Motorist killed on southbound Highway 101 in Palo Alto; bicyclist killed on Hillsdale Boulevard in San Mateo.

The first thing that caught my eye was gleaming golden potato chips spelling out the word "happiness." There they were, hundreds of them suspended from a wall in the Pro Arts Gallery, subverting nature and junk food to remind us that appearances can be deceiving.

A Novato man who stabbed himself in the throat before being rescued by police officers remains Thursday hospitalized today.Novato police were contacted by the 26-year-old man, described as despondent, and found him at 4:15 p.

In the Bay Area, fireplace traditions clash with respiratory health concerns.

School will host morning service during winter break

PLEASANT HILL — Police were looking today for at least one suspect in an armed robbery early this morning at a bingo parlor at Contra Costa Boulevard and Second Street on the city's north edge.

Job losses mounted by the thousands in the Bay Area — and by more than 10,000 in California — during November, an indication that people in the state continued to get pink slips ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season.

Piedmont oncologist Dr. Maurice Wolin, who challenged his prosecution in connection with a sexual predator sting operation in Petaluma in August 2006, pleaded no contest this afternoon in Sonoma County Superior Court to attempting to commit a lewd or lascivious act with a child under age 14.

Boy ran from man, intentions unknown

A search for Hasanni Campbell, the 6-year-old Fremont boy who was reported missing more than four months ago, is scheduled for Saturday.

Police use saturation patrols and checkpoints to go after impaired motorists.

Couples selling pricey pups accused of animal abuse

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...