life in an intensive care unit since becoming infected with COVID-19 in July, according to a statement from her family.Adeline Fagan, a 28-year-old New York native who was completing her second year of residency as an OB-GYN in Houston, tested positive for the infection in early July before her condition worsened and she became hospitalized. By mid-August, she had been on a ventilator and ECMO machine for about two weeks and she was expected to remain on a ventilator for...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA Houston doctor died early Saturday after fighting for her life in an intensive care unit since becoming infected with COVID-19 in July, according to a statement from her family.Adeline Fagan, a 28-year-old New York native who was completing her second year of residency as an OB-GYN in Houston, tested positive for the infection in early July before her condition worsened and she became hospitalized. By mid-August, she had been on a ventilator and ECMO machine for about two weeks and she was expected to remain on a ventilator for...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateIn the week since California temporarily eliminated bail for misdemeanors and lower-level felonies, several law enforcement officials across the Bay Area have criticized the decision, saying it presents a public health risk on multiple fronts.The state’s judicial leaders approved the in an effort to reduce inmate populations amid the coronavirus pandemic, while also allowing pretrial proceedings to be conducted remotely. The rule, which took effect April 13, carries some exceptions that don’t qualify for zero cash bail, including...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateIn the week since California temporarily eliminated bail for misdemeanors and lower-level felonies, several law enforcement officials across the Bay Area have criticized the decision, saying it presents a public health risk on multiple fronts.The state’s judicial leaders approved the in an effort to reduce inmate populations amid the coronavirus pandemic, while also allowing pretrial proceedings to be conducted remotely. The rule, which took effect April 13, carries some exceptions that don’t qualify for zero cash bail, including...WW…

Three 20-year-old men attending a barbecue in which people were physically distancing were wounded Wednesday evening in Richmond after a person in a vehicle rolled up to a home and opened fire, police said.Authorities responded to a ShotSpotter activation around 7:15 p.m. in the 400 block of Marina Way South and found the men suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Richmond police. All three men were standing in a carport when they were shot.The men were taken to the hospital, although one victim who was shot in the torso was flown by helicopter, police said. Their conditions have been...…Three 20-year-old men attending a barbecue in which people were physically distancing were wounded Wednesday evening in Richmond after a person in a vehicle rolled up to a home and opened fire, police said.Authorities responded to a ShotSpotter activation around 7:15 p.m. in the 400 block of Marina Way South and found the men suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Richmond police. All three men were standing in a carport when they were shot.The men were taken to the hospital, although one victim who was shot in the torso was flown by helicopter, police said. Their conditions have been...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs Texans scramble for for the COVID-19 vaccine, federal data helps explain why: Relative to its population, the Lone Star State ranks near the bottom in the country in number of doses received.Texas has received the second-highest number of doses in the country. Per capita, however, Texas comes in closer to the bottom at 49th out of all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. Federal officials say there is a good reason for that: Vaccine...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs Texans scramble for for the COVID-19 vaccine, federal data helps explain why: Relative to its population, the Lone Star State ranks near the bottom in the country in number of doses received.Texas has received the second-highest number of doses in the country. Per capita, however, Texas comes in closer to the bottom at 49th out of all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. Federal officials say there is a good reason for that: Vaccine...WW…

A couple looking at a new home under construction early Saturday evening in the Katy area found a dead body in a drainage ditch just outside the backyard, authorities said.Deputies responded around 5:15 p.m. to the 18600 block of Parma Creek Trail after the couple contacted authorities, said Sgt. Jason Brown of the Harris County Sheriff's Office. The individual, described as an older man, had suffered some form of trauma but the circumstance’s of his death remained unclear.Brown said deputies planned to wait for the completion of an autopsy to determine a cause of death. The individual, who...…A couple looking at a new home under construction early Saturday evening in the Katy area found a dead body in a drainage ditch just outside the backyard, authorities said.Deputies responded around 5:15 p.m. to the 18600 block of Parma Creek Trail after the couple contacted authorities, said Sgt. Jason Brown of the Harris County Sheriff's Office. The individual, described as an older man, had suffered some form of trauma but the circumstance’s of his death remained unclear.Brown said deputies planned to wait for the completion of an autopsy to determine a cause of death. The individual, who...WW…