Sundays fatal accident in Geyserville has wineries renewing their commitment to encouraging the safe behavior of guests. However, a concern that the area is full in drivers who have overindulged doesnt fit the experience of officers who patrol the roads.

Defending champion Alberto Contador of Spain virtually secured a third Tour de France title Thursday after staying with rival Andy Schleck all the way to the top of the Col du Tourmalet in the pivotal 17th stage.

Six murals proposed for a Ukiah sporting goods store were deemed to be art rather than advertising by a majority of the Ukiah City Council on Wednesday night.

Even in a tough economy, increasing profits can be easy: Just cut costs enough and the bottom line keeps improving. But companies can only do that for so long. Now Wall Street wants evidence that theyre actually pulling in more money.

Dominance only begins to describe Chris Stasse on the badminton court, where the Maria Carrillo junior went undefeated in singles and mixed doubles in North Bay League play.

A 2-year-old Concord boy was mauled to death today by three pit bull terriers belonging to his family, police said. The dogs attacked the boy at about 8:45 a.m. in the garage of his home on the 1700 block of Trailcreek Court, on the eastern edge of Concord,...

Oakland police are trying to determine whether the two people who robbed $17 from a visitor from Virginia before shooting him to death are responsible for other downtown robberies, authorities said today. A man and woman were filmed by a video surveillance...

An 18-year-old man was shot and killed in East Oakland early today, police said. Jonathan Lee Scott of Oakland was found in front of a home on the 5900 block of Harmon Avenue in the Seminary neighborhood shortly after 1:15 a.m., said Officer Jeff Thomason, a...

A man was shot and killed by Santa Clara County sheriffs deputies in a remote area where marijuana was being grown, authorities said today. The man, whose name has not been released, was shot at about 10:25 a.m. Wednesday when he confronted deputies, said...

Sales of previously occupied homes fell in June and are expected to keep sinking, indicating that the housing markets troubles are likely to drag on the economic recovery. Sales fell 5.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.37 million, the...

The temporary cap on BPs ruptured oil well will stay closed even if ships evacuate the Gulf of Mexico during a tropical storm, the federal governments spill chief said Thursday. Growing confidence in the mechanical plugs security convinced scientists it...