SoCal mail carriers use hydrogen car
A U.S. Postal Service station in Orange County began using a hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle Wednesday to deliver the mail.
Statin study could lead to test for gene variant
Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world.
Marine from Clearlake confirmed killed
The Pentagon confirmed on Wednesday that a Marine from Lake County has been killed in Afghanistan.
Two Calif. farm workers die in rollover accident
The California Highway Patrol says two farm workers were killed and six injured after their van struck a big rig and rolled.
Schwarzenegger threatens minimum wage for workers
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is threatening to defer wages for 200,000 state employees, paying them minimum wage until lawmakers reach a deal on California's overdue state budget.
Study warns of water problems
A new study predicts that climate change will create devastating drought in this state and throughout the Southwest and continue to drop the levels of already low Lake Mead and Lake Powell, threatening the water supply for 2 million Nevadans.
Judge hears evidence on Vallejo budget
A bankruptcy judge heard evidence Wednesday in a hearing to decide whether the financially struggling city of Vallejo can move ahead with its case and ultimately void labor contracts with four public employees unions.
Governor favors solar energy
Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons believes solar energy should be used in all future state buildings.
Fresno judge orders woman back on life support
A judge is ordering a comatose woman put back on life support after her family objected to the removal of her feeding tubes.
Triple murder turns focus on S.F. sanctuary policy
The scene repeats itself every day on city streets: A driver gets stuck bumper-to-bumper, blocking the intersection and another car's ability to complete a left turn.
Bear sought in Kern County mauling
A woman mauled by a bear in rural Kern County was recovering Wednesday in a Los Angeles hospital as game wardens sought to trap and kill the animal.
Farm labor contractor fined in worker's death
The company that hired a pregnant teen who died of heat stroke this spring after laboring in a Central Valley vineyard was hit Wednesday with the highest fine ever issued to a California farming operation.
Budget impasse threatens Medi-Cal clinic funding
California lawmakers' inability to pass a budget on time is threatening the cash flow of health clinics that are funded by Medi-Cal and serve some of the state's poorest residents.
Dismissal of LA Internet suicide case sought
An attorney for a Missouri woman charged in connection with a MySpace hoax that allegedly led a 13-year-old girl to commit suicide filed motions Wednesday to dismiss the federal case.
Court upholds LA conviction on DNA from coffee cup
A state appeals court on Wednesday upheld the murder conviction of a man who was tricked by detectives into leaving his DNA on a coffee cup more than 30 years after the killing.
Prosecutor says LA doctor probe expanding
A physician charged with molesting eight patients is under investigation in seven more possible cases, a prosecutor said Wednesday at a hearing for the doctor, who is the son of Bermuda's premier.
Execution stay lifted
The state Supreme Court has lifted its stay of an execution order following a decision by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada to drop its challenge of the use of lethal injections to execute inmates.
Man found dead in car that was ticketed same day
An autopsy was pending Wednesday for an elderly man found dead in parked car that was ticketed hours before the body was discovered.
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