Paul Womachka?s hands were on the steering wheel of his taxi van, his foot was on the accelerator and his seat belt was fastened when his vehicle was...

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PHOENIX -- The Giants moved one step further from the Barry Bonds era on Monday, when Fred Lewis hit a home run at Chase Field. It was the first homer by a Giants left fielder since Bonds' 762nd and final long ball last season.

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Lenders sent a record number of foreclosures notices in the first quarter, according to a report.

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A 39-year-old Sonoma County Jail inmate died Monday night, succumbing to injuries suffered when he hanged himself in his cell late last...

The Web 2.0 Expo kicks off in San Francisco today, bringing together a wide array of Internet professionals.

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Sonoma County Supervisors approve $1.6 million conservation easement.

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Growers deal with one of the worst frost seasons in 30 years.

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Bulky bathrobe attributed to stove fire, said officials.

Red-colored lights floating over North Phoenix form a square and then a triangle. Airport officials, USAF can't explain them.

Judge is told 120 veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan wars commit suicide every week as govt. stalls in granting treatment.

Arrest In Restaurant Heists

A 16-year-old West Oakland boy is arrested in a series of East Bay restaurant stickups. Police are also focusing on a second suspect.

A resident shoots a suspected burglar in the third instance in a week in which would-be crime victims have responded with gunfire.

Lenders take back 6,579 homes in nine Bay Area counties  as the state reels under a 300% first-quarter rise in foreclosures.

Classified site unfairly tried to dilute eBay's 28-percent stake in it, online auctioneer claims.