• Beloved blue whale skeleton at UC Santa Cruz gets high-tech restoration

  

• Downed power lines caused small fire in Northern Colorado, firefighters say

  

• Air quality regulators extend no-burn alert for Southern California

  

• Bay Area median home price down but remains above $1 million, realtors say

  

• No-burn alert extended for Southern California communities

  

• Christmas week weather in Northern California expected to be wet and wintry

  

• I-25 in Northern Colorado reopens 5 1/2 hours after deadly crash

  

• Lockeford area sees uptick in stolen vehicles being set on fire in thick fog