Might there be a real-life zombie apocalypse one day? Not likely, but then again, the way zombies have chomped their way into our pop culture the last several years, it's maybe a bit less implausible than it once was.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brad Pitt wanted to build a better blockbuster.

DENVER (AP) — Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.

DENVER (AP) — Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air.

The image was stark — a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister's demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square in central Istanbul.

MIAMI (AP) — Five things to learn from the Miami Heat's 103-100 overtime win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night:

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Mexican authorities have arrested a former university professor who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in the resort city of Playa del Carmen.

MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7.

MIAMI (AP) — Ray Allen lost his record in these NBA Finals. He still has a chance at what he wants most: A second championship.

SLAUGHTER BEACH, Del. — In years past, tens of thousands of red knots crowded the sandy beaches of Mispillion Harbor in Delaware Bay, gorging on fresh horseshoe crab eggs spawned in such abundance they turned the shoreline a gelatinous green.

NEW YORK — Danny Brucker, an oval-shaped man wearing black horn-rimmed glasses and a harried look, stared at the students circling him.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The day started out with promising news: A state police cadaver dog picked up a scent Tuesday morning as FBI agents combed a grassy field in Oakland Township in search of Jimmy Hoffa’s body.

MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) — An unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a blaze that has led to the evacuations of 800 homes and 1,500 people, officials said Tuesday.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A new report finds that for the first time in history, a Fresno County crop — grapes — has exceeded one billion dollars in production value.

Michael McCay, the owner/winemaker of McCay Cellars, believes that Lodi might have finally discovered “its own Pinot Noir.” He’s thinking, however, that it may come from the red wine grape known as Grenache.

(StatePoint) Technology has swept the heartland of America, providing families new, more efficient ways to use their home computers to manage household finances, maintain personal histories and records and store precious digital photographs.

STOCKTON - Hundreds gathered at a south Stockton community center Saturday for a daylong celebration of black history and heritage with an emphasis on the abolition of slavery and the future of blacks in America.

STOCKTON - Sadia Saifuddin is still the "white-hot ball of fire" who graduated from Lincoln High School in 2010.

The Fourth of July was a popular holiday in Lodi, and the largest celebration of the year was held on this day.

Faced with losing its volunteer coordinator and a move to a new location, the Sacramento chapter of the Veterans History Project has arrived at a crossroads.

What’s the attraction: Point Reyes National Seashore, a 71,028-acre nature preserve north of San Francisco, featuring 150 miles of hiking trails, historical ranches, Miwok history and the Point Reyes Lighthouse.

(NAPSI)—When asked to name America's oldest ally, many would be surprised to find the correct answer is the Kingdom of Morocco.

Amid growing uncertainty over the future of Carissa Carpenter's splashy movie studio proposal in Dixon, city officials defended their actions during a sometimes testy meeting Tuesday night.

(NewsUSA) - All those monster hurricanes and tornados we've been experiencing have apparently spooked homeowners worse than just about any disaster film Hollywood ever produced.

On Friday at 7 p.m., the Lodi Masonic Lodge will be hosting our fourth annual Flag Day celebration for the community at Lodi’s All-Veterans Plaza, which is located on Pine Street next to Carnegie Forum in Downtown Lodi.