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Local

Carla Strong, of Modesto, and one of the founders of Riverbank Cares by the Food Donations box. She hopes that in the future Riverbank Cares will continue in the spring.

Monday Q&A: Small group works hard to show that Riverbank Cares

Carla Strong, a founder of Riverbank Cares and manager of Westamerica Bank, is not above dressing as a turkey on the hunt for another type turkey – a frozen one for Christmas food boxes. She did just that the Saturday before Thanksgiving for ...

Sports

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) runs for nine yards and is tackled by Seattle Seahawks middle linebacker Bobby Wagner (54) in the first quarter in a game at Candlestick Park Sunday December 8, 2013 in San Francisco, Calif.

Agostini: Kaepernick, Niners avenge their ugly recent losses to the Seahawks

The 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick was at his best when it mattered the most against Seahawks.

Opinion

A pothole is seen in the middle of the 100 block of Kelley Street in July.

Our View: California roads are rough, but money to fix them getting scarce

Californians of a certain age love their Mustangs, as Ford Motor Co. surely understood when it unveiled the 50th-anniversary edition of the iconic muscle car last week.

State

San Luis Reservoir with the Diablo range in Gustine in November.

Federal officials study enlarging San Luis Reservoir

Water levels appear frighteningly low at the San Luis Reservoir, but water officials assure that is relatively normal this time of year. In fact, government researchers have just completed a study about expanding the reservoir, which they say would...

Living & Entertainment

Recipient of the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors opera singer Martina Arroyo, left, leaves a reception honoring the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors honorees, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013.

Billy Joel, 4 others receive Kennedy Center Honors

The "Piano Man" who became one of the world's best-selling artists of all time with such hits as "Just the Way You Are," "Uptown Girl" and "Allentown" was awarded the nation's highest honor Sunday for influencing American culture through the arts.

Business

Joe Torre speaks at a news conference after it was announced that he, Tony La Russa, and Bobby Cox were unanimously elected to the baseball Hall of Fame at the MLB winter meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Torre and Cox retired as managers after the 2010 season and La Russa after leading St. Louis to the 2011 championship. Torre won four World Series titles with the Yankees, La Russa three with Oakland and the Cardinals, and Cox one with Atlanta.

Torre, La Russa, Cox elected to baseball Hall

Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox spent decades trying to beat each other, no holds barred. On this day, however, they were a mutual admiration society. 3 minutes ago

Nation & World

In this Oct. 15, 2013 file photo, Matthew Hurtado talks about The Snuggle House in downtown Madison, Wis. Customers at Madison’s new Snuggle House can snuggle with professional cuddlers for $60 an hour. Supporters say the business helps people relax through non-sexual touch. But city officials suspect the Snuggle House may be a thinly veiled brothel and cuddling will lead to sexual assault. Hurtado’s past is raising red flags; he has filed for bankruptcy twice, written a book about a sex addict meeting a supernatural being and according to city attorneys has worked as a stripper. Hurtado

No hugs allowed? Madison targets pro cuddlers

Wisconsin's ultra-liberal capital city is a place where just about anything goes, from street parties to naked bike rides. But city officials say a business is pushing even Madison's boundaries by offering, of all things, hugs.

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