Beloved Broadcaster Battles Cancer | UPS Worker Crushed By Packages | Local News Station To Go Dark: Patch PM

Catch up on Northern California's top stories for Wednesday, Sept. 24.

Beloved Bay Area Broadcaster Returns To Airwaves Amid Cancer Battle: Reports

• Sidelined by a rare form of cancer and still awaiting a bone marrow transplant, a longtime Bay Area broadcaster returned to the booth recently to do what he loves while he can.

UPS Worker And Mother Of Five Killed By Falling Packages: Report

• The niece of the Bay Area woman killed in a UPS accident set up a GoFundMe to help pay for funeral services and the care of five children.

Man Who Fire Bombed Bay Area Federal Building Sentenced: DOJ

• Prosecutors say the man also tried bombing a federal court building in Oakland, and that the acts were inspired by the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks.

This CA TV Station Will No Longer Have Local Newscasts

• Instead, the station is airing news from KPIX, the CBS station serving San Francisco.

4 Teens Arrested On Suspicion Of Robbing Pleasanton Man, Latest In String Of Violent Teen Crimes

• Four teens from Stockton were arrested and accused of using force to rob a Pleasanton man at the Pleasanton Tennis and Community Park.

37-Year-Old Livermore Woman Dies In Motorcycle Accident

• A woman lost control of her motorcycle while turning onto Isabel Avenue, striking a car and a concrete barrier, police said.

UC Berkeley Is Final Turning Point Tour Stop In Aftermath Of Kirk's Killing

• Comedian Rob Schneider and Christian apologist Frank Turek will be at the UC Berkeley event, Turning Point announced on social media.

2-Alarm Power Pole Fire In San Jose Threatens Neighboring Homes

• The initial call came in at 2:50 p.m. and also involved a utility pole on fire with downed power lines, the Fire Department said.

Man Arrested In Sacramento ABC TV Station Shooting Was Flagged On X For "Violent Speech" Days Earlier

• On Friday, at least three shots were fired into the downtown Sacramento station's building through a window. No one was injured.

Murder Suspect Targeted Sex Offenders In Slaying Of Bay Area Man: Police

• Varun Suresh is accused of fatally stabbing an elderly man in Fremont on Thursday, Sept. 18.