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Gun Owner Arrested in Boys Death
A man whose gun was used in the fatal shooting of a 10-year-old boy is speaking out about the tragic accident that happened while the boy and a friend were playing with the weapon. NBC 7's Danya Bacchus ...
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Pitbull Sizzles Ke$ha Fizzles at Hollywood Bowl Concert Review
embarking on a summer tour together may seem like a strange pairing until you remember that the pop artists share a record label – and thus marketing dollars. Another potential benefit of sharing a bill in giant outdoor amphitheaters like the Hollywood Bowl is the cross-pollination of fans, ensuring that each section of the Ke$ha-Pitbull Venn diagram is holding a ticket. But Tuesday ...
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Hollywood poised to approve fire contract
HOLLYWOOD— Firefighters and city leaders have reached a middle ground in negotiating a $4.6 million contract expected to be approved on July 3. "It does make us more competitive, but we have a little ways to go," Assistant City Manager Frank Fernandez said Wednesday before a crowd that included more than 50 of the city's 200 ...
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Thursdays police log The Harbor Area
Robbery: 7:10 p.m. June 16, 1300 block of West 227th Street. One person grabbed a cellphone from one of the victims. An unspecified number of people punched the victims. A second person hit one of the victims in the head with a chain. Residential burglary: 8:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. June 13, 1500 block of West 187th Place. Entry through a window. The residence was ransacked. Unspecified property ...
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Skillz gets $5.5 million for web wagers
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Bay Area County Fair Guide
A familyadventure tothe County Fair is one of our favorite summer pastimes. Corn dogs and carnival rides, fireworks and farm animals; there is something fun forevery ranch-hand on your farm at any one of these Bay Area's County ...
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Feds in Calif. bust international gambling ring
SAN DIEGO -; Federal authorities have charged 18 people with involvement in an illegal gambling ring they say spanned from California to Peru and used violence against customers with outstanding ...
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BART police chief asks auditor to review reforms
OAKLAND, Calif. -; The chief of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit police is asking an auditor to review the department's progress in meeting reforms instituted following the shooting of an unarmed man on a train station ...
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Panel restores some pay for lawmakers governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; The commission that sets the pay for California lawmakers and statewide elected officials such as the governor and attorney general voted Wednesday to restore a 5 percent pay cut it made to salaries last year as state employees faced ...
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Comerica Bank report shows rosy outlook for California economy
California's current economic expansion is sizable and likely to continue, according to Dallas-based Comerica Bank's California Economic Activity Index.Comerica said today that the state index climbed 2.2 points in April to 106.6. For comparison, the index averaged 101 for all of 2012, and 98 for all of 2011.April's reading is 34 points, or 47 percent, above the index cyclical low ...
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Mattingly fiddles with lineup for opener
Email NEW YORK -- Manager Don Mattingly juggled the lineup for Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader from the one he presented Tuesday night after the Yankees started former Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda in the opener and held Phil Hughes for the nightcap. For the opener, Mattingly switched Hanley Ramirez from shortstop to designated hitter, moved Nick Punto from third base to short, ...
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Dodgers unsure who will start Sunday
Matt Palmer is a candidate to start Sunday's game vs. the Padres. NEW YORK -- Manager Don Mattingly said on Wednesday that he doesn't know who will start for the Dodgers against the Padres at Petco Park on Sunday. Journeyman Matt Palmer seems to be the mild favorite to start, because he pitched well for Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday night, allowing one run over seven innings. The ...
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Dodgers expect Lilly to return soon
Email NEW YORK -- The Dodgers are looking at Ted Lilly's most recent injury as one that he should be able to return from relatively soon, manager Don Mattingly said. Lilly was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 9, retroactive to June 5, with a neck sprain, and he received an epidural injection June 11. Mattingly said Lilly is rehabbing in Los Angeles and has resumed throwing, but ...
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Man convicted of fraud wins appeal in 9th circuit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The conviction of a former Alaska prosecutor on wire fraud charges is no longer valid, a federal appeals court has ...
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Sports Gambling Ring Busted by FBI
FBI agents in Southern California served search and arrest warrants Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation involving an international sports gambling ring, according to ...
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Union City Family dog euthanized after fatal attack on 6-year-old boy
UNION CITY -- A family's pit bull mix dog was euthanized one day after it bit a 6-year-old boy who later died at the hospital, police said Wednesday.The dog, a 2-year-old male named Gava, had been quarantined at the Tri-City Animal Shelter in Fremont before it was put down Tuesday -- just one day after it attacked Nephi Selu at a home on Elizabeth Way where the boy lived with his extended ...
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Wildfires burn in Arizona California
A wildfire in Arizona grew unchecked Wednesday while officials said the area blackened by a fire in California could be closed for weeks. The Doce fire outside Prescott, Ariz., had expanded to 7,000 acres, The Arizona Republic reported. High winds and arid conditions fanned the flames with the smoke blowing toward Prescott, the state's third-largest city. A number of homes in the area 100 ...
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Search suspended for missing Livermore kayaker
LIVERMORE, Calif. -; The search for a missing kayaker who disappeared in Lake Del Valle in Livermore is being suspended while crews seek more funding for additional ...
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Teen charged in Calif. couples slayings saved dad
DAVIS, Calif. -; A 16-year-old Northern California boy once praised as a hero for saving his dad's life is facing charges that he stabbed an elderly couple to death at their ...
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Fire near Banning 80 percent contained
The U.S. Forest Service says firefighters Wednesday will patrol the nearly 6-square-mile fire for hotspots and will continue to build containment ...
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Arrest in Fatal Stabbing Near Market Street 6th Avenue
Officers say a 52-year-old man was assaulted June 13 along the 600-block of Market Street outside the CVS Pharmacy on the bottom level of the Alta condo ...
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Hollywood Internships Under Fire After Black Swan Ruling
For years, interns have provided film and television productions with free labor. But a June 11 court ruling has thrown the future of Hollywood internships into limbo. Not long after a New York judge declared Fox Searchlight violated labor laws by not paying two interns on the 2010 ...
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Voice winner calls it incredibly overwhelming
In this image provided by NBC Blake Shelton and Danielle Bradbery pose after she won season-four of "The Voice" Tuesday June 18, 2013. Bradbery never had a big singing gig or a vocal lesson. It's also the third win for her coach Blake Shelton. (AP Photo?NBC, Trae ...
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Man shot by deputy at Calif. burger joint IDd
OAKLAND, Calif. -; A man suspected of trying to rob an Oakland burger restaurant at gunpoint before being shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy has been identified as a 32-year-old Oakland ...
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Wine and water Deep aquifer trouble in Californias North County
The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from beneath the Earth's ...
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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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