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California proposes delaying rules aimed at reducing water on lawns, concerning environmentalists

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators this week proposed delaying new rules aimed at reducing how much water people use on their lawns, drawing praise from agencies that said they needed more time to comply but criticism from environmentalists who warn that the delay would damage the state’s already scarce

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Tennessee teen allegedly targets RivCo school with bogus bomb threats

A series of bogus bomb threats targeting San Jacinto High School originated from a teenager in Tennessee, who is now under investigation, authorities said today. Beginning March 5 and continuing to Wednesday, the school “received multiple bomb threats,” resulting in responses by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Hazardous Devices Team, according to the agency.   “On

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Bodycam video shows fatal shooting of autistic teen as he approaches San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy with a gardening tool

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — California sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a teenager with autism who was holding a gardening tool over the weekend, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and a family attorney said. A “dramatic” incident that unfolded at 15-year-old Ryan Gainer’s family home had already calmed down before authorities arrived at the scene,

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16 SWAT officers hospitalized after blast at training facility in Southern California

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — An explosion during an indoor training exercise Wednesday sent 16 members of Southern California’s Orange County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team to the hospital, with one person requiring surgery for a leg injury, the department said. Two others had superficial wounds while the remaining 13 had dizziness and ringing in their ears.

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Man charged after Torrance mail inspectors link him to turtle trafficking case

A 53-year-old man has been charged with turtle trafficking after wildlife inspectors at a Torrance mail facility intercepted packages containing protected eastern box turtles allegedly addressed to one of the defendant’s aliases in China.    Sai Keung Tin, of Hong Kong, was charged Friday in Los Angeles federal court with four counts of exporting merchandise

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