By Julia Scott State funding for a program that monitors water contamination in San Mateo County's creeks and beaches has been cut by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a loss health officials say could lead members of the public to come into contact with water containing dangerously high levels of E.

By DAN CATCHPOLE By Dan Catchpole The Associated Press SEATTLE A 6-foot-tall, 250-pound letter carrier is campaigning for the U.S. Postal Service to add kilts as a uniform option for men.

BEEFY postie Dean Peterson wants to be allowed to wear the kilt at work in Seattle. Dean, 48, who is 6ft and 18st, says his thighs fill trousers to capacity, causing chafing. He's been wearing the kilt at home since his wife brought him one back from Scotland in 2006.

By Kyveli Diener SAN MATEO -- A minor oil spill in a North Shoreview creek Tuesday annoyed and worried residents, but city officials said they are not concerned about any serious damage resulting from it.

By Suzanne Bohan One of the rewards of enduring days of downpours is the fresh look of local landscapes, cleansed of the grime of urban life.