Posted 8:08 PM 4/23/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The commemorative plaque honoring home run king Barry Bonds' record 756th clout has gone missing from AT&T Park. San Francisco Giants spokeswoman Staci Slaughter says the club is in the process of replacing the plaque that hung on the brick facade inside the (More)
Posted 4:02 PM 4/22/2013 by Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Drivers under age 18 would be banned from texting while driving even if they use hands-free devices under a cleanup bill approved by the state Senate.The California Association of Highway Patrolmen says a bill passed last year did not specifically exempt (More)
Posted 8:52 PM 4/20/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - A Novato pilot has escaped injury after crash landing his small plane in a Sonoma County vineyard. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/14FwrJc) 67-year-old Patrick Bell was flying his World War II-era biplane Saturday when it lost power. (More)...
Posted 9:56 AM 4/19/2013 by Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's jobless rate decreased to 9.4 percent in March, continuing a steady decline as the state pulls itself out of recession.The rate, reported Friday, represents a drop of 1.3 percentage points from the same period a year ago. California has added (More)
Posted 3:48 PM 4/18/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A federal oversight panel has ruled that it has jurisdiction over California's high-speed rail project, potentially causing delays and added costs if the state is forced to comply with federal railroad regulations. But Dan Richard, chairman of the California (More)
Posted 8:40 AM 4/17/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Authorities will try to determine if a body uncovered in a Fresno backyard is that of a teenage boy who went missing four years ago. The Fresno Bee reports (http://bit.ly/172YaB9 ) the body was found buried behind a home after police served a search warrant (More)
Posted 3:23 PM 4/16/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
ATLANTIC, Va. (AP) - NASA says a private company can conduct a test launch this week of an unmanned rocket intended to help eventual supply runs to the International Space Station. Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles plans to launch its Antares rocket Wednesday from Wallops Island, Va. (More)...