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N. Calif. wildfire brings evacuation of 150 homes

A wind-whipped wildfire near the main route into Yosemite National Park in the Sierra foothills forced the evacuation of at least 150 houses Monday and was threatening more, state fire officials said.

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Boy, 16, suspected of killing elderly Calif couple

Police in Northern California say they have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of killing an 87-year-old attorney and his wife.

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Port of LA unveils plan for marine research center

Los Angeles port officials on Monday unveiled plans to create a $500 million marine research center called AltaSea.

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Serial murder suspect delivers opening remarks

Serial murder suspect Joseph Naso delivered an hours-long personal history Monday replete with childhood photos, as he launched his defense, denied the decades-old slayings of four women and claimed he is not the "monster" prosecutors have made him out to be.

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Plan opens up acres of Calif. dunes to off-roaders

About 85 percent of an extensive dune system near the U.S.-Mexico border would be open to off-road vehicles under a new federal management plan opposed by environmentalists.

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Las Cruces mayor seeks LA mayor's help on debt

The mayor of Las Cruces is seeking help from Los Angeles' mayor and Albuquerque's former mayor to erase outstanding debt from his re-election campaign two years ago.

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LA teacher arrested after wife's stabbing death

A Los Angeles elementary school teacher accused of chasing down and fatally stabbing his estranged wife had threatened to kill her using piano wire, an ice pick, guns or pipe bombs, court documents allege.

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Tennis great Gene Mako dies in Calif. at 97

Tennis great Gene Mako, who won four major doubles titles and was ranked in the world top 10 during the 1930s, has died in Southern California. He was 97 years old.

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Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start

Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park.

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SF trains shut down over man with knife on ledge

Officials in San Francisco say a commuter train line shut down at rush hour as police had to talk down a man with a knife from an overpass.