Posted 8:40 PM 5/18/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) - A wildfire burning in the hills along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles has been fully contained.Los Angeles County fire officials said the 712-acre blaze was fully contained late Saturday after it broke out Friday and briefly threatened an elementary (More)
Posted 3:31 PM 5/17/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Authorities in Central California are investigating an alleged sexual assault at a Bakersfield nursing home. The Kern County District Attorney's office is reviewing a police report submitted Friday detailing the alleged assault at the Rehabilitation (More)
Posted 4:38 PM 5/16/2013 by Associated Press
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Police say a young mountain lion that was trapped in an aqueduct near downtown Santa Cruz has been tranquilized.Deputy Police Chief Steve Clark says a member of the Puma Project at the University of California, Santa Cruz successfully drugged the untagged (More)
Posted 7:28 PM 5/15/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (AP) - Kern County fire officials say a wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest has burned 3,000 acres and is 10% contained. Flames have been gaining ground through dense, dry vegetation and thick trees since the fire broke out just before 1:30 p.m. The fire is (More)