Boy shows up bruised, chained at Tracy gym
A bruised and emaciated 17-year-old boy showed up at a downtown Tracy gym Monday with a chain locked to his ankle, claiming he had just fled his captors, authorities said.
Normal rainfall predicted for north state this winter
Weather experts believe Northern California will see normal precipitation this winter – a welcome tonic after two years of drought.
Man killed by blast from brother's shotgun
A man from Lincoln was killed when a shotgun carried by his brother discharged while the two were hunting waterfowl on Saturday. Officials say they believe the shooting was an accident.
Dow drops nearly 680 on consumer spending worries
The reality that the nation is indeed in recession and that the downturn may well be prolonged sent Wall Street plunging Monday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 700 points and wiping out more than half of last week's big gains. All the major indicators fell more than 7 percent, with the Standard & Poor's 500 index down nearly 9 percent.
Fog slowing valley traffic
The fog that’s slowed traffic on area highways and roads has lifted somewhat this morning, and the California Highway Patrol are no longer “pacing” traffic in Merced and Stanislaus counties, according to CHP officer Tom Killian.
PM Updates
- Official: Bomb blast kills 2, wounds 30 in India
- Car plows into parade crowd in Texas; several hurt
- Judge rejects sale of Curlin
- Armored truck guard dies in Miami mall shooting
- Bill Clinton praises wife's nomination
- Ariz. governor picked for Homeland Security post
- Obama picks Gates for continuity at Pentagon
- Obama choses Clinton for Secretery of State
- Alabama mayor arrested on bribery, fraud charges
- Ex-mayoral aide pleads guilty in Detroit scandal
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