NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

• Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried
• US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns
• Russia to allow US arms shipments to Afghanistan

FEATURED NEWS

• Solar permits pricey in SM, Lompoc
• 16 Lucia Mar teachers get jobs back

CENTRAL COAST NEWS

• Old locomotive returns to SM
• Media, fans linger at Neverland despite no memorial there
• Vector-control tax for SLO County voted down handily
• Holiday affects services today, Saturday
• Lompoc task force hunting thrill-seeking serial arsonist
• Pismo Beach, Arroyo Grande set to celebrate Independence Day
• County Lines

STATE NEWS

• Firefighters contain Fresno blaze
• Judge eyes quick action on Calif gay marriage ban
• Feds announce drug busts in Seattle
• Peers admonish US chief judge over Web sex files
• LA braces for horde of Michael Jackson mourners
• Man charged with murder in Bentley shooting

NATIONAL NEWS

• LA braces for horde of Michael Jackson mourners
• States set to ring in Independence Day sans budget
• 4 decades later, freedom rider returns to Miss.
• SC gov's wife says husband must earn back trust
• IOUs spell uncertainty for Calif. small businesses
• SoCal-to-Vegas rail route wins federal designation

WORLD NEWS

• Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried
• US Marines push deeper into southern Afghan towns
• Officials: 17 die in US missile strike in Pakistan
• Prosecutors: Demjanjuk fit to stand trial
• Myanmar rejects initial UN attempt to see Suu Kyi
• Russia to allow US arms shipments to Afghanistan

TECHNOLOGY NEWS

• US wants privacy in new cyber security system
• Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
• Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking
• PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China
• Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings
• Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary
• Review: New guide gives Twitterific advice
• AP unveils 'treasure trove' of historical footage
• Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paper