One person died, two were injured and a third was booked into jail after a multiple-vehicle crash shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday in Fremont.

Two dozen San Francisco playgrounds are unfit for children to play on, according to a Neighborhood Parks Council survey released this week.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle just before 11:30 p.m. Friday near Fremont Boulevard and Clough Avenue in Fremont.

A person fell off a cliff and died early Saturday morning in unincorporated Sonoma County near Jenner.

A state appeals court in San Francisco has upheld a settlement of a consumer lawsuit against Netflix Inc. that will give movie rental customers $7 million in benefits and lawyers $2 million in fees.

An Oakland police officer shot and killed a robbery suspect around 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Associated Press - April 26, 2008 3:05 PM ET PORT BOLIVAR, Texas (AP) - Scientists hope the discovery of new nests along the lower Texas Gulf Coast means that Kemp's ridley sea turtles - once...

Associated Press - April 26, 2008 1:55 PM ET BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A congressional panel on Monday will hear about a plan to limit the federal Homeland Security Department's ability to...

Associated Press - April 26, 2008 1:35 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A new skyscraper planned for downtown Oklahoma City will be developed by a Houston-based firm.

Associated Press - April 26, 2008 4:05 PM ET Children from the polygamist ranch in West Texas are settling into new surroundings all around the state, and caretakers are getting tips on how to...

The Coast Guard flies to the rescue of an injured man on a sailing cruise ship.

Not once, not twice but four times. A burglar breaks into a Miami pet shop four times, making off with two pricey snakes in his latest heist.

Thousands of people strip searched by Broward County sheriff's deputies will receive $1,000 each in a settlement agreement.

Carrollton and Harris County are joining Farmers Branch as the first Texas entities accepted into a fast-growing program to help local officers identify illegal immigrants. The announcement was made Friday afternoon by U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant, a vocal advocate of

DALLAS — Investigators said a cigarette sparked a three-alarm fire at a high-rise senior center in Dallas early Saturday morning. The fire was reported just before 1 a.m. at the Dickinson Place Apartments at Gaston Avenue and St. Joseph Street,

DALLAS — Dallas police are looking for the suspect in a deadly shooting early Saturday morning. Following a fight between two men, police say one of them followed the other to a house in the 2200 block of Stovall Drive

AREA Fundraiser for animal shelter set for Sunday A "Give 'em Shelter" fund- raiser to benefit the new Farmers Branch Animal Shelter will be from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Gussie Field Watterworth Park, 2610 Valley View Lane in

IRVING - At age 80, Nancy Martin needs a walker or a motorized scooter to get around Austin Middle School, but that doesn't stop her from teaching. With doses of discipline and lessons on good manners, Mrs. Martin teaches far

Developer/broker Shelly Aldean will run for re-election as city supervisor on a platform to redevelop downtown, build a better relationship with Douglas County and stop the spread of gangs.

More than 70 animals will be shown at the Churchill County Junior Livestock Show and Sale at the Churchill County fairgrounds. Once all animals are shown, they will be up for auction at 1 p.m. today.