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Electronic bingo machines bring in big bucks to local charities and schools. Last year, it raised around $150,000 for El Camino High School. But that's about to change. Full Story »

The California state Assembly has approved a controversial package of legislation that would allow California to compete for up to $700 million in federal education funding. Full Story »

Manteca residents are concerned after vandals ruin priceless community murals with spray paint. Full Story »

Democrats have settled an internal fight by selecting a Los Angeles union organizer to be the next speaker of the California Assembly. Full Story »

One person is in critical condition, and another in police custody after a fender bender turned into a hit-and-run crash Thursday. Full Story »

Drivers may soon pay more to cross seven bridges in the San Francisco Bay area. Full Story »

Sacramento Kings forward Donte Greene says it felt "like it took forever" for a boat to reach him after he dove into a dark and chilly river to help a woman who had fallen from a boat. Full Story »

A fire that is sending smoke and a burning odor throughout the Sacramento area is a controlled burn near the Sacramento International Airport, according to officials. Full Story »

An accident involving a big rig and a van is blocking westbound Highway 12 near Rio Vista. Full Story »

A small resort on Lake Tahoe's south shore owned by Harrah's Entertainment Inc. will permanently close Jan. 4 after 22 years of operation. Full Story »

New results from a large women's health study suggest that bone-building drugs such as Fosamax and Actonel might help prevent breast cancer. Full Story »

A missing student who hadn't been seen since Monday evening has been found safe by his family. Full Story »

Work is under way to clean the first vessels removed from a fleet of decaying warships shedding toxic paint into waters near San Francisco Bay. Full Story »

A fire and explosion rocked a neighborhood in Rocklin this morning. Full Story »

Thousands of people in El Dorado County are still without power as freezing temperatures continue and a series of powerful storms looms. Winter Storm Watch Freeze Warning | School Closures Current Conditions | Video Forecast SMUD Outage Map | PG&E Outage Map Slideshow: Snow | Send Photos & Video! Full Story »

Police Thursday morning have arrested San Francisco State University students who barricaded themselves inside a campus building to protest budget cuts and fee hikes. Full Story »

The worst bosses in the country are now ranked. And on that list at number eleven is an employee at the city of Tracy. Full Story »

The roommate of a missing Modesto man has been arrested on murder charges after he allegedly led investigators to human remains buried in a shallow grave near a highway in the Sierra, according to police. The Modesto Police Department said they found the remains around noon Wednesday just off Highway 108 near the town of Sierra Village. Full Story »

Yolo County animal control authorities are accusing a man of leaving puppies for dead outside a Woodland shelter, but the suspect says he is being punished for doing a good deed. Full Story »

California officials took steps Wednesday to delay the nation's toughest rules to reduce diesel emissions, saying trucking companies struggling with a poor economy should be given more time to replace fleets with cleaner trucks. Full Story »

A sea lion who spent three weeks swimming in local waterways after a North Highlands fisherman allegedly shot him in the head is struggling to survive in the care of Bay Area marine wildlife experts, but despite his dire condition, he is showing signs of recovery. Full Story »

A church deacon has been arrested for alleged sex acts with kids and Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies fear there could be more victims. Full Story »

A woman who was on trial for the murder of a Citrus Heights woman in 2008 has been convicted of first-degree murder. Full Story »

Bay Area Rapid Transit officials are trying to determine what caused a train to derail near its downtown Oakland station. Full Story »

This week's rare low elevation snow fall stunned a lot of Northern California residents, but perhaps none more than the wild animals at the P.A.W.S. animal sanctuary in Calaveras County. Full Story »