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Federal charges for McLeod suspect in kidnapping of Calif. boy
A man accused of kidnapping a boy, 14, and luring him from California to Florida faces federal charges in addition to state charges, an FBI statement said. Tony Lee McLeod, 36, of Tampa, Fla., faces five charges in San Diego County, Calif., including child abduction, meeting with a minor to commit a sex offense and online enticement of a minor. McLeod was arrested June 11 when he and the boy ...
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Authorities unattended campfire caused Calif fire
MARIPOSA, Calif. -; State fire officials say a wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park that has forced more than a thousand residents to evacuate their homes was caused by an unattended ...
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Santa Barbara’s Incredibly-Shrinking Publication
was down to 68 pages. In its hey day, the Independent had weekly page counts between 120-128, pages. The publication is down to roughly half its former size. In a related note, ...
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California wildfire triggers air quality warning in Las Vegas
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 | 11:07 a.m. California wildfires mean smoke-filled days in Las Vegas, and a recent fire has prompted air quality officials on Tuesday to issue an air quality warning. Though unhealthy levels of pollution had not been reached as of Tuesday morning, the Clark County Department of Air Quality issued the warning because of smoke from the wildfires combined with local weather ...
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How A Star Los Angeles Entrepreneur Coaches The Next Generation
Amplify, an LA business accelerator founded by entrepreneurs Jeff Solomon and Paul Bricault, has taken some 20 promising startups under its wing at its hip Venice campus over the past 18 months. Solomon actively mentors entrepreneurship's next generation, whether they are poised for breakthroughs or have yet to buy their first college textbook. In July he will launch an ...
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Northern California Real Estate Investor Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Public Foreclosure Auctions
WASHINGTON-A Northern California real estate investor has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced. Felony charges were filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco against Robert Williams of ...
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USFS may not refill Incline Lake after all
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- The Forest Service may abandon plans to restore a small lake overlooking Lake Tahoe to the way it was when the rich and famous vacationed at the private enclave a half century ago and instead let it return to a natural ...
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SullivanCurtisMonroe Names Petsche as VP in Southern California
SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC named Thomas Petsche as a vice president at its Los Angeles location. Prior to joining SCM's group benefits division, Petsche was with Gallagher Benefits Services. He has more than 15 years of benefits brokerage consulting experience. SMC isa full-service insurance agency focused on middle-market companies, offering commercial property/casualty, ...
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UPDATE 1-Justin Bieber hits photographer in Los Angeles car scrape
Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:16pm EDT (New throughout with police statement) LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) - Teen pop star Justin Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari sports car while driving away from a comedy club in Los Angeles on Monday night, but the accident was not considered a hit-and-run, police said. Video taken outside the Laugh Factory comedy club showed Bieber behind the wheel of ...
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Stuntwoman sues News Corp. over alleged phone hack
LOS ANGELES -; A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie has sued Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in Los Angeles, claiming she's a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the ...
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California Home Price Increases Most in 33 Years
The median price of a previously owned house in California soared 31.9 percent in May, the largest year-over-year increase in more than three decades as sales of more expensive properties increased and inventory remained tight, a trade group said Monday. Last month, the state's median home price increased to $417,350 from $316,460 in May 2012, according to Los Angeles-based California ...
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More bad luck for Bieber Pop star hits pedestrian in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Los Angeles police say Justin Bieber struck a pedestrian with his car in Hollywood, but there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening. Lt. Craig Valenzuela says Bieber's car collided with someone -- possibly a photographer -- at 11:45 p.m. local time Monday in the 8800 block of Sunset Boulevard. Valenzuela says nobody was cited or arrested and ...
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California Prisoners at Avenal and Pleasant Valley prisons demand move as valley fever death toll rises
Thousands of inmates at two California prisons may be transferred to other facilities, to avoid the threat of a condition known as valley ...
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Sex Trafficking Victim to Share Her Story
Hazel C. was the victim in a San Diego case which was delayed while the prosecution struggled to prove the trafficker knew his victim was a ...
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Amber Alert Issued for Father with Infant Son
The father, an attempted homicide suspect, is believed to be heading towards La Jolla or Oceanside with his infant son in the car officials said ...
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Suit filed over So. Cal Border Patrol chase death
SAN DIEGO -; The parents of a man who died when his car burst into flames during a Border Patrol chase in San Diego County is suing the government for wrongful ...
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Man indicted for allegedly tossing wife overboard
SANTA ANA, Calif. -; An Orange County grand jury has indicted a man for allegedly strangling his ex-wife and tossing her off a cruise ship in ...
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Ex-hitman describes more killings in Bulger trial
An ex-gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work at the trial of his former partner, James "Whitey" Bulger, but called himself heartbroken when he learned that Bulger had become an FBI ...
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Losing U.S. Open Saves Phil Mickelson $400000 In California Taxes
Phil Mickelson's sponsor KPMG should be able to help the golfer with his high taxes. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) Back in ...
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Latest California fire gains strength threatens hundreds of homes
Fire officials in California are asking the public to work with them as they face one of the most significant fire seasons they've seen in many ...
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Forget Fracking California Should Be Worried About Acid Jobs
off the Santa Barbara coast . So it shouldn't be surprising that the state is moving at a glacial pace to decide the rules for hydraulic fracturing (AKA fracking) in the Monterey oil formation--the largest oil shale reserve in the U.S., with approximately 15 billion barrels of oil just waiting to be tapped. The battle over fracking in the state--which ...
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Justin Bieber behind wheel as car hits man in Hollywood
Los Angeles police say Justin Bieber struck a pedestrian with his car in Hollywood Calif., on Monday night, but there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening. Lt. Craig Valenzuela says Bieber's car collided with someone -- possibly a photographer -- at 11:45 p.m. local time Monday in the 8800 block of Sunset ...
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California Insurance Commissioner Bar Anthem From Health Exchange
California’s insurance commissioner wants to exclude Anthem Blue Cross from the state’s new health exchange for small businesses, saying it’s made excessive rate hikes. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said three increases this year - including one of nearly 18 percent - were unreasonable. However, under state law he couldn’t block them. The state-run exchange stems ...
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6-year-old killed in Calif. dog attack
Authorities say the attack occurred around 11 a.m. Monday at the boy's Union City home. The dog has been described as a pit bull or pit bull ...
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LA City Council considers banning plastic bags
City News Service says the City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to ban stores from handing out single-use plastic bags. They'd also be required to charge 10 cents for paper bags. The law would take effect next ...
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California prison labor?
California has a famously large budget deficit, budget cuts are being made to a number of state programs and services, but what hasn’t been considered is the cost avoidance potential of the state’s over 40,000 minimum-security prisoner’s, many of whom are already saving the state money by providing labor in return for shorter sentences.
With California budget deficit expected to be somewhere between $12 billion or as high as $25 billion for 2010 alone, state legislators have been anxiously looking for ways to reduce state expenses, cutting budgets wherever possible, but already existing programs operated by the state may present an opportunity for cost-savings in the areas of construction, services and maintenance of buildings and amenities. Read more
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