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Researchers Say California Fault Could Cause 7.4M Quake

An earthquake fault running from San Diego Bay to Los Angeles is capable of producing a magnitude-7.4 earthquake that could affect some of the region’s most densely populated areas, according to a study released Tuesday. The study looked at the …

Police Try to Resolve Fault for Calif. Crosswalk Crash

Police were reviewing grainy surveillance video Friday to help them determine who was at fault when a car plowed into two women and the two small children they were pushing in strollers across a Santa Ana street. Santa Ana police …

Feds Fault Pilot in 2009 Montana Crash that Killed 14

The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed and killed 14 people in Butte in 2009 cut safety corners and then did not take the appropriate action after discovering a problem with his fuel system, the National Transportation Safety Board …