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Afternoon temps near record

Santa Rosa hits 93 degrees, San Francisco in mid-80s.

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Henin abruptly retires from tennis

LIMELETTE, Belgium ? Justine Henin retired from tennis Wednesday, an abrupt ending to a short and successful career in which she won seven Grand Slam singles titles and leaves while ranked No. 1.

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Wrongway Hwy. 101 driver was trapped in car

Firefighter tried to alert driver she was headed the wrong way but woman killed after slamming into tree.

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North Coast welcomes state parks decision

North Coast park supporters are expressing relief at the news that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has dropped his budget cutting plan to close 48...

Agilent reports 'solid' quarter

Sonoma County's largest tech employer posts 5 percent increase in sales for its electronic measurement business. Agilent shares jump in after-hours trading.

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Phony Web site hijacks Zane campaign

Somebody has put up a phony Shirlee Zane for county supervisor Web site, but who that somebody is remains a mystery.

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Hot temps bring plea from PG&E

Power company to institute peak pricing period Thursday as temperatures climb toward century mark.

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Woolsey's wealth surges, mirroring trend in Congress

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Petaluma, has come a long way financially from her days as a single mother on welfare in the late 1960s, with a net worth of...

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Spare The Air Day Declared

Officials urge the use of public transit on Thursday, but no free rides will be offered.

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Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Teen

Victim, 14, was struck in Oakland's Fruitvale district by a pickup, police say.

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Masked Men Hit Berkeley Bank

Robbers steal $6,000 in takeover holdup at a credit union, but a glimpsed license plate leads to chase, four arrests.

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Polar Bear 'Threatened'

Arctic bruin becomes the first animal protected under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming.

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Court Downs Logging Plans

The Bush administration wanted to chop trees on 11 million acres of Sierra forests.

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Was Mother A Turk Or A Cook?

Asylum case gets new life after a transcription error is discovered.