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Riots Break Out in Oakland Over Police Involuntary Manslaughter Verdict

"We don't have to tear nothing up, the police goin' to jail, porky, is going to jail" - Demonstrator in Oakland

(OAKLAND / SALEM) - Thousands are in the streets of Oakland over the Manslaughter verdict entered against a BART Officer who shot a 22-year old man to death, later saying he confused his police revolver with a Taser.

The officer weeped as he testified that the shooting of Oscar Grant was a tragic accident caused by accidentally grabbing his firearm instead of an electric Taser weapon.

U.S. Coast Guard Identifies Crew of Crashed MH-60 Helicopter Crew

U.S. Coast Guard identifies MH-60 helicopter crew‏.

(SEATTLE) - The U.S. Coast Guard has identified the one survivor and three crew members who lost their lives, Wednesday, after their MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed in the waters off of James Island, near La Push, Wash.

Lt. Lance D. Leone, 29, of Ventura, Calif., survived the crash and is being treated at a Seattle hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He is married.

Mendonico County Sheriff on Radio Station KZYX

"The Truth about Money" returns on Friday, July 9, at 9 AM, with host, John Sakowicz, and guest, Mendocino County Sheriff, Tom Allman. We will be talking about the new medical marijuana cultivation permit and inspection permit.

(MENDOCINO, Calif.) - On March 23, 2010, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors enacted an ordinance that quadrupled the number of medical marijuana plant that can be grown on a parcel of land.

The new ordinance allows gardens up to 99 plants, if growers apply for a variance to the county's 25-plant limit. In other words, the new ordinance requires proper licensing and law enforcement scrutiny.

A `Swell` Independence Day Weekend on Southern California Beaches

Big waves and light winds mean good surfing potential, and possible dangerous conditions.

(LOS ANGELES) - AccuWeather.com reports a storm that first hit New Zealand last weekend with heavy wind and rain will produce big waves over the Independence Day weekend into early next week along many Southern California beaches.

Cell Phone Health Hazards: Better Safe Than Sorry

"Science has shown increased risk of brain tumors from use of cellphones, as well as increased risk of eye cancer, salivary gland tumors, testicular cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and leukemia, The public must be informed." - August '09 report on cell phone hazards

(SAN FRANCISCO) - A growing body of scientific evidence shows that there are significant health hazards to cell phone use.

These include brain tumors; damage to DNA, an undisputed cause of cancer; blood-brain barriers; and male fertility damage by cell phone use because men, especially teenagers, put their cell phones in their pockets when not in use, causing a deleterious effect on sperm count and sperm motility.

EU Times Reports California Notified of Gulf Evacuation Plans

Even if you don't live in one of the Gulf Coast states, this one story you want to closely follow.

(SOMERDALE, N.J.) - This story gets worst day by day. Wayne Madsen, the investigative reporter, has a new for-subscribers report out.

Cannabis Reduces Infant Mortality

Surprising connections between "Failure-to-Thrive" and Cannabinoids.

(NORTHERN CALIFORNIA) - Years ago, a friend of mine, a good Christian lady, had a child with "failure to thrive". She had CPS all over her, looking for even the tiniest trace of child neglect.

They found none. The child was well cared for, but she just didn't seem that interested in eating. Her bottles often went half finished.

Debt Collectors & Debt Collection Law Suits

In the end there are those in this world willing to live as carpetbaggers.

(LOS ANGELES) - It became common in the United States during the recent economic downturn, for attorneys to file lawsuits against consumers to collect old debts.

These lawyers whose specialty is the ability to file thousands of suits at a time, on behalf of big corporate firms that take the debts off the hands of other companies.

VA Quietly Giving Benefits to Marines Exposed to Toxic Water

The public is only now beginning to realize the extent of the contamination.

(WASHINGTON D.C. McClatchy Newspap) - Former Marine Corps Cpl. Peter Devereaux was told about a year ago that he had just two or three years to live.

More than 12 months later, at 48, he still isn’t ready to concede that the cancer that’s wasting his innards is going to kill him. He swallows his pills and suffers the pain and each afternoon he greets his 12-year-old daughter, Jackie, as she steps off her school bus in North Andover, Mass.