MARIPOSA  (AP) — An unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a blaze that has led to the evacuations of 800 homes and 1,500 people, officials said Tuesday. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials released the cause of the fire Tuesday, as 2,200 firefighters - up from more than 700 Monday - worked to gain the upper hand on it amid windy, dry conditions. No other details ... ... Read More

SURFER SHOT AT AMID EX-LAPD COP HUNT FILES LAWSUIT: LOS ANGELES (AP) — A surfer who was shot at by police during the manhunt for rogue ex-cop Christopher Dorner has filed a lawsuit against a Los Angeles suburb and its police department. ... Read More

BOY, 6, KILLED BY RELATIVE'S DOG AT UNION CITY HOME: UNION CITY  (AP) — A 6-year-old San Francisco Bay area boy died after he was attacked by a relative's dog, authorities said Tuesday. ... Read More

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CUPERTINO  (AP) — Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May. The company, like some other businesses, had asked the U.S government to be able to share how many requests it received related to national security and how it handled them. Those requests were made as part of Prism, the recently revealed highly classified National Security Agency program that seizes ... ... Read More

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MARIPOSA  (AP) — A wind-whipped wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park in the Central Sierra foothills forced the evacuation of about 150 houses and threatened others, a state fire official said on Monday. More than 700 firefighters are battling the Carstens fire which began Sunday afternoon and has burned about 1 1/2 square miles or 900 acres, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Daniel Berlant said. With more than 140 ... ... Read More

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KAYAKER MISSING AFTER FALLING INTO LIVERMORE LAKE: LIVERMORE  (AP) — A 30-year-old man is missing after falling out of a kayak at a lake in Livermore. ... Read More

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