 State ban on gay marriage overturned
 Associated Press
From left, Ernie Frausto, Ricky Terry, Ben Holder, and Eric Shangle, all of San Francisco, dance as they celebrate California's Supreme Court decision on California's law banning same sex couples from getting married on Castro Street in San Francisco, Thursday.
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SoCal firefighters battle small blazes amid heat wave
POMONA, 8:34 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Small but dangerous wildfires broke out in bone-dry brushlands around Southern California on Friday as temperatures soared to triple-digit levels in some areas.
Firefighters chased outbreaks of fire in five counties as the region withered under the influence of a high- pressure system expected to last into the weekend.
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SACRAMENTO, May 17 U-T SACRAMENTO BUREAU
Same-sex unions made now likely to stay valid: Gay and lesbian couples who get married in the next several months aren't likely to have their licenses invalidated if voters approve a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in November, according to legal experts.
May 17 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Many divided over whether ruling is about civil rights: There were times in America when black people couldn't go to the same schools as white people, women weren't allowed to vote and interracial marriage was illegal. Is same-sex marriage another chapter in America's civil rights struggle, taking its place alongside blacks not being allowed to drink from whites-only water fountains?
POMONA, 8:34 p.m. May 16 (AP)
SoCal firefighters battle small blazes amid heat wave: Small but dangerous wildfires broke out in bone-dry brushlands around Southern California on Friday as temperatures soared to triple-digit levels in some areas.
ANGELS CAMP, 8:11 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Northern Calif. fairgoers injured when ride collapses: Three people attending the annual fair celebrating the popular Calaveras County jumping frog contest were seriously injured Friday during the collapse of a carnival ride.
LOS ANGELES, 7:53 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Police investigate case of teen girls passed out in L.A. park: Police on Friday interviewed students believed to be at a park around the time that three teenage girls were allegedly assaulted.
VICTORVILLE, 7:45 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Victorville area rancher shoots coyote that killed ostriches: An ostrich rancher from the Victorville area says he shot a coyote after it killed 22 of his birds.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., 7:01 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Fired up Colo. Democrats choose convention delegates: Shouting “fired up, ready to go,” hundreds of state Democratic Party delegates for Barack Obama gathered Friday to compete to be a delegate from congressional districts to the August national convention in Denver. Supporters for Hillary Clinton shouted back, “Yes she can.”
SAN FRANCISCO, 6:56 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Same-sex marriage ruling also a victory for S.F. mayor: Hours before the California Supreme Court issued its decision on gay marriage, Mayor Gavin Newsom heard rumblings that the justices would uphold the state's ban.
CARSON CITY, Nev., 6:00 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Candidate filing ends: Nevada's two-week window for candidate filing closed Friday, leaving some political hopefuls with either primary or general election opponents – or both – and one veteran lawmaker with a free ride into another term.
PHOENIX, 5:28 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Judge considers dropping incest charges against sect leader: Lawyers for Warren Jeffs asked an Arizona judge Friday to drop incest charges against the imprisoned polygamist leader.
LOS ANGELES, 5:26 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Ex-chief of UCLA willed-bodies program indicted: The former head of UCLA's cadaver program and a businessman were indicted Friday on eight felony counts involving black market sales of donated human body parts in a scheme that allegedly cheated the university out of more than $1 million.
LOS ANGELES, 4:58 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Parents of slain student can sue L.A. school district: Parents of a 17-year-old boy who was shot to death at Venice High School can proceed with a wrongful-death lawsuit against the school district, a judge ruled Friday.
PHOENIX, 4:44 p.m. May 16 (AP)
CA utility asks U.S. to weigh disputed power line: A California utility is taking another step toward making the first request under a 2005 law for a federal override of Arizona's denial of an interstate transmission line project.
PORTLAND, Ore., 4:24 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Plan outlines 34 steps for spotted owl recovery: A $489 million Bush administration final recovery plan for the northern spotted owl says that logging, wildfires and an owl cousin remain a threat but the bird's population can be restored within 30 years.
RENO, Nev., 4:14 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Nevada chancellor settles dispute: The chancellor of Nevada's higher education system and leaders of Las Vegas minority groups have settled a flap that had threatened the future of monthly luncheons designed to promote diversity in the system.
SAN FRANCISCO, 3:41 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Calif. measure will test public opinion on gay marriage: The California Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage will not be the last word. California voters will almost certainly hold a referendum on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in November, and for the first time anywhere in the U.S., the vote will have a direct and immediate effect on gay couples waiting to tie the knot.
