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Local servicemen’s deaths detailed in leaks
Classified military documents published on the Internet this week contain new details about the deaths of two soldiers and a Marine from the Northern San Joaquin Valley and foothills who were killed in Afghanistan. »
Calif. adds more appliances to rebate program
California is expanding a rebate program for shoppers purchasing energy efficient appliances. »
Brown proposes more spending in higher education
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown wants the state to undertake a major overhaul of higher education and shift money from prisons to colleges and universities. »
Reward offered in woman’s death, home burning
A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man seen running from a burning home in the San Fernando Valley where a woman was found dead. »
Televangelist Benny Hinn asks for $2M in donations
Televangelist Benny Hinn has posted a plea for $2 million in donations on his website. »
Schwarzenegger vetoes farmworker overtime bill
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill to give California farmworkers overtime pay after working 40 hours in a week. »
DUI fugitive from Corona found in Mexico
A Corona woman wanted in connection with a drunk driving crash that killed another driver was found in Mexico and has been handed over to authorities in Riverside County. »
No charges filed in probe of other Jackson doctors
State investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson have decided not to file charges against seven doctors who treated him, authorities said Wednesday. »
Marine faces cruelty charge for throwing kitten
Authorities say a Marine sergeant is facing a felony animal cruelty charge after he allegedly threw a kitten into a wall at a friend's house last year. »
No charges filed in probe of other Jackson doctors
Investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson have decided not to bring charges against seven doctors who treated him. »
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Calif. firefighters gain on worst wildfire
Hundreds of firefighters gained ground Wednesday against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. »
Shasta Co man guilty of ‘88 strangulation murder
A Shasta County man has been convicted of beating and strangling a woman 22 years ago. »
Police: Missing SoCal woman spotted in Nevada
Authorities say a woman who disappeared after being released from a sheriff's substation in Malibu may be living in the Las Vegas area. »