Firefighter tried to alert driver she was headed the wrong way but woman killed after slamming into tree.

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Power company to institute peak pricing period Thursday as temperatures climb toward century mark.

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Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, has come a long way financially from her days as a single mother on welfare in the late 1960s, with a net worth of...

Somebody has put up a phony Shirlee Zane for county supervisor Web site, but who that somebody is remains a mystery.

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North Coast park supporters are expressing relief at the news that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has dropped his budget cutting plan to close 48...

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The cost of attending a California State University is going up again in the fall following a decision by the 23-campus system?s governing board...

Robbers steal $6,000 in takeover holdup at a credit union, but a glimpsed license plate leads to chase, four arrests.

Board committee approves 10-percent increase to help make up for expected state cuts. U.C. to consider increases today.

Gas Spill Not Nearly That Bad

Only a few gallons, not the 1,500 originally feared, spill when a tug crashes into a pipeline off Martinez. A least one of the crew had been drinking.

Big boost comes on the heels of Obama's failure to win over "Hillary Democrats" in West Virginia.

Arctic bruin becomes the first animal protected under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming.

Victim, 14, was struck in Oakland's Fruitvale district by a pickup, police say.