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SONOMA COUNTY WOMAN CONVICTED OF EMBEZZLING $1.6M : SAN RAFAEL (AP) - A 44-year-old Sonoma County woman has been convicted of embezzling nearly $1.6 million from her employer.

Inmates must pay $3 for medical attention

SANTA ANA (AP) - Inmates at a Southern California jail must now pay $3 to see a nurse. The Orange County Sheriff's Department says inmates will begin paying the fee next year when they seek medical attention. The copay-type charge is designed to curb frivolous visits that can tie up deputies and medical staff. <p style="line-height: 18pt; background: ...

Suspect lived with girlfriend's rotting corpse in Stockton

STOCKTON (AP) - Prosecutors say a California murder suspect lived with his girlfriend's rotting corpse for months. Devon Epps was evicted from his Stockton apartment a year ago and the apartment manager found the decomposing body of 35-year-old Veronica Jones in the bathroom. Jones was reported missing six months before her body was found. <p style="line-height: 18pt; background: ...

Prison for trafficker in bogus exercise equipment

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Southern California trafficker of counterfeit Bowflex and Malibu Pilates exercise equipment has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison. Prosecutors say 36-year-old Stanley Kuo Jua Yang imported huge shipping containers containing nearly $1 million worth of counterfeit merchandise. Federal agents served a search warrant at Yang's business in Fountain Valley ...

Online petition calls on University of California system board to scrap new logo

Port audit finds questionable spending

OAKLAND (AP) - Audits found that employees at one of the nation's largest ports claimed nearly $200,000 in questionable expenses in 2011, and officials are trying to determine if the spending violated federal and state laws. The charges to credit cards issued by the Port of Oakland included Tiffany sterling silver key rings, pricey hotel rooms, U2 concert tickets, perfumes and season ...

Bay Area crab fleet ends strike after price deal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco area crab fishermen are ending their nearly weeklong strike after reaching an agreement with fish brokers over price. KTVU-TV reports (that the two sides agreed Tuesday on $3 per pound, ending the stalemate that kept boats in harbor and local crab off of market shelves. Larry Collins, president of the Crab Boat ...

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COUPLE PICKS UP CUSTOMERS' TABS AT LIVERMORE WALMART: LIVERMORE (AP) - Christmas came early for some shoppers at a Walmart in Livermore.

Man on freeway sign brings downtown LA gridlock

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A barefoot, shirtless man who climbed down from an overpass on to a freeway sign and appeared ready to jump onto the 110 Freeway below brought traffic to a halt for about two hours in downtown Los Angeles.

Millionaire’s billboard for Latina girlfriend by Christmas is removed

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A billboard put up by a San Diego millionaire who's seeking a Latina girlfriend has been removed.

Fresno man recovering after fall, complex rescue

OAKHURST (AP) - A Fresno man is recovering after a fall during a hike and a complicated rescue in the Sierra Nevada foothills, authorities said.

Union behind Oakland port strike approves contract

OAKLAND (AP) - Members of the union behind a one-day strike that shut down the Port of Oakland last month have ratified a new contract. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the contract with the Service Employees International Union Local 1021 will now go to the board that manages the port for approval. SEIU 1021 represents about 200 ...

Judge: Turn over LA priest files to court

Tribe prepares to bury 5 slain members

State taxes coming in $4B above forecast

SACRAMENTO (AP) - California is on track to collect $4 billion more in personal income taxes than Gov. Jerry Brown had expected, giving a potential boost to education funding, the legislative analyst's office said Tuesday.

Los Angeles settles with women fired on in manhunt

Davis man spends week in wilderness on pine nuts

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WOMAN UNINJURED AFTER BART TRAIN PASSES OVER HER: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A woman escaped uninjured after a commuter train passed over her but did not hit her on tracks at a San Francisco station, transit officials said.