SAN JACINTO, 3:29 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Tribe seeks conciliation with SoCal deputies: The leader of a Southern California Indian tribe and a sheriff's department vowed Friday to work together to lower tensions after three people were killed on the reservation in gun battles with deputies.
RENO, Nev., 3:26 p.m. May 16 (AP)
CDC: Syringe reuse linked to hepatitis C outbreak: A hepatitis C outbreak affecting more than 80 people and exposing tens of thousands more was caused by workers reusing syringes at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said Friday.
FRESNO, 3:07 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Life in prison for Calif. woman guilty of acid vat killing: A biochemist convicted of killing her estranged husband by knocking him out and stuffing him into a vat of acid – possibly while still alive – was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
SACRAMENTO, 2:44 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Sacramento men arrested in what police say was 'gay-bashing': Three Sacramento men have been arrested after a beating that law enforcement officials describe as a hate crime against homosexuals, police said Friday.
SAN CLEMENTE, 2:10 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Autopsy planned on Marine found dead in Orange County: An autopsy was planned Friday on the body of a Marine found shot to death in a ditch near Camp Pendleton.
SACRAMENTO, 1:58 p.m. May 16 (AP)
Monday is deadline to register for Calif. primary: Monday is the deadline to register to vote in California's June 3 primary election. An estimated 23 million Californians are eligible to vote. As of last month, 15.9 million were registered.
RENO, Nev., 1:45 p.m. May 16 (AP)
CDC: Syringe reuse likely cause of Las Vegas outbreak: The staff at a Las Vegas clinic at the center of a large hepatitis C outbreak likely caused the transmission of the bloodborne pathogen by “routinely mishandling injection equipment and single-use medication vials,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released Friday.
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
S.D. gays celebrate court's decision: “I'm delirious, I'm stunned,” Barufaldi said after learning of yesterday's California Supreme Court decision declaring the state's ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional. Other longtime gay couples in San Diego County expressed the same sense of exhilaration, saying they couldn't wait to exchange vows in front of friends and family. It's a moment many felt was long robbed from them.
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
National snapshot: Four states – Vermont, New Jersey, Connecticut and New Hampshire – have civil unions. California, Hawaii, Maine, Oregon and Washington, as well as the District of Columbia, have domestic partnership or reciprocal benefits laws that provide some marriagelike rights to same-sex couples. Voters in 26 states have approved state constitutional amendments that ban same-sex marriage. In addition to the effort in California, a proposed state constitutional amendment to ban such unions will be on the November ballot in Florida and could appear in Arizona as well.
SACRAMENTO, May 16
Parks officials are scrambling to ensure funding: From imposing parking fees at Carlsbad State Beach to promoting a bed and breakfast hotel in Old Town San Diego, California parks officials are moving aggressively to raise revenues and avoid the threat of closures and lifeguard layoffs.
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Both sides gear up for what's seen as big November fight: Opponents, who have been gearing up for a loss at the California Supreme Court, late last month submitted far more than enough signatures needed to place a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage on the ballot. The measure is expected to generate an intense campaign in November that will be watched closely around the nation.
LOS ANGELES, 11:26 a.m. May 16 (AP)
DeGeneres, de Rossi engaged after California ruling: Ellen DeGeneres and longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi are jumping at the chance to get married.
CITY OF COMMERCE, 11:05 a.m. May 16 (AP)
3 dead after wrong way driver causes crash on I-5 near L.A.: A wrong-way driver slammed into a car full of people on Interstate 5 early Friday, killing two women and himself. Two other people were critically injured.
NAPA, 10:48 a.m. May 16 (AP)
Napa man not guilty by insanity in killing of cult leader: A Napa County jury has found a 26-year-old man not guilty by reason of insanity for killing a local cult leader.
RENO, Nev., 10:15 a.m. May 16 (AP)
Nevada chancellor settles dispute: The chancellor of Nevada's higher education system and leaders of Las Vegas minority groups have settled a flap that had threatened the future of monthly luncheons designed to promote diversity in the system.
RENO, Nev., 9:35 a.m. May 16 (AP)
Turbulence blamed for deadly crash at Reno air races: Turbulence from another aircraft caused a crash that killed a Wyoming pilot at the Reno National Championship Air Races last September, a federal agency concluded.
May 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Pro & Con: Same-sex marriage: Court overturns gay marriage ban The state Supreme Court decision striking down California laws banning same-sex marriage was an epic legal victory for gay and lesbian civil rights advocates that capped a four-year legal battle.
