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Death Toll Climbs After San Bruno Blast, Fire

Fire crews tried Friday to douse the remnants of an enormous blaze and account for the residents of dozens of homes after a gas line ruptured and an explosion ripped through in a San Bruno neighborhood, killing at least four people and likely more.

Published: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:51:16 PDT

Body In Hercules Home May Be Part Of Mass Murder Case

Authorities on Thursday found another body that may be connected to a string of deaths in the east Bay Area.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:40:51 PDT

Aqua Pool Investigation Becomes CSLB's Largest

The Contractors State License Board said its probe of a failed pool company has become the largest investigation in the board's 81-year history.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:14:54 PDT

State IOUs Possible In October, Controller Says

California may have to issue IOUs for state payments starting in early October, Controller John Chiang says.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:10:12 PDT

Tea Party Aims To Gain Momentum With Sacramento Rally

A major tea party rally planned for Sacramento this weekend represents a key opportunity to re-energize supporters in the final weeks before the November election.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:14:08 PDT

Friday's Football Action: Sept. 10

Where might KCRA 3 High School Playbook be this Friday night?

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 16:57:44 PDT

Vote For Sept. 17 Game Of The Week

Upload a 30-second spirit video and it could score your school some extra credit in Game of the Week voting.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:42:26 PDT

Sac Metro Chamber Opposes Prop. 19

The Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce on Thursday announced its opposition to Proposition 19, which would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in California.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:44:29 PDT

Citrus Heights Police: Man Stabbed Ex

A man from Citrus Heights tried to kill his ex-girlfriend at a home near Rusch Park, police said.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:34:31 PDT

Governor's Trip Helps Maldonado

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Asia trade mission is giving his hand-picked lieutenant governor a chance to step into the spotlight just two months before the general election.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 13:54:49 PDT

SJ: Lives Not In Danger By EMS Changes

San Joaquin County said lives will not be put in danger by having only a private company for emergency lifesaving paramedic services in Stockton.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:08:59 PDT

Governor Wants Silicon Valley Expo

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger envisions the 2020 World Expo in Silicon Valley, and he's planning to pitch the idea at the current expo in Shanghai this week.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:49:25 PDT

Former Spa Owner Gets Jail Time

The former owner of a Roseville spa and salon business has been sentenced to 210 days in jail and ordered to pay back $10,500 to customers who she defrauded in 2008, the Placer County district attorney's office said Thursday.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:30:56 PDT

Iran To Release 1 Hiker After 13 Months

Iran's envoy to the United Nations has confirmed that a female American held for more than a year will be released.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 13:02:46 PDT

Chu Vue Maintains Innocence In Court

Chu Vue is continuing to proclaim his innocence in court and implicate his brothers in the slaying of a corrections officer.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:26:41 PDT

Pilot Shows You Don't Need Arms To Fly

A pilot at this weekend's California Capital Airshow will perform quite a feat: flying with only her feet.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 12:30:08 PDT

Former Kings Player Arrested

Los Angeles Lakers forward Matt Barnes, who formerly played for the Sacramento Kings, has been arrested on domestic violence charges, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:51:11 PDT

Levy Suspect Disputes Cell Search

Attorneys for the man charged in D.C. intern Chandra Levy's slaying said law enforcement did not have a valid warrant when they searched the defendant's prison cell in 2008.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:30:31 PDT

Schwarzenegger Signs Chelsea's Law

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed Chelsea's Law, which increases penalties for sex crimes committed against children.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 17:39:48 PDT

New Muslim College Opens In Berkeley

Amid the uproar over the proposed mosque near ground zero in New York, a new Islamic college recently opened its doors in Berkeley with plans to educate a new generation of Muslim-American leaders.

Published: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:12:24 PDT