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A 28-year-old San Francisco man was sentenced Thursday in Sacramento federal court to three years and one month in prison for depriving an African American man of his civil rights by assaulting the man in a Chico bar, and for an unrelated mail fraud conviction. Eric Clawson slugged a black man in a bar and committed mortgage fraud. […]

California trade continued its hot streak in July. Empty shipping containers are stacked, awaiting reuse at the Long Beach Container Terminal at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. The trade deficit narrowed significantly in July as exports climbed to the highest level in nearly two years, reflecting big gains in sales of U.S.-made airp […]

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. […]

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. […]

SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters poured water on flaming and smoldering wreckage early Friday after a massive explosion sent blazes roaring through a neighborhood in the hills south of San Francisco, killing at least one person, destroying more than 50 homes and damaging dozens of others.Thursday night's ... […]

SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters poured water on flaming and smoldering wreckage early Friday after a massive explosion sent blazes roaring through a neighborhood in the hills south of San Francisco, killing at least one person, destroying more than 50 homes and damaging dozens of others.Thursday night's ... […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Will he or won't he? Negotiations between a local Muslim cleric and the leader of a tiny Florida church who had threatened to publicly burn copies of Islam's holy text left the heated debate in a state of confusion with the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 ... […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Will he or won't he? Negotiations between a local Muslim cleric and the leader of a tiny Florida church who had threatened to publicly burn copies of Islam's holy text left the heated debate in a state of confusion with the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 ... […]

CALIFORNIA Judge says military can't ban gays RIVERSIDE | A federal judge in Southern California on Thursday declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips granted a request for an injunction halting the government's "don't ask, don't tell" policy for g […]

CALIFORNIA Judge says military can't ban gays RIVERSIDE | A federal judge in Southern California on Thursday declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips granted a request for an injunction halting the government's "don't ask, don't tell" policy for g […]

RIVERSIDE, Calif. | A federal judge in Southern California on Thursday declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment rights of gay and lesbians. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips granted a request for an injunction halting the government's ... […]

RIVERSIDE, Calif. | A federal judge in Southern California on Thursday declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment rights of gay and lesbians. U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips granted a request for an injunction halting the government's ... […]

Noticeably absent from President Obama's latest economic-stimulus package are any further attempts to create jobs through "green" energy projects, reflecting a year in which the administration's original, loudly trumpeted efforts proved largely unfruitful. The long delays typical with environmentally friendly projects - combined with repo […]

Noticeably absent from President Obama's latest economic-stimulus package are any further attempts to create jobs through "green" energy projects, reflecting a year in which the administration's original, loudly trumpeted efforts proved largely unfruitful. The long delays typical with environmentally friendly projects - combined with repo […]

Noticeably absent from President Obama's latest economic-stimulus package are any further attempts to create jobs through "green" energy projects, reflecting a year in which the administration's original, loudly trumpeted efforts proved largely unfruitful. The long delays typical with environmentally friendly projects - combined with repo […]

Noticeably absent from President Obama's latest economic-stimulus package are any further attempts to create jobs through "green" energy projects, reflecting a year in which the administration's original, loudly trumpeted efforts proved largely unfruitful. The long delays typical with environmentally friendly projects - combined with repo […]