A 76-year-old, 10-year employee of Sonoma Compost was killed at work Friday morning when a front-loader drove over him.

Lake County fire personnel say several structures were threatened and some apparently lost in a large fire north of Clearlake Oaks early Friday.

Sonoma County unemployment slid slightly to 10.1 percent in November, with last-minute holiday hiring by retailers offsetting continued weakness in the manufacturing and construction sectors, according to state job data released Friday. The jobless rate was down from a revised 10.2 percent in October.

MILWAUKEE -- The rise of smart phones, with their go-anywhere Web access, is changing the shopping game this holiday season. Tech-savvy shoppers are finding it easier than ever to work the system to get the best deals.

Johnathan Taggart and Buddy Johnson each scored 24 as Elsie Allen pulled away in the final minutes to defeat Alameda, 60-53, in an opening-round game of the Brett Callan Memorial Tournament on Thursday night at Casa Grande.

Dungeness crab season is the perfect excuse to make an afternoon escape to Bodega Bays windswept dunes, beaches and chowder shacks.

Four Rohnert Park Public Safety officers were cleared Thursday of any wrongdoing in the death of a man who died after he was subdued by a Taser stun gun last year. Guy James Fernandez, 42, died Nov. 9, 2008, from cardiac arrest caused by methamphetamine use, District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua said.

Californias unemployment rate fell slightly in November — down to 12.3 percent from 12.5 percent a month earlier, the state Department of Economic Development reported Friday.

Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the Iranian Cyber Army claimed responsibility.

SANTA CLARA — Cornerback Shawntae Spencer twice turned to sprint far down the field Monday night, focused solely on defending deep passes to Arizona receiver Larry Fitzgerald. Twice, Spencer was surprised to see a nearby teammate in close proximity to provide assistance.

When major earthquakes strike along the Aleutian island chain in Alaska, they could trigger tsunamis sweeping down along the California coast and threatening many low-lying regions with disaster, including parts of San Francisco. The danger has long been...

The mayor of Woodside was unharmed when the small plane in which he was a passenger crashed over the weekend in Truckee, officials said. Mayor Dave Burow, 57, and pilot Charles Simmons, 61, of Los Altos Hills escaped injury when their single-engine turbo...

Californias population growth slowed over the past year as tens of thousands of residents moved away - many of them heading to other Western states, according to the state Department of Finance. The Golden States population grew by 353,000 to 38.4 million...

An Emeryville, Calif., woman remains in federal custody after prosecutors say she admitted to defrauding hundreds of investors out of more than $8 million. Patricia Morgen appeared in court Wednesday where prosecutors say she pleaded guilty to two counts of...

City Attorney Dennis Herrera gave Major League Baseball a little chin music on Thursday, firing off a letter suggesting San Francisco would sue the league if it approves moving the Oakland Athletics to San Jose. The city has a financial interest in the...

A man with a two-decade history of biting and attacking San Francisco police officers was convicted of misdemeanor charges Thursday stemming from the latest incident but cleared of a felony. Miquel McNorton, 49, of San Francisco was found guilty of...