01/09/10 A 78-year-old Millville woman was killed Friday afternoon and two others were injured in a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 44 between Stillwater Road and Silver Bridge Road in Palo Cedro.The woman who died in the crash was identified as Charlene Williams, California Highway Patrol officials said.She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband, Bobby Williams, 79, who suffered moderate injuries ... 01/09/10 A 55-year-old man was arrested for assault in San Anselmo on Friday afternoon after an alleged road rage argument led him to hit another man in the head with a flashlight. 01/09/10 At 17, Victoria Martinez is getting a start at counseling, which she is considering as a career and leadership as a Police Activities League volunteer while she has fun in sports after school. On a recent Friday, children of all sizes clamored for a jersey from her and a chance to play indoor soccer at the Hemet Police Activities League drop-in after school recreation program. 01/09/10 California Highway Patrol officers took into custody three men after they fled the scene of a stolen car they crashed on North Davis Road in Salinas. The red late-model Toyota Camry was stolen from Castroville and driven by one of the suspects. All three were caught in a field west of the road. 01/09/10 PINOLE, Calif. -- A hearse transporting a body caught fire on Interstate 80 Friday afternoon, and the driver was later arrested on drunken driving charges, the California Highway Patrol said. 01/09/10 HERCULES - A hearse delivering a body to a funeral caught fire Friday afternoon when sparks from a front tire flattened in a collision sparked a blaze. The driver was later arrested on suspicion of driving drunk, the California Highway Patrol said. 01/09/10 The attempted terrorist bombing of a Detroit-bound plane on Dec. 25 has focused international attention on the Middle Eastern country of Yemen. But experts say that using military force alone to confront al Qaeda there won't work. 01/09/10 RICHMOND, Va. -- First-year Richmond football coach Latrell Scott has landed his first big recruit -- Southern California backup quarterback Aaron Corp. 01/09/10 The following is a partial list of felony arrests recorded by the Madera County Department of Corrections from Sunday to Tuesday. 12:08 a.m. - Gregory Jines, 51, of Oakhurst was arrested by the Sheriff's Office on suspicion of inflicting bodily injury on his spouse or cohabitant. 01/09/10 The economic crash that devastated both Wall Street and Main Street last year might have been a boon to America's national parks -- and Yosemite National Park is a case in point. 01/09/10 A Coarsegold man, Abraham Marquez, 21, died Thursday after his car struck another and went off the road south of Mecca Lane in Coarsegold. Marquez was reportedly not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash. 01/09/10 Pipe bomb removed with help from robotRed Bluff police used a robot early Saturday to remove a suspected pipe bomb from the westbound lane of Willow Street just east of Main Street.Officers cordoned off the area about 8:05 a.m. while waiting for the Shasta County Bomb Squad to arrive, Sgt. Kevin Busekist said in a news release.The bomb squad arrived about 10:13 a.m. and the bomb was moved from ... |