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November 27, 2019 at 9:29 am

Interstate 5 reopens in aftermath of major snowstorm

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A major highway linking California and Oregon fully reopened late Wednesday, nearly 24 hours after a major storm blew in off...

Police work at the scene of a shooting, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in southeast Fresno, Calif. Multiple people were shot and at least four of them were killed Sunday at a party in Fresno when suspects sneaked into the backyard and fired into the crowd, police said. (Larry Valenzuela/The Fresno Bee via AP) CAFRE111 CAFRE111

November 17, 2019 at 9:09 pm

4 slain, 6 wounded in California: Police say backyard party was targeted VIEW

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Two men with semiautomatic handguns targeted a backyard gathering of family and friends in Fresno, spraying bullets that killed four men...

November 6, 2019 at 9:12 pm

2 escaped murder suspects arrested at US-Mexico border

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine if anyone helped two inmates who escaped from a California jail, traveled hundreds of miles and...

November 6, 2019 at 8:09 am

2 escaped murder suspects arrested at US-Mexico border

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two murder suspects who escaped from a jail on California's central coast eluded an intense manhunt, traveled hundreds of miles and crossed...

October 16, 2019 at 11:27 am

Officials study fire at California fuel site after quake

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Officials were trying to determine Wednesday if a 4.5 magnitude earthquake triggered an explosion at a fuel storage facility in the...

October 11, 2019 at 1:21 pm

US judge orders ex-Peruvian president released on bail

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo can be released on bail while he fights extradition to his native country to face corruption...

Vehicles do their best to cross the intersection of Camino Pablo and Brookwood Road during a power outage in Orinda, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Business continue to be closed due to the recent Pacific Gas and Electric shutdown. The utility company began restoring power to Bay Area residents Thursday, taking the first steps in what could be a days-long process to end an outage that left many homes and businesses in the dark. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/East Bay Times via AP) CACCT409 CACCT409

October 10, 2019 at 10:13 pm

California outages ease after wind, fire danger move south VIEW

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The lights were back on Friday for most of the nearly 2 million Northern California residents who lost electricity when the...

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October 8, 2019 at 9:53 am

California faces historic power outage due to fire danger VIEW

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Millions of people were poised to lose electricity throughout northern and central California after Pacific Gas & Electric Co. announced Tuesday...

September 27, 2019 at 1:34 pm

Outages to deter wildfires burden rural California counties VIEW

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When California's largest utility warned it would cut power to thousands to prevent its equipment from starting wildfires during warm, windy...

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September 25, 2019 at 11:19 am

Better weather eases California power shutoffs

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric restored power to thousands of Northern California customers on Wednesday after a shutdown to reduce the threat...