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

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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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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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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...

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

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

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The cost of attending a California State University is going up again in the fall following a decision by the 23-campus system?s governing board...

Big boost comes on the heels of Obama's failure to win over "Hillary Democrats" in West Virginia.

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

Guv Defends Lottery Plan

Schwarzenegger says using future lottery profits to pay off the $15B deficit is necessary because cuts alone will not balance the budget.

The state Supreme Court is poised to decide Thursday whether gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in California.

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

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