(AP) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California closed an ugly chapter in its financial history on Wednesday by making its final payment on $14.2 billion in costly borrowing that plugged a budget deficit 11 years ago but eventually cost taxpayers about $5 billion in interest and fees. State Treasurer John Chiang and Director of Finance Michael Cohen…… MORE
(AP) Four Southern California police officers were arrested on suspicion of child cruelty for allegedly abusing more than a dozen youngsters at a boot camp, it was reported Wednesday. Huntington Park officers Marissa Larios, 36, and Patrick Nijland, 47, and South Gate officers Carlos Gomez-Marquez, 31, and Edgar Gomez, 35, were arrested on Tuesday and…… MORE
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A section of beach in Santa Monica is open Thursday following a brief closure caused when a substance later determined to be a fatty acid washed ashore. Los Angeles County lifeguards said late Wednesday that the chunky white substance was linoleic (lihn-oh-LAY’-ick) acid — but they have yet to figure…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) — Specific batches of a popular cider brand are being recalled – over fears the bottles could explode. Angry Orchard say they could break or overflow on opening due to re-fermentation increasing the pressure on the inside of the glass. No illnesses or injuries have been reported, but the FDA say you can…… MORE
Kern County Sheriff’s deputies enter their ninth day in search for the suspect believed to be hiding in the Kelso Valley area. According to Ray Pruitt with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, crews will continue their search in a 5 square mile radius in the Jawbone Canyon area. Deputies still do not know the identity of…… MORE
There was a moment of silence in Hiroshima, Japan today to mark the 70th anniversary of the day the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city. The blast killed 140,000 people. A ceremony was held this morning in Hiroshima’s peace park, near the epicenter of the attack. The bomb and another one dropped on…… MORE
Four Southern California police officers have been arrested on suspicion of child cruelty for allegedly abusing youngsters at a boot camp. Two Huntington Park officers and two from the South Gate force were arrested this week by deputies from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, which says they were released on bail. The investigation…… MORE
The body of 20 year Megan Troen, of Tracy, California was found in an aqueduct by West. Nees and I-5 in the Firebaugh area. FSO Homicide detectives have identified a person of interest they would like to speak with. He is Kaleo Schreiner, 21, of Tracy. Schreiner is described as being 6’0”, 300 lbs. with…… MORE
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is on Capitol Hill today, discussing GMO labeling – and calling on the Senate to defeat what’s called the ‘Dark Act.’ Paltrow was joined by her mother Blythe Danner, and Gary Hirshberg, the chairman of Just Label It. They say the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, or the “Dark Act”…… MORE
Our newest research subjects are two spotted mountain lion kittens between the ages of three and four weeks old. P-43 and P-44, as the two are known, are from two separate litters on opposite ends of our study area. P-43 is a young female found in a remote area of the Santa…… MORE
