Hood News

Bratton may want his old NYPD job back, Meg Whitman is following the Sarah Palin act, and more evidence of political sleaze in the city's pension systen.

Federal prosecutors Thursday took steps to seize an Islamic center in Sacramento County and other properties elsewhere with apparent ties to an organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California state Senate leader Darrell Steinberg said that following a massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, and vandalism at a Sacramento County synagogue, people must continue to "fight for peace." "As an active member of my local Jewish community, a longtime supporter of the local Muslim and broader interfaith community, I invite ...

A La Quinta man's fight to keep Old Glory flying on a 22-foot flagpole in his backyard in a gated community led to the passage of state and federal laws eliminating the restrictions placed on flag displays by homeowner groups.

The U.S. Army has closed its massive Army base at Fort Hood, Texas, amid reports that at least seven people have been shot and killed at the post and about 20 others injured.

Fight back against police brutality and repression on this national day of protest.

Hood resident Sarah Simpson, dressed as a pear, cheers on participants in the parade during Courtland Pear Fair, Simpson a pear grower herself has attended all but two of the towns 37 fairs.

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A Toyota Corolla got pushed under a big rig along southbound Interstate 5 Thursday morning.