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In Jamestown, police say one resident had enough firepower in his house, to equip a small army. Officers confiscated somewhere between five hundred and a thousand guns from the home of 63-year-old Thad Schank. He faces a weapons possession charge. Police also say one of Schank's weapons was stolen a couple months ago, which means it's somewhere out on the streets. When police realized just how many guns Schank had, they decided to get them out of his home, so that no more guns would end up in the hands of criminals.

SACRAMENTO (AP) - California's workers' compensation insurance rates have dropped an average 10.38 percent since lawmakers adopted a series of cost-cutting measures, but greater decreases are possible, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi said Tuesday. "Workers' compensation rates are definitely on the down escalator, but the escalator needs to speed up," Garamendi said. "Greater savings are possible." The workers' comp insurance rates paid by California employers shot up dramatically in recent years, increasing 200 percent to 300 percent for some businesses. Lawmakers responded last fall and this spring with legislation that, among other things, imposed new limits on benefits for injured workers...