SANTA MARIA, 8:19 a.m. May 16 (AP)
Four men arrested for marijuana-related killing: Four men allegedly linked to a Lompoc area marijuana farm have been arrested for the September killing of a man whose body was left in a sleeping bag along Highway 154 near Los Olivos.
LOS ANGELES, 7:59 a.m. May 16 (AP)
Restrictions, recycling in Los Angeles water plan: Faced with drought and a jump in consumption, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has called for cleansing sewage for drinking water and imposing restrictions for watering lawns and washing driveways.
SAN MATEO, 6:38 a.m. May 16 (AP)
Bike to Work Day accident claims life of bicyclist: An accident on Bike to Work Day has claimed the life of a San Mateo man who rode his bicycle to work every day.
LOS ANGELES, 5:39 a.m. May 16 (AP)
Health insurers to restore coverage to 1,200 Californians: Nearly 1,200 people who lost their health insurance after they incurred high medical expenses will get their coverage back.
MOUNT BALDY VILLAGE, 4:03 a.m. May 16 (AP)
Firefighters make progress on Mount Baldy wildfire: Firefighters face a second day of hot and dry weather as they work to contain a wildfire on towering Mount Baldy.
PHOENIX, 3:14 a.m. May 16 (AP)
Arizona man charged in serial predator investigation: A suspected serial predator accused of sexually assaulting four women, killing two of them, was described by co-workers as a polite, soft-spoken car salesman who mostly kept to himself.
LOS ANGELES, 2:40 a.m. May 16 (AP)
Wiretap victims grateful private eye is convicted: The nine-week trial of Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano often had seamy plot lines and suspense worthy of a movie: death threats, offers of murder and extramarital affairs.
LOS ANGELES, 12:09 a.m. May 16 (AP)
SoCal fisherman who stabbed sea lion gets probation: A fisherman who admitted stabbing a sea lion that apparently took bait from his fishing line was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation.
LOS ANGELES, 9:17 p.m. May 15 (AP)
Order that sat out L.A. abuse settlement makes deal: A Catholic order of priests that refused to join a record sex-abuse settlement between accusers and the Los Angeles Archdiocese has reached a deal, an attorney for the plaintiffs said.
MOUNT BALDY VILLAGE, 6:18 p.m. May 15 (AP)Firefighters make progress on Mount Baldy wildfire: Hard work by firefighters paid off Thursday as their containment lines held a 340-acre wildfire on towering Mount Baldy despite gusty wind and hotter, drier weather, officials said. LOS ANGELES, 7:00 p.m. May 15 (AP)
State pushes Bush administration on firefighting planes: California is pressuring the Bush administration to deliver on its promise to outfit two massive National Guard cargo planes for firefighting duty by July, warning Thursday that residents face another season of wildfire danger. LOS ANGELES, 5:38 p.m. May 15 (AP)
Schwarzenegger's jet hits turbulence in airport squabble: The governor with the Gulfstream might have to find a new runway. Arnold Schwarzenegger's almost daily commute from his Los Angeles estate to the Sacramento statehouse is being threatened by a ban on powerful jets at Santa Monica airport, where the celebrity governor takes off and lands in his luxurious Gulfstream IV. SACRAMENTO, 5:30 p.m. May 15 (AP)
State Senate rejects sale of L.A. Coliseum, Sports Arena: The state Senate rejected legislation Thursday that would require the state to sell the site of the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and adjoining Los Angeles Sports Arena. SACRAMENTO, 12:46 p.m. May 15 (AP)
Calif. Senate passes bill to close teacher-abuse loopholes: The state Senate on Thursday unanimously approved legislation to revoke the licenses of teachers who plead no contest to certain sex crimes or drug offenses. LOS ANGELES, 2:26 p.m. May 15 (AP)
Hollywood private eye convicted in wiretap scheme: Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano was convicted Thursday on federal racketeering and other charges for digging up dirt for his well-heeled clients to use in lawsuits, divorces and contract disputes against the rich and famous.
May 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Schools still may come up short, administrators say: Schwarzenegger's proposal increases funding for schools by $1.8 billion over current spending to meet a constitutional funding guarantee, Proposition 98. He had previously proposed suspending the guarantee. It does not provide for growth or cost-of-living adjustments, which would have given schools about $3 billion more.
1:53 p.m. May 14 (AP)
Schwarzenegger proposes lottery borrowing to close deficit: SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday released a $144.3 billion state budget that eliminates a massive deficit by selling lottery bonds and cutting billions in state programs.
