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Juan Perez's early impression on the San Francisco Giants has been such that manager Bruce Bochy acknowledged he wanted to see more of Perez on the field.

A Davis teenager once lauded as a hero for saving his dad's life faces double homicide charges in the April stabbings of an elderly couple in their south Davis home.

Geoff Petrie wants to make one thing clear - he's happy for Sacramento and the efforts made by those to keep the team in town.

A budget bill awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown's signature would make it optional for local governments to comply with several key provisions of the California Public Records Act.

A 14-year-old girl returned time and again in her testimony to the stress position she said she was forced to endure regularly over 2 1/2 months in the torture chamber she said was the bedroom of her father's fiancée.

A proposal to ease restrictions on "big-box" superstores in the city of Sacramento moved forward Tuesday and is now headed for what will likely be a politically charged debate before the City Council.

While most of the 49ers' established veterans either worked out at home, rehabilitated from injuries or played hooky now and then, Patrick Willis was a springtime constant, participating in all of coach Jim Harbaugh's offseason program and further putting his mark on the team.

After passage of a budget with a $12 million windfall for the Legislature and a likely pay increase for state workers, a commission today will consider whether to restore salary cuts for California's top elected officials.

Federal sequester cuts will take an 8 percent bite out of regional seniors' programs funded through the Older Americans Act, instead of the 4 percent reduction that the Area 4 Agency on Aging was expecting, according to the agency's new executive director, Pam Miller.

Rancho Cordova will contract with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department for law enforcement services for at least three more years while continuing to evaluate other options for police services.

California water officials are moving to store large piles of rock and sand in key locations throughout the Delta, including Brannan Island state park, as part of a broader effort to improve flood response.

The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District says it has recently received dozens of specially designed oxygen masks to save the lives of pets, including snakes and gerbils.

A planning document intended to resolve decades of water conflict in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta was instead greeted by a flood of lawsuits on Monday.

A Davis teenager once lauded as a hero for saving his dad's life now faces double homicide charges in the April stabbings of an elderly couple in their south Davis home.

The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.

Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

A 6-year-old San Francisco Bay Area boy died after he was attacked by a dog that belongs to his uncle, who is a police officer, authorities and a family spokesman said Tuesday.

A 16-year-old Davis boy is being held without bail in the April stabbing deaths of longtime attorney and musician Oliver Northup and wife Claudia Maupin after police arrested him Monday.

It's a sad fact of modern American consumer life. Every time we swipe a piece of plastic at a gas station, grocery store or anywhere else, we're vulnerable to cyberpickpockets.

He could have stayed in Denver and angled to be the Nuggets' new general manager, continuing to work with team president Josh Kroenke.

A man who stabbed and bludgeoned his mother to death nine years ago has been recommended for placement in a community group home by a state-contracted agency.

The fate of Horizon Charter School and its 2,700 students is in the hands of Western Placer Unified's school board after allegations of fiscal mismanagement and complaints from parents.

Pop artist Tennessee Loveless took up the challenge of painting what Sacramento's all about, and this weekend you can judge whether he nailed it.

One of the architects of California's fire district law has advice for a Herald fire board member ousted by colleagues last month: Continue serving as if nothing happened.

Pete D'Alessandro isn't the successor to Bill Clinton, Bill Belichick or the great Gregg Popovich. But two decades are two decades. Geoff Petrie presided during the best of times and the worst of times. He fit the Kings' front office like a slipper, until finally, like most NBA executives, he stubbed his toe and wore out his welcome.

Their wheels keep on turning. One century after its incorporation, the Capital City Motorcycle Club continues to celebrate the freedom of the open road and the joy of riding.

Winners of the California State Fair Wine Competition have been announced, following a mammoth amount of sipping that involved more than 2,600 wines, with Sacramento region wineries among the top honorees.

President Obama and China's new president, Xi Jinping, held their first summit in Rancho Mirage this weekend, underscoring California's growing relationship to China, home to 1.35 billion people. More than 700,000 of them visited California last year.

Kabang, the snoutless dog from the Phillippines, will be going home Thursday.

A gentle, big dog at the Sacramento city animal shelter that experts say has a bit of wolf in him may be sent to a sanctuary in Southern California.

Fan interest in the Sacramento Kings has been "frenzied" since a local group reached an agreement Friday to buy the team from the Maloof family and keep it here.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is coming to the rescue of Yuba River Charter School by awarding it the largest cleanup grant in California this year under a national program to restore contaminated lands.