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A rare Sierra Nevada red fox has been located 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 rare red fox is seen in 2002 at Lassen Volcanic National Park. Another one has popped up in Stanislaus National Forest. […]

The rarely seen Sierra Nevada red fox could be the next candidate for federal protection - and perhaps controversy - now that one has been photographed prowling near Sonora Pass. A Sierra Nevada red fox is shown in this 2002 photo. […]

Chico film producer James Thomas Flocker, 70, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for trading child pornography, the U.S. attorney in Sacramento said. […]

A half dozen rural health and dental clinics have closed in Northern California since last summer, leaving residents without easily accessible care. June Wood, 88, of Doyle sits back as nurse Jeni Witter takes a blood sample. Wood was recovering from a broken hip; her benefits were expiring. Wood has few options – state budget cuts forced Doyle's only c […]

A story worthy of Hollywood will soon unfold in California courtrooms - allegations of government corruption and corporate greed to rival the infamous Los Angeles water grab that inspired the film "Chinatown." […]

Last summer, the leadership of Anderson Valley Health Center received alarming news. Under the new state budget, they were to lose $350,000 – nearly a third of their revenue. After 33 years, they were confronted with a question: How would they stay open? […]

U.S. Forest Service officials are urging the public to use caution within the Angora fire area in South Lake Tahoe and especially to avoid areas with many dead standing trees. […]

All recreation sites in the Tahoe National Forest will be open for the Labor Day weekend. […]

Quincy area voters Tuesday approved a ballot measure limiting the taxes the Plumas District Hospital can levy on local property owners. […]

Plumas-Eureka State Park reopened Wednesday after a two-week closure prompted by the discovery of elevated levels of plague. […]

CALIFORNIA FBI investigating bomb hoax LOS ANGELES | The FBI on Wednesday was trying to determine whether a passenger staged a bomb hoax that prompted a search of a Thai Airways jetliner at Los Angeles International Airport. "The working theory at this point" is that a passenger aboard Flight 794 ... […]

CALIFORNIA FBI investigating bomb hoax LOS ANGELES | The FBI on Wednesday was trying to determine whether a passenger staged a bomb hoax that prompted a search of a Thai Airways jetliner at Los Angeles International Airport. "The working theory at this point" is that a passenger aboard Flight 794 ... […]

NEW YORK | The United States came in fifth as Australia and New Zealand shared first place in a first-of-its kind survey ranking 153 nations on the willingness of their citizens to donate time and money to charity. China ranked near the bottom, barely higher than last-place Madagascar. The report, ... […]

ARLINGTON, Texas | The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine caused massive flooding in northern Texas on Wednesday, killing at least one person and submerging much of the city of Arlington under water. Television footage showed firefighters using ladders to reach residents stranded in the upper floors of their homes in ... […]

ARLINGTON, Texas | The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine caused massive flooding in northern Texas on Wednesday, killing at least one person and submerging much of the city of Arlington under water. Television footage showed firefighters using ladders to reach residents stranded in the upper floors of their homes in ... […]

DUBLIN, N.H. | Global warming will be taking a break next year. Most of the country will see a colder-than-usual winter, while summer and spring will be relatively cool and dry, according to the time-honored, complex calculations of the Old Farmer's Almanac. The 2011 issue of the almanac, which claims ... […]

DUBLIN, N.H. | Global warming will be taking a break next year. Most of the country will see a colder-than-usual winter, while summer and spring will be relatively cool and dry, according to the time-honored, complex calculations of the Old Farmer's Almanac. The 2011 issue of the almanac, which claims ... […]

Culture clash Traditionalism [is] one of the things that makes Afghanistan so hard for Americans to understand. We Americans have so many traditions. For instance, our political traditions date back to the 12th-century English Parliament, if not to the Roman Senate. Afghans, on the other hand, have had the representative ... […]

Culture clash Traditionalism [is] one of the things that makes Afghanistan so hard for Americans to understand. We Americans have so many traditions. For instance, our political traditions date back to the 12th-century English Parliament, if not to the Roman Senate. Afghans, on the other hand, have had the representative ... […]

The labor movement recently marked a historic transformation: A majority of union members now work not in the private sector, but in government. The movement that once fought to raise the wages of ordinary workers has turned into one that fights to raise their taxes. This is quite a shift. ... […]

The labor movement recently marked a historic transformation: A majority of union members now work not in the private sector, but in government. The movement that once fought to raise the wages of ordinary workers has turned into one that fights to raise their taxes. This is quite a shift. ... […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, has asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to address accusations that federal workers ignored complaints about conditions at an Iowa farm involved in a recall of salmonella-tainted eggs. Mr. Grassley sent a letter to Mr. Vilsack on Tuesday, asking whether ... […]