State News

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (AP) -- A small plane that crashed into a shallow lagoon off San Francisco Bay on Thursday, killing three people, belonged to the founder of a local steel company who was believed to be among the dead....

SAN CARLOS, Calif. (AP) -- Officials say a small plane has crashed in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay....

SAN CARLOS, Calif. (AP) -- Officials say a small plane has crashed in a lagoon off San Francisco Bay....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Unified School District board has endorsed using the controversial system of using student scores on standardized tests as a way to measure teacher performance....

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles police have identified the owner of a trunk in which the mummified remains of a baby and a fetus were found....

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina engaged in a sharp exchange Wednesday over who is best suited to guide the country out of recession, with the challenger blaming Boxer for policies "that are devastating the state."...

ATLANTA (AP) -- Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The showdown over 3Par Inc. that ended Thursday was a puzzling spectacle....

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- Police had been negotiating with James Jae Lee for several hours and intended to keep him talking for as long as it took to safely resolve the standoff at the Discovery Channel's headquarters. Inside the lobby, Lee's three hostages had no intention of waiting....

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California is offering interest-free loans to rural hospitals and community clinics struggling with the state's budget impasse, the Treasurer's Office announced Thursday....