n Director steps down after 11 years to take over Orange County department, one of state's largest
Australian dinosaur lived 98 million years ago
n Discoveries include fearsome predator that stalked Outback almost 100 million years ago
Police searching for man missing in Antioch
Police are searching for a missing 61-year-old man, last seen in Antioch, who's family says he suffers from dementia. Silvano Romos was last seen Thursday in the area of Somersville and Buchanan roads in Antioch, according to police.
Man fleeing police struck by van in Concord
CONCORD — A man running from police was struck by a minivan on Clayton Road Thursday afternoon, and a police officer also was slightly injured during the incident, investigators said.
Bay Fair BART reopens after report of gunman
The Bay Fair BART station in San Leandro has reopened after a report of someone pointing a gun prompted the closure of the station for about an hour tonight, a BART spokesman said.
First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that stack of monthly bills as well. In a revamped health care system envisioned by senators, people would be required to carry health insurance just like motorists must...
As Californias fiscal crisis careened out of control with todays issuance of IOUs, Democrats and Republicans remained deadlocked, largely over one of the states biggest responsibilities: providing a safety net for poor and sick residents. At the center of...
The next round of anti-tax Tea Party protests will be held nationwide on Saturday - July 4 - as organizers and leaders hope the 1,300-plus events, including several in the Bay Area, evolve into a growing opposition movement to the Obama administrations...
For generations, the Washington Post has been a scrupulous watchdog over the capitals cozy world of power networking. For a short time, it almost became the networks host. The Post decided today to cancel plans to charge lobbyists and trade groups $25,000...
The investigation of Michael Jacksons death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided them and the actions of police. Why didnt police seal the mansion where he had been living? Why were moving vans seen at the...
An American soldier is believed being held by the Taliban after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without his body armor and weapon, officials said Thursday. The military has intercepted communications in which insurgents said they had captured an...
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