Richard V Allen

Chowchilla kidnapper released after more than 35 years in prison

2012-06-21 16:36:17

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Chowchilla kidnapper, now living with mother, is being monitored

2012-06-23 16:36:37

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Robert Sklar dies at 74; historian broke new ground in study of American film

2011-07-11 08:15:00

Robert Sklar, a film scholar known for bringing the insights of the social historian to understanding the history of American film, has died. He was 74. Sklar, who also was one of the original Rotisserie League fantasy baseball "owners" in the 1980s,...

Obama White House celebrates 50 years of the Situation Room being there

2011-05-13 16:36:34

May 19 buzz: 'Job killers,' DSK and Goodwin Liu

2011-05-19 16:35:45

Power disrupted but no injuries reported in Eureka quake

2010-01-09 21:33:38

6.5 earthquake near Eureka, Calif., snaps power lines and topples televisions [Updated]

2010-01-09 21:33:39

Northern California city assesses damage after major earthquake

2010-01-10 16:33:46

Art review: 'Here Not There: San Diego Art Now' at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

2010-07-15 21:33:15

On the side streets of Philadelphia, freedom still rings

2008-10-09 00:00:00

Philadelphia The neon-streaked National Constitution Center dazzled. The historic red-brick Independence Hall stirred. But it wasn't until I stepped onto the rickety back porch of a Quaker house in northwest Philadelphia that I felt transported. It was...

Why supervisors let deadly problems slide

2004-12-09 00:00:00

On the sultry evening of Aug. 11, 1965, a 21-year-old black man named Marquette Frye was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol at 116th Street and Avalon Boulevard for driving drunk. A crowd gathered. Frye resisted arrest. A patrolman struck him...

Kidnapper, Who Buried 26 Children Alive, Released on Parole

2012-06-21 16:43:00

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Thirty-six years ago, three men kidnapped a bus full of schoolchildren for ransom before entombing them in a San Joaquin Valley rock quarry. The 1976 crime has become part of California lore -- and many of those in the small town of...

Richard Allen worries what will happen when he receives the July property tax bill for his 4-family house in the city's North End. The 2012 tax bills, based on values the city assigned as of Oct.

2011-12-14 00:00:00

Charged with plates used for roller coaster brakes. Charges: Dealing in stolen property, providing false information on secondary metal recycling and grand theft Read More

2011-08-04 21:00:00

Time of Death: Episode six Manner of Death: Spear gun in the chest, delivered through the back in the middle of a phone conversation. Can you hear me now?

2009-05-23 19:35:14