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During the first six months of this year, minors died from accidental shootings — at their own hands, or at the hands of other children or adults — at a pace of one every other day, far more than limited federal statistics indicate.
The report blames a lack of communication and leadership at the prison, which has had 15 wardens in its 21 years of existence - five in the last 18 months.
A scuba diver was amazingly unhurt during a recent close encounter with a shark off a Mexican island.
The rain has finally made its way down to Sacramento in time to soak people's lunch breaks.
California officials have denied parole for a follower of cult leader Charles Manson who is serving a life prison term for a murder he committed 47 years ago.
Hundreds of firefighters along the California-Nevada line were battling dangerous wildfires Friday at Lake Tahoe and in the valley between Carson City and Reno on Friday.
Tillamook County Sheriff Andy Long said it touched down in the city of Manzanita at about 8:20 a.m.
Prosecutors say 24-year-old Shane Paul Wright of Holladay strangled his father with an extension cord and a pillow Oct. 1.
The 39-year-old woman and the baby were each in grave condition at local hospitals, Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said.
Troopers deployed tire deflation devices on a section of the freeway, but Hoff exited and allegedly drove at one trooper who jumped out of the way and suffered an ankle injury.
When the two officers entered the home they were shot by Figueroa, who was armed with a tactical shotgun and wearing body armor, police said. Figueroa was then shot and killed by other officers.
A mechanic who had been working on the elevator heard the mother's screams and helped pull her to safety, police said.
The fire is burning primarily in the "Cascade" area, just south of Emerald Bay in the Lake Valley Fire Protection District.
Former Sacramento Kings General Manager Geoff Petrie says Vivek Ranadive disrespected former Kings employees in a recent report.
Proposition 55 would keep an existing income tax hike, approved by voters in 2012, on the books. It would continue the increase on taxes for any Californian earning $250,000 or more per year.
