Body of missing Northern Calif. girl found
TRACY, Calif. (AP) -- Police have found the remains of a missing Northern California girl in a suitcase a few miles from where she was last seen. Police say 8-year-old Sandra Cantu's body was found in
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California jobless rate jumps to 10.5 percent
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- California's jobless rate climbed to 10.5 percent in February, the second month of double-digit unemployment. The California Employment Development Department said Friday the unemployment
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SD man gets 2 years for beating, burning of Aussie
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A man who pleaded guilty to beating an Australian tourist with a skateboard and dragging him into a smoldering fire pit at a San Diego-area beach has been sentenced to
two years in prison
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Authorities search for missing Northern Calif teen
NICOLAUS, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities are searching the Feather River for a third missing teen after two bodies were pulled from the river this weekend.
Family members were notified Sunday that authorities
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Report: California faces another $8B budget gap
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The California Legislature's budget analyst says the recession has created another $8 billion hole in the state's budget just weeks after the end of a bruising fight to close
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Sacramento Bee cuts 128 jobs, 11 percent of staff
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- The Sacramento Bee says it is cutting 128 jobs, or 11 percent of its workforce, as revenue continues to fall in the beleaguered newspaper industry.
The cuts announced Monday include
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Sacramento Bee union staffers vote on pay cuts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Union members at The Sacramento Bee are deciding whether to accept pay cuts of up to 6 percent.
Approval of the cuts by the Newspaper Guild would save 19 union-covered jobs
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Calif.'s furlough Fridays coming to a close
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- California's furlough Fridays are coming to an end.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office announced that March 6 will be the last Friday the state shuts down all its offices, including
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Sacramento seeks buyer for wastewater
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- The Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District wants to turn its treated wastewater into a drinking water source.
Local leaders are looking for someone to buy the treated sewage
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Pelosi: Stimulus to speed rebuild of SF's Doyle Dr
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Work will start early on fixing a seismically unsafe approach to the Golden Gate Bridge after officials said that $100 million in federal stimulus would being
directed toward the
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Kenneth O. Garner, LAPD deputy chief, dies at 53
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles police officials say Deputy Chief Kenneth O. Garner, who oversaw a string of communities stretching from south of downtown to the harbor area, has died.
He was 53. Garner
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Woman shot to death in east LA County motel
POMONA, Calif. (AP) -- Police are seeking three men suspected in the shooting death of a woman at an east Los Angeles County motel.
Police say officers responded to the Motel 6 in Pomona early Saturday
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Man and toddler shot in Long Beach
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- A man and a 15-month-old girl have been shot at a home in Long Beach.
Police Officer Jackie Bezart said Sunday that the two were hospitalized in serious condition and are expected
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Sacramento retirees may lose $50 million in scam
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Sacramento County's pension system may have lost more than $50 million in the latest Wall Street scandal.
The owners of an investment firm that manages millions of dollars for
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Calif. court upholds conviction in casino slaying
AUBURN, Calif. (AP) -- A state appeals court has upheld a conviction for the 2005 murder of a 27-year-old woman who was last seen leaving a Placer County tribal casino.
Video cameras showed Mario Garcia
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Lawyer: Woman infected with herpes wins lawsuit
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) -- A lawyer says a Riverside County jury has awarded nearly $7 million to a 56-year-old woman who was unknowingly infected with herpes by a 77-year-old man.
Attorney Shaun Murphy,
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Calif. board says rain voids bid for relaxing delta water standards
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- California water regulators say state and federal agencies don't need to be given a reprieve from state water quality standards this month.
The State Water Resources Control Board says
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Calif. prison guard injured in inmate brawl
CHINO, Calif. (AP) -- A state prison guard suffered a bruise to the head and a dislocated shoulder after trying to break up a fight between inmates at a Southern California prison.
The male officer was
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Octuplets mother offered $1M porn contract
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Southern California mother of octuplets is being offered $1 million to star in hardcore porn.
