Archive for November 26th, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Army Staff Sgt. Christian Hughes fingers his scar, the first of four. Read comments »

Lawyers agree that police officer Craig Howard was off duty when he rolled through a stop sign and killed a pedestrian in northeast Fresno two years ago this month. Read comments »

Daniel Espinoza's family was thankful to gather Thursday at the Clovis Senior Center for a traditional Thanksgiving meal -- turkey with all the trimmings. Read comments »

Despite bans on fireplace wood-burning, concentrations of soot and other dangerous particles are getting worse in the Valley's air -- already the nation's worst for this kind of particle pollution. Read comments »

A Fremont man is facing charges after police say he led them on a Thanksgiving Day chase across five counties. »

A Los Angeles man has surrendered to police after he was accused of posing as a photographer for Vibe magazine to lure women with promises of modeling opportunities and then sexually assaulting them. »

Coast Guard officials say two bodies have been recovered from the waters near Bodega Bay. »

The city has been listed again among the most dangerous cities in the nation. Washington-based CQ Press, an independent book publisher, has listed Stockton as the nation's 36th most dangerous based on FBI-compiled crime data and population figures from 2008. »

A private pilots association that helped to wage a successful battle against a proposed power plant in Hayward is moving to block a similar plant near Byron. »

The dearth of decent desert eating isn't just travel article cliche, it's mostly true -- at least until the arrival last year of Cheeky's , Palm Springs' answer to L.A.'s Square One Dining . »

Friends are mourning a public defender found slain at her Portland home this week, with one of her clients calling her "a fighter." »

Police say two teenagers attacked and robbed an elderly couple while they were unloading groceries in their driveway. »

This is amazing you guys.  Tonight at 6:49, if you look to the south western sky, you will see the International Space Station pass very brightly overhead in our night sky, followed closely by the Space Shuttle!!  I just watched this happen in the eastern sky about 10 minutes ago.  WOW!  I tried to snap... »

Merced Happenings »

Prices in the depressed lumber industry have risen recently, as production has fallen to meet demand and dealers have begun restocking inventories. »