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CHRISTOPHER WINTERFELDT/cwinterfeldt@mercedsunstar.com U.S. Forest Service fireman Bo Rice, 28, works on putting out hot spots on fire division line Oscar using a hoe and a 2,500 foot hose line while fighting the Carsten Fire in the Sierra National Forest near Jerseydale in the Mariposa area on Monday (6-17-13).

UPDATE: Mariposa-area foothill fire coming under crews' control

State fire officials have revised down the acreage consumed by the fire, to 1,621 acres. The change, they say, is due to more precise mapping. Also... 2 hours ago

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NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski leaves after the funeral of driver Jason Leffler at Grace Covenant Church in Cornelius, N.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Leffler lost his life in a racing accident last week.

NASCAR drivers among 800 at Leffler funeral

Sprint Cup drivers Kasey Kahne, Brad Keselowski and Greg Biffle were among more than 800 people who attended the funeral service for NASCAR driver ... 46 minutes ago

Opinion

Gov. Jerry Brown celebrates the budget deal with Democratic legislative leaders Darrell Steinberg, left, and John A. Pérez.

Our View: Bills trample on our right to know

The current Legislature — and the administration of Gov. Jerry Brown — is shaping up to be the worst in recent memory for transparent government...

State

Ashley "Blossom" Marion of Happily Ever Laughter pumps up balloons Saturday while walking in the parade. Thousands participated, many on edge anticipating a Supreme Court ruling on Prop. 8.

Prop. 8 ruling imminent; gay marriage advocates plan Sacramento events

Opponents of California's Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, plan a slate of activities in Sacramento to coincide with the... 2 hours ago

Living & Entertainment

This film publicity image released by Disney-Pixar shows Mike Wazowski, voiced by Billy Crystal in a scene from "Monsters University."

Capsule reviews of new movie releases

"World War Z" - Might there be a real zombie apocalypse one day? The way zombies have invaded our pop culture the last several years, it's maybe a ... 2 hours ago

Business

FILE -This Nov. 27, 2012 photo shows a 2013 Honda Civic is shown in Detroit. Porsche and GMC have the highest-quality vehicles in a new survey of U.S. car owners. But the survey suggests overall quality is falling because of glitches with new technology, like navigation and voice recognition systems. The survey, released Wednesday, June 19, 2013, questioned 83,442 owners and lessees of 2013 model year vehicles who were contacted at random through state registration data. Honda had the top-performing small car and small SUV, with the Honda Civic and Honda CR-V. The best midsize car was the Toyota Camry and the best large car was the Chevrolet Impala. Chevrolet also had the best large SUV, the Tahoe and the best pickups , the Avalanche and Silverado.

Car quality dinged by tech glitches, survey finds

Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they're not very forgiving of the car company when those... 16 minutes ago

Nation/World

In this Tuesday, June 18, 2013 photo Zita, a liger, half-lioness, half-tiger, carries her one month old liliger cub in the Novosibirsk Zoo. The cub's father is a lion, Sam.

AP PHOTOS: 3 little liligers cavort at Russian zoo

The zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia's third-largest city, is home to a unique animal - the liliger. That's a big cat breed where the father is a lion and... 2 hours ago

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