Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend.

The 49ers defeated the San Diego Chargers 17-14 Thursday night, finishing 4-0 in the exhibition season. But the real drama was for roster spots.

A man who climbed naked to the top of a towering rock at Goat Rock state beach near Jenner and then jumped off to the shock of onlookers suffered numerous fractures and other severe injuries Thursday evening, emergency medical personnel said.

Air quality officials have declared a Spare the Air Day for the third straight day and are urging motorists to use alternative transportation Friday or defer unnecessary trips.

Fantasy football means real business for restaurants, and some big chains have launched promotional drives to score with dedicated players of the growing pastime.

The New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0 Thursday for a four-game sweep.

The search for a missing Hercules man took a grim turn today, as police shifted their attention to a Pittsburg landfill and 3,000 tons of garbage in searching for his body. Frederick Sales, 35, a nursing aide at Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo, has not...

After Efren Valdemoro met Cindy Tran during a flirty encounter more than two years ago at a Vallejo beauty salon where she cut his hair, he struck her co-workers as kind and giving. He used to bring us coffee and Filipino desserts. He was very generous,...

Alameda County sheriffs investigators are asking for the publics help in locating two men charged with murdering a man they apparently suspected of plotting to steal their marijuana. Mohammed Kahn, 47, and Manuel Trujillo, 62, know they are being sought in...

The suspect in the shooting of a Fremont police officer in East Oakland has been returned to Alameda County after his arrest near the Mexican border over the weekend, records show. Andrew Barrientos, 20, an alleged gang member from Union City, is scheduled...

A human skull and other bones have been found in a cove in the Marin Headlands, and efforts are under way to recover additional remains, authorities said today. The skull was first spotted by a kayaker at 7:30 p.m. Monday in a cove below Battery Spencer, near...

Gasoline prices have been falling for weeks, and they could go even lower as autumns leaves begin to drop. The national average for a gallon of unleaded regular was $2.681 on Friday, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. Thats...