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A year later, family still healing from horrific DUI crash that tore it apart

ANTIOCH, Calif. — The message scrawled in marker on a bright-pink balloon – “Hi Sela, love you and miss you so much” – slowly faded from sight as it floated up into the clear sky above Holy Cross Cemetery.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022

A’s, Montas beat Orioles in sparsely attended home opener

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Athletics got another strong start from Frankie Montas and took advantage of four unearned runs allowed by the Baltimore Orioles Monday night for a 5-1 win in their home opener.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022

Vice President Kamala Harris says the US will halt tests of anti-satellite missiles

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off a weeklong trip home to California on Monday with a stop at Vandenberg Space Force Base, where she said the U.S. would halt testing of satellite-killing missiles to reduce the threat posed by space debris.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2022

California Democrats are delaying their vaccine plans. Here's why

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Democrats were moving toward requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students and keeping them from opting out of shots with personal belief exemptions.

Tribune News Service · Apr 16, 2022

How to watch Coachella festival performances and backstage moments on YouTube

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival returns this weekend in person, but for fans who aren’t heading out to the desert there’s more to watch than ever before on the YouTube livestreams from the desert.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022

Alex Simon: Alyssa Nakken, Giants not just setting example for girls — it’s for boys, too

SAN JOSE, Calif. — When Alyssa Nakken stepped into the first-base coach’s box in the third inning Tuesday night, it was a moment worth celebrating.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022

California lawmaker scraps plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations for schoolchildren

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill requiring California students to be immunized for COVID-19 will not move forward, its author said Thursday, marking the second major piece of vaccination legislation to be pulled this year at the state Capitol before its first vote.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 15, 2022

Does $6 gas make Californians want pricey High Speed Rail?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Backers of California’s beleaguered High Speed Rail project haven’t had much to cheer about with costs soaring and service scaled back, but a poll out Thursday shows a solid majority of voters still want to press ahead and finish the job.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022

Amid legal battle over secret recordings, confidentiality, Aryan Brotherhood defendants transferred out of Sacramento jail

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Before a federal judge could rule whether the Sacramento jail was violating the constitutional rights of a half-dozen men accused of crimes on behalf of the Aryan Brotherhood, the defendants were whisked away in the middle of the night and taken to other facilities, including a nearby…

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022

49ers draft preview: Speed racers needed to join Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and Jauan Jennings emerged as the 49ers’ triplets last season, in terms of their wide receivers.

Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022