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Natural disasters: California wildfires burn homes, threaten more

YoopyaJul 5, 2014July 25, 20230

JULIAN, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire destroyed two homes, threatened hundreds more and forced the cancellation of a Fourth of July parade and celebration in

People: LA deputy: Singer Chris Brown released from jail

YoopyaJun 3, 2014July 29, 20230

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer Chris Brown was released early Monday from a Los Angeles County jail, authorities said. Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputy Tony Moore

Entertainment: Fox says Naya Rivera to remain on ‘Glee’

YoopyaMay 4, 2014July 19, 20230

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Naya Rivera is still a Gleek. There is no truth to the rumor Naya has been fired from the show, the

USA: California city weighs minimum wage of $12.30, among nation’s highest

YoopyaApr 2, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – A California city in the pricey San Francisco Bay Area postponed a vote on Tuesday to raise its minimum wage to $12.30, which

California boy with replica gun fatally shot by deputies

YoopyaOct 24, 2013February 14, 20240

(Reuters) – A 13-year-old California boy carrying a replica of an assault rifle was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies who apparently believed the gun

Multiple deaths in fiery crash in Southern Calif.

YoopyaSep 28, 2013March 31, 20240

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Up to five people died early Saturday morning after a car spun out and burst into flames in Burbank, trapping people

Brother arrested in fatal Calif. stabbing of girl

YoopyaMay 12, 2013June 19, 20230

VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have arrested the 12-year-old brother of an 8-year-old girl who was mysteriously stabbed at her home in a rural

Limo driver, survivor offer different views of Calif. limo fire that killed 5 women

YoopyaMay 7, 20130

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — As smoke thickened and a fire grew in the back of a limousine, Nelia Arellano desperately tried to squeeze through

Four shot dead in “nice” California suburb – police

YoopyaDec 3, 20120

(Reuters) – The bodies of four gunshot victims were found outside a single-family home being used as a boarding house in a normally peaceful suburb

California ballot measures draw free-spending billionaires

YoopyaOct 30, 20120

(Reuters) – A handful of individual super-donors,business groups and unions have poured more than $350 million into California ballot initiatives ahead of the November 6 election,