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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:47:56 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1211204&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1211204&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/wKjoFkFXe2k/view.bg ANACORTES, Wash. - Mark Stover was the Pacific Northwest's dog-trainer-to-the-stars. He taught obedience to the pets of Pearl Jam and Nirvana, Starbucks chairman Howard... Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:29:14 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1211201&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1211201&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/MpgXpboIxbg/view.bg LOS ANGELES - The space cadets of La-La have given moonwalker Buzz Aldrin a new title: Honorary consul general to the moon. Forty years after Aldrin took the second small... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:40:07 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1211023&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1211023&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/krKF3sTK72c/view.bg TUALATIN, Ore. - Oregon police say two people have been killed and two others wounded in a shooting at a suburban Portland office park. The shooting at a drug-testing facility... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:06:29 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210998&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210998&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/NrKXZohiQzY/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/0ab4ee7e49_ltprecoveredvan.jpg SPOKANE, Wash. - Michele Squires once owned the 1965 Volkswagen van that was found recently in a shipping container at a Southern California port - 35 years after she had... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:19:35 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210943&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210943&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/1ag0gjuj6U4/view.bg LOS ANGELES - Four years after its first solar sail ended up in the ocean instead of orbit, The Planetary Society announced Monday that by the end of 2010 it will try again... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:39:30 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210768&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210768&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/DvyEeig6eLE/view.bg SAN FRANCISCO - A trucker died today after his big-rig plummeted 200 feet from a new section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that has seen about 40 crashes since it... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:09:18 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210742&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210742&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/38zn7iDz1P4/view.bg To 12-year-old Suzannah Pabla, piercing her nose was a way to connect with her roots in India. To Suzannah's school, it was a dress-code violation worthy of a suspension. ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:39:50 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210492&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210492&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/RCr-VXZREm4/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/b44c08c928_RefineryFire_11092009.jpg WOODS CROSS, Utah - A refinery explosion that severely damaged 10 homes this week was caused by a burst pipe that sprayed hydrogen gas onto a nearby heater, the U.S. Chemical... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:42:25 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210474&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210474&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/s83006APjS8/view.bg RICHLAND, Wash. - Charges have been dropped against a retired coach accused of hitting a 7-year-old autistic boy who was having a "meltdown" in the Richland Public... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:05:21 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210156&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210156&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/gsHMgA1_J_Y/view.bg WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Jaycee Dugard hid her identity, lied, refused to answer questions and asked for a lawyer as a parole agent probed her relationship with Phillip Garrido... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:39:53 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210145&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1210145&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/Efo_0QhFZsg/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/ab1f773028_Weed_11062009.jpg SEBASTOPOL, Calif. - The medical marijuana dispensary in this wine country town is in a former auto dealership, and has more registered patients than the town has residents.... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:57:23 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209961&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209961&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/Vlc14MAuIfA/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/ba38fa7103_ChesleySullenberger_11062009.jpg PASADENA, Calif. - Hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger will be grand marshal of the 121st Tournament of Roses parade. Sullenberger will ride a flower-festooned... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:04:44 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209950&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209950&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/VLyr6n-HIfg/view.bg LOS ANGELES - A Southern California man has been sentenced to nearly eight years in federal prison for charging more than $1 million on fraudulently obtained credit cards. Visanio... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:53:46 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209926&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209926&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/JOlTd3SXj6k/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/51c30c52aa_garrido11052009.jpg WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Had state parole agents leafed through Phillip Garrido's federal parole file when they took over his supervision in 1999, they would have known... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:58 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209792&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209792&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/wlhNM6NjKGA/view.bg BELLINGHAM, Wash. - How blind to their surroundings can people be when they're talking on their cell phones? Enough to miss seeing a clown - wearing bright purple... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:40:00 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209706&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209706&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/9TBenFqfvrk/view.bg MENDOTA, Calif.- Authorities say in court documents that a teenager charged with murder confessed to killing a 4-year-old boy because the child was going to reveal the teen... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:35:26 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209686&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209686&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/L219RwMpt6o/view.bg OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and his wife owe more than $200,000 in back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service, property records indicate. Alameda County... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:45:23 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209676&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209676&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/Vwh3SGULvow/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/4856068a87_hall.jpg SACRAMENTO, Calif.- A new report finds that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation failed to properly supervise parolee Phillip Garrido and missed opportunities... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:27:34 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209642&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209642&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/RgV15MtSlhI/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/0bc81705c5_fionna.jpg SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said today she is running for the Republican nomination to battle liberal stalwart Barbara Boxer... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:36:26 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209598&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209598&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/X4bQS2_q5Qg/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/8e0f463825_ltpPetservice110409.jpg LOS ANGELES - When the Rev. Tom Eggebeen took over as interim pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church three years ago, he looked around and knew it needed a jump start. Most... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:48:39 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209585&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209585&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/_ZUlWRJOhiQ/view.bg RICHMOND, Calif. - Police on Tuesday arrested a man they consider a main participant in the Oct. 24 gang rape of a 15-year-old student outside a Richmond high-school dance,... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:31:40 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209546&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209546&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/X0R72QcO9hc/view.bg RICHMOND, California - A seventh suspect was arrested today in the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside a high school homecoming dance while as many as 20 people watched... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:08:58 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209387&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209387&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/Mv2ONGYe1fU/view.bg http://multimedia.heraldinteractive.com/images/stp/8618d746c6_beck.jpg LOS ANGELES - Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, a three-decade veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department who is credited with cleaning up the image of the scandal-plagued Rampart... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:15:13 -0500 http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209344&srvc=rss http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/west/view.bg?articleid=1209344&srvc=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/news/national/west/~3/vXTLmxnwaX4/view.bg ANGELUS OAKS, Calif. - A 60-year-old woman has been shot and killed at a religious camp in California's San Bernardino Mountains. San Bernardino County sheriff's... 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