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Kim Morgan: Drive She Said: Auto Slaughter
Excerpt from my piece at Garage Magazine. I'd run the whole story, but I'd like people to still buy magazines.
Murder suspect changes plea, admits to killing
A Yucca Valley man who could receive the death penalty for the deaths of two men and a woman during a robbery in 2004 has admitted to killing the victims.
Year of Firsts: Finding a new hairdresser takes some cutting-edge techniques
Ann Landers used to say that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But when life gives you a bad hair day, what do you make of it? I don't know if she ever answered that question.
Mission Oak teacher lands job as school's varsity basketball coach
Full-time instructor was given preference for post over off-campus JV coach in accordance with California Education Code BY ANDREW BETTENCOURT * abettenc@visalia.gannett.com * October 28, 2009 Mission Oak social sciences teacher Chase Landers landed his dream job of becoming the Mission Oak head varsity boys basketball coach Monday with the ...
The Santa Cruz Public Libraries will hold town hall meetings to discuss the Felton and Central branches today and Wednesday, respectively, and address how the library system should move forward during the economic recession.
Michigan Adopts RV-Specific Franchise Legislation
A new RV-specific franchise law, negotiated by the Michigan RV and Campgrounds Association and RVIA, governing how RV manufacturers, suppliers and dealers conduct business in Michigan, is scheduled to take effect Dec.
Vagos biker gang president arrested in 2003 killing
A former San Bernardino chapter president of the Vagos motorcycle gang is behind bars in the 2003 killing of a gang prospect, whose body was found in Landers.
UC Berkeley study ties 2004 Sumatra quake to California temblors
The 2004 Sumatra earthquake that set off a deadly tsunami also seems to have caused more earthquakes along the San Andreas fault in the last few years, according to a study from UC Berkeley.
San Andreas Weakened by Quakes Half a World Away
Huge earthquakes can weaken seismic faults on the other side of the world, scientists in California said on Wednesday.
New gauging method may help predict quakes
Piles of rubble appear following the earthquake, which later triggered a tsunami, off the coast of the Samoan Islands.
A century after a fugitive named "Willie Boy" led a sheriff's posse across the Mojave Desert, his legend lives on September 28, 2009 9:18 AM A Chemehuevi Indian.
Earthquake expert to speak at museum Wednesday
APPLE VALLEY Mount Baldy towers over the High Desert, just a few miles from the Victor Valley.
Ex-Marine gets life for drug deal killing in SoCal
A former Marine who served in Iraq has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a Long Beach man to collect money owed for a drug debt.
Air Force hopefuls attend training camp
Before 17-year-old Leandra Lee got her California driver's license last month, she had already piloted an aircraft.
Deputies cleared in fatal shooting of Landers man
Prosecutors today cleared five sheriff's deputies of criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a 59-year-old Landers man.
Space aliens, Satanists, and those who try to control minds
In 1985, when I heard that a bunch of people dressed up like space aliens and met at Giant Rock in nearby Landers, I couldn't resist attending the festivities.
Settlement up in air for towed trucks
The outcome of a 2005 lawsuit by a former Desert Hot Springs tile business owner against the city remains up in the air, after a judge ruled code enforcement officers did not "follow the necessary steps" in removing vehicles from his business.
Killed Driver Ejected From Truck in Wreck
A High Desert man was killed after a wreck in Landers, north of Yucca Valley. The CHP says the driver of a pickup truck drove off the side of Highway 247 near Eureka Road around 6:30 Sunday evening.
One injured in Landers traffic collision
At least one person was injured during a traffic collision in Landers Sunday evening.
Quantitative analysis of seismic fault-zone waves in the rupture zone ...
Quantitative analysis of seismic fault-zone waves in the rupture zone of the 1992 Landers, California, earthquake: evidence for a shallow trapping structure Geophysical Journal International , Vol.