OAKLAND — A women was killed and at least one other man injured during an early morning shooting Saturday that came moments after they left a party hosted by an East Oakland motorcycle club, police said.

LIVERMORE - Police are investigating a fatal crash on Interstate 580 Saturday morning as a possible hit-and-run, according to the California Highway Patrol.

NEW ORLEANS -- BP crews worked Saturday to slowly raise the 300-ton blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, careful not to damage or drop a key piece of evidence in the spill investigation.

YARMOUTH, Mass. -- In the end, Hurricane Earl wasn't even as bad as some of the no-name nor'easters that pound New England from time to time. The storm, far less intense than feared, brushed past the Northeast and dumped heavy, wind-driven rain on Cape Cod cottages and fishing villages, but caused

An oil company headed by conservative billionaires David and Charles Koch has contributed $1 million to the campaign to suspend the state's landmark climate change law.

A rare Sierra Nevada red fox has been seen in the Stanislaus National Forest near Sonora Pass, confirming that the species continues to survive in a region where it was thought to be extinct for nearly a century.

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

A great white shark with a seal lion in its mouth was seen Thursday at Doran Beach, long considered one of the safest places on the North Coast for surfing, kayaking and swimming.

LOS ANGELES -- Officials say three terminals at the Los Angeles International Airport were briefly shut down after an airport contract worker left an exit from a secure area unattended.

The benefit for the Citizens of the Lost Society is Sunday.

Officer Todd Young will undergo more surgeries in the next few days, doctors announced

An electronic system is being tested to help Head Start keep track of youngsters.

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