At least 22 work at the clinics that replaced the troubled center or at other L.A. County hospitals. County officials say a computer glitch destroyed records used to track such employees.

We're skimming across flat water on blue Lake Tahoe, ringed by granite peaks still capped with winter snow. But a mile offshore we can't see squat.

More evacuations are ordered. Fire crews are stretched thin in California.

The drug dealers, shielded and sent south by San Francisco, have prompted a firestorm of criticism of the potential candidate for California governor.

A South Los Angeles man has been charged with running a cockfighting ring, the district attorney's office announced Wednesday.

Irina Baronova, the last of the three "baby ballerinas" whose international careers were launched by choreographer George Balanchine, has died. She was 89.

Travelers who enroll in the Clear fast-pass system will be able to speed through checkpoints.

Warren J. Ferguson, a senior Circuit Court judge who served nearly 42 years on the federal bench and presided over several cases with broad implications, including a case that helped alter the way the NBA selects players, has died. He was 87.

Partial transcripts reveal Michael Carona repeatedly using a slur and calling 'phenomenal' sex one of the perks of being sheriff.

Report says government takes longer to get less done since supervisors created a chief executive office.

Activists' right to display a photo of an aborted fetus at a middle school is affirmed

More than 120 officers are involved in the sweep as San Bernardino County officials prepare to file the first gang injunction in county history.

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While off duty, the sergeant, who also is a pastor, gave a speech in which he called homosexual acts an 'abomination.'

Former airport commissioner Leland Wong is accused of receiving $100,000 to promote a company's business. The defense says the payments were consulting fees and said such arrangements are legal.

The Camp Pendleton sniper, at a hearing on his actions that led to the deaths of 2 Syrians in Iraq, says he's eager to return 'and serve my country.' A superior testifies he shot too quickly.

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Ralphs supermarkets across California were restocking meat counters with ground beef Wednesday after clearing out previous supplies that were linked to reports of E. coli illnesses.

Some traffic flow is temporarily suspended, and officials say six flights were delayed because passengers had trouble reaching them.

A driver was spotted violating the new 'hands-free' cellphone law and when it was discovered he was driving a stolen van, the man bolted and it got crazy, police say.

The suspect allegedly held monthly fights at his home and charged spectators a $20 entrance fee, authorities say.

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A jury decides that he should be executed for the 1980 rape and strangulation of a 70-year-old woman.

Violent crime in Los Angeles dropped 7.2% during the first half of 2008 compared to the same period last year -- with the exception of homicides, which rose 4.3%, newly released crime statistics show.

An Orange County man shot and critically wounded his ex-wife during a custody exchange Wednesday, then took off with their 9-year-old son, authorities said.

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