A packing plant that's known for its dried fruit is now harvesting the sun's rays for solar power.

A swarm of earthquakes -- the largest a magnitude-4.1 -- jolted the remote desert near Death Valley on Tuesday but there were no reports of damage or injuries.

A body which washed ashore at Bodega Bay Monday afternoon has been identified as that of a missing UC Davis professor.

The Sacramento SPCA has a special "Home for the Holidays" price incentive to adopt pets this time of the year but still urges that bringing a new pet into the household should be a thoughtful decision.

Tracy police have named a third suspect in the alleged torture of a 17-year-old boy believed to have been held captive for more than a year. See Tim Daly's Update on News10 at 5 p.m.

The California Highway Patrol says there were fewer deaths  over the Thanksgiving holiday but some of them may have been prevented if the victims had buckled up.  

AP - Sgt. Ryan Nyhus spent 14 months patrolling the deadly streets of Baghdad, where five members of his platoon were shot and one died. As bad as that was, he would rather go back there than take his chances in this brutal job market.

AP - A husband and wife have been charged with torture and other counts after a bruised, terrified 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, claiming he had just fled his captors, authorities said Tuesday.

AP - Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law was charged with murder Tuesday in the shooting deaths of three of the actress's family members, including the 7-year-old son of his estranged wife.

AP - A federal appeals court ordered a new sentencing Tuesday for a former top aide to Osama bin Laden, who was convicted of stabbing a guard in the face with a sharpened comb.

AP - If the Detroit Three automakers have learned anything since their last trip to Washington, it's that the old way of doing business just won't fly.

AP - A Rastafarian man who refused to shave off his beard or cut his hair to comply with a Jiffy Lube employee grooming policy can take his religious discrimination case to trial, Massachusetts' highest court ruled Tuesday.

AP - The firing of a college administrator over her criticism of gay rights has sparked a debate about free speech and whether universities have the right to regulate what employees say outside of their jobs.

AP - U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who has struggled to boost public support because of his close ties to President George W. Bush, announced Tuesday he will not seek a second term in 2010, saying he wants to spend more time with his family.

AP - A financially ailing Ohio school district has joined the ranks of banks and automakers clamoring for a portion of the $700 billion economic bailout package.

AP - A city alderman frustrated with the police response to rising crime called Tuesday on residents to arm themselves to protect their lives and property.

AP - A bankruptcy court in New York has approved funding that will allow the reopening of a kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa that was the site of one of the nation's largest immigration raids.

AP - Jurors in the case of an alleged plot to attack Fort Dix heard recordings on Tuesday in which some of the five defendants talked about buying weapons, sniper training and killing soldiers.

AP - Former first lady Barbara Bush was released from a hospital Tuesday, a week after she underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer.