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Homicide suspect who fled a Northern California hospital is captured a day after his escape

A homicide suspect who fled a Northern California hospital while in custody and under guard over the weekend was recaptured near a residential neighborhood after a barking dog alerted deputies to his hiding spot in heavy brush

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: Here's how the billionaire owner of the Oakland A's is planning to rip off two cities at once

Everyone loves a good heist yarn, so I suppose we should be grateful to Major League Baseball and a Northern California billionaire for providing us with one.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 8, 2023

California mushroom farms cited for workplace safety violations after January fatal shootings

California has cited two Northern California mushroom farms for health and safety violations and proposed more than $165,000 in fines five months after a worker killed seven people in back-to-back shootings

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023

Proposed Bay Area wildlife crossing is latest effort to save California pumas, other animals

A first of its kind wildlife crossing in Northern California has been proposed over Highway 101 in San Benito County — the latest project in the state's efforts to provide safe passage for mountain lions and other animals over dangerous roadways.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 16, 2023

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Secession talks emerge in one Northern California county. Is a new state a possibility?

Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2023

A priest walked into this taqueria. The owner wanted employees to 'confess' sins at work

A Northern California taqueria under investigation for wage theft brought in a priest to get workers to "confess" about sins they had committed in the workplace, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2023

In unusual orca sighting, tour spots at least 20 killer whales off San Francisco

Roughly two dozen killer whales were spotted last month off the coast of San Francisco in an uncommonly large grouping of orcas for Northern California

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

Population losses hit Northern California cities much harder than Southern California cities

Cities in Northern California saw more severe drops in population during the pandemic than those in Southern California, new census data show, with Bay Area communities hit particularly hard.

Los Angeles Times · May 25, 2023

Big quake on Northern California coast follows cluster of smaller tremors farther south

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the Northern California coast about 60 miles west of Petrolia, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2023

Family ditch house and transform Army TUG BOAT saving $1,000 a month living on the water

Taryn collins and husband Jason Loger bought a former US Coast Guard tug boat in 2019 for $35,000 which they now live on with their two-year-old son in northern California

Daily Mirror · May 20, 2023