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Ryan Vogelsong had just completed his first season as a full-time major-league starting pitcher when he went to Venezuela in late 2004 to play winter ball.

A Montana man died in a rock climbing accident as he tried to climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, authorities said.

Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper's songs.

A third-grade teacher at an Alameda County elementary school faces dozens of charges related to inappropriate behavior with his students.

Lodi police said they have arrested a man for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint in a hotel.

Yolo County Sheriff's officials say that an inmate died Saturday after being found in his cell with labored breathing.

Wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp. says it can now let Dish Network Corp. see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than its current deal with Japan's SoftBank.

A cold front moving into Northern California is expected to bring much cooler temperatures for the remainder of the week.

It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.

We'll get a sense of what's next for California's perpetually evolving Legislature after the polls close on a few different races today.

California is trying to reclaim the mantle of marijuana leadership it has ceded to states like Colorado and Washington, Dan says.

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If Keith Smart looks a bit uncomfortable representing the Kings at today's NBA draft lottery in New York, it's understandable.