08/04/10 A rash of wildfires in the last two weeks has plagued the region, causing numerous evacuations, thousands of acres burned, several homes destroyed and ultimately the declaration of Kern County as a disaster area. 08/04/10 Roger Conroy Sr. A 49-year-old California man was arrested Tuesday in Bridgeport on charges of possession and sales of methamphetamine a day before his son in Gardnerville reported him missing. 08/04/10 Long-time sports broadcaster Dick Enberg says his passion for baseball convinced him to return to play-by-play calling at the age of 75. ( Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times / August 2 , 2010 ) 08/04/10 The San Diego Padres' TV play-by-play announcer talks about his return to broadcasting baseball. Longtime sports broadcaster Dick Enberg has reunited with his first love this year: baseball play-by-play. Enberg, 75, accepted a multiyear offer to become the San Diego Padres' full-time TV voice for Cox Communications Channel 4. He is the Padres' point man home and away for 109 games, calling all ... 08/04/10 The wait is over. A decision has been made that was years in the making concerning Edison's San Joaquin Cross Valley Loop Project. For some it's a reasonable arrangement, for others a devastating blow, but no matter where one stands when it comes to the line, all parties finally have an answer. 08/04/10 The California Highway Patrol this morning announced the arrest of a driver who allegedly fled the scene of a fatal crash in Sonoma County west of Santa Rosa. 08/04/10 Sugar Shane Mosley - "This is going to be a great night of fighting at the Staples Center. "Mexican Independence Day is September 15. My birthday is September 7. I am transforming into a Mexican on that day. 08/04/10 larger view The Kern County Fire Department and Cal Fire say officially that the first report of the West Fire came at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27. But George Plesko said he noticed smoke, went to help and placed a 911 call shortly after 2 p.m. A report by Stallion Springs CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) volunteer Kevin Murphy moves that time stamp up at least an hour. Murphy said at 12 ... 08/04/10 A rash of wildfires in the last two weeks has plagued the region, causing numerous evacuations, thousands of acres burned, several homes destroyed and ultimately the declaration of Kern County as a disaster area. 08/04/10 A Rohnert Park man has been charged with leading police on a 130-mph chase from San Rafael to Petaluma to Novato, where officers blew out a tire and rammed his car, authorities said. 07/28/10 NEEDLES - The Needles Center at Palo Verde College invites all new and continuing students to meet at the college at 725 West Broadway promptly at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 2, to buy, sell, and/or trade used books with one another. 08/04/10 A Rohnert Park man has been charged with leading police on a 130-mph chase from San Rafael to Petaluma to Novato, where officers blew out a tire and rammed his car, authorities said. | 
