08/11/10 Supervisor John Benoit and other Riverside County leaders met Tuesday afternoon with Thousand Palms residents to discuss construction on Varner Road. 08/11/10 A search continued today for a Riverside County man who allegedly pointed a gun at a California Highway Patrol officer, prompting him to fire several shots. The man made his getaway by commandeering a woman's car. 08/11/10 There is always talk among sports fans and pundits where the next team in a particular sport should be, about how boundaries can be drawn to ensure equal competition, about which franchise doesn't even deserve its place in the league. Baseball fans are do different. "Let's split up the Red Sox and the Yankees to ensure more teams have a better change of making the postseason," some say. "Let's ... 08/11/10 Jim Irsay is. The Colts owner said yesterday that the Pro Bowl center could miss two to six weeks after having arthroscopic knee surgery to remove what the team described as a "loose body." "There are probably 20-something guys I've never seen take a snap in NFL football," Fox said. ... 08/11/10 Rhythm Magazine has compiled a list of the 20 greatest drummers of the last 25 years. They created it by asking their readers to vote for their favourite tub thumpers. 08/11/10 Photo by Kirstie Shanley "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret" is a new TV series created and written by and starring David Cross. It's about a schlep who unwittingly rises to the top of the corporate ladder, co-stars Cross' "Arrested Development" castmate Will Arnett, and features Spike Jonze in a guest appearance. (A bootleg of the pilot is available here and you can watch the ... 08/04/10 CERT neighborhood meeting Aug. 7 Come and meet the neighbors at a Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Gathering at 7135 Willow St. (in the front yard, two doors behind Grateful Bagel, with the lavender hedges) Saturday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet other folks who are preparing to deal with emergencies in Sebastopol when official Fire and Police departments may have their hands full. Learn ... 08/10/10 A California university mourned Tuesday after a fiery crash involving its cross-country team killed three people and left 16 injured -- many of them student-athletes -- in the eastern Sierra Nevada. Four people remained hospitalized in extremely critical condition, California Highway Patrol Officer Dennis Cleland said. Two were airlifted to a medical center. 08/11/10 Dozens join memorial run along Pacific Coast Highway. For the first time, we hear from one of the girl's father as he tries to cope with an overwhelming loss. 08/11/10 Live Oak Suspect shows he has no weapon A Live Oak man was arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure after pulling his shorts down to show a deputy he had no weapon, a Sutter County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman said Monday. Justin Sean... 08/11/10 There continues to be some confusion about ambulance services and response time requirements in the East County communities within the East Contra Costa Fire District. 08/10/10 Authorities have capped a three-year investigation into the defunct Ward Real Estate Brokerage & Foreclosure Services Inc. in Tracy, arresting its chief executive and another woman on charges they stole $4.5 million through a house-flipping scheme promising big returns. | 
