Report outlines abuses by prison staff

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ROLLING STONES CONCERTS SET FOR SAN JOSE, OAKLAND: NEW YORK (AP) - Call it satisfaction: The Rolling Stones have announced a nine-city tour.

Stanford to help develop online learning system

PALO ALTO (AP) - Stanford University announced Wednesday that it is joining an initiative co-founded by Harvard and MIT to develop a computer system that allows colleges to offer free online courses, a collaboration that school officials said would benefit both educators and students around the globe. Stanford already has its own fledgling platform for delivering massive open online courses, or MOOCS. ...

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NO CHARGES IN MODESTO WORKER JEWELRY SALE: MODESTO (AP) - Modesto is developing a policy for items employees find on the job after three public works employees were found to have sold about $2,500 worth of jewelry they came across while cleaning sewer lines.

Sierra snow half normal after dry early 2013

TRUCKEE (AP) - Consecutive dry winters in the Sierra are setting the stage for another summer drought across much of western and northern Nevada. Significant snowfall in January turned into some of the driest weather on record during the last two months, leaving the mountain snowpack at about half of normal when the traditional season ended Monday. Dan ...

Man ID'd in Sacramento high-rise death

SACRAMENTO (AP) - A Northern California coroner has identified the body found hanging by a rope off an 18-story Sacramento office tower as a 30-year-old Washington state man. Craig Fugate of Vancouver was found Monday morning hanging from a rope on the side of the downtown high-rise. Police believe he was trying an extreme graffiti attack because they found spray paint and ...

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COMPUTERS STOLEN FROM SAN BRUNO SCHOOL: SAN BRUNO (AP) - Police say are searching for thieves who took at least $40,000 worth of computers from a San Mateo County school.

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FONTANA TRAFFIC STOP ENDS IN CHILD PORN ARREST : FONTANA (AP) - Police in San Bernardino County say a traffic stop ended with the arrest of a driver for investigation of having child pornography.

6-year-old Bakersfield girl sexually assaulted

BAKERSFIELD (AP) - Kern County Sheriff's officials are looking for the man who sexually assaulted a 6-year-old girl in broad daylight in the yard of her Bakersfield home.

LA unveils city app to report potholes, pay bills

1 in 5 Californians live in flood zone

1 in 5 Californians live in flood zone

Bay Bridge repair pegged at about $1M

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Fixing problems caused when nearly three dozen steel rods broke on a new span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will cost about $1 million, a state transportation official said. The work is not expected to delay the planned Labor Day opening of the span, Tony Anziano, a California Department of Transportation toll bridge program manager. <p style="line-height: ...

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BICYCLIST KILLED BY VEHICLE IN STOCKTON: STOCKTON - A bicyclist who incurred serious injuries when he was struck by a vehicle in Stockton Tuesday morning has died.

Powerball winner resolves $30k child support debt

10 seriously hurt after car hits restaurant

New '3 Strikes' law varies by county

Bill gives parents control of networking sites

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OFFICIAL: SHINY DOG BOWL SPARKS CALIF. HOUSE FIRE: SANTA ROSA (AP) - A Northern California couple might be able to blame this one on the dog.

Bad news: Snowpack at 17%

State to say how it will cut prison crowding

Rail contractor gets additional $96M

Judge axes federal suit filed by LA over new Owens Lake dust control measures

Governor signs bill to speed up gun seizures

State news briefs

COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHING SEASON OPENS: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Commercial salmon fishermen are heading to sea from San Francisco and other area ports in what is expected to be a strong fishing season.

Police doubt kidnapping try in Placerville linked to killing of girl in Valley Springs

PLACERVILLE (AP) - Investigators were trying Wednesday to determine if there's a link between a brazen kidnapping attempt involving a 15-month-old California girl and the killing of an 8-year-old girl in her home - though they acknowledged the likelihood is slim.

Monster suing SF over energy drinks

Woman faces attempted murder charges for tainting OJ at Starbucks

Inmate-removal order over Valley Fever complicates Calif. prison plan

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NO BACKPACKS ALLOWED AT 2013 BAY TO BREAKERS IN SF: SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - No backpacks, large bags or containers will be allowed at this year's Bay to Breakers footrace in San Francisco as officials heighten security in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Vulnerable inmates ordered out of 2 Central Valley prisons