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OFFICIALS ID CHP OFFICER KILLED IN OFF-DUTY CRASH: FAIRFIELD (AP) - Officials have released the name of a veteran California Highway Patrol officer who was killed in an off-duty motorcycle crash, while his colleagues remembered him as a dedicated public servant.
Mission Hills man suspected of stabbing his grandmother to death with BBQ fork
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Southern California man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his grandmother to death, possibly with a barbecue fork.
Napa do-over prompts grape plant shortage
NAPA (AP) - Napa Valley, one of the world's premier wine growing regions, has an uncommon problem these days: not enough new grapevine root stock is available to supply the massive replanting that's under way there.
Police trade $200,000 for 590 guns
OAKLAND (AP) - Hundreds of guns have been taken off the streets of Oakland and San Francisco in a gun buyback program that Oakland police Officer Johnna Watson described as a "huge success."
School yoga tries to avoid religious controversy as district faces lawsuit
ENCINITAS (AP) - Public school yoga instructor Katie Campbell proudly looks out at 23 first graders as they contain their squirming in a kid-friendly version of the lotus position.
PG&E: Workers fired for lying about inspections
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said it has fired or suspended nearly 20 workers after discovering legally required inspections may not have been performed.
Regulators approve free cellphones for the poor
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Impoverished Californians will soon get free cellphones.
Big surge in smokeless tobacco sales
SACRAMENTO (AP) - While cigarette sales have plunged, sales of smokeless tobacco products have surged in the past decade in California, with use among high school students especially leaving state public health officials concerned, according to a state report.
State news briefs
JURY: LAPD MUST PAY $24M FOR SHOOTING OF BOY, 13: LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury has ruled the Los Angeles Police Department must pay $24 million for a 13-year-old boy shot by an officer and paralyzed as he played with a replica gun.
Bay Area briefs
WOMAN'S SEX ROMP EXPOSES WORKERS' COMP FRAUD : SAN MATEO (AP) - A sex romp at a public park helped prosecutors convict a California woman of faking an ankle injury to collect workers' compensation payments, authorities said.
Modest growth sends population to 37.8M
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California's population grew at the same modest pace during the year that ended in July as it did during the previous 12 months, sending the population to 37.8 million, according to a state population estimate released Thursday.
Stockton carjacking suspect faces murder charges for death
STOCKTON (AP) - Stockton police are releasing more details about a suspected carjacker facing murder charges following a high-speed chase that ended when the stolen car crashed and killed his female accomplice.
Ruling allows Medi-Cal payment cuts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday affirmed California's right to cut payments made to Medi-Cal providers by 10 percent, a victory that Gov. Jerry Brown's administration says will save the state more than $330 million a year.
California sees unusually high 'king tides'
HUNTINGTON BEACH (AP) - Seawater spread into several low-lying communities along the California coast Thursday morning as unusually high "king tides" pulled the Pacific Ocean farther ashore than normal.
Investigators say acquaintances attacked couple
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A man who died after being beaten, shot, and bound and gagged in San Francisco had planned to relocate to the city from Georgia, a relative said.
Articles by Section - State
Man sentenced in counterfeit cash scheme
CLOVIS (AP) - A Northern California man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for conspiring to buy, receive, alter and pass counterfeit money.
NEWS FROM ACROSS CALIFORNIA
• RACIST, SEXIST FLIERS FOUND AT USC, UCLA CAMPUSES: LOS ANGELES (AP) - Campus police are investigating fliers with profane, racist and sexist language that have been distributed at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles.
State Supreme Court justice Kennard retiring
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The longest-serving current justice of the California Supreme Court announced Tuesday that she is retiring.
Kindred Arts presents pianist Sunday at St. Paul’s Methodist
Bulletin staff reports
3 mountain lion kittens killed on SoCal roads
THOUSAND OAKS (AP) - Authorities say cars have killed three mountain lion kittens in Southern California in recent weeks - showing the dangers to a population surrounded by freeways and urban sprawl.
Bridge span takes name of former SF mayor Brown
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The western span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge officially took on the name of former California Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown on Tuesday.
AG Harris plans re-election bid
SACRAMENTO AP) - Attorney General Kamala Harris is formally announcing her bid for a second term as California's top law enforcement officer.
Six planes bound for San Jose erroneously land at Moffet Field
SAN JOSE (AP) - At a time when a cellphone can guide you to your driveway, commercial pilots attempt to land at the wrong airport more often than most passengers realize or government officials admit, according to an Associated Press search of government safety data and news reports since the early 1990s.
State gets 2 years to cut prison crowding
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Federal judges on Monday gave California two more years to meet a court-ordered prison population cap, the latest step in a long-running lawsuit aimed at improving inmate medical care.
‘‘Dumb Starbucks’ in Los Angeles offering free drinks tied to comedy duo
LOS ANGELES (AP) - It was a caffeine-charged Hollywood whodunit: Just whose bright idea was the "Dumb Starbucks" coffee shop that popped up and started serving free drinks from the corner of an otherwise uncelebrated strip mall.
Health exchange call centers expanding
FRESNO (AP) - The executive director of California's health insurance exchange said Monday that he is hiring 400 call-center workers, many in Fresno, with the goal of alleviating telephone backlogs that have frustrated those applying for health care.
Stockton police shoot, kill suspect with bayonet
STOCKTON (AP) - Stockton police say an officer shot and killed a 45-year-old domestic violence suspect who refused to drop a bayonet.
Google subsidiary to run Moffett Federal Airfield
MOUNTAIN VIEW (AP) - A Google subsidiary has been picked to run and renovate a federal airfield that is frequently used for the personal flights of the company's top executives.
Chefs plead guilty to serving whale meat
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two chefs have pleaded guilty to serving whale meat at a Southern California restaurant that has since closed.
Man kills suspect in home invasion robbery
HAYWARD (AP) - Police say the San Francisco Bay Area homeowner who shot and killed a man during a home invasion robbery knew the suspect.
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