San Diego fireworks malfunction in big, fast flash; 20-minute show over in seconds

Legislature OKs bill to aid search for Speed Freak Killers' victims

Jails to see 250 more inmates than forecast

Father sues city over homeless son's death

Man acquitted of assaulting retired priest to avoid prison sentence

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Body of missing Dodgers fan found floating off SF SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Authorities say they've found the body of a Los Angeles Dodgers fan who vanished after a Giants game in San Francisco. The body of 27-year-old Victor Murillo was found Wednesday morning floating in the bay just off the Embarcadero. Friends said Murillo, a prison guard ...

Lawmakers postpone water bond to 2014

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LAWMAKERS APPROVE 'ANTI-ARIZONA' IMMIGRATION BILL : SACRAMENTO (AP) - Illegal immigrants arrested for minor offenses will no longer have to fear deportation if a bill approved by the state Senate becomes law.

Food abundance luring blue whales to coast

SANTA CRUZ (AP) - Blue whales, the world's largest animal, are being seen in droves off the Northern California coast. The ocean giants are being lured by an increase this year in their favorite food - shrimp-like creatures known as krill, biologists said. In Monterey Bay, whale watching tour operators have reported seeing dozens of blue whales and ...

California Assembly approves high-speed rail

Deputies say 1 dead, 2 injured in LA shooting during fireworks

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A gunman walked up to a crowd watching Fourth of July fireworks and opened fire, killing a 14-year-old girl and wounding a 12-year-old girl and a man, authorities said Thursday. No arrest has been made and the motive for the attack was unclear, Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide Lt. Mike Rosson said. The shooting ...

Man acquitted of assaulting retired priest to avoid prison sentence

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PACK OF DOGS MAULS BICYCLIST IN DELHI: DELHI (AP) - Authorities in the Central Valley say a man suffered serious injuries when he was mauled by a pack of roaming dogs while riding his bike.

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6,500 POUNDS OF FIREWORKS SEIZED IN COMPTON : LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies have seized a cache of 6,500 pounds of illegal fireworks, a gun stolen from a police officer and approximately $30,000 in cash at a home in Compton.

Will economics could doom ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant?

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HIKERS WON'T HAVE TO PAY $160K RESCUE COSTS: SANTA ANA (AP) - Two hikers lost for days in the Southern California wilderness won't be charged the $160,000 it took to find them.

SF loses federal grant for new fireboat

LA buildings emptied after devices found

Is boy mature enough to aid murder defense?

6 charged with embezzling $15M from SF schools

‘Fighting chance' for 2013 opening

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POLICE: MAN DRESSED AS WOMAN IN RESTROOM ARRESTED: PALMDALE (AP) - A Palmdale man has been arrested for allegedly videotaping women in a Macy's restroom while dressed as a woman.

GOV. JERRY BROWN'S BUDGET PROPOSAL AT A GLANCE

911 caller believed stabbed girl, 8, was alive at the time

VALLEY SPRINGS . (AP) - The parents of an 8-year-old Central California girl who was stabbed to death in her home believed she was fine when they made a 911 call to authorities from another location.

Brown budget: An extra $2.9B to education

Brown takes restrained view of spending

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LIVERMORE LAB JURY AWARDS $2.7 MILLION: OAKLAND (AP) - A jury has awarded more than $2.7 million to five former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory workers in an ongoing wrongful-termination case.

State news briefs

LA schools consider banning defiance suspensions

Dad wants evidence in girl's stabbing

State Senate OKs ski safety legislation