Vivid Entertainment spokeswoman Jackie Martin says the offer also promises a year
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Schwarzenegger to attend IT trade show in Germany
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is headed to Germany to promote his favorite topic -- environmentally friendly technology.
Schwarzenegger will be in Hannover, Germany, March 2-3 to attend
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South Korean climber safe after Yosemite avalanche
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) -- A helicopter crew has rescued a South Korean climber who was stranded by an avalanche on the north face of Yosemite National Park's iconic Half Dome.
Yosemite officials
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Judge says pigs too weak to stand can be butchered
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled that pigs too weak or stressed to stand up can still be butchered despite a state law to the contrary.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill ruled Thursday
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Schwarzenegger signs bills to close Calif. deficit
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a package of bills designed to close California's $42 billion budget shortfall for the next year-and-a-half.
The Republican governor signed the
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Border Patrol chopper goes down near San Onofre
SAN ONOFRE, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say three people were hurt when a Border Patrol helicopter made a hard landing near the San Onofre nuclear power plant.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman
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Calif. State Assembly joins Senate in approving budget
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- The California Assembly has joined the state Senate in approving a long-awaited budget, sending the package to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger...
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Calif. lawmakers seek 1 vote to pass budget fix
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- California lawmakers remain locked in a frustrating search for one more vote to end the state's budget impasse.
Lawmakers broke the record for longest legislative session in state history
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1 injured after car falls off cliff by Bodega Bay
BODEGA BAY, Calif. (AP) -- Officials say three people spent hours in a wrecked car that fell off a cliff along Highway 1 before authorities were notified.
The California Highway Patrol was notified Sunday
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SoCal man nabbed in death of uncle left on tracks
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies have arrested a man in the apparently gang-related killing of his uncle, whose body was left to be run over by a freight
train.
Sheriff's
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Octuplets' mom: No one can care for 14 kids alone
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The mother of octuplets born in California last month says she's "not living off taxpayer money," though she gets food stamps.
Nadya Suleman told NBC's "Today" in an interview broadcast
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Schwarzenegger, leaders still negotiating budget
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is continuing to negotiate with legislative leaders in an effort to find a compromise on California's massive budget deficit.
By Wednesday, Democrats and
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Octuplet doctor believed to be fertility pioneer
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- The Beverly Hills doctor who helped a mother become pregnant with octuplets is believed to be a Beverly Hills fertility specialist who pioneered...
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Furlough Fridays begin for California state workers
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- More than 200,000 state government employees are off the job as California government imposes its first-ever unpaid furlough to save money during the fiscal crisis.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Octuplets mom says she had 6 embryos implanted
WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) -- The mother of octuplets says she had six embryos implanted in a fertility procedure and was well aware that multiple births could result...
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Octuplet's mom discharged from California hospital
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Southern California woman who gave birth to octuplets last week left the hospital before dawn.
NBC News spokeswoman MJegan Kopf confirms the much-sought first interview was granted
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Oakland man charged in crime spree
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- An ex-convict faces over a dozen felony charges for his role in an Oakland crime spree that allegedly included an attempted murder, a pistol-whipping and several robberies.
Police
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Sacramento mayor shelves redevelopment plans, no city subsidies
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Sacramento's new mayor is shelving his private business plans to redevelop six residential properties and three vacant lots because he no longer qualifies for city subsidies.
Mayor
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Furlough ruling does not apply to elected offices
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- A Sacramento County Superior Court judge says his ruling last week supporting furloughs for California government employees does not apply to elected officers. That means that some 15,000 employees...
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Auditor labels California budget process high-risk
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- The California State Auditor is labeling the state's budgeting process a high-risk matter because it is affecting government performance...
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1 killed, 3 including cop shot in Chino gunfight
CHINO, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say one man was killed and three people including a Chino police officer were wounded in a gunfight between police and robbery suspects at a pizza restaurant.
Chino police
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California finds small Sierra snowpack, calls for conservation
ECHO SUMMIT, Calif. (AP) -- State officials in California are reporting a smaller Sierra Nevada snowpack than normal and calling on residents to immediately conserve water.
