Skip to Navigation Skip to Content

Text test has teens speechless

When drivers thumb a ride: Joel Talkoff, 17, a senior at Gateway High School, attempts to send a... Read More
Joel Talkoff is an experienced driver, but sending a text message from behind the wheel proved too much for the 17-year-old Gateway High School senior Tuesday. “It was challenging,” he said. “I was able to get the message out, but then I hit the biker.” Freshman William Pitts, 15, also ran into trouble. “A dog jumped out at me and I killed it,” he said. “I was focusing on texting, and it was kind of hard at the same time.” Read More

Examiner Editorial

Endangered wolf needs protection instead of bullets

For eons, gray wolves roamed the northern stretches of the United States. When Europeans settled here, they systematically hunted them down until the species was perilously close to extinction. Like the grizzly bear that adorns our state flag, gray wolves were erased from every corner of California.

In 1974, the gray wolf was added to the Endangered Species List. In 1995, the gray wolf was reintroduced to the western United States in an effort to give the animals a chance to live in their former habitats.

Since then, the gray wolf has made a remarkable comeback. Experts estimate that between 1,700 and 3,000 wolves now live in the western United States. They are beginning to thrive again.

Read More

‘Glee’ stars are shacking up

Lea Michele and Cory Monteith are reportedly moving in together. Read More
‘Glee” co-stars and real-life lovebirds Lea Michele and Cory Monteith are reportedly moving in together ... but did she pressure him to do it? Read More

Hau lifts Washington to Transbay Series title

The Washington High School baseball team found itself in the same position this time last year. It had won the opener of the Transbay Series against Oakland Tech and went into the second game with a chance to claim its first Transbay title since 2006. The Eagles failed to get the job done a year ago, but did not let the opportunity slip away again. Read More

URL: http://www.sfexaminer.com/