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Furious California wildfire leaves trail of destruction
LOS ANGELES - What began as a small brush fire along a freeway in drought-stricken Southern California morphed into a massive blaze fueled by gusty winds and dry vegetation. Swift-moving flames gutted...
Aug 17, 2016
Wyoming's top court weighs judge's same-sex marriage case
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Removing a Wyoming judge from the bench because she won’t perform same-sex weddings would violate her constitutional rights, her lawyer told the state’s top court Wednesda...
Aug 17, 2016
Man charged in shooting of police officer during chase
CHICAGO - A man accused of shooting a Chicago police officer following an alleged carjacking has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery. Police say officers responded to a report of...
Aug 17, 2016
Golf tournament formerly at Trump resort unveils Mexico home
NAUCALPAN, Mexico - A golf tournament yanked from a Florida resort owned by Donald Trump unveiled its new home in Mexico on Wednesday. Sponsor Grupo Salinas said the event will be held in March at the...
Aug 17, 2016
Blue Jays fire scouting director Brian Parker, crosschecker Blake David
The Toronto Blue Jays made some changes to their scouting department on Wednesday, firing director of amateur scouting Brian Parker and national crosschecker Blake Davis. Parker had been with the team...
Aug 17, 2016
Driven out: Housing crisis looms in flood-stricken Louisiana
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. - With an estimated 40,000 homes damaged by deadly flooding, Louisiana could be looking at its biggest housing crunch since the miserable, bumbling aftermath of Hurricane Katrina a...
Aug 17, 2016
Olympic champion Andy Murray, Canadian Milos Raonic advances in Cincinnati
MASON, Ohio - Andy Murray followed up his second Olympic singles title with a second-round victory Wednesday night in the Western & Southern Open. The top-seeded Scot beat Argentina’s Juan M...
Aug 17, 2016

Cisco laying off 5,500 employees amid tech upheaval
SAN FRANCISCO - Cisco Systems is laying off 5,500 employees as the internet gear maker scrambles to adapt to a technology upheaval that has triggered similar cutbacks to other storied tech companies. ...
Aug 17, 2016
Vandals even dumped paint in fridge of new North Vancouver house: police
VANCOUVER - Police in North Vancouver say vandals dumped over 15 pails of paint on appliances, countertops and the floor of a newly constructed house, causing $80,000 in damage. RCMP Cpl. Richard De J...
Aug 17, 2016

Defence Launches Mistrial Application in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Case
LETHBRIDGE – A scheduled sentencing hearing for a woman convicted in a multi-million dollar fraud case has been put on hold, as the defence has presented a mistrial application. They’re ar...
Aug 17, 2016