Police: Sex offender, wife arrested in 1991 kidnapping after victim contacts policeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A woman who was snatched from a bus stop as an 11-year-old child in 1991 turned up at a California police station after 18 mysterious years, and a convicted sex offender and his wife were arrested in the kidnapping. Police: Sex offender, wife arrested in 1991 kidnapping; victim has contacted policeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Police say a convicted sex offender and his wife have been arrested in the kidnapping of an 11-year-old in 1991 who recently walked into a Northern California police station. California authorities suspect 1991 kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard found aliveDugard Kidnapping: Missing girl found after 18 years Schwarzenegger says Assembly members ‘don’t have the guts’ to enact prison reformSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger blasted members of the state Assembly Wednesday for lacking “the guts” to enact sweeping changes to California sentencing laws, hours before the Assembly again postponed a vote on prisons. Opening in Democratic-leaning California congressional district attracts many candidatesSACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than a dozen candidates, including the lieutenant governor, two state lawmakers and an openly gay Iraq war veteran, are running to fill an open congressional seat in a special election in Northern California next week. California Gov. Schwarzenegger mourns loss of ‘Uncle Teddy,’ a teacher for his public serviceSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The most important political advice Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ever got from “Uncle Teddy” Kennedy was to keep it simple when reporters ask questions, the governor recalled Wednesday. Slain gay rights leader Milk, ‘Star Wars’ creator Lucas named to California Hall of FameSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk, “Star Wars” creator George Lucas and feisty football commentator John Madden will be among the newest inductees to the California Hall of Fame. Calif. prison spending doubles over past decade, raising alarms about other state servicesSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California devotes 10 percent of its operating budget to locking up criminals in state prisons, one of the highest rates in the nation and an amount that is becoming a drag on the state’s ability to deliver other services. Unemployment rate in Calif climbs to 11.9 percent in July, up from 11.6 percentSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s unemployment rate climbed to 11.9 percent in July, the highest number in modern record-keeping. Calif. Assembly balks at governor’s plan to release inmates early as way to save cashSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass plans to strip the most controversial provisions from a Senate-approved plan that would have trimmed the state’s prison population by 27,000 inmates. With lawmakers divided, Calif. Assembly delays vote on plan to trim prison populationSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Assembly balked Thursday at a Senate-approved plan to trim the state’s prison population by 27,000 inmates, adjourning the late-night session until next week. With lawmakers divided, California considers plan to release inmates early as way to save cashSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate, after a highly charged debate, approved a plan Thursday to trim the state’s prison population by 27,000 inmates, acting over the objections of Republican lawmakers and law enforcement groups. University system president warns of more steep budget cuts when federal funds run drySACRAMENTO, Calif. — University of California President Mark Yudof says steep budget cuts are ahead for the 10-campus system when federal stimulus money runs out next year. Calif. Senate passes plan to release inmates early to save money, establishes sentencing panelSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate, after a highly charged debate, approved a plan Thursday to trim the state’s prison population by 27,000 inmates, acting over the objections of Republican lawmakers and law enforcement groups. Northern California boy sets friend on fire _ then does it again, causing severe burnsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 12-year-old California boy is under arrest for allegedly setting his friend on fire twice. Schwarzenegger plan to release prison inmates early to save money divides California lawmakersSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to trim California’s prison population by nearly 30,000 inmates in a cost-saving move gets its first hearing before the state Legislature on Thursday, as it faces mounting opposition from Republican lawmakers and law enforcement groups. Homes contribute to 50 percent more water pollution than previously believedWASHINGTON - A new study has determined that homes are an alarming and probably underestimated source of water pollution, and can contribute to 50 percent more water pollution than previously believed. Calif man avoids jail after pleading guilty in $2 million Central Valley almond theft ringSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The last defendant in a $2 million almond theft ring in California’s Central Valley has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor that will let him avoid jail time. Firefighters end evacuations as they make progress against multiple California wildfiresSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s three major wildfires are now at least 50 percent contained, and most evacuation orders have been lifted. Deaths of 2 Calif. inmates, serving time for multiple murders, found to be suicideSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two California inmates, both serving life sentences for notorious murders in 1970, died in their cells of apparent suicide over the past week. Standard & Poor’s takes California off credit watch, easing the way for state to sell bondsSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A major bond-rating agency has taken California off its negative credit watch but says the state’s financial situation remains precarious. Firefighters gaining ground in 2 Northern California blazes while hundreds remain evacuatedDAVENPORT, Calif. — Firefighters are gaining ground on two large Northern California wildfires, while hundreds of residents remain under evacuation orders in the Santa Cruz Mountains and Sierra Nevada foothills. AP investigation: As California budget deficit grew, state lawmakers boosted staff paySACRAMENTO, Calif. — Against a backdrop of deep fiscal distress, several California lawmakers rewarded their employees with pay hikes during the first half of the year, an Associated Press review of legislative pay records showed. AP Enterprise: As California budget deficit grew, state lawmakers boosted staff paySACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Associated Press review of legislative pay records finds that several California lawmakers rewarded their employees with salary increases in the first half of 2009 even as the state’s fiscal distress deepened. Schwarzenegger says inaccessible terrain making California’s fires ‘different than most’DAVENPORT, Calif. — California residents are being urged to follow orders to leave their homes as crews struggled to control nearly a dozen wildfires burning in areas with inaccessible terrain. Gov. Schwarzenegger urges Californians to heed evacuation orders as 11 wildfires char stateDAVENPORT, Calif. — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged residents to heed mandatory evacuation orders Saturday as 6,800 firefighters battled to control nearly a dozen blazes across the parched state. Gov. Schwarzenegger urges Californians to heed evacuation orders as 11 wildfires burn in stateDAVENPORT, Calif. — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged residents to heed mandatory evacuation orders Saturday as 6,800 firefighters battled to control nearly a dozen blazes across the parched state. Firefighters battle wildfires across parched California; forecast winds spark fear of spreadDAVENPORT, Calif. — California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged residents to heed mandatory evacuation orders Saturday as more than 7,000 firefighters battled to control nearly a dozen blazes across the parched state. Wind spreads wildfires across parched parts of California as state declares emergencyDAVENPORT, Calif. — Strong winds are spreading multiple wildfires across parched parts of California as officials worry the gusts could ignite more blazes and force more evacuations in areas already under a state of emergency. California declares emergency as wildfires spread across state, force hundreds to flee homesDAVENPORT, Calif. — Fire crews fanned out Friday across a parched California where wind-whipped wildfires have forced hundreds of people to flee their homes and led to an emergency declaration in Santa Cruz County. |
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