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Why legal weed is failing in one of California’s legendary pot-growing regions

DOUGLAS CITY, Calif. — Xong Vang and Chia Xiong arrived in Douglas City, a town of the Gold Rush era, hoping to make good from the next big California boom.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 15, 2022

‘An awful lot of evil’: Fresno man accused of killing and burning his pregnant sister

FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno police announced on Wednesday the arrest of a suspect they believe fatally stabbed his pregnant sister and her unborn child before dragging the body in a trash bin four blocks away and setting it on fire.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

California Highway Patrol captain found dead in Tennessee after husband is killed in Kentucky

A California Highway Patrol captain on leave in Tennessee was found dead of a gunshot wound days after an arrest in the fatal shooting of her husband in Kentucky and her own arrest on suspicion of trespassing at his girlfriend's house, police reports obtained by The Times show.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 15, 2022

SB Live/SI Power 25 National Boys Basketball Rankings

Montverde Academy is back on top of the Power 25 basketball rankings in Week 3.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 13, 2022

What could reparations look like in California? A state task force nears answers.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Reparations Task Force has already made history.

Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022

USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football rankings

The latest Super 25 as of Dec. 13, 2022.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 13, 2022

Gov. Newsom slams Republicans for blocking immigration reform on visit to Mexican border

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. — While visiting a state-funded migrant center that provides services to asylum seekers near the Imperial County border with Mexico on Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized Republicans in Congress for politicizing immigration while failing to support comprehensive reforms.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 13, 2022

Feinstein says she won't step down early from Senate

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said Monday she has every intention of serving the remainder of her Senate term and is still deliberating whether to retire in 2024.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 13, 2022

On same-sex marriage, ‘the country has caught up with California’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than 18 years after Gavin Newsom defied federal law by issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples as San Francisco mayor, President Biden is on the cusp of signing legislation that ensures gay marriages are recognized by the federal government and in every state in the nation.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 12, 2022

Universal Studios Hollywood announces the return of its New Year’s Eve party

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Universal Studios Hollywood will ring in 2023 with its EVE New Year’s Eve celebration with live music, fireworks, party favors and access to select rides and attractions within the theme park all night long.

The Orange County Register · Dec 12, 2022