<![CDATA[Top News Headlines]]> en News 15 <![CDATA[Teenager accused of killing two East Bay girls must face jury, judge rules]]> By Paul T. Rosynsky Oakland Tribune <![CDATA[Woman stabbed at least a half-dozen times near Hayward BART station]]> By Natalie Neysa Alund Bay Area News Group <![CDATA[Summer festivals 2013: Your guide to Bay Area fairs and outdoor fun]]> <p class="bylinejb">By <br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:@mercurynews.com'>@mercurynews.com</a><br /></p><p class="bylinecopyright"> <![CDATA[Oakland Effect: Two boys trying to avoid trouble in tough neighborhoods]]> By Scott Johnson Oakland Tribune <![CDATA[Union City third-grade teacher placed on unpaid leave after molestation charges]]> By Natalie Neysa Alund Bay Area News Group <![CDATA[Oakland: Police identify city's 40th homicide victim of 2013]]> By Kristin J. Bender <br>Oakland Tribune <![CDATA[Oakland City Council: New budget rules approved amid tensions]]> By Matthew Artz Oakland Tribune <![CDATA[UC sex assault cases mishandled, federal complaint alleges]]> By Andrew McGall Contra Costa Times <![CDATA[Bill would prevent genetic-testing firms from using surreptitiously obtained DNA]]> <p class="bylinejb">By Jessica Shugart<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:jshugart@mercurynews.com'>jshugart@mercurynews.com</a><br /></p> <![CDATA[Oakland Unified announces candidates for District 4 seat]]> By Angela Woodall Oakland Tribune <![CDATA[Driver dies after being impaled by metal rod on I-580 in Livermore]]> By Erin Ivie and Kristin J. Bender<br> eivie@bayareanewsgroup.com and kbender@bayareanewsgroup.com