Track-It California

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Jonathan Cheechoo sounded tired on the phone, and understandably so.

He was in Portland, Maine, where his Binghamton Senators were in the middle of a four-games-in-five-nights road swing. And, yes, they travel the American Hockey League by bus. Read more

Mar. 15--Federal authorities have charged a California man with allegedly shipping about 32 pounds of methamphetamine to Hawaii for distribution in the Islands. Read more

Mar. 16--Nearly 1 in 4 Californians under age 65 had no health insurance last year, according to a new report, as soaring unemployment propelled vast numbers of once-covered workers into the ranks of the uninsured. Read more

Mar. 16--Reporting from Sacramento

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has

Padilla, chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, has scheduled a hearing of the panel Tuesday to grill commission officials about why, when California's unemployment rate is 12.5%, they propose sending funds to Oregon. Read more

Mar. 16--The number of traffic fatalities on California highways continues to decrease, mirroring a national trend attributed in part to stepped-up traffic enforcement, anti-drunk-driving campaigns and even the lackluster economy, officials said... Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Nearly 1 in 4 Californians under age 65 had no health insurance last year, according to a new report, as soaring unemployment propelled vast numbers of once-covered workers into the ranks of the uninsured. Read more

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- A Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge denied a motion by a stun-gun manufacturer to dismiss a civil lawsuit filed by a man who claims he suffered permanent injuries after being shocked by one of the weapons in 2006. Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The board of California's giant public pension fund voted Monday to remove the limit on the number of shareholder proposals it can issue to companies in its portfolio. Read more

Mar. 15--Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn., Obituaries

LEWISTON -- LeAnn Ramona Ellinghuysen, 81, formerly of Lewiston, died Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Winona Community Memorial Hospital in Winona, Minn. Read more

Mar. 15--Low-income schools in Monterey County--especially Salinas middle schools and high schools -- are in dire need of after-school programs, a statewide organization of law enforcement and crime victims' leaders announced in a new report. Read more