SACRAMENTO — A man who challenged the World War II internment of Japanese-Americans will be honored in California every year under a bill signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger on Thursday signed legislation designating Jan. 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution in California. Korematsu, who died in 2005, [...]
LOS ANGELES — Authorities say eight people were shot — one fatally — and another three stabbed after a fight broke out at a birthday party in the East Los Angeles area. Police said Saturday that 22-year-old Steven Lopez died at the scene and two other gunshot victims were taken to County-USC Medical Center with [...]
The Associated Press The two teams that played for the national championship last season trailed by 10 at halftime Saturday. No. 1 Alabama rallied from its deficit on the road and earned a tough 24-20 victory against No. 10 Arkansas, behind the hard running of Mark Ingram. For No. 7 Texas, that 10-point hole only [...]
The divided Fairfield City Council took action this week to end a decades-long cold war over the development of a piece of property that various segments of the community hold dear. Council members voted 3-2 Tuesday to approve a plan to develop the 3-acre site where the Samuel Martin House, or Stonedene, sits across from [...]
The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Jordan Wynn threw for two touchdowns in his first game since the season opener and eight different players scored for No. 13 Utah in a 56-3 rout of San Jose State on Saturday. Wynn completed 14 of 18 passes for 124 yards before heading back to the sidelines [...]
The Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Kyle Busch took a dominating romp on the concrete and rolled into the NASCAR record book. Busch set a single-season record for wins in the Nationwide Series, taking the checkered flag for the 11th time in only 23 races on Saturday at Dover International Speedway. Busch was tied with [...]
Daily Republic VACAVILLE — Patrick Niemeyer might be from a small town near Munster, Germany, but Oktoberfest will always bring him memories of California. Niemeyer, who has lived in Vacaville for two years, visited the fourth annual celebration held in Town Square by the owners of Pure Grain Bakery. “I’m glad to be here,†he [...]
The Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Owen Marecic enjoyed his trip to the end zone so much, he wasted no time getting back. Marecic, one of the few players to play both offense and defense, scored on a run and interception return 13 seconds apart Saturday, helping No. 16 Stanford to a 37-14 victory [...]
The Associated Press DENVER — Umpires are keeping a close eye on game balls at Coors Field after the San Francisco Giants expressed concern to the commissioner’s office that the Colorado Rockies might be using “juiced†balls when they’re batting. Major League Baseball spokesman Pat Courtney confirmed that umpires were instructed to monitor game balls [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — Sunny, hot weather and an influx of car enthusiasts combined to make the first car show at the Anheuser-Busch Budweiser brewery a roaring success. Put on by Families Helping Families, a service group of Budweiser employees, all profits from the fundraiser will support the organization’s charitable activities. Nearly double the number [...]
Daily Republic FAIRFIELD — Family, friends and colleagues joined together Saturday to celebrate the life of George Pettygrove, former Fairfield mayor, in a midday funeral at the Community United Methodist Church. Pettygrove was 79 years old. His accomplishments — and legendary straightforwardness — were lauded by a series of speakers, who interlaced their words of [...]
The Associated Press TORONTO — Chris Wondolowski had a hat trick to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 3-2 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday. Dwayne De Rosario and Maicon Santos scored for Toronto (8-10-8), which hurt its playoff hopes with the loss to San Jose (11-7-6). Toronto FC cost itself early, giving up [...]
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