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Poodle Snatching Suspect Busted After Highway Chase

Police in California say masked man grabbed dog from woman on walk

(Newser) - A man is facing robbery charges after police said he snatched a poodle from a woman out for a walk in San Mateo, California, and then led officers on a brief chase on the highway. Authorities say the incident unfolded around 9am Monday, when a masked suspect, identified as 33-year-old...

Woman Puts Up 12 Billboards in Her Search for Love
She Couldn't Find
a Partner, So
She Launched
MarryLisa.com
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Oct 26, 2025 11:01 AM CDT

She Couldn't Find a Partner, So She Launched MarryLisa.com

California's Lisa Catalano, 42, also paid for 12 billboards looking for love along Highway 101

(Newser) - A Bay Area woman's quest for love took a public turn when she paid for a dozen billboards along Highway 101 to find a husband, drawing national attention, a flood of applications, and plenty of hate mail, reports SFGate . Forty-two-year-old Lisa Catalano launched her campaign early last month, with...

7 Nabbed in Largest US Jewel Heist
7 Nabbed in Largest
US Jewel Heist
Jun 18, 2025 8:01 AM CDT

7 Nabbed in Largest US Jewel Heist

Suspects allegedly tailed Brinks truck 300 miles before stealing $100M in gold and gems

(Newser) - Seven residents of the Los Angeles area stand accused of pulling off what federal prosecutors say is the largest jewelry heist in US history—allegedly making off with nearly $100 million in gold and gems from a Brinks truck after a 300-mile pursuit. Authorities say the men aged 31...

He Used a Snapchat Filter to Get This Pic, Launched a Sting

A California cop was arrested as a result of Ethan's actions

(Newser) - Snapchat's gender-swapping filter has been used to make a viral Evanescence video , alter famous works of art , and reveal Glenn Close's unexpected male celebrity look-alike since it launched in May. Now, a use that's a little more impactful: NBC Bay Area reports a local college student used...

Cops: After Airport Trip, Uber Driver Tried to Break Into Home

Man ended up ransacking another residence, police say

(Newser) - Police in northern California say an Uber driver has been arrested for trying to break into the home of a passenger he had dropped off at the San Francisco airport, then burglarizing a neighbor's home. The San Mateo Police Department said Monday that officers arrested 38-year-old Jackie Gordon Wilson...

She Left the US to Raise a Black Son. Then, the 'Inevitable'

Family demands answers in tasing death of Chinedu Okobi

(Newser) - When 72-year-old Amaka Okobi heard a black man had had a deadly encounter with police in Millbrae, Calif., she thought, "Oh God, I feel so bad for his mother." Only later did she learn the man was her own 36-year-old son, said to have been tased by at...

Calif. Couple Sues PetSmart in Dachshund Pup's Death

Henry suffered 2 broken ribs and a punctured lung within 3 minutes of arriving

(Newser) - Pet grooming is an unregulated business and requires no license, and a PETA spokesperson tells the San Francisco Chronicle that the organization gets complaints "all the time" from people who say their pets were injured or even killed during grooming at PetSmart. Now a California couple whose dachshund Henry...

High-Tech Workers Make How Much?

In San Mateo County, Calif., they averaged $291K

(Newser) - Want to earn coin? Try being a high-tech worker in San Francisco. Their average salary leaped nearly 19% last year to $156,518, topping all cities nationwide in that job sector, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Now consider San Mateo County (which includes part of San Francisco), where last year'...

Limo Fire Survivor: Driver Didn't Help Us

Authorities say limo had 1 passenger too many

(Newser) - One of the surviving passengers from the limo fire that killed five women disputes driver Orville Brown's version of events and says he could have done more to help. Gloria Arrellano says she was the first to crawl through the partition after Brown stopped the limo on the San...

Deadly Limo Fire Broke Out Minutes From Destination

Driver initially thought women were asking if they could smoke

(Newser) - When a passenger first knocked on the limo partition to let driver Orville Brown know that she smelled smoke , Brown thought she was asking if she and the passengers, a bride and her friends, could smoke cigarettes. "They had the music up in the back," he tells the...

Bride, 4 Others Killed When Limo Bursts Into Flames

Women died trapped in limo on San Mateo bridge

(Newser) - A newlywed bride and four of her friends were killed in California on Saturday when the limo they were riding to a bridal shower burst into flames on the San Mateo Bridge, trapping them inside. Four other women and the driver escaped the burning car and survived, but two are...

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