The California Department of
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Driver kills himself, police officer
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Authorities have reopened Interstate 10 in West Los Angeles after a wrong-way driver crashed into a car driven by a Culver City police officer, killing...
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Doctor says newborn octuplets appear healthy
BELLFLOWER, Calif. (AP) -- Doctors say the octuplets born to a mother in Southern California are a feisty bunch that appear healthy after being born kicking and crying...
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Schwarzenegger wants to tax golf, auto repairs
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Golf course owners and some of their customers are teeing off on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
So are veterinarians, auto mechanics and amusement park operators. The Republican governor
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Schwarzenegger lauds Obama decision to let states set car emission standards
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is asking federal regulators to reconsider tougher emissions standards that California and at least a dozen other states have been seeking for years...
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Head of 2-state regulation body TRPA resigns
RENO (AP) -- John Singlaub has resigned as executive director of the land-use regulatory agency charged with protecting Lake Tahoe. Singlaub's resignation letter was...
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Regulators close 1st Centennial Bank in California
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Regulators on Friday shut down 1st Centennial Bank in California, the third U.S. bank to fail this year...
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Governor Schwarzenegger urges president to waive block to regulation
On President Barack Obama's first day on the job, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger requested that the new commander and chief direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
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Disney offers voluntary buyouts to 600 executives
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday it has offered voluntary buyout packages to about 600 executives at its U.S. theme parks unit.
The offer was made to employees with titles of director,
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Firm: Calif. median home price falls 38 percent
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A real estate tracking firm says California home sales rose sharply last month, but the median price plummeted 38 percent from a year earlier.
La Jolla-based MDA DataQuick reported
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Plumas forest officials hold meetings on fire safety
The Plumas National Forest Feather River Ranger District and local Fire Safe Councils are collaborating to protect at-risk communities and save public land forests from destructive wildfire around Concow,
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Coroner: Abdul fan overdosed on prescriptions
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The coroner in Los Angeles has determined that an "American Idol" hopeful found dead outside of Paula Abdul's house last committed suicide...
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California prison receiver: Transfer sick inmates
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- The receiver charged with improving health care for California inmates says thousands of prisoners must be transferred to areas with access to better medical services...
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Body, burned and shot, found near Montebello dam
MONTEBELLO, Calif. (AP) -- Police say the body of a man shot in the head and set on fire has been discovered near the Whittier Narrows Dam in Montebello...
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Gay marriage supporters protest outside Orange County church
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) -- About 100 gay-rights supporters marched outside the Orange County church of evangelical pastor Rick Warren, protesting his opposition to gay marriage...
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Bay Area pilot's life had prepared him for 'miracle' flight
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Bay Area pilot who safely landed his airliner on the Hudson River is being hailed for his composure and skill...
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Calif. limits use of ballot measure committees
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- California's campaign watchdog agency has approved regulations that are designed to keep politicians from using ballot measure committees as slush funds...
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Marine leaders make Mexican weekends tough to get
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) -- Marine commanders have extended an order making it very tough for Camp Pendleton Marines and sailors to visit Mexico...
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Suspected shooter of 8 on LA street to stand trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A reputed gang member charged with shooting and wounding eight people including five children last year at a crowded South Los Angeles bus stop has been ordered to stand trial...
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I-210 blocked for hours after truck spills asphalt
AZUSA, Calif. (AP) -- Officials say it will take much of the day to clean up about 400 gallons of liquid asphalt that spilled when a tanker truck overturned on Interstate 210 in Azusa...
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Water rationing likely in SoCal this spring
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The giant water wholesaler serving 18 million Southern Californians says there's an increased likelihood water will be rationed this spring...
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Police: San Diego man arrested after trafficking own daughter
A California man is under arrest for apparently trying to sell his 14-year-old daughter into marriage, in exchange for alcohol.
Police say 36-year-old Marcelino de Jesus Martinez of San Diego arranged
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Crash blocks US 101 in Calabasas
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) -- A traffic accident forced a shutdown of U.S. Highway 101 in Calabasas west of Los Angeles...
