A former surgeon who had a 1 1/2-year sexual relationship with an underage Oakland boy he met on the Internet is facing at least 15 years and eight...

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WASHINGTON ? Federal tax rebates will start being sent out Monday, earlier than previously announced.

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Another day, another record. Santa Rosa?s average gasoline price Friday for regular was $3.881 a gallon, up from Thursday?s $3.868. A year ago, the...

Rev. Jane Spahr now awaits the verdict following a two-hour trial Friday before the Presbyterian Church?s highest court on charges that she violated...

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Despite the discovery of a second light brown apple moth near Sonoma last weekend, it will be at least next week before new state and federal...

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Fishing has been a way of life in Arch Richardson's family ever since his ancestors used gold to purchase property on Sonoma County's northern...

Tipster helps add $1.34 mil to S.F.'s coffers under a watchdog program designed to crack down on unreported property transactions.

The soaring global price has led to rationing at Costco and food riots overseas. Is an era of mass food shortages beginning?

Tax Rebates Coming Early

With gas and food prices climbing, President Bush says stimulus checks will be sent out Monday, a few days ahead of schedule.

Man held in Oakland takeover robbery is charged with auto theft and evading arrest but not with crimes related to the holdup.

First-grader whose skull was fractured attends an Oakland school with a troubled past, according to records and parents' reviews.

Three officers found not guilty in the 50-shot killing of an unarmed man on his wedding day.