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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. […]

Since the USS Iowa was commissioned in 1943, the famous battleship that President Franklin D. Roosevelt dubbed "The Big Stick" has seen more than its share of action over the years. John Wolfinbarger, 86, served as a fireman aboard the USS Iowa, anchored in the background off Benicia in Suisun Bay, during World War II. He and Merylin Wong, presiden […]

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. […]

More than half the federal rebate money in California's Cash for Appliances program has been either paid out or is being processed, reflecting increased activity since the state expanded the program in late July. […]

The three leading candidates seeking the Democratic Party nod to be the next mayor of Washington are black, yet the issue of race and racial divisions remains an inescapable theme in the campaign as voters prepare for Tuesday's primaries. Polls show a deep racial divide in the electorate, with the ... […]

A new policy statement by the nation's major professional group for pediatricians has won praise for its indictment of America's hypersexualized media. But the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has disappointed pro-family advocates by rejecting what it calls "ineffective" abstinence education as a way of countering the onslaught of sex […]

A new policy statement by the nation's major professional group for pediatricians has won praise for its indictment of America's hypersexualized media. But the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has disappointed pro-family advocates by rejecting what it calls "ineffective" abstinence education as a way of countering the onslaught of sex […]

A new policy statement by the nation's major professional group for pediatricians has won praise for its indictment of America's hypersexualized media. But the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has disappointed pro-family advocates by rejecting what it calls "ineffective" abstinence education as a way of countering the onslaught of sex […]

A new policy statement by the nation's major professional group for pediatricians has won praise for its indictment of America's hypersexualized media. But the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has disappointed pro-family advocates by rejecting what it calls "ineffective" abstinence education as a way of countering the onslaught of sex […]

The Justice Department has brought yet another legal challenge against Arizona, accusing the Maricopa County Community College District in Phoenix of illegally asking foreign nationals to show their Permanent Resident Cards, or "green cards," before being offered jobs in the 10-college system. The lawsuit alleges that the school district engaged .. […]

The Justice Department has brought yet another legal challenge against Arizona, accusing the Maricopa County Community College District in Phoenix of illegally asking foreign nationals to show their Permanent Resident Cards, or "green cards," before being offered jobs in the 10-college system. The lawsuit alleges that the school district engaged .. […]

The Justice Department has brought yet another legal challenge against Arizona, accusing the Maricopa County Community College District in Phoenix of illegally asking foreign nationals to show their Permanent Resident Cards, or "green cards," before being offered jobs in the 10-college system. The lawsuit alleges that the school district engaged .. […]

The Justice Department has brought yet another legal challenge against Arizona, accusing the Maricopa County Community College District in Phoenix of illegally asking foreign nationals to show their Permanent Resident Cards, or "green cards," before being offered jobs in the 10-college system. The lawsuit alleges that the school district engaged .. […]

ATLANTA | U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday. About 21 percent of U.S. adults were smokers in 2009, about the same percentage as the year before, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... […]

ATLANTA | U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday. About 21 percent of U.S. adults were smokers in 2009, about the same percentage as the year before, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... […]

ATLANTA | U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday. About 21 percent of U.S. adults were smokers in 2009, about the same percentage as the year before, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... […]