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Truckee-area utility fined $49,000 for discharges
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TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) -- A Truckee-area utility has been fined $49,000 over its discharges into the Yuba River.
The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board contends the Donner Summit Utility
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CSU officials freeze salaries and hiring
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- California State University officials are freezing salaries and hiring to control costs in the face of the state's budget crisis.
Officials with the 23-campus system announced Friday
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Judge sets hearing on Schwarzenegger furlough plan
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Lawsuits by state employee unions challenging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's furlough order will get a court hearing at the end of the month. A Sacramento County Superior Court...
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2 small quakes rumble on Mexico border
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- Two small earthquakes have rumbled along the Mexico border, just hours after a larger quake rattled much of Southern California. The U.S. Geological...
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Moderate quake strikes San Bernardino
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An earthquake has struck Southern California, with quaking felt from San Bernardino to Los Angeles 55 miles to the west. The U.S. Geological Survey shows a 5.0-magnitude quake struck
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Schwarzenegger rejects latest budget proposal
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed an $18 billion deficit-cutting package that legislative Democrats characterized as the only "game in town."
Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear
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Democrats send budget package to Schwarzenegger
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- The California Legislature's Democratic leaders have sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger an $18 billion deficit-cutting package that he has promised to veto.
The legislation was passed
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SF wants $75,000 back from tiger attack survivor
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Officials want a survivor of a Christmas 2007 tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo to reimburse the city more than $75,000 for his medical treatment. They're asking that the money
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Two Santa Ana College athletes charged with rape
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Two Santa Ana College football players and a friend have been charged with raping and assaulting an 18-year-old woman while she lay unconscious in an Orange County hotel room.
Prosecutors
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Calif. controller released from Texas hospital
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- State Controller John Chiang is returning home to California after being released from a Texas hospital...
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Police shoot and kill Fair Oaks man
LINCOLN, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say a retired firefighter who was fatally shot by police in the Northern California city of Lincoln, first aimed a pellet rifle at police...
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California no-text law goes into effect New Year's Day 2009
While driving on the highways of the golden state, it is now against the law for motorists use text messaging. The new rule, signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2008, bans writing, sending, or reading a text-based communication while driving in California...
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Cal's Tedford receives new deal
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Cal football coach Jeff Tedford is staying put for now. Tedford has agreed to a two-year contract extension that takes him through the...
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LA police shoot, kill man after home standoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Authorities say Los Angeles police officers have shot and killed a man in the early hours of New Year's Day. Lt. John Romero says police responded to a 911 call Thursday...
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Rose Parade stays afloat despite recession
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- The economy might not be rosy, but for a few hours this morning, Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena will be. Thousands are gathering along the street for the city's annual Rose Parade...
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Truck, 9 other vehicles in wreck on Calif. highway
LEBEC, Calif. (AP) -- A big-rig and nine other vehicles have crashed on Interstate 5 in the mountains north of Los Angeles. California Highway Patrol...
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Sutter County supervisors raise their salaries
MARYSVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- Supervisors in a Northern California county have given themselves a pay raise despite the country's economic woes. The board voted 4-1...
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Calif. sues to block Bush endangered species rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California is suing the Bush administration to block last-minute endangered species regulations that are intended to reduce input from federal scientists. Attorney General Jerry Brown announced...
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Suspect package left at Calif congressman's office
CHICO, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating a suspicious package that was left at the congressional field office of Rep. Wally Herger. The office was evacuated Monday before a bomb squad dispatched a...
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George Francis, oldest man in the US, dies at 112
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The nation's oldest man has died at 112. The son of George Francis says his father died Saturday of congestive heart failure at a nursing home in Sacramento...
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Mammoth Lakes man pronounced dead in campground parking lot
A 59-year-old Mammoth Lakes man was pronounced dead in a parking lot Saturday morning. A snowmobile operator found an...
