Bears flee from tiny dog defending her home
One bear, estimated at about 100 pounds, scampered up the fence to escape the tiny 20-pound guard dog named Jules
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LA Dodgers pitcher: My brother was "shot 5 times"
Pitcher Josh Ravin tweets brother was shot, says "Justice is on the way!"
Nurse learns patient dying from hit-and-run is her brother
"Everything just collapsed," the California nurse said. "I just couldn't hold it together."
Police: Teens plotted attack on California high school
High school students arrested after allegedly making threats against faculty, students
Gunman's family reacts to Oregon massacre
"I am just as shocked as anybody at what happened," says father of Chris Harper Mercer
Police seek selfie-taking iPad thief
Authorities say woman in San Francisco Bay area stole several items from someone she met via "casual encounters" section of Craigslist
Officials ID source of Legionnaires' in Calif. prison
Outbreak sickened dozens of inmates and employees at the San Quentin State Prison
California offering amnesty on traffic fines
Under the amnesty plan, poor drivers with lesser infractions would pay either 50 or 80 percent of what they owe, depending on income
Black women sue Calif. wine train for discrimination
Lawsuit seeks $1 million each for 11 women who claim they were humiliated when staff booted them from Napa Valley Wine Train
Fire at Calif. Planned Parenthood facility deemed suspicious
Officials investigating blaze in Ventura County say one of the building's windows was smashed in
Wolf-dog hybrid escapes death sentence after petition drive
Owners say Karma is a Siberian Husky; animal control officials deemed her a wolf-hybrid and ordered her euthanized
Free medicinal marijuana for California wildfire victims
Medical marijuana dispensaries offer up to $200 in free cannabis per patient affected by hugely destructive wildfire
Strange spike in fur seal deaths on California coast
The number of dead or dying Guadalupe fur seals showing up on the shore is eight times higher than in most years
Player's family allegedly storms locker room after mid-game attack
A high school football rivalry in California went from rough to violent, and it apparently didn't stop after the final whistle
Birth tourism booms in California despite federal crackdown
Women keep a low profile, rarely walking the neighborhood, going in and out only in a van with tinted windows
Vandals deface statue of newest saint in California
Controversial friar was recently canonized by Pope Francis; dubbed "Saint of Genocide" by one vandal
Reports: Tents trapped Boy Scouts during deadly N.M. flooding
Eight boys and their chaperones fought desperately to escape, some using their teeth to rip holes in their tents
How a rookie cop convinced girl to not jump off bridge
Officer Chris Perez was on routine patrol when he encountered the 12-year-old who could have fallen 80 feet to her death
Thieves nab 2 vehicles from Calif. disabled man
Steve Bolstad is a 49-year-old paraplegic who now has to ask for rides to and from his doctor's appointments after someone stole his truck, race car
Thousands of fish die when Calif. lake runs dry overnight
Mountain Meadows reservoir also known as Walker Lake in Northern California drained like a bathtub residents say
Arrest after video of alleged bullying of blind teen
When a Huntington Beach High School student began hitting the victim, another teen was seen on cell phone video knocking the alleged bully down
Volkswagen's U.S. sales are already slumping
The scandal-riddled carmaker is the only brand expected to see a drop in September, which is likely to have booming sales overall
Rookie cop talks girl,12, out of jumping off bridge
Police in Pasadena, Calif., say bystanders flagged down officer who saw the girl near the edge of a bridge, holding on with one hand
3 kids injured in drive-by shooting at LA taco stand
Two of the victims were hospitalized
100-year-old track star keeps breaking records
Santa Clara centenarian has broken several world records competing in senior track in California, and he isn't slowing down
Investigation
Weeks before Election Day, the FEC can't enforce the law
Tropical Storm Isaias forms in Gulf, could reach U.S. as hurricane this weekend
Investigation
Congress tried to stop surprise medical bills. It created another problem.
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Vance appears to soften U.S. demands on Iranian nuclear enrichment
How Israeli and Palestinian kids are coping 3 years after Oct. 7 attacks
Christa Pike is conscious, speaking after botched execution, attorneys say
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Former Cornell frat members ask university to clear their names
Lawyers seek to stop execution today in Texas, citing Christa Pike's failed injection
