2013 Chevrolet Avalanche

In the full-size pickup-truck market, it's all about payload and towing and vast stretches of spread-out space. There's not much room for a truck that tries to deliver carlike seating and a truck bed in as little overall length as possible. The road's littered with failed examples, from the Explorer Sport Trac to the Ridgeline to the...

CHP: Drunken driver attempts to push motorist into traffic in San Rafael

A spate of five drunken driving collisions over two days this weekend led to a number of arrests but no serious injuries, the California Highway Patrol in Marin reported.