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Nora Knittel, 8, of Ceres eyes a sabor tooth tiger skull fossil at the Mother Lode Mineral Society's 48th annual Gem, Jewelry & Rock Show at the Stanislaus County Fairgrounds in Turlock, Calif., on Saturday, March 8, 2014.

Experience the artistry of rocks at Turlock show

Rocks star in a celebration of the best reasons to get your hands dirty at the Gem, Jewelry & Rock Show, continuing today at the Turlock fairgrounds.

Sports

Modesto's Israel Saavedra celebrates his 5-4 victory over Vacaville's Gionn Peralta in the 120-pound title match of the CIF State Wrestling Championships with an understated double fist pump on Saturday (March 8, 2014) in Bakersfield.

Modesto’s Saavedra brothers claim state titles 30 minutes apart

Modesto High’s Saavedra brothers, Emilio and Israel, claimed dramatic state wrestling titles barely 30 minutes apart in Bakersfield.

Opinion

Mike Dunbar: Profiting on water is wrong when it belongs to all of us

Farmers like to talk about their water. But in reality, all the water in California is our water. Every citizen owns it, just like we own the parks and the roads. It’s a shared resource; a common good. So when someone tries to profit unduly...

State

Two students comfort each other after a stage collapsed during a student event at Servite High School in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, March 8, 2014. Authorities said 30-40 people were taken to hospitals with mainly minor injuries.

2 dozen injured as California school stage falls

Investigators combed through a collapsed theater stage at a Southern California high school Sunday, trying to determine why it buckled during a performance that sent 25 students to the hospital with mainly minor injuries. 3 minutes ago

Living & Entertainment

FILE - This Nov. 11, 2004 file photo shows William "Wild Bill" Guarnere participating in the Veterans Day parade in Media, Pa. Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died, Sunday, March 9, 2014, at the age of 90.

'Band of Brothers' vet William Guarnere dies at 90

William "Wild Bill" Guarnere, one of the World War II veterans whose exploits were dramatized in the TV miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died. He was 90 3 minutes ago

Business

In this photo released by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, a patrol vessel of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane off Tok Bali Beach in Kelantan, Malaysia, Sunday, March 9, 2014. Military radar indicates that the missing Boeing 777 jet may have turned back, Malaysia’s air force chief said Sunday as scores of ships and aircraft from across Asia resumed a hunt for the plane and its 239 passengers.

Vietnam says it may have found missing jet's door

Vietnamese aircraft spotted what they suspected was one of the doors of a missing Boeing 777 on Sunday, while troubling questions emerged about how two passengers managed to board the ill-fated aircraft using stolen passports. 3 minutes ago

Nation & World

In this photo released by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, a patrol vessel of Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency searches for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane off Tok Bali Beach in Kelantan, Malaysia, Sunday, March 9, 2014. Military radar indicates that the missing Boeing 777 jet may have turned back, Malaysia’s air force chief said Sunday as scores of ships and aircraft from across Asia resumed a hunt for the plane and its 239 passengers.

Vietnam says it may have found missing jet's door

Vietnamese aircraft spotted what they suspected was one of the doors of a missing Boeing 777 on Sunday, while troubling questions emerged about how two passengers managed to board the ill-fated aircraft using stolen passports. 3 minutes ago