Archive for November 10th, 2009

Mendota teen’s arraignment delayed

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The arraignment of a 14-year-old Mendota boy on murder charges in connection with the slaying of his 4-year-old neighbor has been delayed until Tuesday. Read comments »

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La Crescenta residents report seeing black bear

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have searched a La Crescenta neighborhood after residents reported seeing a large black bear roaming through an apartment complex. »

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Modesto City Council Watch

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The Modesto City Council on Tuesday night voted 6-0 to: »

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Around The Region

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

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Oakdale girl improving after accident

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

A 16-year-old girl's condition has stabilized and was improving Tuesday after she was injured Monday night when a car hit her as she walked along a street in Oakdale, police said. »

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Domestic violence led son to kill father, detective says

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The murder of Modestan Karl Johnson in August 2008 was a family affair, according to a Modesto police detective's testimony Tuesday in Stanislaus County Superior Court. »

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Stanislaus Board of Supervisors Watch

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

By unanimous vote, Stanislaus County supervisors Tuesday: »

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D.C.-area sniper put to death

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

John Allen Muhammad, the sniper who kept the Washington region paralyzed by fear for three weeks as he and a young accomplice gunned down people at random, was executed Tuesday night by injection. »

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$350M in subsidies for Carlsbad desalination plant

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Southern California's regional water managers have approved about $350 million in subsidies over 25 years for the largest desalination plant in the Western hemisphere. »

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Sanger firefighters fulfill dying boy’s wish

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The call came over the radio: A brush fire was just down the road. Read comments »

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Applications at CSU campuses rise for 2010

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Fresno State and other California State University campuses are seeing huge increases in applications for fall 2010 even as authorities work to curb enrollment. Read comments »

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Proposed UC Merced med school funding uncertain

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

WASHINGTON -- A health-care reform bill could mean millions of dollars for the University of California at Merced's proposed medical school. But the university isn't promised a dime. Read comments »

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Suspect sticks to guilty plea in Fresno slaying

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

A man who had agreed to plead guilty to murder on the condition that he be allowed to hug his two sisters didn't get his wish Tuesday. Read comments »

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San Francisco supes overturn veto of sanctuary law

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

San Francisco supervisors have overturned the mayor's veto of a controversial ordinance involving how the city deals with illegal immigrant minors facing felony charges. »

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Top U.S. scientists to study state water decisions

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Some of the nation's most esteemed scientists will review recent environmental decisions that have curtailed California irrigation water deliveries, officials affirmed Tuesday. Read comments »

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