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Archive for February 1st, 2010
Briefs: Brothers guilty in kidnapping, murder
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Two brothers were convicted Monday in Fresno County Superior Court of kidnapping a man from a homeless camp in Fresno and killing him in an orchard west of the city limits a year ago. Read comments »
Gang member, 19, held after Wishon burglary
Monday, February 1st, 2010
A 19-year-old gang member was booked on suspicion of burglary Sunday in Wishon, the Madera County Sheriff's Department reported. Read comments »
Audit probes Fresno Co. in-home care payments
Monday, February 1st, 2010
SACRAMENTO -- In a possible waste of taxpayer dollars, Fresno County processed $464,164 in payments for in-home care providers and recipients who show up as dead in state records, the State Controller said Monday. Read comments »
World Ag Expo in Tulare keeps bad economy in mind
Monday, February 1st, 2010
With the economy in turmoil, the annual trade show that bills itself as the World Ag Expo is working to put its best face forward. Read comments »
Police find body of suspect who jumped into creek
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Authorities say they've recovered the body of a man who tried to escape arrest by leaping into a Santa Clara County creek more than a week ago. »
Hearing starts in slaying of Kerman couple
Monday, February 1st, 2010
It was supposed to be a "smash and grab" robbery of large quantities of marijuana from the Kerman home of Sandra and Gary De Bartolo, a sheriff's detective testified Monday in Fresno County Superior Court. Read comments »
6th Kettleman City birth-defect case reported
Monday, February 1st, 2010
A sixth birth-defect case in Kettleman City has been confirmed by the Kings County Department of Public Health. Read comments »
Whitman leads spending race in Calif. gov campaign
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Billionaire Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman spent money at a rapid pace last year, burning through $19.5 million a full year ahead of the general election, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday. »
Fresno students try to break jump rope record
Monday, February 1st, 2010
About 100 kids from Scandinavian Middle School in Fresno attempted to break a Guinness World Record for the Most People Jumping/Skipping Rope at the Same Time on Monday. Read comments »
Redding, Calif., Man Convicted of Child Pornography Offenses
Monday, February 1st, 2010
A California man was found guilty on Jan. 29, 2010, of one count of possessing and three counts of receiving child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner of the Eastern District of California announced today. »
Woman says she was grabbed on Disneyland ride
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Anaheim police are looking for a man who groped a woman on a Disneyland ride. »
Eleven facing charges after trouble at dance
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Eleven people are facing charges after San Francisco police say a benefit dance turned violent. »
Lawmakers’ unreported gifts, fines at a glance
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Here is the list of California lawmakers who have acknowledged they failed to report gifts, all in 2008. Seven other lawmakers, listed at the end, have outstanding cases with the commission: »
DA to seek death penalty for accused baby killer
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Prosecutors in Riverside County say they'll seek the death penalty for a man charged with killing his 8-week-old daughter in 2000. »