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Wildfire threatens homes, wineries in Napa Valley -ST. HELENA, Calif. (AP) -- Hundreds of firefighters are battling a fast-growing wildfire that threatens homes and wineries in California's Napa Valley....
Japanese businessman in murder plot found dead -LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Police say a Japanese businessman accused of conspiring to have his wife murdered 27 years ago in Los Angeles hanged himself with a piece of his shirt in his jail cell Friday night....
Homeless man dies after being set ablaze in LA -LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A homeless man died after being set on fire on a street where he had spent his days for many years, police and local merchants said Friday....
Death toll rises to 9 in Calif. charter bus crash -SACRAMENTO (AP) -- A ninth victim of a charter bus crash in Northern California died Friday, officials said....
Mother, boyfriend get life in girl's slaying -LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A jury has spared the life of the man convicted of beating to death his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter and then dumping her in a trash bin....
Attorney: Jailed O.J. believes he was 'railroaded' -LOS ANGELES (AP) -- O.J. Simpson, locked in jail and pondering his future, feels hopeful he will win a new trial on appeal because he believes jury interviews show "he was absolutely railroaded," his lawyer told The Associated Press....
Project suspended to relocate desert tortoises -FORT IRWIN, Calif. (AP) -- An effort to move the Mojave Desert's flagship species, the desert tortoise, off prospective combat training grounds has been suspended because the animals are being ravaged by coyotes....
OC sheriff's deputy charged with illegal Taser use -SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- An Orange County sheriff's deputy has pleaded not guilty to illegally using a Taser on a handcuffed suspect in the back of a patrol car....
Teen who killed her mother gets 25 years to life -SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A 19-year-old convicted of stabbing her mother to death and dumping her body in the ocean was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison....
Ore. wine pioneer David Lett dies at 69 -PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Pioneering Oregon winemaker David Lett, widely considered the father of Oregon's thriving pinot noir industry and a major force in winning worldwide respect for this state's wines, has died at age 69....
