THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Santa Rosa’s average price for regular gasoline was $3.027 a gallon today, according to AAA. A year ago, it was $4.547. Among the area’s typically low-price stations, these prices were reported this morning: --$2.839 at Arco at Hearn and Corby Avenues in Santa Rosa. --$2.839 at Arco at Fourth Street and Brookwood Avenue in Santa Rosa.

By NATHAN HALVERSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

The recession in Sonoma County might end late this year, but unemployment will continue to worsen in 2010 as companies shed jobs to adjust for decreased consumer demand, according to a new economic report.

By NATHAN HALVERSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

The recession in Sonoma County might end late this year, but unemployment will continue to worsen in 2010 as companies shed jobs to adjust for decreased consumer demand, according to a new economic report.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK - A bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday that General Motors Corp. can have access to its full $33.3 billion in bankruptcy financing. Judge Robert Gerber gave final approval to the financing after he had given preliminary approval earlier this month for GM to use $15 billion of the total.

By RAF CASERT ASSOCIATED PRESS

The United States mens soccer team upset the worlds No. 1-ranked team, Spain, 2-0, on Wednesday in the semifinal round of the Confederations Cup.

BY BLEYS ROSE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

This Sunday is the last that Sonoma County waste disposal sites will be open on a Sunday.

BY BOB NORBERG THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Federal investigators on Thursday began examining the wreckage of a plane that crashed in Holbrook, Ariz., several hours after leaving Sonoma County’s airport.

By DAN NEIL LOS ANGELES TIMES

Trodding heavily toward you like a 300-foot blue elephant in a band uniform, The Beatles: Rock Band video game will consume much of the industrys advertising bandwidth ahead of its Sept. 9 release.

Facebook is testing new privacy controls that will allow the online hangouts roughly 200 million users to decide who should see each of their personal updates.

By STEVEN WINE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WIMBLEDON, England - In the final game, a desperate Maria Sharapova lunged to hit one shot left-handed, and twice challenged calls but lost. Then she lost the match as well.

The Bay Area is set for a scorcher this weekend, with temperatures expected to hit the triple digits in some places. It will get as hot as 101 degrees in Morgan Hill, Gilroy and Livermore on Saturday, and a heat advisory will be in effect in the Santa Clara...

Police investigating Michael Jacksons death looked into his medical treatment Friday, seeking to interview one of the pop kings doctors and seizing a car that they said may contain drugs or other evidence. As medical examiners began an autopsy for Jackson,...

A 911 caller from Michael Jacksons home says he wasnt breathing or responding to efforts to revive him. The Los Angeles Fire Department released the 911 call Friday. The caller reported that Jackson was on a bed, he wasnt breathing and wasnt responding to...

The death of a 56-year-old homeless man in Hayward is being investigated as a homicide, police said today. The victim, whose name was withheld pending notification of his family, was found on the 28000 block of Rochelle Avenue (links.sfgate.com/ZHMQ) at about...

A homeless man was acquitted of charges that he smacked a fellow transient in the face with a skateboard as the victim was engaged in a conversation about quantum physics in South San Francisco, authorities said today. Jason Everett Keller, 40, was found not...