State News

	Bill would strengthen high-speed rail bond measure The state Senate has approved a bill that could boost the chances of voters approving a $9.9 billion high-speed rail bond measure on California's Nov. 4 ballot.
	Fire in complicating helicopter crash recovery efforts A wildfire raging through the rugged and dense terrain of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest is complicating efforts to recover victims and evidence from the scene of a firefighting helicopter crash.
	LA County officials seek menu calorie counts Two Los Angeles County supervisors are proposing an ordinance that would require fast-food and chain restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus.
	Parolees on Soboba reservation told to leave California authorities have ordered five parolees living on the Soboba Indian Reservation to leave because of escalating violence between the San Jacinto tribe and law enforcement.
	Pilot error blamed for Lomita neighborhood crash Federal investigators say the pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed into a Lomita neighborhood a year ago had his fuel valve switched to an empty tank.
	Spills spurs closure of south I-5 in central L.A. A cleanup crew is on the scene and the CHP hopes to have all lanes reopened by 6:30 a.m.
	Conservation group to buy land near Hercules A long struggle between developers and conservationists over hundreds of acres of rural land in the East Bay is expected to come to a close today with the announcement the land will be bought by a conservation group.
	School district flip-flop, sandals OK on campus The school district has flip-flopped on its new student dress code and will now allow the popular sandals at Paso Robles High School.
	Street performer convicted in murder of girlfriend A well-known San Francisco street performer is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison after being convicted in the murder of his girlfriend.
	One shot dead, three wounded at SoCal Samoan festival Authorities were searching for suspects early Thursday after a shooting at a Samoan Flag Day festival in Carson left a man dad and wounded three other people.