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• Authorities find scores of venomous snakes, 8 alligators at home, rural property

  08-07-2017 23:04
  
  An animal control official says approximately 100 venomous snakes of various species — including monocled and spitting cobras and rattlesnakes — were found at the properties.
  
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• Dead bird at center of major power outage reported in Los Banos, Gustine, Santa Nella

  08-07-2017 22:35
  
  A bird is believed to have caused a massive power outage that affected the cities of Los Banos, Gustine, Santa Nella and surrounding areas Saturday, according to Pacific Gas & … Click to Continue »
  
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• 'True Blood' star Nelsan Ellis dies

  08-07-2017 22:33
  
  Among his roles, he also starred in the TV show "Elementary" and played Martin Luther King Jr. in "Lee Daniels' The Butler."
  
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• Fresno murder suspect gets in fight, escapes police custody

  08-07-2017 22:16
  
  Ibn Lugman Haqq, 21, was being interviewed by homicide detectives when he became involved in a physical altercation with detectives and escaped Friday, investigators said.
  
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• Fresno murder suspect at large after escaping during interview with detectives

  08-07-2017 21:52
  
  A murder suspect and known gang member escaped from the Fresno Police Department Friday after fighting with detectives, according to CBS 47 in Fresno. Ibn Lugman Haqq, 21, was arrested … Click to Continue »
  
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• Big rig holding soda overturns on Hwy 70 near Marysville

  08-07-2017 21:51
  
  Traffic near Highway 70 north of Marysville is being diverted after a big rig carrying a load of soda overturned Saturday morning, Caltrans officials said.
  
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• Jury: Newlywed had husband killed to get his insurance money

  08-07-2017 21:48
  
  Prosecutors said Uloma Curry-Walker was nearing financial ruin after running up tens of thousands of dollars in debt when she asked for help to find someone to kill her husband.
  
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• Stanislaus County birth announcements (7/10/17)

  08-07-2017 21:29
  
  The Bee publishes birth information from Kaiser Modesto Medical Center and Emanuel Medical Center. Other hospitals, including Doctors Medical Center and Memorial Medical Center, do not provide the information. Families … Click to Continue »
  
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• Rancho Seco Lake reopens after health warning issued

  08-07-2017 21:16
  
  With the heat causing a spike in bacteria levels, health warnings were posted around Rancho Seco Friday.
  
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• Acrobat plummets to death at rock music festival in Spain

  08-07-2017 21:09
  
  The organizers decided not to cancel the performance by Green Day following the accident "for security reasons."
  
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• Stanislaus County licensed to wed (7/10/17)

  08-07-2017 20:46
  
  STANISLAUS COUNTY EVERETT, Ryan W. and ZATKIN, Ravaen M. FAUST, Tori E. and RELEI, Kassandra N. MATTOX, Meshell E. and HAGER, Reggie L. GALLON, David A. and ESPNOZA, Virgina MORI, … Click to Continue »
  
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• State election officials gather amid uproar over voter data

  08-07-2017 20:44
  
  "Do I think that this is a case where there are politicians grandstanding? Of course," a Republican official said.
  
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• Woman's obituary includes a poem she wrote about addiction

  08-07-2017 20:13
  
  "Funny, I don't remember no good dope days. I remember walking for miles in a dope fiend haze," the poem begins.
  
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• Teacher credited with saving children's lives after bus driver suffers heart attack

  08-07-2017 19:15
  
  The kids were singing "The Wheels on the Bus" as their teacher took the wheel during a medical emergency.
  
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• Butte County Fire explodes overnight doubling in size

  08-07-2017 18:51
  
  Butte County Fire explodes overnight doubling in size
  
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• Putin hails meeting, thinks Trump accepted election denials

  08-07-2017 18:32
  
  “He asked many questions on the subject, I tried to answer them all,” Putin said. “It seems to me that he has taken note of that and agreed, but it’s better to ask him about his attitude.”
  
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• G-20 leaders shut out Trump on climate, strike deal on trade

  08-07-2017 18:13
  
  The final statement of the Group of 20 summit underlined that the other countries and the European Union supported the Paris climate agreement rejected by the U.S. president.
  
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• Wall Fire grows to 2,000 acres, evacuations still in effect

  08-07-2017 17:56
  
  The Wall Fire in Butte County has grown to about 2,000 acres as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the Cal Fire incident report. The wildfire has destroyed 10 homes … Click to Continue »
  
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• Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested for public drunkenness

  08-07-2017 17:56
  
  The actor was arrested in Savannah, Ga. early Saturday.
  
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• Trump, Asian allies seek counter to North Korean ‘menace’

  08-07-2017 17:53
  
  North Korea and trade were among the topics in the president's G20 meetings on Saturday.
  
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• Homes destroyed as wildfire continues to grow in Butte County

  08-07-2017 17:45
  
  Crews are battling a wildfire in Butte County Friday near the community of Bangor, Cal Fire officials said.
  
