Democratic challenger Adam Gray flips California’s 13th Congressional District in nation’s final House race
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Democratic challenger Adam Gray flips California’s 13th Congressional District in nation’s final House race

Democrat Adam Gray has won California’s 13th Congressional District race, defeating incumbent Republican Rep. John Duarte, according to The Associated Press. California’s 13th Congressional District was the last seat to be called, with the district being one of the most competitive races in the Golden State. Republicans maintained the majority with 220,…

Aspiring CHP cop, young daughter rescue elderly driver after rollover crash into canal
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Aspiring CHP cop, young daughter rescue elderly driver after rollover crash into canal

An aspiring cop rescued an elderly driver who crashed into an irrigation canal Monday with the help of his eagled-eyed 6-year-old daughter, California authorities said. Cyle Johnson and his wife Ashley Martin were visiting a home in Live Oak when their little girl, Cayleigh saw a car roll over as…

DNA links suspect to 1979 California cold case killing —decades after he passed lie detector test
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DNA links suspect to 1979 California cold case killing —decades after he passed lie detector test

A man who was cleared by a polygraph test for the rape and murder of a teenage girl in 1979 has now been linked to the suspect with newfound DNA evidence, authorities revealed. 17-year-old Esther Gonzalez had been walking from her home in Beaumont, Calif., to her sister’s house in…

Family of California Gov. Newsom acquires Marin County home for .1M
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Family of California Gov. Newsom acquires Marin County home for $9.1M

The family of California Gov. Gavin Newsom acquired a multi-million-dollar home in a Marin County purchase early in November. Local media outlets such as the San Francisco Standard and San Francisco Chronicle reported the purchase of the 5,600-square foot Kentfield home occurred Nov. 14. The luxury home was acquired via a limited liability…

After ‘The Love Boat’ ship mysteriously sinks, town worries about safe drinking water: ‘Nefarious dark stuff’
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After ‘The Love Boat’ ship mysteriously sinks, town worries about safe drinking water: ‘Nefarious dark stuff’

The Love Boat won’t be making another run anytime soon. The 70-year-old MS Aurora — the vessel which inspired the iconic television show — has been sunk for months, prompting concerns about local drinking water in the Northern California estuary where it met its demise and leaving local officials scrambling…

Mexican cartel big arrested in US after allegedly faking own death: feds
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Mexican cartel big arrested in US after allegedly faking own death: feds

The son-in-law of one of Mexico’s most powerful cartel bosses has been arrested in California — after federal prosecutors say he faked his own death so he could disappear to “live a life of luxury” in the Golden State. Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, 37, was bagged Tuesday in Riverside, where he’d been…

Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi moving to England after Donald Trump’s election win: report
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Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi moving to England after Donald Trump’s election win: report

Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, have packed up and moved to the UK following Donald Trump’s election win earlier this month, according to a report. The comedian, 66, and the “Arrested Development” alum, 51, are gearing up to put their sprawling Montecito, Calif., mansion on the market…

Calif. teen survives boating accident that killed 5 relatives by hiding in cooler
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Calif. teen survives boating accident that killed 5 relatives by hiding in cooler

A 13-year-old boy survived a boating accident off the central California coast that killed his father and four others on board by hiding in a cooler. Juladi “Jude” Khammoungkhoune was out crabbing with his relatives just off Bodega Bay late in the evening on Nov. 2 when their boat was…