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A man was zip-tied at gunpoint and set on fire by at least three people who stole his vehicle in Northern California, according to the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office. The man called law enforcement around 10:55 p.m. on Wednesday night, telling deputies that his vehicle had been stolen in an area southwest of Yuba City, about 42 miles north of Sacramento, sheriff’s officials said. Responding deputies found that the man had been assaulted and burned, and emergency personnel took him to a hospital, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. The man told deputies that he was driving...

<p>OROVILLE, Calif. - An immediate evacuation from the low levels of Oroville and areas downstream is ordered.</p> <p>A hazardous situation has developed with the Oroville Dam auxiliary spillway. Officials say that operation of the auxiliary spillway has lead to severe erosion that could lead to a failure of the structure.</p>

Sutter Health in Sacramento said today that a New York-based national labor union has agreed to pay it $6 million and offered an apology to settle a long-standing legal dispute. The six-year legal battle revolved around Unite Here's allegations that Sutter used soiled linens in its maternity wards. In early 2005, Unite Here, which represented the workers at laundry contractor Angelica Corp., sent about 11,000 postcards to households in Northern California, warning recipients they "may be bringing home more than your baby if you deliver at a Sutter birthing center." Angelica Corp. contracted with Sutter to clean sheets and towels...