Biologists project big Pacific salmon season

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Pacific Coast fishermen can start gearing up for what's expected to be the best salmon fishing season in years. Federal fishery managers are forecasting robust populations of chinook and coho salmon off the Pacific coast and in California and Oregon rivers. The Pacific Fishery Management Council on Wednesday approved several options for managing West Coast ...

‘Banda black market suspected as Southern California tubas vanish

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Boaters warned of whales in San Francisco Bay SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - At least one gray whale is still hanging around San Francisco Bay a day after a mother and her calf were first spotted near the Golden Gate Bridge. Federal wildlife officials say whale spray was seen again Thursday morning as boaters were warned to steer clear of the wayward pair if ...

League of Women lawsuit case would let thousands of California criminals vote

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BOYFRIEND PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN CERES TORTURE CASE: MODESTO (AP) - A man accused of torturing his pregnant girlfriend a month before she survived a Modesto triple slaying at her home has pleaded not guilty to the felony charges.

Teenager petitions to change R rating for 'Bully'

Man devastated over cannon blast, brother says

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A man arrested after a homemade cannon blasted through his mobile home, killing his girlfriend, "liked to live life on the edge," his brother told a San Diego newspaper. Richard Fox, 39, was arrested for investigation of exploding a device resulting in death after the Tuesday blast in a mountain community near San Diego, sheriff's Sgt. David Martinez ...

Poll: Slim majority support Gov. Jerry Brown's tax plan

Teacher on leave over porn video allegation

Migrant kids' case manager tried for alleged abuse involving young boys

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3 arrested in San Jose dog stomping death SAN JOSE (AP) - Three teenaged boys are facing charges in an attack in San Jose on a 32-year-old man and his miniature Yorkshire terrier, which was stomped to death. Police announced the arrests of the boys - two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old - on Tuesday. Prosecutors have charged them with assault with a deadly ...

Report: $700M a year to repay 1st phase of high speed train

SACRAMENTO (AP) - The state will have to cough up more than $700 million a year to repay the billions required to build the first phase of a proposed high-speed train between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, a report published Tuesday said.

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MAN ARRESTED AFTER CANNON KILLS GIRLFRIEND: SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Diego County authorities have arrested a man whose homemade cannon fired through the side of his mobile home in a remote community, killing his girlfriend.

Obese man's plea is YouTube sensation

Convenient cupcakes dangerous for dieters

Navy official removed from job for flirty texts

Analyst pegs revenue $3.2B higher than Brown

Canada trying to lure Bay Area tech workers

California unemployment rate drops to 9 percent

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OAKLAND FREEWAY REOPENS AFTER FATAL SHOOTING: OAKLAND (AP) - A freeway has reopened early Friday after a shooting left two men dead.

Brown defends education spending in LA

Wildfire forces school lock down

14-year term for doc promising cancer cure

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BILL CALLS FOR CONSIDERING BRIDGE SUICIDE BARRIERS: SACRAMENTO (AP) - Suicide barriers could be included on more California bridges as a result of a bill advancing through the Legislature.

Judge will hear lawsuit over high-speed rail bonds

No spike in parolee arrests found in state prison realignment aftermath

Salinas man arrested in kiddie porn case; child is rescued

Delta management plan embraced by Stewardship Council

California fuels $550M Powerball jackpot

Ripon crime lab analyst pleads in drug theft case