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Freight train derailed in Southern California with no injury
A freight train derailed on Wednesday afternoon near Palmdale in Southern California, with nearby residents evacuated, local authorities said.Although nobody had been injured, authorities were "initiating evacuations" as the wreckage raised concerns about a possible chlorine leak from one or more of the overturned carriages, Inspector Matt Levesque of the Los Angeles County Fire ...
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Giants go quietly behind Lincecum vs. Rockies
COL@SF: Blanco's throw nabs Helton at second SAN FRANCISCO -- Tim Lincecum dropped his second game in a week Friday night to Tyler Chatwood and the Colorado Rockies, who subdued the Giants, 5-0. Lincecum (3-4) yielded four runs and seven hits in seven innings. His primary nemesis, Michael Cuddyer, drove in three runs with a first-inning double and a sixth-inning homer in his first game ...
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Stults Padres felled by five-run seventh
SD@ARI: Alonso hits an RBI single to plate Quentin PHOENIX -- Through six innings Friday, Eric Stults bewildered the first-place D-backs with his four-pitch arsenal, holding the club scoreless on just 79 offerings while surrendering three singles, none of which were hit all that hard. Cruising up down and down the Arizona lineup, the left-hander appeared well on his way to turning in yet ...
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Cashner trying to stay hot vs. first-place D-backs
The runner-up in last year's National League Rookie of the Year voting will take the mound on Saturday night in Phoenix, but it's his counterpart who has been stirring up widespread talk of his potential coming to fruition in recent weeks. Andrew Cashner, winner of two of his last three starts, will look to help the Padres get back on track in the NL West and inch closer to .500 as ...
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Griffin looks to continue success within division
The Astros have been living on the edge as of late. Winners in four of their past eight games, seven of those games have been decided by one run. Either way, manager Bo Porter is happy with the way his team has played. "I think we're playing better baseball," Porter said. "That's what I've said all along, the season is 162 games long. You're going to have ...
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Capuano allows five earned runs in loss
STL@LAD: A. Ellis shaken up in collision at the plate LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers couldn't slow down the surging Cardinals on Friday night. Chris Capuano was unable to deliver a third consecutive quality start, and the Dodgers were shut out, 7-0, at Dodger Stadium in the opener of a three-game series against the club with the best record in the Major Leagues. Capuano lost for the third ...
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Lilly returns from disabled list to face Cardinals
In nearly a month before Friday, the Cardinals had faced just four left-handed starters. But this weekend, the Dodgers throw three lefties their way, something the Cardinals had previously not fared well against this season. In those previous four games against left-handers, the Cardinals were held to three earned runs over 28 innings. They entered the Dodgers series hitting .223 against ...
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MLB Colorado 5 San Francisco 0
Tyler Chatwood and three relievers teamed to throw a five-hit shutout Friday in sending Colorado to its third straight win -- 5-0 over San Francisco. Chatwood improved to 3-0 in five starts since being called up from Class AAA Colorado Springs. He gave up four hits with four strikeouts while throwing 88 pitches in six innings. Josh ...
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MLB St. Louis 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Lance Lynn struck out nine over six innings Friday and received plenty of offensive help in carrying St. Louis to a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cardinals won their third in a row, limiting the Dodgers to three hits and getting three RBI each ...
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Exeter in California becomes seventh city to declare Oct 25 as Rajan Zed Day
City of Exeter in California has become the seventh city in the US to declare October 25 as 'Rajan Zed Day' after disinguished Hindu and interfaith statesman Rajan Zed. Cities of Hartford (Connecticut), Taylorsville (Utah), Madera (California), Sparks (Nevada), Chowchilla (California) and Sanger (California) have already declared October 25 as 'Rajan Zed Day'. City of Reno ...
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Zito plans to change little vs. Rockies
Email SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Zito avoids overthinking when he faces an opponent in back-to-back starts, as he'll do Saturday when he faces the Colorado Rockies for the second time in a week. "You can look back to certain things that you want to do differently, but for the most part, you can't change too much," Zito said. "These guys know what I've got and I know ...
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200-Pound Pig Runs Through Vista
A 200-pound pig named "Miss Piggy" escaped her home in Vista and roamed the streets for nearly 20 minutes. Eventually, she was corralled by her owners. NBC 7's Artie Ojeda ...
