Panel looks at train safety after Metrolink crash LOS ANGELES - Eleven industry experts were selected by a commuter rail agency board to look at safety and operating procedures following last month's train collision that killed 25 people and injured 135 others. More of this storyProject suspended to relocate desert tortoises FORT IRWIN, Calif. - An effort to move the Mojave Desert's flagship species, the desert tortoise, off prospective combat training grounds has been suspended because the animals are being ravaged by coyotes. More of this storyMyers helps Phillies take 2-0 lead over Dodgers PHILADELPHIA - All those wild hacks Brett Myers takes before games produced clutch singles far more important than any meaningless homers he hits in batting practice. More of this storyActive Napa County brush fire consumes 200 acres ST. HELENA, Calif. - About 100 residents were evacuated from homes threatened by a rapidly spreading brush fire in Napa County. More of this storyBrown's 22 points leads Kings over Thunder SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Rookie Bobby Brown scored 22 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 94-85 in a preseason game Friday night. More of this storyOC sheriff's deputy charged with illegal Taser use SANTA ANA, Calif. - An Orange County sheriff's deputy has pleaded not guilty to illegally using a Taser on a handcuffed suspect in the back of a patrol car. More of this story
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