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Planned Parenthood clinic in Madera damaged

Federal and local authorities are investigating a fiery attack on the Planned Parenthood clinic in Madera that damaged the property. Madera police say someone threw a makeshift explosive through the clinic's window early Thursday morning and set off the security alarm.

Fiorina backs delaying Calif. global warming law

Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina on Friday endorsed an oil-company funded ballot initiative that seeks to indefinitely delay California's landmark global warming law. The announcement comes two days after the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive refused to take a position during her debate with Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Witness recants statements in Anna Nicole case

A South Carolina man whose family became involved with Anna Nicole Smith has recanted statements critical of the former model's lawyer-boyfriend Howard K. Stern. Ford Shelley testified Friday in Los Angeles that he never saw Smith abuse drugs, never saw Stern force medication on her and believes Stern shouldn't be on trial. Shelley had previously been critical of Stern and suggested to investigators that he over medicated her.

Winning numbers drawn in 'Midday 3' game

The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Midday 3" game were: 1-0-9

San Diego County fire is 42 percent contained

Authorities say a 719-acre fire in rural San Diego County fire is 42 percent contained and should be fully contained on Sunday. The fire between Campo and Potrero, about 50 miles east of San Diego, started around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Battalion Chief Nick Schuler says the cause is still under investigation.

UC Irvine upholds suspension of Muslim group

The University of California, Irvine has upheld its decision to suspend a campus Muslim group after some of its members disrupted a speech by the Israeli ambassador at a campus event. The university said Friday it will lift the Muslim Student Union's suspension Dec. 31 instead of enforcing it for a full year. However, the group will be on probation for two years instead of one and members must complete 100 hours of community service.

Calif. Assembly limits media recording of sessions

The state Assembly has begun enforcing a long-forgotten rule that constrains media coverage of legislative debates by prohibiting audio or video recorders without permission. The rule requires reporters, television stations and even lawmakers themselves to receive advance permission from the Assembly speaker's office before recording or videotaping Assembly sessions. The state Senate does not have a similar rule.

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Jerry Brown says hed be a frugal governor

Jerry Brown said Friday that if elected governor he would have to do things that labor doesnt like, including cutting pension benefits for public employees and asking labor leaders to put everything on the table to get Californias bloated budget under...

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Wounded cops wife: Life turned upside down

Nicole Young was at home when she got a call from her husband, Fremont police Officer Todd Young, who told her that he had been shot in the leg in East Oakland. He said he was OK. Thinking it was simply a minor injury, she loaded the couples children into...

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Deputies ask for help in East Bay pot killing

Alameda County sheriffs investigators are asking for the publics help in locating two men charged with murdering a man they apparently suspected of plotting to steal their marijuana. Mohammed Kahn, 47, and Manuel Trujillo, 62, know they are being sought in...

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Skull, other remains found near Golden Gate

A human skull and other bones have been found in a cove in the Marin Headlands, authorities said Friday. The skull was first spotted by a kayaker at 7:30 p.m. Monday in a rocky area by the water below Battery Spencer, near the Golden Gate Bridge, said George...

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Worker killed in chaotic gun battle at pharmacy

A shootout in the Sacramento suburbs has left a pharmacy worker dead and police hunting for two drugstore robbers. Sacramento County Sheriffs Department spokesman Sgt. Tim Curran says two men walked into a Rexall pharmacy Thursday afternoon and demanded...

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Watch those gas pumps; prices expected to fall

Gasoline prices have been falling for weeks, and they could go even lower as autumns leaves begin to drop. The national average for a gallon of unleaded regular was $2.681 on Friday, according to AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. Thats...

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Marijuana workers in Oakland join Teamsters
Medical marijuana workers at Marjyn Investments LLC in Oakland voted to ratify their first union contract with Teamsters Local 70.

Offerpal names new CEO, again
Offerpal Media, the Fremont company that came under fire last year for allegedly flooding social games with offers that took advantage of users, has named its third CEO in less than a year.

YouTube likely profitable this year
YouTube is likely to post a profit this year on revenue of $450 million, according to analysts cited by the New York Times.

Blog host Vox to close down
Blog hosting service Vox will shut down at the end of September, the San Francisco-based company said in an announcement Friday.

Facebook testing Twitter-like 'Subscribe' feature
Facebook is testing a "Subscribe" feature that lets people follow a user or page, similar to Twitter's follow feature, according to reports.

Topcon expands in Europe
Topcon Positioning Systems Inc. has opened a European facility â?? Topcon Positioning Iberia -- in Madrid, Spain.

CBS 5 Headlines
Wife Of Fremont Officer: 'Life Turned Upside Down'
The wife of a Fremont police officer who was shot and critically wounded trying to arrest a suspect in Oakland last week said Friday her "whole life turned upside down" when she learned he had been shot. Speaking with a trembling voice to reporters at Highland Hospital in Oakland, where 39-year-old Officer Todd Young is still recovering from his gunshot wounds, Nicole Young said doctors initially told her that her husband "wouldn't make it off the operating table."

Plane Wreckage Raised From Redwood Shores Lagoon
The wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a lagoon in Redwood Shores Thursday was floated to the water's surface and pulled to shore Friday, a Redwood City spokesman said. The plane crashed Thursday around 11:50 a.m. into the lagoon, located just north of Twin Dolphin Drive, and killed all three people on board, including a man believed to have been the founder of a Palo Alto steel company.

Livermore Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Sex Assaults
A 42-year-old Livermore woman pleaded not guilty on Friday to 67 felony counts alleging she committed sex crimes with two teenage boys. Christine Shreeve Hubbs, who remains at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin in lieu of $4.3 million bail, waived her right to have a speedy preliminary hearing and is scheduled to return to Alameda County Superior Court in Pleasanton on Oct. 14 for a pretrial hearing.

Helicopter Crash Shuts U.S. 101 In Salinas
The California Highway Patrol was directing traffic off of U.S. Highway 101 after a helicopter crashed onto the roadway near Salinas Municipal Airport, an officer said. The helicopter, which landed upside down in the roadway, was blocking both southbound lanes of Highway 101 just south of Airport Boulevard, CHP Officer A. Paulson said.

Pittsburg Landfill Search For Missing Man
Hercules police have yet to uncover any major clues in their ongoing search of a Pittsburg landfill for the body of a missing man whose father was found murdered Saturday inside their Hercules home.

Vigil Held For Slain Girlfriend Of Vallejo Suspect
Grieving friends of slain hair stylist Cindy Tran are held a vigil Friday evening near the salon where she worked in the Glen Cove shopping center in Vallejo. Authorities said Tran, 46, left Devyn's Salon and Spa with her boyfriend, Efren Valdemoro, on Tuesday night. She was later reported kidnapped.Ã? Valdemoro, 38, was fatally shot by the California Highway Patrol at a Richmond market after a pursuit Tuesday night. Tran's body was found in his Acura outside.Ã? Ã?Â