Mexican national suspected in arsons arrested

Authorities say a Mexican national suspected of setting a series of fires across Southern California was arrested in San Diego County while trying to enter the country illegally. The Border Patrol said Friday that an agent discovered Juan Silva-Lomeli and two other men hiding in desert brush near the border in Campo Wednesday.

Farmers sue after lands flood in river restoration

Central Valley farmers whose land flooded when the San Joaquin River was restored are seeking compensation from the federal government. The Wolfsen Land & Cattle Co. and several other farmers filed a lawsuit on Thursday against federal officials in the U.S. Court of Claims in Washington, D.C. They say new flows in the river have eroded and seeped into their fields east of Los Banos.

SoCal mom, boyfriend to be tried in boy's death

A Corona mother and her boyfriend will stand trial for allegedly killing her toddler and making up a story about his disappearance. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Craig Riemer has ordered Belinda Magana and Naresh Narine to be tried on one count each of murder, torture and assault.

Berkeley man pleads not guilty in apartment attack

A 22-year-old man has pleaded not guilty in connection with three attacks on women at an apartment complex in Walnut Creek. Antonio Mouton entered his plea to one count of rape, two counts of attempted rape and three counts of residential burglary on Thursday in a Contra Costa County courtroom.

3Par calls HP $30 bid `superior'; Dell mulls reply

Data storage company 3Par Inc. says its board has determined that Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $2 billion, $30-per-share takeover bid is superior to a rival offer from Dell Inc., but Dell said Saturday it was mulling over a higher bid. 3Par said late Friday that it told Dell of its intention to terminate its previous deal for $27 per share after three business days and after satisfying other conditions of its deal with Dell.

Fremont officer critical after shooting

Authorities say a Fremont police officer was in critical condition after he was shot multiple times while trying to serve a warrant. The officer, a six-year veteran of the force who has not been identified, underwent surgery at Highland Hospital in Oakland late Friday.

Huge verdict shakes up nursing home industry

During Cindy Cool's almost daily visits to the nursing home, she would routinely find her Alzheimer's-suffering father wearing urine-soaked clothes. The Blue Lake, Calif. resident said it would take upwards of 20 minutes for the apparently short-handed staff of Eureka Healthcare and Rehabilitation to respond and help Cool clean her father. Other patients fared worse, she said.

Shot officer IDd, remains in critical condition

The Fremont police officer shot Friday in Oakland remained in critical but stable condition this morning, as authorities continued a manhunt for the suspect, who fled the scene after carjacking a getaway vehicle. The officer was identified late this morning...

Beck: Help us restore traditional American values

Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther Kings message. Civil rights leaders who...

Beck draws on Obama stump speech from 2008 race

Glenn Beck is borrowing some lines from President Barack Obama. At his rally with tens of thousands on the steps of Lincoln Memorial, Beck used the closing lines of then-candidate Obamas campaign stump speech of 2008. One man can change the world, Beck...

Baseball star Albert Pujols honored at Beck rally

Baseball star Albert Pujols (POO-hohlz) of the St. Louis Cardinals says hes honored and humbled after receiving an award for his off-field charitable work during Glenn Becks rally in Washington. Pujols says he thanks God for giving him a platform through a...

Becks rally an insult, 63 rights leader says

Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck sees his huge Restoring Honor rally today in Washington as a unifying event that will reclaim the civil rights movement. Becks gathering takes place on the 47th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.s...

Dad who pulled driver from burning car honored

One of Alfonso Rodriguezs first thoughts as he climbed into a flaming car to rescue a motorist who had crashed on Highway 101 was: Why am I climbing into a flaming car? Followed by: I better hurry up. Rodriguez recalled the moment after he and his 14-year-...

Title Nine opens two stores in Chicago
Title Nine hopes to score in Chicago.

Ray Johnson to head Sonoma State’s Wine Business Institute
Ray Johnson, a wine teacher and writer who has worked extensively with the San Francisco Chronicle’s annual wine competition, has been named to head Sonoma State University’s Wine Business Institute.

Bay Area insiders trade 100M shares
Insiders at the Bay Area's 25 largest Bay Area public companies traded more than 100 million shares in their companies' stock so far this year, according to public records.

Opentable samples limited-time dining deals
Opentable is testing Groupon-like dining deals in two markets.

Colorado won’t join Pac-10 until 2012
It looks like it won’t be the Pac-12 until 2012.

Sonoma Valley vintners name Maureen Cottingham executive director
The Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance, which represents 500 area vintners, growers and allied businesses, said Friday its board has named Maureen Lamb Cottingham as executive director.

7 Inmates Hospitalized In Folsom Prison Riot
Authorities say seven Folsom State Prison inmates were hospitalized after shots were fired by guards during a "Code Three" riot Friday night. Prison spokesman Luis Patino said none of the inmates suffered life-threatening injuries.

Body Found Near Fremont May Be East Palo Alto Man
Investigators are trying to determine if a decomposed body found in unincorporated Fremont is that of a 27-year-old East Palo Alto man who was reported missing in February, an Alameda County Sheriff's spokesman said Friday.

Union Rejects Latest SJ Fire Department Contract
The firefighters union on Friday voted down a pay and benefit proposal by the city of San Jose that would allow 49 recently laid-off firefighters to be rehired.

San Jose Police Arrest Murder Suspect
Police have arrested a San Jose man suspected of killing a 28-year-old woman in San Jose Friday night, a police spokesman said Saturday.

Oakland Officer Shot; Suspect's Getaway Car Found
The vehicle a gunman allegedly used to flee after shooting a Fremont police officer in Oakland on Friday was found in Hayward early Saturday morning, but the manhunt for the suspect continues. Officer Todd Young , who was serving the warrant as part of a task force, was taken to Highland Hospital where he remains in critical condition Saturday. The suspect, 20-year-old Andrew Barrientos, is a wanted felon and should be considered armed and dangerous.

Cornbread Pan Is Deadly Weapon At NorCal Yard Sale
A 70-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly hit another man over the head with a cornbread pan at a Sonora yard sale Friday.