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Maurer pounded by Angels in 7-1 loss

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:54:46 -0400

ANAHEIM, California - Rookie Brandon Maurer is going through some growing pains, and the Seattle Mariners are feeling ill, too.

OC reserve sergeant found shot in head, beaten

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:28:05 -0400

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, California - Authorities have taken a 17-year-old into custody after a reserve sergeant in the Orange County Sheriff's Department was found shot in the head and beaten in a Rancho Santa Margarita home.

Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:19:22 -0400

ORINDA, California - Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday. He was 94.

Wilson, Angels beat Mariners 7-1

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:17:25 -0400

ANAHEIM, California - C.J. Wilson and the Los Angeles Angels celebrated Arte Moreno's 10 years as owner by cruising to another easy victory over the slumping Seattle Mariners.

Driver impaled by metal pipe in Northern Calif.

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:52:15 -0400

LIVERMORE, California - California Highway Patrol investigators are hoping witnesses will come forward after a Sacramento-area man was impaled by a metal pipe that came crashing through his car windshield as he drove on Interstate 580 Wednesday morning.

Injured volunteer seeks payment from lost hiker

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:52:07 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - A volunteer searcher who broke his back while looking for a teenager who was lost in Orange County wilderness says he deserves restitution if the teen is convicted on drug charges.

New rules to help keep mercury from landfills

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:40:03 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - New California rules will require the makers of new thermostats to do a better job of keeping old ones containing the neurotoxin mercury out of landfills.

Safety recommendations released for America's Cup

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:39:08 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - The America's Cup regatta director has released 37 recommendations made by a group of sailing experts intended to increase safety in the race nearly two weeks after a practice run on San Francisco Bay turned deadly.

Bumgarner rebounds from tough outing

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:24:03 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Madison Bumgarner is back on track. After a couple of rough starts in May, he pitched another gem.

Sharks building momentum against Quick's LA Kings

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:13:22 -0400

EL SEGUNDO, California - Kings goalie Jonathan Quick sometimes seems to be the only obstacle between San Jose and the Western Conference finals while the Sharks dominate much of their 2-2 series with the defending Stanley Cup champions.

Southern Cal takes 12-shot lead in NCAA golf

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:09:20 -0400

ATHENS, Georgia - Annie Park shot a 5-under 67 and Southern California had a record-setting 12-under 276 total Wednesday to open a 12-stroke lead during the second round of the NCAA Women's Golf Championships at the University of Georgia Golf Course.

Complaints filed against 4 colleges over rapes

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:08:17 -0400

NEW YORK - Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred joined students from four U.S. colleges and universities on Wednesday to announce the filing of federal complaints over how the higher-education institutions handle rape allegations.

Harper leads Nationals over Giants in 10 innings

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:59:24 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - This time, Bryce Harper made the catch. And yeah, it was a relief.

Environmentalists sue over OC toll road extension

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:47:21 -0400

SAN DIEGO - Environmentalists filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block the extension of a toll road in southern Orange County, five years after widespread public opposition stopped a similar project.

Man facing up to life over mistaken affair killing

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:53:17 -0400

REDWOOD CITY, California - San Mateo County prosecutors say a 23-year-old man is expected to be sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of an acquaintance on the campus of a Milbrae high school because he thought the man was having an affair with his wife.

Woodson overwhelmed by Raiders fans

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:12 -0400

ALAMEDA, California - Charles Woodson had gotten word that Oakland fans had mobilized through social media to hold a rally at his free-agent visit to the Raiders.

De La Rosa helps Rockies to 4-1 win over D-backs

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:48:40 -0400

DENVER - The Colorado Rockies are surging this May instead of swooning.

Bryant's 30-HR season with composite bat is epic

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:41:07 -0400

SAN DIEGO - With every prodigious drive over the fences, star third baseman Kris Bryant of the University of San Diego is adding to what could be considered the most prolific home-run hitting performance in NCAA history.

Vote on pot shops could end lingering LA issue

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:40:15 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming industry.

HP's 2Q offers hope even as revenue slump deepens

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:10:37 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard is still scrambling to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices as a slump in its personal computer sales deepens, but the company's cost-cutting measures and focus on more profitable areas of technology appear to be easing the pain.

Officials ID Calif. fugitive arrested by FBI SWAT

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:24 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A 37-year-old fugitive who was arrested and jailed after exchanging gunfire with FBI SWAT agents at a Las Vegas apartment was wanted on a murder warrant in one California case and was sought for questioning in another, authorities said Wednesday.

Mont. man gets 3 years for guns in Calif. airport

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:47:21 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - A federal judge sentenced a Montana man to three years in prison on Wednesday for attempting to board a flight in Sacramento, California, with four loaded guns.

WR Crabtree tears right Achilles tendon

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:40:57 -0400

SANTA CLARA, California - The San Francisco 49ers suddenly have a huge void in their receiving corps as they chase another Super Bowl berth: Michael Crabtree is sidelined after surgery on his right Achilles tendon.

Hitchhiker's dad stands by son in NJ killing

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:31:15 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - He was a gregarious, spontaneous child, his father said, a handful at times who loved music and playing the guitar.

Ex-South Tahoe cop guilty of witness tampering

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:00:49 -0400

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California - A former South Lake Tahoe police officer faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of witness tampering and obstruction.