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Mark McGwire is back in baseball, reunited with Tony La Russa as the St. Louis Cardinals' hitting coach. La Russa agreed to return for a 15th year as manager Monday with a one-year contract, the first time he hasn't had a multiyear deal with the team. All of his coaches will return except for Hal McRae, who will be replaced by the former star.
A powerful fall storm packing strong winds and rain eased Wednesday without causing the widespread mudslides and debris flows that California residents had feared.
A Pacific low pressure system was forecast to move onto the West Coast, renewing wet weather for parts of the West on Monday.
The West Coast's biggest seafood processor says it will appeal a $40,000 state fine for failing to clean up waste from its waterfront plant in Oregon.
The turning point toward removing four Klamath River dams in Oregon and California to restore struggling salmon runs came in the little Shenandoah Valley town of Shepherdstown, W.Va.
Experts say a magnitude-7.9 quake in the South Pacific is not expected to produce a tsunami along the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia or Alaska.
Pompei: For a quarterback like Jay Cutler who went to the Bears from the Broncos, changing teams means a complete upheaval of everything in his life — from where he lives to who he deals with, to what he wears to what he is asked to do.
West Coast star Colonel John and Eastern-based Einstein lead a field of 12 for the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar on Sunday.
The West Coast groundfish fleet has struggled to stay afloat during major cutbacks to reverse long-standing problems with overfishing and to protect the seafloor from damage caused by bottom trawling gear.
First-year Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo left the Lindenwood University field Friday pleased what his team accomplished during a scripted scrimmage held in front of about 6,500 fans.
Dan Uggla homered and NL batting leader Hanley Ramirez drove in three runs, leading Florida to an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday and helping the Marlins win their third straight series at Chavez Ravine.
Best-selling author E. Lynn Harris has passed away, his publisher, Doubleday, has confirmed. He was on a book tour of the West Coast for his latest novel, “Basketball Jones,” when he died.
Danny Martin is precisely the sort of young buyer you once would have expected to fall in love with the Chevrolet Camaro.
Georgetown will play its first West Coast game in eight years against Washington, and UCLA plays Mississippi State in the 16th annual John R. Wooden Classic on Dec. 12.
Severe weather was expected to sweep through the Plains and Great Lakes on Tuesday as a low pressure system lingered in eastern Canada.
Cherry growers in three West Coast states will be able to ship sweet cherries to Japan more cheaply because of a change in the country's pest control requirements for imports of the fruit.
With concerns rising about a possible North Korean long-range missile test this weekend, two independent scientists say the regime may be using an old Soviet ballistic missile to boost a rocket capable of reaching the West Coast of the United States.
According to a new survey of fast-food lovers, the best hamburger in the nation comes out of In-N-Out Burger, the West Coast chain boasting “quality you can taste.” Wendy’s followed at No. 2 in the Battle of the Burgers, trailed by Burger King, McDonald’s and Whataburger.
Conan O'Brien has reason to smile after his debut as "Tonight" show host. His first Nielsen Media Research report card showed a 7.1 rating and 17 audience share in the nation's biggest media markets. Those numbers indicate more people checked out O'Brien's show out than watched David Letterman's "Late Show" on CBS and ABC's "Nightline" combined.
President Barack Obama warned Thursday that if Congress doesn't deliver health care legislation by the end of the year, the opportunity will be lost, a plea to political supporters to pressure lawmakers to act. "If we don't get it done this year, we're not going to get it done," Obama told supporters by phone as he flew home on Air Force One from a West Coast fundraising trip.
The Commerce Department released $53 million to Oregon and California on Thursday to help West Coast salmon fishermen after the third fishery failure in four years.
The governors of Oregon and California are asking the federal government to declare another West Coast salmon fishery failure — the third in four years.
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Bush administration did not properly study the environmental impact of expanding oil and gas drilling off the Alaska coast and canceled a program to find new reserves.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia and general manager Tony Reagins were back in Seattle for Thursday night after flying to Maryland to honor Nick Adenhart earlier in the day.
The Pamplemousse was scratched hours before the Santa Anita Derby on Saturday because of an ailing leg, spoiling an expected showdown with Pioneerof the Nile, the West Coast's other top 3-year-old.