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MLB Arizona 5 San Diego 2
Miguel Montero produced the first of four Arizona doubles during a five-run seventh inning Friday that lifted the Diamondbacks over San Diego 5-2. Arizona had lost two straight and the Diamondbacks trailed by a run entering the seventh against the Padres. The Diamondbacks then batted around against four San Diego pitchers to hand the Padres their third straight ...
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Openly gay Robbie Rogers returning to professional soccer
Robbie Rogers , who came out as homosexual when he announced his retirement from soccer, tells USA Today he has decided to return to the field. Rogers said he made the decision last month while he was speaking at the Nike Be True LGBT Youth Forum in Portland, Ore. "I seriously felt like a coward," he said. "These kids are standing up for themselves and changing the world, and ...
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Mom boyfriend held after Palmdale boy 8 dies
The boy's mother is in jail for investigation of child abuse, and her boyfriend is also in custody. He was arrested Thursday for investigation of attempted ...
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Ore. police 8 lb. pot in festive birthday boxes
LAKEVIEW, Ore. -; Oregon state police say they found about eight pounds of marijuana inside two festively wrapped birthday gift boxes during a southern Oregon traffic stop for a speeding ...
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Memorial Day Ceremonies in Orange County California
It's our nation's day to salute, give thanks, remember and honor the men and women who have gone to battle. It's a day to remember our families, friends and buddies who have stood beside each other to defend and protect our ...
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San Diego deputy shoots man who uses Taser on her www.privateofficer.com
– San Diego sheriff’s officials say a deputy shot a man after he grabbed her stun gun and fired it at her. U-T San Diego reports ...
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Ethier looks to put Mattinglys comments behind him
Email LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier said he does not want to become a distraction following manager Don Mattingly's criticism this week of the team's play. Ethier was benched Wednesday in Milwaukee, when Mattingly said he wanted to field a team "that is going to fight, to compete the whole day." Ethier, who spoke to Mattingly on Wednesday, said he would ...
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Hanley getting closer to rehab assignment
Email LOS ANGELES -- Hanley Ramirez is inching closer to starting a Minor League rehab assignment, but the Dodgers are being extra cautious with the shortstop's strained left hamstring. Ramirez ran curves, took batting practice and fielded ground balls before Friday's game against the Cardinals. He said he's only running at 85 percent and will test his hamstring while running the ...
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Public Memorial Service Planned for Late Charger
On Saturday at noon, Muncie’s family will hold a public memorial service for the Chargers icon at The Rock Church located at 2277 Rosecrans ...
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Washington bridge collapse spotlights Californias aging bridges
California in recent decades has spent billions retrofitting its bridges for earthquakes, but in the wake of Thursday's bridge collapse in Washington state, critics say the Golden State is still lagging behind most other states in the quality of its bridges.Thousands of bridges in California are classified as "structurally deficient" by federal transportation authorities, meaning ...
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Hundreds expected to search Saturday for missing Emeryville man who vanished after Bay to Breakers
SAN FRANCISCO -- More than 200 people will search Ocean Beach, Golden Gate Park and surrounding neighborhoods on Saturday looking for clues in the disappearance of an Emeryville man who vanished after running the Bay to Breakers race May 19.Beau Rasmussen, 27, has not been seen or heard from since noon that day, when he said goodbye to his friends in Golden Gate Park at 30th Avenue and John F. ...
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Woman gets 8 years for kidnapping granddaughter
MARTINEZ, Calif. -; A 60-year-old Southern California woman was sentenced to eight years in prison for kidnapping her infant granddaughter from her son's Northern California ...
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San Diego mayor has plan to end bird poop stink
SAN DIEGO -; San Diego officials have announced a plan to rid the scenic beaches of La Jolla of bird poop smell after declaring the excrement a health ...
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LAX gets a facelift
Los Angeles International Airport has decided to go under the knife again; the sixth busiest airport in the world is in the final stages of a multi-million dollar face lift of its international terminal, aimed at bringing the airport back up to world class standards in design and service and now there is talk of even further redevelopment for the domestic terminals as well.
LAX was once considered a pioneering facility in the early days of the jet age, the famous Theme Building, built to resemble a flying saucer that has just landed is testament to this period of advancement and modernism. The building features a circular restaurant below four concentric spider-like legs, in-keeping with the space-age theme of the building, this restaurant is called Encounters. Read more
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