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[UPDATE] Cabin Where Former LAPD Cop Believed Holed Up Burned, Deputy Killed

Rich Denison — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:40:26 +0000

UPDATE Wednesday, February 13, 2013

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — An official briefed on the investigation tells The Associated Press that a wallet with a California driver's license with the name Christopher Dorner has been found in the rubble of a cabin.

A charred bo

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At Least 8 People Killed In Calif. Bus Crash

Associated Press — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:33:39 +0000

YUCAIPA, Calif. (AP) — The company that organized a bus trip that ended with a deadly crash in the mountains of Southern California has offered its condolences to all of those who have been affected

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Search in California for Suspects Who Held Workers Hostage

Associated Press — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:01:16 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say some of the 14 workers held hostage overnight during a robbery at a Los Angeles clothing store were assaulted, and one was stabbed.
Police Lt. Andy Neiman says the stabbed worker was treated for a non-life threatening wound

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School Shooting in California

Associated Press — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:52:21 +0000

TAFT, Calif. (AP) — One student has been shot at a high school in Taft, Calif., a community in the southern San Joaquin Valley.

Kern County sheriff's spokesman Ray Pruitt also says a suspect is in custody and is believed to be a student

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Sen. Feinstein Wants Investigation Of Calif. Gas Prices

Associated Press — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:55:34 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein has called for a federal investigation into gas prices in California because she doesn't think they are related to supply and demand.

Californians are paying an average of $4

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Climber Dies During Wyoming Mountain Climb

Associated Press — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 22:46:55 +0000

A California man fell to his death following a summit of Middle Teton Mountain

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Yearbook Photo of Aurora Shooting Suspect James Holmes

Brian Scott — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:32:39 +0000

Aurora,Colorado shooting suspect James E. Holmes graduated from Westview High School in Rancho Penasquitos, California in 2006. He had recently moved to Colorado to pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Colorado Medical School

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Mad Cow Case In California Found In USDA Testing

Associated Press — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:57:11 +0000

HANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Federal and state agriculture officials are working to find out more about a California dairy cow that was found to have mad cow disease.

The finding announced yesterday is the first new case of the fatal brain disease in the U

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Six Dead In Oakland, California, School Shooting

Associated Press — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:12:28 +0000

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A suspect has been detained in a shooting attack at an Oakland Christian university that sources said has killed at least six people.

Officials say six people are dead and three are wounded after a shooting attack at a California Christian university.

Oakland City Council President Larry Reid says he was told by the police ch

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Northern California Hit By Earthquake

Associated Press — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:09:13 +0000

TRINIDAD, Calif. (AP) — A moderate earthquake has struck the Northern California coast.

The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-5.5 quake struck at 1:07 p.m. about 18 miles east of Trinidad in an unincorporated part of Humboldt County

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Roseanne Bar On California Presidential Ballot

Associated Press — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:28 +0000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Roseanne Barr's name is on California's primary ballot as a Green Party candidate for president.

Secretary of State Debra Bowen announced Monday that Barr is among 24 candidates she intends to place on the June 5 ballot

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Long-Awaited Ruling On CA Gay Marriage Ban Due

Associated Press — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:40:20 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supporters and opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage were anxiously awaiting a federal appeals court decision Tuesday on whether the voter-approved measure violates the civil rights of gay men and lesbians

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Frighteningly Heavy Rains Cause California Road to Slide Into Ocean [VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:00:32 +0000

It looks like the predictions we often about hear about California breaking off into the ocean someday may not be far off. On Sunday, a stretch of road in the Los Angeles area slid into the ocean after heavy rains.

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California Bans Minors From Tanning Beds

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:00:24 +0000

In a landmark new law, the state of California has prohibited all children under 14 from using tanning beds. State residents between the ages of 14 and 18 will only be allowed to tan under artificial light if they provide proof of parental consent.

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California Bans Handguns

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:40:29 +0000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown's says he has signed a measure that bans the open carrying of handguns in California.

The law, AB144, makes it a misdemeanor to carry an exposed and unloaded gun in a public place

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Nearly 12,000 California Prisoners Go On Hunger Strike to Protest Solitary Confinement

Shauna Wright — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:54:10 +0000

Up to 12,000 inmates in eight California prisons are said to be entering the ninth day of a hunger strike, protesting the manner and length in which inmates are kept in solitary confinement.

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California Politician Proposes South California as 51st State

Grace Niemitalo — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:30:17 +0000

We've been doing the 50-state thing since Hawaii got the nod in 1959. But if one California politician gets his way, we're going to have to add another star to the flag.

Jeff Stone, who sits on Riverside County Board of Supervisors, is proposing that his and 12 other counties in the southern half of California break away from the Golden State and form their own state called South California.

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Celebration Set for World's Longest-Burning Light Bulb

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:08:07 +0000

Let there be light!

A celebration honoring the anniversary of a light bulb that has been on for 110 years at a fire station in Livermore, California will take place this weekend.

The 60-watt light, which is only powered to four watts, was turned on in 1901 and has been burning up like a Lady Gaga song ever since.

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