Mudflow elk appear OK so far this winter

State officials say the elk at the Mount St. Helens Wildlife Area appear to have weathered well the late December cold snap.

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Police: Suspect in Christmas shootings kills self

The body of a man suspected of opening fire at a Christmas Eve party in a suburban Los Angeles home that subsequently caught fire, leaving three dead, was found Thursday by police.

Christmas Eve wedding binds couple for the few days they have left together

Karen Wright, bed-bound at an assisted-living facility, has only weeks before the cancer she's battled for two years takes her away.

Mudflow worries as rain heads to SoCal

A new storm heading into Southern California has renewed concerns about possible mudflows from slopes burned bare by this year's wildfires.

From rescue to freedom for sea lion

A California sea lion rescued after wandering near an Oakland International Airport runway received a clean bill of health Wednesday and was set free in the ocean.

SACRAMENTO / Fundraisers kept bulk of cash, report says

An attorney general's report says commercial fundraisers sent less than half the money they collected from California in 2007 to the charities the money was to benefit.

Sunnyvale facing $9 million revenue loss

Sunnyvale hit its expectations for its 2007-08 budget, but the current recession is expected to cost the city at least $9 million in revenue that it was counting on in the current budget year, according to a ...

Dozens Of Dogs Seized From Lake Co. Breeding Site

Lake County animal control officials have plenty of dogs to give away after authorities seized 70 dogs from an apparent one-time breeding operation.

Six arrested in alleged San Jose waste-hauling scheme

Santa Clara County prosecutors have charged a Carmel commercial waste broker and five employees of a Morgan Hill landfill with felony conspiracy and bribery in an alleged scheme to defraud garbage giant Waste ...