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NC man gets life in prison for woman's fatal scare
A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina grandmother to death.
New Nov 21, 2009 | 9:40 am
Mental health cases tax police, emergency workers
Police found him sitting on the floor of his old apartment near a bucket of urine, still dressed in his hospital gown.
New Nov 21, 2009 | 10:30 am
Report finds wide disparities in gifted education
When Liz Fitzgerald realized her son and daughter were forced to read books in math class while the other children caught up, she had them moved into gifted classes at their suburban Atlanta elementary school.
Nov 21, 2009 | 9:00 am
AP reporter caught up in Stalin family's agony
Newly arrived in Moscow on his first foreign assignment, Associated Press correspondent George Krimsky sensed he had a sensational Cold War scoop on his hands and he pounced.
Nov 21, 2009 | 7:45 am
Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters
Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.
Nov 21, 2009 | 6:30 am
Resort island reels after deadly attack by gunman
The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by U.S. troops during World War II.
Nov 21, 2009 | 5:00 am
Levin: could be more e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect
WASHINGTON _ The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.
Nov 21, 2009 | 1:55 am
The nation's weather
Heavy rains was forecast to continue over the Gulf States on Saturday while the Pacific Northwest was expected to see scattered precipitation.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:50 am
Robbery motive in deaths of 5 in rural Arkansas
Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager bounty of a set of wheel rims and some flat-screen televisions, court documents said Friday.
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:50 pm
Porn mogul's son to be tried in girlfriend's death
The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul will stand trial on accusations that he crushed his ex-girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat.
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:35 pm
Grand opening held for housing complex
Stairwells are unfinished, an elevator isn’t functional and no one has moved in, as the new Homebase on G apartment complex for chronically homeless residents awaits a certificate of occupancy from the city.
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Gunmen rob McDonald’s restaurant in Lompoc
Two masked men robbed the McDonald’s restaurant at gunpoint early Friday morning, the fourth robbery in recent weeks, according to police.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:35 pm | (0) Comments
Mother testifies about abuse
Meagan Davis, the mother of slain 4-year-old Diego Calles, testified in a Lompoc courtroom Friday about the days and hours leading up to the child’s death — during which she said her live-in boyfriend, James Lujan, verbally and physically abused her son on more than one occasion.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:35 pm | (0) Comments
2K turkeys not enough
Nearly 2,000 donated turkeys seems like a lot of birds until you realize the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is trying to feed tens of thousands of people during the holidays.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:30 pm | (0) Comments
Bookstore closing, but toy store opens in mall
A national bookstore chain will close its Santa Maria Town Center location in January, but a regional toy store chain has opened there as improvements continue at the mall.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:25 pm | (0) Comments
Police: NC girl raped, killed on day she was taken
A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released Friday. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying…
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:20 pm
Calif. launches probe into scam targeting churches
California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent computer leasing schemes, authorities said Friday.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:20 pm
Road funding is misdirected
Measure A road funding, from a 1-percent sales tax increase for 30 years, does not begin until July 2010, but already bureaucrats on the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) are changing the meaning and use of what we all voted on last year, just like they did for the M…
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:00 pm | (0) Comments
Diagnosis: generational envy
In an America already divided along racial, economic and political lines, the health care debate has spawned another fractious schism, based on age. It’s not just an older population vocalizing fears over proposed changes to the health care system on which many depend for survival. It 
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:00 pm | (1) Comments
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