State news briefs

Armed robber'sslim booty: $2 FONTANA . (AP) - An armed robber mugged two Southern Californians within two hours and walked off with $1 from each victim. Fontana police Sgt. Bob Morris says a 62-year-old man was walking on a trail Wednesday evening when he was confronted by a robber who demanded cash. The victim said he didn't have any ...

Yosemite shuts 90 plus cabins at center of deadly rodent probe

Crash involving driver, 100, rekindles age debate

Bill devotes $20M in hidden funds to parks

Study: Calif. heat waves increasing toward coast

LOS ANGELES (AP) - California heat waves are trending toward being more humid with elevated nighttime temperatures and are becoming stronger in populous coastal areas, a new study by climate researchers found. The trend contrasts with classic California heat waves that occur in interior desert and valley areas and typically have hot days and dryness and cooling at night, the American Geophysical ...

Bay Area briefs

MAGNITUDE-4.1 QUAKE SHAKES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: YORBA LINDA (AP) - A magnitude-4.1 earthquake rolled across Southern California on Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Pot dispensary shut down by feds reopening

BERKELEY (AP) - A Berkeley medical marijuana dispensary forced to shut down by the federal government in May is reopening down the street. The Oakland Tribune says the Berkeley Patients Group was selling about $15 million in pot each year before it was forced to close. The landlord evicted the dispensary after the U.S. Attorney's office in San ...

LA clergy group: Halt Skid Row street feedings

FX orders 90 more episodes of 'Anger Management'

Union pans use of guard for Santa Clara County supervisor at taxpayer expense

SAN JOSE (AP) - Sheriff's officials are being criticized for a program that provided a county supervisor with a bodyguard at taxpayer expense in Santa Clara County. The bodyguard was assigned to Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President George Shirakawa in February, although he says he has not received any direct threats. Sheriff Laurie Smith's office said ...

State lawmaker promises fix after Israel flap

Law restricts pension cuts for existing workers; PERS unfunded by $100B

NorCal wildfire expected to be fully contained

Police: 100-year-old driver hits 11 near South Los Angeles elementary school

Yosemite officials say 1,700 visitors at risk for disease

YOSEMITE (AP) - The rustic tent cabins of Yosemite National Park - a favorite among families looking to rough it in one of the nation's most majestic settings - have become the scene of a public health crisis after two visitors died from a rodent-borne disease following overnight stays.

Some are overlooked in overhaul

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Carlos Gonzalez has lived nearly all his 29 years in a country he considers home but now finds himself on the wrong side of the border - and the wrong side of a proposed overhaul of the U.S. immigration system that would grant legal status to millions of people.

California weighs first state ban on lead ammo

SACRAMENTO (AP) - In November, one of the oldest condors in Central California died from lead poisoning after being found with tiny bullet fragments and a .22-caliber slug in his gullet that he apparently swallowed with a mouthful of meat.

Rolling Stones rock small LA club

LOS ANGELES (AP) - For one night only, the Rolling Stones were an up-and-coming band again.

OC officials keep inmate alive they want to ultimately execute

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A man charged with raping and killing a woman 30 years ago is being kept alive in Orange County with dialysis treatments until officials can win permission to execute him.

Bills aim to protect privacy in drone age

SACRAMENTO (AP) - California lawmakers are attempting to stay ahead of science fiction-style technology as increasingly nimble unmanned aircraft are considered for use in tracking fleeing suspects and monitoring crowded public spaces.

Arrest in shooting at Vallejo Little League game

Daycare owners arraigned in swaddling case

State declines to update campaign data online

Perry disgusted by explosion cartoon

First confirmed Japanese tsunami debris in Calif.

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WILD DOG KILLED BY DEPUTIES: FRENCH CAMP - One of the dogs which may have killed dozens of goats at a French Camp livestock auction yard recently was killed Friday.