Police are looking for a man, perhaps two, who groped two women on the street in separate attacks over the weekend, police said.

An animal lover, the Lafayette resident has raised seven puppies that became service dogs for the blind.

• Raising puppies for the blind

Signs of the Bay Area are everywhere in Denver, from CodePink to the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company's Obama Ale.

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ANTIOCH — Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in the fatal shooting of an Antioch man earlier this month, which investigators say was driven by a long-standing dispute.

Kids are headed back to cash-strapped schools this year: Electives and field trips are being scrapped, bus fares and lunch prices are going up.

CONCORD — Investigators are looking for a man who robbed a bank over the weekend, police said.The man was carrying a black handgun when he walked into the Safe America Credit Union, at 1801 Sutter St.

CONCORD — A 16-year-old boy was robbed at gunpoint late Sunday night by an attacker who remains at large, police said.The victim was standing in front of an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Virginia Lane and talking to a woman when he was approached by a man, said Concord police Cpl.

CONCORD — A 19-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after an early-morning crash today that injured him and a passenger, police said.

Employee pistol-whipped after robbery involving two suspects this evening

RICHMOND — A 73-year-old man died Sunday night after he was shot in the head while driving in Richmond, police said.The driver was still able to drive about half a mile before crashing into the Harbormaster's office on Marina Way South, said Richmond police Lt.

Democrats opened their national convention on Monday, seeking peace in the family as they pursue victory in the fall for Barack Obama and his historic quest for the White House. An appearance by the ailing, aging Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and a...

President Bush says Russias president should not recognize two breakaway regions of Georgia as independent countries despite pleas from Russian lawmakers. Bush issued a statement from his Texas ranch criticizing Russias parliament, which voted Monday to...

Home sales surged and prices plunged across the state last month, as buyers show increasing willingness to pick up foreclosed or distressed real estate, according to an industry trade group. The number of existing, single-family properties that traded hands...

Sales of existing homes rose in July, surpassing expectations, as buyers snapped up deeply discounted properties in parts of the country hit hardest by the housing bust. However, the number of unsold properties hit an all-time high, the latest indication that...

A judge today said she would rule promptly on UC Berkeleys plan to build a sports training facility in an oak grove next to Memorial Stadium. Almost a year after the trial began, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Barbara Miller said during a brief...

The waters off Stinson Beach are closed until sunset Friday because of a shark sighting over the weekend, officials said today. A surfer who previously worked as a National Park Service lifeguard spotted a shark, 8 to 10 feet long, about 125 yards offshore...