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Sacramento police kill suspect in hostage standoff
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Police fatally wounded an armed robber who had held two women hostage at a Sacramento restaurant, authorities said.
Bay Area news briefs
• PART OF HIGHWAY 1 IN SONOMA COUNTY REMAINS CLOSED: SONOMA (AP) - Transportation officials say a section of Highway 1 through Sonoma County will remain closed through at least next Friday because of storm damage.
Rotting whale becomes sad spectacle in Malibu
MALIBU (AP) - The decaying corpse of a huge fin whale was a sad spectacle Friday on the shore of a cove where it washed ashore nearly a week earlier.
Feds eye volunteer labor at Chargers games
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Federal regulators are investigating whether the use of high school volunteers to take tickets and usher fans at San Diego Chargers games is a violation of child-labor laws.
Fiscal cliff threatens California's recovery
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California's economic recovery could come to a halt if Congress and President Barack Obama are unable to avert the "fiscal cliff," business and government officials warned Friday.
Both sides cheer high court's decision to finally hear gay marriage review
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The bitter rivals in California's gay marriage debate were in complete agreement Friday: The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to take up the state's gay marriage ban was a good thing.
Cisco grabs for 'No. 1 IT company' crown
SAN JOSE (AP) - Cisco Systems Inc. isn't content to be the world's largest maker of computer networking gear. It says it wants to become the "No. 1" supplier of information technology to big businesses by broadening its offerings of services and software.
Bay Area briefs
MAN FALLS FROM UPPER DECK AT OAKLAND RAIDERS GAME: OAKLAND (AP) - A football fan appeared to deliberately jump from the upper deck at the Oakland Coliseum during an NFL game between the Raiders and Denver Broncos, police said Friday.
State news briefs
MAN ARRESTED AFTER WOMAN FOUND IN ATTIC: OROVILLE (AP) - A 29-year-old Northern California man is in custody on suspicion of torture and false imprisonment after authorities say they found a woman behind drywall mud in the attic of a home.
Report: Stem cell agency needs overhaul
Report: Stem cell agency needs overhaul
Rotting 40,000 pound, 40-foot whale big problem on private beach Malibu
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - A whale carcass rotting near celebrity homes in Malibu is causing a gigantic cleanup problem as authorities try to decide who's responsible for getting rid of it.
Handyman kidnapped, forced to work
MORGAN HILL (AP) - A Northern California man and woman are accused of luring a handyman to a home, beating him and holding him against his will for about six hours while they forced him to fix a dishwasher and other appliances under threat of his life.
Holiday burglary patrol leads to Ripon drug arrest
RIPON - Ripon Police officer Mario Ysit was on patrol in the area of Van Dyken Way and Fourth Street on Tuesday at 1:15 a.m. when he conducted a welfare check on a female in a parked, black VW Jetta.
Oakland police deal avoids federal takeover
OAKLAND (AP) - City officials have agreed to relinquish broad power over the embattled Oakland Police Department to a court-appointed director to avert what would be an unprecedented federal takeover.
State sues Delta Airlines over mobile app privacy
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California sued Delta Airlines Inc. on Thursday, alleging the Atlanta-based company is breaking state law by not warning users that the airline is collecting sensitive information each time customers contact the company on its "Fly Delta" mobile application.
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NEWS FROM ACROSS CALIFORNIA
• Lawmakers report thousands in gifts from groups: SACRAMENTO (AP) - California lawmakers, including two Democrats who are on leave after being charged with criminal offenses, have reported thousands of dollars in gifts and travel expenses they received from donors.
Group asks Supreme Court to allow cross
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A veterans group on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule an order to remove a war memorial cross from a San Diego mountaintop after it was found to violate the constitutional separation of church and state.
Sierra foothills gold mine shuts down temporarily
SUTTER CREEK (AP) - An attempt to unearth new riches from some of the Gold Rush era's most productive mines has stalled, with the owners saying they must spend more than $1 million before work can resume.
Gold coin discovery spurs rush of theories
SONORA (AP) - Word last week that a Northern California couple found $10 million in gold coins while walking their dog has set off a Gold Rush of theories over who left behind all that loot.
About 120,000 letters burn in SoCal crash
BREA (AP) - A fiery crash involving two big rigs on an Orange County freeway Tuesday destroyed about 120,000 pieces of mail, postal officials said.
Auditor says CPUC accounts are poorly managed
SACRAMENTO (AP) - California's state auditor says utility regulators are not doing enough to protect ratepayers from possible unfair hikes to gas and electric bills.
Former NAACP head joins tech venture capital firm
SAN JOSE (AP) - Just months after stepping down as head of the nation's largest civil rights organization, former NAACP President Benjamin Jealous is changing his career from an East Coast political activist to a West Coast venture capitalist, a switch he hopes will help further his goal of growing opportunities for blacks and Latinos in the booming tech economy.
Riverside officer saves baby choking on plastic bottle cap
RIVERSIDE . (AP) - Police in Southern California say an officer flagged down by a frantic mother saved the life of a baby who was choking on a plastic bottle cap.
Suspect: Satanism allowed him to kill
SAN JOSE (AP) - A Northern California teenager charged in the alleged thrill-killing of a high school classmate told police his religion, Satanism, allowed him to kill and he had already killed a rabbit and a cat, according to a recently released transcript of his interview with investigators.
US sues Sprint over company’s wiretap expenses
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Federal officials filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that Sprint Communications Inc. overbilled government agencies $21 million for wiretap services.
Demo leader says lost supermajority won’t hinder California Senate work
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Major issues facing the Legislature, including a water bond and reshaping the state's rainy day fund, can be addressed this year despite the loss of Democrats' supermajority, the state Senate leader said Monday.
6 rescued, including 3 lifeguards, in high surf
LAGUNA BEACH (AP) - A Southern California ocean rescue took a dramatic turn over the weekend when three lifeguards who were attempting to save three people also had to be plucked from high surf by boat.
Settlement reached in deputy killing 2 with patrol car
BAKERSFIELD (AP) - The families of two pedestrians fatally struck by a California sheriff's deputy have reached a multi-million dollar settlement.
1 survivor, 1 dead in plane crash near Truckee Tahoe Airport
TRUCKEE (AP) - Rescuers say one person is dead and one is alive after a single-engine plane crashed a few miles from California's Truckee Tahoe Airport.
Oak tree disease found in Trinity County
WEARVERVILLE (AP) - Scientists say a disease that kills oak trees along the California coast has spread into yet another county.
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