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• Riverbank man badly burned in apparent hash oil lab explosion

  08-07-2017 17:24
  
  A Riverbank man suffered second- and third-degree burns to about 40 percent of his body early Saturday morning in an explosion believed to have been caused by a hash oil … Click to Continue »
  
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• Winters Fire burns 2,035 acres, containment up to 65 percent

  08-07-2017 17:21
  
  After lifting mandatory evacuations on Friday afternoon, firefighters now have the Winters Fire 65 percent contained, according to Cal Fire’s incident page. The fire is located in the hills and … Click to Continue »
  
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• Man badly burned in apparent hash oil explosion

  08-07-2017 17:08
  
  A man suffered burns to about 40 percent of his body early Saturday morning in an apparent hash oil lab explosion in Riverbank. (Erin Tracy/[email protected]) … Click to Continue »
  
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• Hash oil explosion in Riverbank leads to serious burns

  08-07-2017 17:08
  
  A man suffered burns to about 40 percent of his body early Saturday morning in an apparent hash oil lab explosion in Riverbank. (Erin Tracy/[email protected]) … Click to Continue »
  
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• Man fined $500 for mowing grass at historic cemetery

  08-07-2017 16:37
  
  "I heard everybody saying it needs to be cut, it needs to be cut. Why doesn't someone get a mower and cut it?"
  
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• Trump pledges $50 million for women's business fund

  08-07-2017 16:26
  
  The money will go to a fund conceived by his daughter that aims to help women entrepreneurs around the world.
  
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• Sorting out lightning facts and myths

  08-07-2017 16:13
  
  Is it dangerous to have your cellphone out during a thunderstorm? Is your car really a safe zone?
  
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• Man with autism dressed as Superman attacked on street corner

  08-07-2017 15:40
  
  After being taken to jail, the 26-year-old suspect began to scream, cry and dunk his head in a toilet, according to authorities.
  
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• Sunny and hot weekend

  08-07-2017 15:24
  
  Sunny and hot weekend
  
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• 'Game of Thrones' star opens up about postpartum depression

  08-07-2017 15:07
  
  "I saw a doctor for the medical check, and I just burst into tears."
  
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• Trump meets with more G20 leaders after 'tremendous' face-to-face talk with Putin

  08-07-2017 15:01
  
  North Korea and a trade deal with the UK are among the topics in the president's meetings on Saturday.
  
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• 3-year-old girl's family thanking 'miracle,' donor after triple transplant

  08-07-2017 14:43
  
  "It wouldn't have been a good road if we didn't have that donor."
  
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• Woman charged with voting twice for Trump pleads guilty

  08-07-2017 14:24
  
  She said she believed her first absentee ballot would have been changed to a vote for Hillary Clinton.
  
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• American college grad beaten to death in Greece

  08-07-2017 14:08
  
  Two people have been arrested after a group of 10 men fatally beat the 22-year-old tourist.
  
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• US bombers join jets from Japan, South Korea for training mission

  08-07-2017 13:31
  
  "We continue to train with our Japanese allies to ensure we are ready to defend ourselves from attack."
  
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• Officer wounded in deadly ambush sues Black Lives Matter

  08-07-2017 13:29
  
  A federal lawsuit accuses Black Lives Matter and several movement leaders of inciting violence that led to a gunman's deadly ambush of officers
  
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• 'Won't use it until the courts make me': Sheriff won’t let deputies carry overdose antidote

  08-07-2017 12:19
  
  "Narcan's not a cure all and I'm not going to have my guys do it"
  
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• 2 Americans gored in Pamplona's second bull run of 2017

  08-07-2017 11:46
  
  Two Americans were gored and several other people were injured Saturday during the second running of the bulls at this year's San Fermin festival
  
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• Police: Naked man walking around Walmart with meth arrested

  08-07-2017 11:36
  
  Police in Arizona have arrested a man who was seen walking through a Walmart naked while carrying methamphetamine
  
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• Trump says UK trade deal expected 'very quickly,' confirms London visit

  08-07-2017 10:33
  
  US President Donald Trump said he expects a trade deal with the UK "very, very quickly" and confirmed he will be visiting London
  
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• 'He saves me, every day': Marine vet searches for missing service dog scared off by fireworks

  08-07-2017 10:24
  
  An Alabama man is going viral and reaching the hearts of people across the country with his emotional plea for help finding his missing service dog
  
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• Group of teens hospitalized after eating drug-laced gummy bears

  08-07-2017 09:53
  
  Authorities say drug-laced gummy bears are responsible for sickening a group of young people in northern Indiana
  
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• Man snaps crazy picture of 'huge' water snake stealing his catch

  08-07-2017 08:49
  
  An Iowa man snapped a crazy photo of a “huge” water snake stealing his catch
  
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• 1-year-old Porterville girl, mother found, suspects outstanding

  08-07-2017 08:06
  
  Deleyza Ceron and her mother, Maria Sanchez Palomares, were taken about 2 p.m. Friday, CHP said. Palomares was assaulted and kidnapped along with her daughter, officers said.
  
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• Donations pour in for young mother horrifically burned, then abandoned by husband

  08-07-2017 08:01
  
  She says her husband abandoned her and her 4-year-old daughter, saying he “just couldn’t handle it"
  
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• 1-year-old Porterville girl, mother kidnapped, Amber alert issued

  08-07-2017 07:32
  
  Deleyza Ceron and her mother, Maria Sanchez Palomares, were taken about 2 p.m. Friday, CHP said. Palomares was assaulted and kidnapped along with her daughter, officers said.
  
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• Wildfire swells to 1,000 acres in Butte County

  08-07-2017 07:29
  
  Crews are battling a wildfire in Butte County Friday near the community of Bangor, Cal Fire officials said.
  
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• Mom, 1-year-old found unharmed after Amber Alert

  08-07-2017 06:44
  
  A woman and her 1-year-old child were found Friday, hours after being kidnapped from a Porterville home and sparking an Amber Alert. Maria Sanchez Palomares, 22, and Deleyza Ceron were … Click to Continue »
  
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• Mom: Toddler got second-degree burns on playground slide

  08-07-2017 06:42
  
  An Idaho mother is warning other parents after her daughter suffered second-degree burns
  
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