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Third train fatality reported in Oakland

Associated Press - Published: 4:40 pm

Amtrak officials say another person has been killed by a train in Oakland, the third reported death in the area in the past three days.

Walt Disney World monorail crash kills employee

Associated Press - Published: 4:23 pm

Two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing one train's operator, emergency officials said.

Little people call for FCC to ban 'midget'

Associated Press - Published: 4:03 pm

Little people are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to ban the use of the word "midget" on broadcast TV.

Pilot dies in South Lake Tahoe plane crash

Associated Press - Published: 3:03 pm

A pilot has been killed in a small plane crash near Lake Tahoe Airport.

Senators say compromise key to health care bill

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL - Published: 2:36 pm

It will take a compromise on a government option for insurance if the Senate is to agree on a health care overall before next month's break, two senators said Sunday.

Tenn. police rule McNair's death a homicide

By KRISTIN M. HALL - Updated: 1:57 pm

Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair's shooting death was a homicide, police said Sunday, but authorities stopped short of saying it was a murder-suicide committed by the 20-year-old girlfriend found dead by his side.

Jackson family plans private event at LA cemetery

By MICHAEL BLOOD - Updated: 1:08 pm

Los Angeles police say Michael Jackson's family is planning a private ceremony at a cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.

Horrific crash kills motorist, injures 9 in van, the CHP says

By Gina Kim - Published: 12:13 pm

A 22-year-old Yuba City woman died Saturday after swerving into on-coming traffic on State Route 20 and losing control of her vehicle.

Water officials fear California Aqueduct could sink

By TRACIE CONE - Published: 12:09 pm

Fearing the main canal carrying drinking water to millions of Southern Californians is sinking again, water officials are monitoring the effects of incessant agricultural pumping from the aquifer that runs under the aqueduct.

American River Parkway brush fire extinguished

By Gina Kim - Published: 11:29 am

Firefighters were forced to 4-wheel drive their emergency vehicles over the bike trail Saturday to reach a two-alarm wildfire along the American River Parkway North.

Fireworks might be linked to Oak Park house fire, officials say

By Gina Kim - Published: 11:26 am

A two-story Oak Park home burned Saturday, capping off a busy Fourth of July for the Sacramento Fire Department but ending the day with no one hurt.

Missed revenue forecasts pose more woes for states

By DAVID A. LIEB - Published: 11:21 am

Dozens of states that made spending cuts, tapped into reserves or relied on federal stimulus funds to patch together budgets that took effect this past week are hardly free from worry. Many of those spending plans are based on tax revenue projections that have been wrong throughout the recession - and may be unreliable again.

Temperatures in the mid-80s this week, forecasters say

Bee Staff - Updated: 11:14 am

A new weather system is ushering in milder temperatures today and the rest of the week, a welcome respite from last week's heat, according to the National Weather Service.

Two men shot in Citrus Height incident Saturday night

By Gina Kim - Published: 11:12 am

A scuffle at a Citrus Heights apartment complex near the Sunrise Mall on Saturday night sent two men to the hospital with gunshot wounds and two others to jail.

Federer beats Roddick for record 15th Grand Slam

By STEPHEN WILSON - Published: 10:57 am

Roger Federer won his record 15th Grand Slam title Sunday, outlasting Andy Roddick for his sixth Wimbledon championship in a marathon match that went to 16-14 in the fifth set.

SoCal Asian communities aim to weed out toxic fish

By AMY TAXIN - Published: 9:26 am

John Fallan's trained eye scans rows of iceboxes brimming with tiger fish and shrimp in a Vietnamese supermarket, searching for one pesky fish that threatens the health of seafood lovers.

Owners of Mexican day-care center charged in fire

Associated Press - Published: 9:16 am

Federal prosecutors in Mexico say they have obtained nine arrest warrants for the owners and legal representatives of a day care center where a fire killed 48 children.

Mullen advises 'measured' approach to gay policy

Associated Press - Published: 12:03 pm

The nation's top military officer said Sunday he has advised President Barack Obama to move "in a measured way" in changing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bans gays from serving openly in the military.

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