Wipeouts in fall weatherlWhen you view the Pacific Ocean from the sandy shore between Ucluelet and Tofino, you see whales breach and dolphins jump. It's a vista untainted by humanity, except for the rider-less surfboards washing up on the beach.
U.S. West Coast Ports Face Struggle to Maintain "Relevance"Changes on the horizon could leave the west coast seaports struggling to keep customers. The ports will see increased competition from Panama and rising Chinese labor costs will push some manufacturing back to Mexico and South America.
There Will be a Christmas This Year: West Coast dockworkers reach deal with shippersThe union representing thousands of West Coast dockworkers reached a tentative contract deal with shippers Monday that promises to keep ports running and avoid another blow to the U.S.
Middle school principal targets test scores as priorityThough he is a self-proclaimed ''career changer," Omar Gobourne's path seems to be pretty circular, with its start and end, thus far, in education.
I had a romantic notion this morning as I sat at my new desk 3,000 miles away from my old colleagues and much of my family.
It's been awhile since I've visited my Newsvine column. My articles stare at me during each brief visit, the long-past dates a silent testimony to my writer's block and lack of motivation.
The town I grew up in. It's an archetypal village located on the west coast of Vancouver Island. When I lived there, the population was 350, including dogs and children.
Successful Launch For First West Coast Atlas 5 EELVAdding to the Atlas rocket's legacy of launches from the west coast that began in 1959, United Launch Alliance's Atlas V made its debut flight from Space Launch Complex-3 East here at 3:02 a.m. PDT, today. It carried a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload.
The Best Sandwiches in AmericaAhhhhhhhhh the good life......... With so much to point at, isn't nice to have something to thing GREAT thoughts about....... To win the Powerball....travel the world...eat, tan, workout and drink boat drinks @ 5........ Gotta love the urge !!!!!!!
Global-warming soot over West Coast traced to AsiaMore than 75 percent of the atmosphere-warming soot over the West Coast in spring is coming from Asia, according to a study by researchers at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Plan to cut emissions from cruise ships increases greenhouse gases!A $1.5-million pilot project aimed at reducing air pollution from cruise ships -- announced with great fanfare in Vancouver this spring -- is actually contributing to increased greenhouse gases.
Great salmon escape could turn wild fish into 'couch potatoes' They are an identical species, but while one is lean and incredibly fit, the SAS of the fish world, the other is an obese, idle creature, a couch potato with fins. When the two interbreed, the results can be a genetic disaster.
CitizenLink: San Diego Firefighters Subjected to 'Degrading Spectacle'Four San Diego firefighters were subjected to "vile sexual taunts" at the city's Gay Pride parade after they were ordered against their will to participate, according to a complaint filed by the Thomas More Law Center.
Think All Local Food Is Environmentally Friendly? Think Again.THE term "food miles" — how far food has traveled before you buy it — has entered the enlightened lexicon.
We bought our tickets this morning. We are flying into Seattle on the morning of September 3 (labor day), and we're flying out of LA on the evening of September 11 (err, 9/11).
Our Home and Naked Land: Canada Popular Nudist DestinationThe True North may be even more "free" than our national anthem implies, if a new list of the world's best clothing-optional beaches is any indication.
Mexico Tourism Board to Open Office in Washington, D.C - Associated ContentAs part of a more aggressive international promotional strategy in North America, the Mexico Tourism Board (MTB) will open a marketing office in Washington, D.C. in June, bringing the total number of offices in the region to nine.
Spy Shots: Suspected 2009 BMW 7-Series caught at the 'RingEdmunds has pics and video of what might be a seriously camouflaged 2009 BMW 7-Series doing hard labor at that Teutonic track we all know and love.
In 1943, Census released Japanese Americans' data - Los Angeles TimesWhile absolutely shocking that the Census would release data that they promised not to, it isn't surprising. So can anyone blame Americans of middle eastern descent for being mistrustful of the US government?
Asian pollution weighs on Pacific region and beyondAsia's growing air pollution -- billowing million-ton plumes of soot, smog and wood smoke -- is making the Pacific region cloudier and stormier, disrupting winter weather patterns along the West Coast and into the Arctic, researchers reported Monday.
West Coast Eagles clinch Australian football's trophyA thriller of a game. Victory by a single point. Bloody Eagles.
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