California Headlines

Syndicate content The Modesto Bee: State News
The Modesto Bee: State News
Updated: 1 hour 2 min ago

UC Santa Cruz protesters still occupy building

Sat, 2009-11-21 20:10
Dozens of protesters continued occupying the main administrative building at University of California, Santa Cruz in a protest over fee hikes and cuts to campus services.

5 Long Beach students arrested for sexual battery

Sat, 2009-11-21 20:05
Authorities say five male students have been arrested on suspicion of sexual battery after two ninth-grade girls were attacked at a Long Beach high school.

Deputies: Truck thief rams LA County sheriff's car

Sat, 2009-11-21 19:45
A man is under arrest who authorities say stole a delivery truck, rammed it into a Los Angeles County sheriff's cruiser spurring a deputy to fire shots, then crashed the truck into a metal railroad barrier.

Pilot dies in Watsonville small plane crash

Sat, 2009-11-21 19:25
The pilot of a small airplane is dead after crashing the aircraft into an apple orchard.

Horses, pigs, parrot, goat taken from SoCal home

Sat, 2009-11-21 19:20
Animal control officers took custody of two dozen animals including four emaciated horses and found three pigs they believe starved to death at a home in Riverside County.

Paralyzed student passes bar exam after long fight

Sat, 2009-11-21 17:45
A paralyzed University of California law student has passed the bar exam after a legal battle to take the test.

Storm brings snow, skiers to Lake Tahoe resorts

Sat, 2009-11-21 17:20
A storm has brought up to 15 inches of snow to the Sierra Nevada and smiles to the faces of skiers and snowboarders.

4 injured in San Francisco cable car accident

Sat, 2009-11-21 17:20
Four people were hurt when one of San Francisco's historic cable cars jarred to a sudden stop while traveling through downtown.

Mysterious cold case solved after 34 years

Sat, 2009-11-21 16:10
The mysterious death in 1975 of Karen Rose Robinson is a mystery no more.

Calif. fisherman arrested in sea lion shooting

Sat, 2009-11-21 16:05
Authorities arrested a Sacramento fisherman Saturday in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head.

Alabama couple rescued from dangerous Ore. road

Sat, 2009-11-21 15:35
An Alabama couple following directions from a GPS device got stuck and were rescued from the snowy, mountainous back road where a San Francisco man got lost and died in 2006, authorities say.

NorCal fisherman arrested in sea lion shooting

Sat, 2009-11-21 14:55
California game wardens have arrested a Sacramento fisherman in connection to shooting a sea lion in the head.

Michael Jackson glove among items at music auction

Sat, 2009-11-21 13:40
A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he unveiled the moonwalk in 1983, is being sold at auction.

Sheryl Crow takes up cause of wild horses in West

Sat, 2009-11-21 12:20
Sheryl Crow is joining the call for a halt to federal government roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary.

Santa Monica police officer injured in crash

Sat, 2009-11-21 10:45
Authorities say a Santa Monica police officer was injured when his motorcycle crashed into the back of a truck he was attempting to pull over on Pacific Coast Highway.

Water main break in Stevenson Ranch

Sat, 2009-11-21 10:35
Authorities say a broken Los Angeles County water main has caused flooding and created a sinkhole in an industrial area of Stevenson Ranch.

Treasurer delays financing plans for San Quentin

Sat, 2009-11-21 10:25
State Treasurer Bill Lockyer has delayed plans for issuing bonds to pay for the expansion of death row at San Quentin State Prison.

Federal judge takes third swing at NW salmon plan

Sat, 2009-11-21 10:05
The federal judge getting ready to decide whether the government is doing enough to save Columbia River salmon will have a question for its lawyers Monday: If you have plans in your hip pocket in case the fish numbers crash, why not put those plans to work now?

Report finds wide disparities in gifted education

Sat, 2009-11-21 09:10
When Liz Fitzgerald realized her son and daughter were forced to read books in math class while the other children caught up, she had them moved into gifted classes at their suburban Atlanta elementary school.

Iraq working for release of Americans held in Iran

Sat, 2009-11-21 06:25
An Iraqi official says Baghdad has contacted Tehran in a bid to secure the release of three Americans detained in Iran, but has received no reply.