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Man Charged With 4 Cold-Case Killings in Calif.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- A strange coincidence? Or a glimpse into the twisted mind of a serial killer? Four California women who investigators believe were murdered by the same man all had alliterative names: Carmen Colon, Roxene Roggasch, Pamela Parsons and Tracy Tafoya. The suspect, a 77-year-old petty thief and freelance...

Calif., Ore. Sustain Most Damage From Tsunami

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. -- The warnings traveled quickly across the Pacific in the middle of the night: An 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan spawned a deadly tsunami, and it was racing east Friday as fast as a jetliner. Sirens blared in Hawaii. The West Coast pulled back from the shoreline, fearing the worst. People were...

California Braces Calmly for Waves From Tsunami

Waves from the Japanese earthquake are expected to hit California shortly after 11 a.m. EST, but it won't be the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters. Meteorologists estimate that Northern California will be struck first at 11:16 a.m. with waves between 3 and 7 feet high, with the swell subsiding as it moves down the coast. It...

Do You Tweet Southern? Twitter Keeping Regional Dialects Alive, Study Finds

You can take the Twitter out of New York, but can you take New Yawk out of the Twitter? A study at Carnegie Mellon University has found that Twitter has its own geographic dialects. The authors examined 380,000 tweets during a one-week period in March and discerned distinctive linguistic characteristics based on the...

100-Ounce Gold Nugget Could Fetch $400,000

A gold nugget found in Northern California is going on the auction block in March -- and the rare find could fetch a high price. The nugget, which weighs nearly 100 ounces, was found in February near the town of Washington. The current price of gold would make that chunk worth about $135,000, but one expert, Fred...

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Suspensions At Richmond District School Spark Fiery Free Speech Battle

Civil rights groups recently intervened in a free-speech controversy at the San Francisco Unified School District after a school suspended three high school seniors and banned them from graduation and prom over comments they made online.

THE HUFFINGTON POST - LOCAL

Suspensions At Sunset District High School Spark Fiery Free Speech Battle

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PHOTOS: 'World's Smallest Puppy' Born In Northern California

A puppy named after one of the world's biggest pop stars could set the world's record for tiniest dog.

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05/31/12 Calif. grocery chain workers move closer to strike Source: Daily Democrat - Woodland CA Workers at one of Northern California's largest supermarket chains are moving closer to a possible strike after the supermarket declared an impasse in talks over a new contract.
05/30/12 Bank of America hired 31 small business bankers in the... Source: San Francisco Business Times - San Francisco CA Bank of America Bank of America Latest from The Business Journals Maryland outlines plan for M from mortgage settlement BillingTree names David Roberts president, CEO Maryland outlines plan for M from mortgage settlement Follow this company said Wednesday that it added 31 small business bankers in the Bay Area, plus another 15 in the San Jose area, as part of its efforts to add more than 70 small business bankers in Northern California.
05/30/12 Tribe asks feds to resume Klamath dams relicensing Source: The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK Frustrated that a deal to remove a string of hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River in Northern California has stalled, the Hoopa Tribe has petitioned federal authorities to restart the bureaucratic process in hopes it will get the dams out of the river more quickly.
05/29/12 Smile Brands Inc. To Rebrand Its Affiliated Northern... Source: PRWeb (PRWEB) May 29, 2012 Smile Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, based on the number of dental offices, announces the rebranding of 11 of its affiliated dental offices in Northern California to the Bright Now!
05/23/12 Could be stormy opening day for vacation season Source: San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco CA Those ready for anything in the outdoors have a chance to turn the upcoming Memorial Day weekend into a fantasy-like time with friends or family.

Background on Northern California

Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area (which includes the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, and the largest city of the region, San Jose), and Sacramento (the state capital) as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers.

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