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Governor Gavin Newsom on Fifth Circuit Ruling Restricting Access to Abortion Medication Mifepristone, Says, “The Fifth Circuit’s Ruling Is Another Blow To Reprod…

The Fifth Circuit’s ruling is another blow to reproductive care access – including in our own state of California, which has ...
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Caltrans Announces Highway 140 in Mariposa County Now Open to Yosemite Through the Merced River Canyon

Opens State Route 140 in Mariposa County . May 2, 2026 – Mariposa County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) issued a tempora ...
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Mariposa County Narcotics Team Arrest Three Suspects on Drug Charges in Coulterville

Mariposa County Sheriff's Office officials report three suspects arrested in Coulterville area by the Mariposa Interdiction and Narcotics Team. Our commitment to proactively addressing crime and drug ...
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PG&E Unveils First-of-its-kind Monitoring Hub That Helped Prevent 17 Wildfires and Over a Thousand Outages

New Continuous Monitoring Center Strengthens Grid Safety, Speeds Emergency Response and Saves Customers Millions May 2, 2026 - OAKLAND, Calif. - PRNewswire - May is Wildfire Awareness Month and on ...
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Sonora Suspect Arrested for Possession and Distribution of Child Sexual Assault Material

Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office officials report that in September 2025, the Investigations Division received a cyber tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force related to a ...
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Sacramento County Sheriff Seeks Potential Victims in Active Investigation into Woodland Substitute Teacher and Youth Sports Coach

ICAC Investigators Seek Potential Victims in Woodland Case . May 2, 2026 – Sacramento County Sheriff's Office officials report that detectives assigned to t ...
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Former FCI Dublin Correctional Officer to Serve Over 4 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse of Female Inmate and Lying to Federal Agents

Former Bureau of Prisons correctional officer Jeffrey Wilson was sentenced on Friday to 52 months in prison for sexually abusing a female inmate at ...
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Caltrans Issues One-Way Traffic Control on Hwy. 140 in Mariposa County for Pavement Repair Work on Monday, May 4, 2026

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will have one-way traffic control in place on State Route 140 (SR-140) ...
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Man Sentenced to 26 Years-to-Life for Violently Stabbing Girlfriend to Death the Day After Christmas in San Marcos

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced that a 31-year-old man, who stabbed his girlfriend to death in San Marcos in December 2023, has been sentenced to 26 years-to-life in prison ...
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California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Files Legal Action Against Kratom Manufacturer as Kratom and 7-OH Products Are Illegal To Manufacture Or Sell For Consumption in ...

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has filed a legal complaint against Ashlynn Marketing Group for manufacturing and distributing illegal kratom-derived products. 7-OH and ...
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Worried About Your Heart Disease Risk? Yale School of Medicine Cardiologist Says the Online PREVENT Tool May Help

A Yale Medicine cardiologist explains how a free online calculator can show your risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart ...
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Yuba County DA Files Charges on Oroville Man in High-Speed Pursuit and Officer-Involved Shooting

Yuba County District Attorney filed charges on Friday morning alleging that Michael William Ginn, a 46-year-old man arrested on Thursday after a high-speed pursuit and officer-involved shooting, ...