 01/29/10 WASHINGTON | A D.C. judge ordered prosecutors on Friday to turn over additional evidence to the attorneys of a man accused of killing a federal intern. Ingmar Guandique, 28, has been charged in the death of Chandra Levy, whose remains were found in Rock Creek Park a year after she disappeared in 2001. At Friday's hearing, Guandique's public defender, Maria Hawilo, said defense attorneys want to ...
 01/29/10 Authorities have been unable to find the body of a man believed to have drowned in a Stanislaus County creek during last week's series of storms.
 01/29/10 A D.C. judge ordered prosecutors on Friday to turn over additional evidence to the attorneys of a man accused of killing a federal intern. Ingmar Guandique, 28, has been charged in the death of Chandra Levy, whose remains were found in Rock Creek Park a year after she disappeared in 2001. At Friday's hearing, Guandique's public defender, Maria Hawilo, said defense attorneys want to evaluate ...
 01/23/10 Former San Francisco mayor and longtime state lawmaker Willie Brown told a packed audience at Modesto Junior College that Martin Luther King Jr. was the most influential person in his life and career. He spoke about King's launch into national prominence when he led the Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama.
 01/23/10 California, known for its sunny skies, sandy beaches, skiing and favorable climate, was hit hard by bad weather this week. The unusual series of storms caused by the El Nino pattern, brought with it mudslides, dangerous surf, wrecked sailboats, power outages and snowfall. On the positive side, the California snowpack in almost up to normal.
 01/23/10 Emboldened by recent shifts in the political landscape, several thousand anti-abortion activists rallied in San Francisco on Saturday in a march that stretched from the Ferry Building almost to Fisherman's Wharf. The sixth annual Walk for Life, organized by...
 01/23/10 They have seen disasters before, but never one like this. A 35-member medical crew from the Bay Area is treating patients this weekend at the Petionville Country Club, once a Haitian golf course but now a sprawling tent city housing tens of thousands of refugees displaced by the Jan.
 01/23/10 Got something to do outside? Make plans for this afternoon. The National Weather Service forecasts a brief break in the storms that have been soaking the area all week, before the rain and snow return for several more days.
 01/23/10 A lot of research has been done to proof that homeschooled children's academic achievements are bett...
 01/19/10 The name Palos Verdes is used to denote a group of coastal cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in t...
 01/18/10 As of Monday morning, there was still no sign of Bryan Scobey, a Sonoma County pest exterminator and part-time disc jockey who mysteriously disappeared, apparently near Schellville, last Wednesday.
 01/17/10 Recent economic slowdown has turned companies to cut down on monetary expenses but the primary objec...
 01/15/10 January 14, 2010 - HOUSTON and MODESTO, Calif. -- U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Systems Inc., a leading provider of universal fleet fueling and maintenance cards, is expanding its Voyager Channel Partner Program with the addition of Modesto, Calif.-based Boyett Petroleum.
 01/15/10 A young mother was jailed Friday on suspicion of murder after deputies found the woman's 3-year-old daughter dead in a bathtub, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said. Sheriff's deputies said 23-year-old Castro Valley resident Jennifer Bigham was... Sheriff - California - Murder - Stanislaus County California - Law
 01/15/10 The California Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating 38 state lawmakers and 15 members of their staffs for failing to report thousands of dollars worth of gifts in 2008. Failure to disclose such gifts can bring fines of up to $5,000 for each violation.
 01/15/10 The numbers are in, and Los Angeles home prices are bouncing back. According to the Los Angeles MLS ...
 01/13/10 Home schooling programs vary from state to state in the U.S. As a personal option of parents for the...
 01/09/10 Rachel Hause of Calaveras glides to the basket for a layup Tuesday against Ripon Christian. Photo by Kim DuHamel The Calaveras High girls basketball team was the county's lone victor on the opening night of the Mother Lode League-Trans Valley League challenge.
 01/09/10 R.B. Ruhl scored 14 points and Adrienne Alberts added 11 for the Calaveras High junior varsity girls basketball team in a 36-22 non-league victory over Ripon Christian Tuesday in San Andreas.
 01/09/10 SUN-STARDATEBOOKTODAYYoung peopleThe Merced County Library "Children's Hour"
 01/07/10 Sacramento, CA - Republican Kurt Vander Weide has joined the race for the 25th District Assembly seat. Vande Weide is currently a District Aide for Congressman George Radanovich and a past Turlock City Council member.
 01/06/10 Carson Homuth and the Bret Harte wrestling team draw the tough task of trying to escape Tuolumne with a league-opening win at Summerville Thursday. The Bears are regarded as the MLL favorite.
 01/02/10 Two Modesto firefighters were injured and burned after the roof they were working on collapsed during a house fire, according to fire officials. SLIDESHOW: Modesto blaze injures firefighters
 01/01/10 WHAT: Dry Creek Valley samplerWHERE: O'Brien's Market, 4120 Dale Road, Modesto; 545-8100
 01/01/10 Now is a great time to buy Los Angeles real estate. The Los Angeles monthly inventory went from a 10...
 11/28/09 (Editor's note: The Sonoma Index-Tribune, now in its 130th year, has a rich history stretching back to the early days of Sonoma, and that history is peopled with some of the more fascinating figures of the times. |