Archive for November, 2009

A residence hall at California State University, Fresno, was evacuated Sunday night after an unknown substance fouled the air in a third-floor hallway, officials said. Read comments »

Michael Jackson's stunning death made him Yahoo's biggest star this year. »

The San Jose City Council is expected to formally approve a payment of $97,500 to settle a police brutality claim by a San Jose business owner and his nephew. »

The city of Santa Monica has launched a recycling program to turn cooking oil into biofuel. »

SALIDA -- A $760,000 miscalculation could lead to a deeper round of budget cuts for the 2010-11 school year. »

Officials say a San Bernardino County building was evacuated after two explosive devices were found nearby. »

A Santa Rosa man is facing the rest life behind bars after being sentenced in the fatal stabbing of his mother. »

If you've been eating in Palm Springs for decades, since Hamburger Hamlet was the only edible place around, you've learned to be thankful for small things: A good beer list. »

A woman who died in a vehicle crash in Las Vegas has been identified. »

California Highway Patrol officers have arrested a couple who allegedly tried to commit three robberies in the San Fernando Valley with two small children in tow. »

Life should be getting back to normal in a Pittsburg neighborhood after a nesting owl on a power pole caused a bit of a scare. »

The U.S. Forest Service is considering allowing its helicopters to attack wildfires at night, a practice the agency has long discouraged because of risks to pilots, a senior official said Monday. »

The chances of California voters being asked to repeal the state's ban on same-sex marriages next year are looking more remote after another prominent political group announced that more time is needed to build a winning campaign. »

This weekend (December 5 & 6) the Caltrain Holiday Train, a special non-passenger train decorated with more than 40,000 lights, will be making stops at nine different Peninsula Caltrain stations; four on Saturday four other stations on Sunday, and begins at the San Francisco station on both days. This free, family event gives you a... »

Merced County Sheriff's deputies are on the lookout after an armed robbery Sunday at an Atwater area convenience store. »