When Orson Wells staged “The War of the Worlds” on Oct. 30, 1938, as a Halloween episode of the American radio drama series “Mercury Theatre on the Air,” listeners could be forgiven if they thought New York was actually being... Full Story »
SACRAMENTO — Air quality regulators today are weighing whether to put the brakes on a $5.5 billion rule requiring the upgrade or replacement of big-rig engines to improve air quality in the San Joaquin Valley and in Southern California. Full Story »
Sarai Torres has a dream. Full Story »
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California prison investigators say an ongoing feud between black and Hispanic street gangs is to blame for a summer riot that left 240 inmates injured. Full Story »
BURBANK (AP) — Morning frost has caused six flight delays and 10 flight cancellations at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A growers' organization says California's $1.8 billion citrus crop escaped serious damage during a two-day freeze event. Full Story »
CONCORD (AP) — Oh Christmas tree, how puny are your branches. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Progress against the insurgency in Afghanistan probably will be slower than during the buildup of U.S. forces in Iraq two years ago, and the war will be "harder before it gets easier," a top U.S. general said Wednesday. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has meatier targets to... Full Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress Wednesday that the administration will extend the government's financial bailout program until next fall, saying it's needed to protect against fresh economic shocks. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say a Gardena city bus careened into power poles and sheared off a fire hydrant after its driver suffered a heart attack and died. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A University of California, Los Angeles, economic forecast says state officials' failure to enact spending reductions agreed to during this year's budget negotiations will put a drag on the state's economic recovery in the coming... Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles city council could vote on a much-anticipated medical marijuana ordinance Wednesday, ending a bottleneck that resulted in hundreds of pot dispensaries cropping up across the city. Full Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is changing its privacy settings to give users control over who sees the information they post on their personal pages. Full Story »
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A fierce winter storm was leaving dangerous ice, heavy snow and vicious winds in its wake as it slogged eastward Wednesday, snarling traffic and closing hundreds of schools from the Upper Midwest through New England. Full Story »
STOCKTON - San Joaquin Delta College is lighting up the "no vacancy" sign. Full Story »
Marianella Martinez and her toddler son, David, waited in line to ask for Christmas toys and turkey, just like they did last year. Full Story »
SAN ANDREAS - Many Mother Lode residents remained snowbound Tuesday, while those who had access to roads had to contend with ice. Full Story »
STOCKTON - A 39-year-old Stockton man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to fraud, identity theft and possession of stolen mail in a two-year fraud scheme. Full Story »
STOCKTON - The City Council in a closed session Tuesday voted to pay $396,718 to settle three lawsuits involving affiliates of Regent Development Inc., the developer that built Stockton Arena and Stockton Ballpark. Full Story »
STOCKTON - A 26-year-old member of the Tiny Rascals Gang received a state prison sentence of 90 years to life Tuesday for shooting a man dead in 2006 after exchanging looks and a few words in front of a liquor store. Full Story »
STOCKTON - County supervisors Tuesday approved an offer to county employees that would prevent the layoffs of seven prosecutors, a loss the district attorney said would hurt his office's ability to prosecute crime in the county. Full Story »
STOCKTON - The City Council indicated Tuesday that it is willing to at least consider raising sewer and stormwater rates to modernize the city sewer plant, a project that could cost $75 million or more. Full Story »
STOCKTON - Ever independent, Bill Ross broke new ground Tuesday night, drawing laughs when he voted against himself for vice president as the Stockton Unified board picked new officers. Full Story »
LODI - Lodi Unified School District officials evacuated its Heritage Primary School on Tuesday morning so Pacific Gas and Electric Co. workers could repair a natural gas line. Full Story »
Christmas decorations illuminate Berlin's main shopping streets. AP Photo/Franka Bruns
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