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Firefighters contain Fresno blaze FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Firefighters have contained a blaze in Fresno that destroyed one house, damaged another and forced residents of several more homes to evacuate....
Neverland to stay closed until after LA memorial LOS OLIVOS, Calif. (AP) -- Like an old Western boomtown, the funky little makeshift village that sprang up around the gates of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was vanishing Friday, its residents and vendors packing up tents, tarps and piles of Jackson posters and CDs....
Calif prisons official to plead guilty to DUI SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The undersecretary who oversees California parolees and adult and juvenile prisons says he will plead guilty to driving under the influence....
LA police plan for huge crowd at Jackson memorial LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown during Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson at Staples Center, even though only 17,500 tickets are being offered to the public....
Cadaver dog searches woods on Calif. north coast CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities have been searching land near Redwood National and State Parks for any sign of criminal activity after a woman claimed she saw a man kill someone in the woods about four years ago....
Air Force pilots relish tricky firefighting runs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) -- Lt. Col. Luke Thompson sometimes skims his C-130 cargo plane just 150 above the ground, battling smoke, shifting winds and rugged terrain on his way to blast thousands of gallons of gooey pink fire retardant onto the front lines of a wildfire....
Caltrain to increase fares and fees, cut service SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Facing a projected $2.6 million budget deficit, Caltrain plans to reduce service and increase fares....
Unions say Oracle plans job cuts in Europe PARIS (AP) -- French unions for the software company Oracle Corp. say the company has told them it plans to cut between 850 and 1,000 jobs in Europe in response to slowing growth....
Man arrested in dragging death of Rodeo resident RODEO, Calif. (AP) -- A Northern California man is in jail on suspicion of murder in the dragging death of a 69-year-old man....
Ticket distribution for Michael Jackson memorial The ticketing process for the Michael Jackson memorial service at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday:...