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Tag: california

28 Sep

9 states to vote soon on expanding legal access to marijuana

published on September 28, 2016 - 12:30 AM

(AP) — From California, with its counterculture heritage, to the fishing ports and mill towns of Maine, millions of Americans

27 Sep

California mountain communities evacuated as wildfire grows

published on September 27, 2016 - 2:53 AM

(AP) — More California residents were ordered from their homes Tuesday as a growing wildfire threatened remote communities in the

26 Sep

1 Chinese tourist dead, 11 hurt in bus crash near Yosemite €¨

published on September 26, 2016 - 1:02 AM

(AP) — The California Highway Patrol says one passenger was killed and 11 were injured when a tour bus carrying

26 Sep

California wildfire forces geothermal plant evacuation

published on - 12:40 AM

(AP) — A wildfire that erupted amid hot, dry conditions and gusty winds in Sonoma County north of San Francisco

23 Sep

Driver caught using mannequin to drive in carpool lane

published on September 23, 2016 - 1:40 AM

(AP) — A California driver has been cited for using a mannequin — not a real person — to drive

22 Sep

Police: 4 men held at California pot farm, forced to work

published on September 22, 2016 - 2:07 AM

(AP) — Two women have been arrested on charges of holding four men captive at an illegal marijuana plantation in

22 Sep

Valley Public Radio celebrates new studio grand opening

published on - 1:43 AM

Valley Public Radio board of director’s chairperson David Parker called the event “a historical occasion for the Central Valley.”

21 Sep

Group says it has sued Dow over pesticide used in Central Valley

published on September 21, 2016 - 7:08 AM

(AP) — Chemical manufacturing giant Dow fails to warn people in farming communities throughout California when a potentially dangerous pesticide

20 Sep

Redfin: Teachers that want to own a home? Move to Fresno

published on September 20, 2016 - 8:26 AM

The web-based brokerage found that only 17 percent of all the homes currently for sale in California’s most populous counties

20 Sep

California governor backs rules on cow, landfill emissions

published on - 8:21 AM

(AP) — California will begin regulating greenhouse-gas emissions tied to dairy cows and landfills under legislation signed Monday by Gov.

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