PORTLAND, Ore., 7:48 a.m. May 15 (AP)
Report: Northwest energy conservation hits high in 2007: Last year was a record year for energy conservation in the Pacific Northwest. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council says the energy saved was equivalent to the electricity used by 146,000 homes – or a city the size of Eugene.
SANTA BARBARA, 7:20 a.m. May 15 (AP)
Four teens plead not guilty to Santa Barbara gang stabbings: Four teenagers pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder for a Santa Barbara street brawl last summer that left a 16-year-old boy stabbed to death and two others wounded.
RENO, Nev., 7:12 a.m. May 15 (AP)
Minor quakes continue to shake northwest Reno: A swarm of minor earthquakes that have rattled northwest Reno for nearly three months continued Thursday with another measurable jolt.
SAN FRANCISCO, 6:03 a.m. May 15 (AP)
Owner of Hayward building convicted under Clean Air Act: The owner of a Hayward commercial building is facing possible prison time after being convicted of violating the Clean Air Act.
BERKELEY, 5:00 a.m. May 15 (AP)
Four arrested in connection with credit union heist: A glimpse of a license plate has four men who allegedly held up a credit union behind bars. Police say after the Cooperative Center Federal Credit Union in Berkeley was held up at gunpoint Tuesday, an employee was able to write down the license plate number of the getaway car.
PASO ROBLES, 2:14 a.m. May 15 (AP)
Magnitude-3.3 quakes strikes Central Coast: A light earthquake has struck the Central Coast, but there have been no reports of damage or injuries.
LOS ANGELES, 1:30 a.m. May 15 (AP)
Salesian order settles L.A. clergy sex abuse suit for $19.5M: The Salesian Society of Catholic priests reached a $19.5 million settlement in a sexual molestation lawsuit, said an attorney for the plaintiffs.
8:44 p.m. May 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)State Supreme Court to issue same-sex marriage ruling: The state Supreme Court said it will issue its highly anticipated decision Thursday on whether same-sex couples can be legally married. SANTA ANA, 7:09 p.m. May 14 (AP)
Key figure in OC missing-man case found in Arizona: The key figure in the February disappearance of an Arizona businessman was apprehended Wednesday after vanishing earlier this week. SACRAMENTO, 6:47 p.m. May 14 (AP)
Schwarzenegger's lottery bond proposal leaves many questions: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is hoping to raise $15 billion to jump-start a rainy day budget reserve by borrowing against future state lottery revenue, although administration officials bristle at the notion that the plan amounts to borrowing. INGLEWOOD, 5:56 p.m. May 14 (AP)
Inglewood police release new details of fatal shooting: The police chief Wednesday called the fatal shooting of an unarmed man “highly tragic” but said the officers who shot him may have been within policy. FRESNO, 6:19 p.m. May 14 (AP)
Federal investigators look into bird kill in Tulare County: Federal investigators said Wednesday they were looking into claims that up to 3,000 eggs and hatchlings of a protected migratory bird were crushed under harvesting machines in one of the largest bird kills in recent California history. LOS ANGELES, 6:19 p.m. May 14 (AP)
Tensions rise after gunbattle on California reservation: The chairman of a Southern California Indian tribe that has seen three people killed by deputies during gunbattles on its land in the past week accused local law enforcement Wednesday of using the reservation as a practice range. 12:45 p.m. May 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Trustees raise Cal State system fees 10 percent: Undergraduate students at SDSU, Cal State San Marcos and other California State University system schools will be paying an additional $276 in fees next year, CSU trustees decided Wednesday. LOS ANGELES, 5:26 p.m. May 14 (AP)
California woman charged in real estate scam: A California woman is facing criminal and civil charges in connection to a real estate scam that targeted black investors in three states, bilking hundreds of them out of $18 million, authorities said Wednesday. LOS ANGELES, 1:47 p.m. May 14 (REUTERS)
S. California faces summer power challenge: Southern California's electricity system will be challenged this summer, and power emergencies may result if an extended drought leads to massive wildfires, the main U.S. electricity reliability watchdog said Wednesday. SAN FRANCISCO, 11:49 a.m. May 14 (REUTERS)
Top California court to rule on gay marriage Thursday: California's Supreme Court said Wednesday that it would issue a long-awaited decision Thursday on whether it is constitutional for the the nation's most populous state to bar gays from marrying. SEATAC, Wash., 10:36 a.m. May 14 (AP)
Indicted museum director found dead at WA federal prison: The director of a Thailand museum who was indicted as part of a federal investigation into looted antiquities has been found dead at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac – apparently from natural causes. DENVER, 11:09 a.m. May 14 (AP)
Court hears Utah man's claim to cut of Howard Hughes estate: A Utah delivery man is taking his claim for a share of Howard Hughes' estate to a federal appeals court in Denver, 30 years after a jury rejected his argument.