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Orange County woman dies when parachute doesn't fully open
PERRIS, Calif. (AP) -- A woman from Newport Beach was killed at a popular Riverside County skydiving spot when her parachute failed to fully open. The Riverside County coroner said...
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Train strikes, kills woman in Sierra, injures son
A train has struck a mother and son walking along the tracks during a storm near Truckee, killing one and severely injuring the other...
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Man in Santa suit kills 8, self on Christmas Eve
COVINA, Calif. (AP) -- An annual Christmas Eve party turned into a bloodbath after a divorce-embittered man dressed as Santa gunned down guests at the home of his former in-laws before torching the house
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SoCal man killed by cops was 2004 murder suspect
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Authorites say a man shot and killed by police after a two-hour standoff in El Monte where he held a 6-year-old boy hostage was a suspect wanted for the...
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L.A. YouTube vandal tagged with jail, probation
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Los Angeles Graffiti artist who posted his illegal tagging on YouTube has pleaded guilty to felony vandalism. Twenty-five-year-old Cyrus Yazdani -- who could be seen on the internet spraying...
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Woman fatally shot by OC law enforcement
LA HABRA, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say a woman in Orange County has been shot and killed by law enforcement officers after she confronted them with a weapon.
The District Attorney's Office said Tuesday
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Calif. regulators approve $1.9 billion power line
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- California regulators have approved a $1.9 billion, high-voltage power line that would run 123 miles into San Diego. The California...
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Calif. Dems approve $18B deficit-cutting plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- One house of the state Legislature has passed part of an $18 billion plan to tackle California's budget deficit, bypassing the need for a two-thirds majority vote to approve a tax increase...
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Bodies of 3 women found at Calif. ski resort
SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- Sheriff's deputies say three young women found dead in a car near the Squaw Valley ski resort north of Lake Tahoe were apparently the victims of accidental carbon monoxide...
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ACLU sues Calif. school district over drug testing
REDDING, Calif. (AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging a Northern California school district's drug testing policy. The ACLU filed a lawsuit...
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Dad, daughter found shot to death in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A father and his 10-year-old daughter have been found shot to death in their Hollywood apartment.
Police Lt. John Romero says the girl's teenage sister found the girl bleeding on the
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California deficit to hit $41.8B next year
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- A spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says California's budget deficit will hit $41.8 billion through the next fiscal year...
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Screen Actors Guild sets strike vote on Jan. 2; won't disrupt Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Screen Actors Guild plans to send strike authorization ballots to its 120,000 members on Jan. 2. The votes will be counted on Jan. 23, which...
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Yahoo holder urges search unit sale to Microsoft
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- One of Yahoo Inc.'s largest shareholders, Ivory Investment Management LP, is urging the Internet company to pursue a sale of its search unit to Microsoft. In a letter to the...
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Brown concedes defeat to McClintock in Calif race
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrat Charlie Brown has conceded defeat to Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock in their hard-fought race for California's 4th Congressional District House seat.
Brown's spokesman
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McClintock expected to claim victory in House race
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- Republican state Senator Tom McClintock is expected to declare victory in his race for Congress against Democrat Charlie Brown.
McClintock scheduled a news conference for Monday
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Names released for 2 men drowned by rogue wave
POINT MUGU, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities have released the names of two of the three men who drowned after a rogue wave swept them out to sea at Point Mugu. Ventura County Sheriff's Capt. Frank O'Hanlon
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Ready, Set, Shake: California puts on quake drill
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- On your mark, get set, shake! Millions of people across California were taking part Thursday in what's billed as the largest earthquake drill in U.S. history. The exercise is designed
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Mono Co. SAR performs early season search and rescues
Mono County rescue teams have been busy during the early winter season.
On Oct. 23, the Mono County Sheriff Search and Rescue team located the a missing juvenile walking along the Scenic Loop Road approximately
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Calif. governor's race not registering with voters
SACRAMENTO (AP) -- A Field Poll finds voters giving little thought to who should succeed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger when he leaves office after 2010.
It found that Democratic U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein
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