LAWNDALE, Calif. (AP) -- A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has been released from the hospital after a shooting that left another man dead.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) -- A convicted rapist has been arrested for the 1986 murder of a San Bernardino County woman whose remains were found two years later.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California lawmakers have passed an $11 billion overhaul of the state's antiquated water system, ending decades of debate over ways of supplying a soaring population while preserving the fragile environment.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The San Francisco Chronicle says it will become the first newspaper in the nation to print on high-quality glossy paper.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that would make it possible.

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) -- Three college softball players found dead after their sport utility vehicle went into a pond on a North Dakota farm during a stargazing trip likely drove straight into the water in the dark, authorities said Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Media conglomerate News Corp. said Wednesday its net income for the latest quarter grew despite analysts' expectations of a decline, thanks to strength at its cable networks and the box-office success of "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs."

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- Rocketing into space? Some think an elevator might be the way to go.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A former Inglewood police officer has pleaded no contest to pointing a gun at another motorist during an off-duty confrontation.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Federal officials say the owners of a Southern California cleaning company were jailed for several days after failing to pay back wages to at least 385 workers.

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The Coast Guard plans a memorial service Friday morning for seven members who died in a collision with a Marine helicopter near San Diego last week.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A Sacramento divorce attorney accused of fondling five female clients is going to prison.

LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) -- Fireworks will be available for sale again in Lakeport after voters overturned a city ban.

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -- Fire officials say six people, including four firefighters, have been taken to a hospital because of a toxic spill inside a supermarket in Irvine.

ALHAMBRA, Calif. (AP) -- Police are searching for clues in the possible poisoning deaths of three dogs in Alhambra.