HAWTHORNE, 9:46 a.m. May 14 (AP)
Homeless man sleeping under freight train loses limbs: A homeless man sleeping under a train lost an arm and leg when workers moved the Union Pacific freight car in Hawthorne.
PHOENIX, 10:35 p.m. May 13 (AP)
Ariz. governor ends sheriff's immigration contract: Gov. Janet Napolitano ordered the state to end an anti-illegal immigration contract with a high-profile sheriff Tuesday so she can pay for a larger effort to track down thousands of felons around Arizona.
SAN CARLOS, 6:01 a.m. May 14 (AP)
San Carlos woman loses more than $400,000 in scam: A 90-year-old San Carlos woman is out of hundreds of thousands of dollars after being duped by international scammers who claimed she had won the lottery.
SCOTTS VALLEY, 6:33 a.m. May 14 (AP)
35 kids in Scotts Valley have chicken pox: A chicken pox outbreak has sickened at least 35 youngsters at Scotts Valley schools. Santa Cruz County health officials says youngsters at elementary and middle schools began coming down with chicken pox last month. Scotts Valley is just north of Santa Cruz.
SALINAS, 6:20 a.m. May 14 (AP)
Greenfield school principal arrested for coke possession: The embattled principal at Greenfield Elementary School has been arrested for alleged cocaine possession.
CAYUCOS, 6:17 a.m. May 14 (AP)
SLO County warns Cayucos beachgoers water unsafe: Swimmers and surfers are being warned to stay out of the water at Cayucos State Beach because of high bacteria levels.
MARTINEZ, 5:49 a.m. May 14 (AP)
About 1,500 gallons of fuel spills into S.F. Bay: The Coast Guard says about 1,500 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel has spilled into San Francisco Bay after a tugboat hit a refinery fuel line.
SAN FERNANDO, 5:39 a.m. May 14 (AP)
Fire badly damages large commercial building in San Fernando: A commercial building in San Fernando has been heavily damaged by a blaze that took 75 firefighters nearly two hours to extinguish.
VERNON, 3:03 a.m. May 14 (AP)
2 people hospitalized after industrial ammonia leak near L.A.: Two people have been hospitalized and an industrial facility near downtown Los Angeles evacuated after a faulty pump leaked ammonia.
SANTA ANA, 2:15 a.m. May 14 (AP)
Report: Six-figure pay common for Orange County deputies: Two-thirds of Orange County's sworn sheriff's deputies reportedly earned more than $100,000 last year, thanks in large part to overtime.
LAS VEGAS, 2:01 a.m. May 14 (AP)
CityCenter officials top off first of six high-rise towers: MGM Mirage officials topped off the first of six high-rise towers on its CityCenter development Wednesday, and a senior company official said it was pushing ahead despite nervousness across the casino industry because of the uneasy U.S. economy.
BAKERSFIELD, 9:45 p.m. May 13 (AP)Bakersfield thief steals blood bank trailer: There may be a disappointed vampire in Bakersfield. A blood bank trailer that didn't currently have reserves of blood was stolen Monday night, said police Detective Graydon Argast. MONROVIA, 7:43 p.m. May 13 (AP)
Lawyer defends man accused of taking $30M from Taiwan: A businessman accused of bilking the Taiwanese government out of $29.8 million committed no crime and is prepared to return part of the money, his lawyer said Tuesday. COVINA, 7:33 p.m. May 13 (AP)
SoCal law enforcement kills man who rammed patrol cars: Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man who rammed their patrol cars with a stolen vehicle after a chase in the Covina alley. SAN FRANCISCO, 6:11 p.m. May 13 (AP)
Mock attack defeats lab security: Mock terrorists defeated security personnel in a recent drill at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where nuclear weapons research is conducted, federal officials said Tuesday.
SACRAMENTO, 1:37 p.m. May 13 (AP)
L.A. Democrat sworn in as first black woman to lead Assembly: Los Angeles Democrat Karen Bass was sworn in Tuesday as speaker of the California Assembly, the first black woman to lead either house of the state Legislature.
