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Earthquake hits Russia's Far East

Posted 11:39 PM 5/23/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS

MOSCOW (AP) - A powerful earthquake has hit Russia's Far East with slight tremors spreading westwards as far as Moscow. Marina Kolomiyets, spokeswoman for Obninsk's seismic station of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said Friday the epicenter was in the Sea of Okhotsk, east of the (More)
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SANTA MARIA

Santa Maria car dealer promo confusion

Posted 11:14 PM 5/23/2013 by Victoria Johnson

A Memorial Day sale flyer sent out by a Santa Maria car dealership has some people thinking they were misled. And the dealership says it's all in the wording. The problem is that a flyer was sent out to twenty thousand people by Santa Maria Ford Lincoln. It said if you matched three (More)
CALIFORNIA NEWS

Calif. students sentenced in soccer sex hazing

Posted 10:41 PM 5/23/2013 by Associated Press

LA PUENTE, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles County prosecutors say three former La Puente High School soccer players have been convicted and sentenced in the violent sexual hazing of fellow students last year.The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/13N76GN ) that the (More)
CALIFORNIA NEWS

Calif. students sentenced in soccer sex hazing

Posted 10:41 PM 5/23/2013 by Associated Press

LA PUENTE, Calif. (AP) - Los Angeles County prosecutors say three former La Puente High School soccer players have been convicted and sentenced in the violent sexual hazing of fellow students last year.The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/13N76GN ) that the (More)
NATIONAL NEWS

Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set

Posted 10:40 PM 5/23/2013 by ASSOCIATED PRESS

PHOENIX (AP) - The jury in Jodi Arias' murder trial has been dismissed after failing to decide if she should receive the death penalty for the brutal murder of her former boyfriend.

A new panel likely will be seated to try again to reach a decision on a sentence -- unless the prosecutor takes death off the table and agrees to a life sentence.

On Thursday, the judge scheduled a retrial of the sentencing phase for July 18.
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CALIFORNIA NEWS

Sheriff: Beaten Bakersfield man's death accidental

Posted 10:37 PM 5/23/2013 by Associated Press

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Kern County's sheriff said the death of a Bakersfield man after a beating from deputies that was captured on video was an accident that happened primarily because of heart disease.Sheriff Donny Youngblood announced the autopsy results at a news conference (More)
SPORTS

Quick's LA Kings put Sharks on brink with 3-0 win

Posted 10:30 PM 5/23/2013 by Andrew Masuda

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jonathan Quick made 24 saves in his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings moved to the brink of their second straight trip to the Western Conference finals with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday night. Anze Kopitar and (More)
SANTA BARBARA

Santa Barbara Police led on car chase

Posted 10:05 PM 5/23/2013 by Ed Zuchelli, KSBY News

A man is behind bars after stealing a car in Santa Barbara and leading officers on a chase on Highway 154. Santa Barbara Police say the suspect stole a laundry delivery van. Police were able to track down the car because the victim's cell phone was left in the car and (More)
BREAKING NEWS

Northern California earthquake felt across large area

Posted 9:38 PM 5/23/2013

The magnitude 5.7 quake that hit Northern California tonight was apparently felt across a large area.

The quake hit shortly before 9 p.m. The U.S. Geological Survey says its epicenter was 27 miles southwest of Susanville and seven miles west northwest of Greenville. That's about 150 miles (More)
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SPORTS

Hasay fails to qualify for NCAA Championship in 10K, finishes 18th at regional

Posted 9:36 PM 5/23/2013 by Andrew Masuda

In one of the most stunning developments of the outdoor track and field season, Oregon senior Jordan Hasay failed to advance to the NCAA Championships in the women's 10,000 meter race on Thursday.

The Mission Prep graduate entered the semifinals at the NCAA West Regional with the second (More)
BREAKING NEWS

Interstate bridge collapse in Washington state dumps cars and people in water below

Posted 9:28 PM 5/23/2013 by Jeanette Trompeter

A four-lane highway bridge collapsed tonight in Washington state dumping vehicles and people into the water. The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River collapsed around 7 this evening.

The bridge is about 60-miles North of Seattle, and stretches from the North Cascades National Park to (More)
BREAKING NEWS

5.7 magnitude quake hits Northern CA

Posted 9:24 PM 5/23/2013 by Associated Press

An earthquake has struck Northern California's Plumas County with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7. Rafael Abreau, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Center, says the temblor struck at 8:47 p.m. and was centered six miles west northwest of Greenville (More)