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Mother of Sophia Mason, 8, won’t face murder charge, in case that shook Merced community
One family member of the victim says Samantha Johnson received “barely a quarter of the sentence that she really deserves.”
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- A Sacramento judge on Thursday rejected a Green Party candidate’s lawsuit against California Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office seeking to get on the June primary ballot for governor, concluding that he did not file […]
- Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco says it's coincidence he got a California ballot seizure warrant from a judge who praised him and whom he endorsed in 2022.
- California became the first state to create César Chávez Day 26 years ago. Now it's leading the effort to erase his name from the state holiday.
- A California jury directed Google and Meta to cough up a total of $3 million Wednesday in a landmark verdict in favor of a young plaintiff whose family claimed that the companies knowingly made their social […]
- Californians have a constitutional right to government records, but a lawmaker’s plan would allow higher fees to get them. She says it aims to discourage filers who abuse the system.
- Homeland Security gets a new leader who'll face many challenges, including ongoing legislative battles over immigration agents' behavior.
- State officials are expecting higher than predicted revenues to close California's persistent budget deficit. The question is for how long.
- Students in this San Diego beach town face sewage pollution that causes headaches, asthma, rashes and brain fog, as schools contend with sewage pollution from the Tijuana River.
- Guest Commentary written by Craig Wagoner Craig Wagoner is president and CEO of Community Health System No one wants to see health insurance premiums rise. Individuals, small businesses and large employers are already under inflationary […]
- The jury awarded a family $3 million in the closely-watched case over Facebook and YouTube addiction.
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As Fresno Unified makes cuts to address a projected $55 million deficit next year, this week's board meeting revealed which jobs are on the line — but the school board didn’t have much to say about it.
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