Cleanup crews worked Monday to mop up the last remnants of a small oil spill that erupted off the coast of Santa Barbara County over the weekend in the same area where a 1969 spill caused an ecological disaster. More than 1,130 gallons of oil _ or 27 barrels… [...]

W hen Dawn Herb’s toilet overflowed, it cost her nothing to fix. The city of Scranton, however, will pay $19,000 to avoid a lawsuit from Ms. Herb, who was charged with disorderly conduct la…

‘Women tend to shy away from ordering clothing online at times because they are unsure how the item may fit.’ Emily McCormick, owner of Shabby Apple said.

When California State University officials announced the steps it would take to deal with a bleak economic forecast, it didn't take into account the impact those measures will have on students like Ti…

Investigators are looking for a man they believe is responsible for a rash of burglaries in the Carrollton area over the last two weeks, not far from Tulane and Loyola universities, according to an e-mail alert from the New Orleans…

Couples rush to get married with the Prop 8 vote looming.

BerkeleyTHREE ROBBED AT GUNPOINT WHILE FISHING ON PIER: Police continue to investigate a violent robbery of three men who were fishing on the Berkeley Pier late Sunday night.

Johnson County Education Research Triangle Authority . The authority will oversee the estimated $15 million a year revenue that will be raised by a one-eighth-cent sales tax that Johnson County

News ) – Financial giants now being bailed out by the government spent millions underwriting the Democratic and Republican conventions last summer, just weeks before coming to

Sen. John McCain is fighting to hold on to Republican-leaning states and trying to persuade voters to prove the polls and pundits wrong.