PG&E equipment caused deadly Camp Fire in Butte County: state investigators
By GEORGE AVALOS PG&E’s equipment caused the most deadly and destructive fire in California history, a lethal blaze that roared through Butte County last fall and killed 85 people, according to a...
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Brandi Carlile takes her newfound success for a test drive in Costa Mesa
Brandi Carlile isn’t exactly a fresh face on the country/folk/rock circuit. The Seattle native has been making music and touring everywhere from pizza joints to nightclubs to concert halls for nearly...
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Running on Empty: Jackson Browne drains the tank in inspired Costa Mesa show
A recurring theme in Jackson Browne’s 50-plus-year songwriting career is use of the imagery of life on the highway as a metaphor to excavate the emotional journey of the human condition from depths of...
View ArticleFlorida teen charged with 17 murder counts in high school shooting spree
The Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. — A shooting at a Florida high school Wednesday sent students rushing out into the streets as SWAT team members swarmed in and locked down the building. Ambulances...
View ArticleNewsom leads and Cox in second in new poll of California governor’s race
By CASEY TOLAN Bay Area News Group With 75 days to go before the June 5 primary election, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to lead the field for governor, while former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio...
View ArticleMarkets tumble again as U.S.-China trade threat looms
By MARLEY JAY The Associated Press NEW YORK — Stocks ended the week the way they began it: tumbling as investors worry that tariffs and harsh words between the U.S. and China will touch off a trade war...
View ArticleNew lynching memorial evokes terror of victims
By KIM CHANDLER The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Visitors to the new National Memorial for Peace and Justice first glimpse them, eerily, in the distance: Brown rectangular slabs, 800 in all,...
View ArticleSeoul: North Korea’s Kim vows to shut nuke test site in May
By KIM TONG-HYUNG The Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down his country’s nuclear test site in May and disclose the process to experts and...
View ArticleHawaii volcano forces 1,500 from homes as lava bubbles up
By CALEB JONES The Associated PressHONOLULU — Nearly 1,500 residents were ordered to evacuate from their volcano-side homes after Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano erupted, sending molten lava to chew its way...
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Kent State’s perpetual wound still painful after 50 years
Dean R. Kahler’s first college semester was nearing an end when he went home for the weekend 50 years ago this month to celebrate his 20th birthday. The northeast Ohio country boy had worked in the...
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