SAN JACINTO, 2:26 p.m. May 13 (AP)Deputies kill 2 in gun battle on Calif. reservation: A man and woman opened fire on guards at an entrance to an Indian reservation and fled into the hills, where they were killed in a gun battle with sheriff's deputies and a SWAT team, authorities said Tuesday. It was the second deadly gunfight involving deputies on the reservation in five days. LOS ANGELES, 4:17 p.m. May 13 (AP)
L.A. prosecutor taken off case of slain football star: The community solidarity that followed the killing of high school football star Jamiel Shaw Jr. did not last. LOS ANGELES, 4:23 p.m. May 13 (AP)
Goldman family weighs in on Simpson book: Ron Goldman's sister says she's inclined to believe a memorabilia dealer who says O.J. Simpson confessed to him that he killed his ex-wife and Goldman. SAN FRANCISCO, 1:35 p.m. May 13 (AP)
Chinese communities raise money for earthquake relief: Chinese communities around the country are mobilizing to help victims of the catastrophic earthquake that has destroyed countless buildings and killed thousands of people in China's Sichuan province, where many Chinese immigrants have roots and family ties. LOS ANGELES, 1:52 p.m. May 13 (AP)
Phil Spector recording engineer Larry Levine dies: Larry Levine, the recording engineer who helped Phil Spector re-invent rock 'n' roll music with his “Wall of Sound” technique and won a Grammy for his work with Herb Alpert, died on his 80th birthday, his family said Tuesday.
PHOENIX, 9:16 a.m. May 13 (AP)
Arizona desert monument area to ban off-roaders: The federal government has announced a temporary off-road vehicle ban on one of Arizona's most prized parcels of public land because of severe environmental damage.
CHESTER, 10:33 a.m. May 13 (AP)Crash victim dies in double family tragedy in Northern Calif: A Northern California mother is mourning the loss of her son and daughter in separate weekend tragedies, after her son died in the hospital Tuesday morning. LOS ANGELES, 10:14 a.m. May 13 (AP)
L.A. judge asked to ban prostitutes on Figueroa Street: The city wants prostitutes and pimps banned along a nearly six-mile stretch of Figueroa Street in South Los Angeles.
GUALALA, 9:24 a.m. May 13 (AP)
Failed pipe fitting causes wastewater spill on North Coast: Sonoma County officials say 28,000 gallons of treated wastewater were spilled when a pipe fitting failed at a pump station.
LOS ANGELES, 9:55 p.m. May 12 (AP)
SoCal police officer sentenced for home invasion robberies: A former Los Angeles police officer and ringleader of corrupt lawmen who robbed homes while carrying out fake drug raids was sentenced Monday to 13 years in prison.
SAN JOSE, 6:42 a.m. May 13 (AP)
San Jose police uncover massive marijuana-growing operation: San Jose police say officers responding to a report of a shooting didn't find a shooting victim, but instead discovered a massive marijuana-growing operation.
LOS ANGELES, 6:22 a.m. May 13 (AP)
CHP kills motorist who allegedly pulled gun after stop: California Highway Patrol officers shot and killed a suspected drunken driver who allegedly pulled a gun after a traffic stop west of downtown Los Angeles.
UKIAH, 6:01 a.m. May 13 (AP)
Santa Rosa man wanted in fatal stabbing arrested in Ukiah: Law enforcement officials are crediting a tip with helping them track down a Santa Rosa man suspected of stabbing his girlfriend to death.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, 5:56 a.m. May 13 (AP)
SoCal dog vs. famous postal carrier incident being examined: The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is examining whether a Huntington Beach woman had criminal intent when she turned her dog on a mail carrier – who turned out to be former Olympic medal-winning swimmer Shirley Babashoff.
OAKLAND, 5:01 a.m. May 13 (AP)
East Bay Municipal Utility District to vote on rationing: People throughout Alameda and Contra Costa counties are facing the prospect of having to cut down on how much water they use.
LOS ANGELES, 4:52 a.m. May 13 (AP)
Report: 68 now implicated in UCLA medical records snooping: State health regulators have linked 14 more people to the improper accessing of medical records of high-profile patients at UCLA Medical Center.
PALM SPRINGS, 3:42 a.m. May 13 (AP)
2 officials on leave as police probe SoCal girl's drowning: The Palm Springs school district says two of its workers are on paid leave pending results of a criminal investigation into the drowning of a 5-year-old autistic girl.
SAN CLEMENTE, 2:45 a.m. May 13 (AP)
Proposed Orange County toll road gets another boost: Orange County's toll road operator says it has cleared the final environmental hurdle for a proposed 16-mile highway extension through San Onofre State Beach Park.
