Buried in archives, Civil War diary inspires biography of pioneering botanist

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Buried in archives, Civil War diary inspires biography of pioneering botanist

In her biography of John Gill Lemmon, Kelly Agnew describes the Civil War veteran and his wife, Sara Plummer Lemmon, as the ‘first couple’ of California botany in the…

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‘Before you know it, I shot Seth’

Seth Smith. Courtesy: Michelle Rode-Smith The 61-year-old man convicted of fatally shooting a 19-year-old UC Berkeley student he’d spotted on the street told the teenager’s family, during a sentencing hearing…

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Los Angeles city firefighters caught on video punching, kicking a homeless man; Man trying to break into fire station, LAPD says

SILVER LAKE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A shocking video showing local firefighters punching and kicking a person at Los Angeles City Fire Station 6 is going viral. LAPD says that…

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State leader visits Berkeley, praises novel partnership to help the unhoused

Lourdes Castro Ramírez, secretary of the state Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, talks with Peter Radu, assistant to the city manager of Berkeley, on Friday at the Rodeway Inn…

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Historic state budget blueprint faces crucial hurdles – Capitol Weekly | Capitol Weekly

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a multi-billion-dollar package of monetary goodies for Californians, but how much of it will become reality is now up to legislators. The clock ticks: Lawmakers…

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Witness testifies in trial over alleged civil rights violation during 2020 BLM protests | News

Erika Harris had spent about a month protesting in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement before she was assaulted with bear mace and had racial slurs hurled at her…

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10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, killing 10 people and…

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Daughter, mother, father graduate from BC on same day | News

The family that studies together graduates together. It happened Thursday at Bakersfield College when a 19-year-old student-athlete from east Bakersfield received her diploma along with not one but both of…

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Grizzlies rout Warriors to avoid elimination, force Game 6 in SF

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr., Desmond Bane and Tyus Jones each scored 21 points and the Memphis Grizzlies routed the Golden State Warriors 134-95 on Wednesday night to…

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NCJ Preview: The Search for Emmi and the Relief of Rage Runs

May 5 was a day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2 Spirit People. For contributor Cutcha Risling Baldy, it’s personal, as her cousin Emmilee Risling…

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