The Associated Press -
Updated: 11:30 am
Redwood City police have arrested six students after a 16-year-old student was beaten on the campus of Sequoia High School last week.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 11:30 am
Authorities say an off-duty federal agent shot and wounded an armed man who broke into his San Diego County home and tried to steal his truck.
By TRACIE CONE -
Updated: 11:30 am
An oil boom is underway in the state's agricultural heartland, as evolving tastes and a trend toward healthy fare have transformed a profession as old as civilization: olive production for the extra virgin market.
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Updated: 11:30 am
In the days before Fred Alvarez was shot execution-style with two friends on his verandah, the strapping Cabazon tribal leader feared he was a marked man: His motorcycle had been tampered with, his mailbox shot up and his house ransacked.
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Updated: 11:30 am
Authorities say a couple and a 14-year-old boy have been killed in a fiery freeway crash in Southern California that two younger children managed to survive.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 11:09 am
Investigators are hoping any possible tipsters will come forward after a fatal shooting near a light-rail station in Rancho Cordova.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 11:09 am
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake has rattled the Big Bear Lake area, followed by a sharp aftershock.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 11:30 am
Clark County District Court judges are grappling with how to assess fees for defendants represented by the public defender's office under a new mandate from the Nevada Supreme Court.
By ANDREW MIGA -
Published: 2:27 am
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 6:12 am
Keeping food cold in open store display cases is an ongoing challenge for designers.
BY LYNN ELBER -
Updated: 1:52 am
Kate Hudson, Pierce Brosnan, Neil Patrick Harris and other stars who are used to getting applause were giving it gladly at a ceremony honoring people who make a difference in the lives of others.
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Published: 8:12 pm
Dozens of protesters continued occupying the main administrative building at University of California, Santa Cruz in a protest over fee hikes and cuts to campus services.
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Published: 7:47 pm
A man is under arrest who authorities say stole a delivery truck, rammed it into a Los Angeles County sheriff's cruiser spurring a deputy to fire shots, then crashed the truck into a metal railroad barrier.
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Published: 7:17 pm
Animal control officers took custody of two dozen animals including four emaciated horses and found three pigs they believe starved to death at a home in Riverside County.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 7:27 pm
The pilot of a small airplane is dead after crashing the aircraft into an apple orchard.
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Published: 5:47 pm
A paralyzed University of California law student has passed the bar exam after a legal battle to take the test.
The Associated Press -
Published: 5:17 pm
A storm has brought up to 15 inches of snow to the Sierra Nevada and smiles to the faces of skiers and snowboarders.
The Associated Press -
Published: 5:17 pm
Four people were hurt when one of San Francisco's historic cable cars jarred to a sudden stop while traveling through downtown.
The Associated Press -
Published: 4:12 pm
The mysterious death in 1975 of Karen Rose Robinson is a mystery no more.
The Associated Press -
Published: 4:07 pm
Authorities arrested a Sacramento fisherman Saturday in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 3:32 pm
An Alabama couple following directions from a GPS device got stuck and were rescued from the snowy, mountainous back road where a San Francisco man got lost and died in 2006, authorities say.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 2:57 pm
California game wardens have arrested a Sacramento fisherman in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 8:07 pm
Authorities say five male students have been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after two ninth-grade girls were attacked at a Long Beach high school.
The Associated Press -
Published: 12:17 pm
Sheryl Crow is joining the call for a halt to federal government roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary.
The Associated Press -
Published: Saturday, November 21 2009 - 10:47 am
Authorities say a Santa Monica police officer was injured when his motorcycle crashed into the back of a truck he was attempting to pull over on Pacific Coast Highway.
The Associated Press -
Updated: Saturday, November 21 2009 - 10:37 am
Authorities say a broken Los Angeles County water main has caused flooding and created a sinkhole in an industrial area of Stevenson Ranch.
The Associated Press -
Updated: 11:36 am
State Treasurer Bill Lockyer has delayed plans for issuing bonds to pay for the expansion of death row at San Quentin State Prison.
By TIM FOUGHT -
Updated: Saturday, November 21 2009 - 10:07 am
The federal judge getting ready to decide whether the government is doing enough to save Columbia River salmon will have a question for its lawyers Monday: If you have plans in your hip pocket in case the fish numbers crash, why not put those plans to work now?
By DORIE TURNER -
Updated: Saturday, November 21 2009 - 9:13 am
When Liz Fitzgerald realized her son and daughter were forced to read books in math class while the other children caught up, she had them moved into gifted classes at their suburban Atlanta elementary school.
The Associated Press -
Published: Saturday, November 21 2009 - 6:27 am
An Iraqi official says Baghdad has contacted Tehran in a bid to secure the release of three Americans detained in Iran, but has received no reply.