- Associated Press - Friday, February 17, 2017

Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. STORM

Major Pacific storm moving into Southern and Central California; some precautionary evacuations urged.



2. DAMAGED DAM

Forecasters say current storm system won’t bring significant rain to region of Oroville Dam.

3. DAM EVACUATION PLANNING

State regulators long ago advised that communities just downstream of Lake Oroville wouldn’t receive adequate warning if dam itself failed.

4. VATICAN-TRUMP

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Pope Francis says “no people is criminal and no religion is terrorist” in welcome letter read at Modesto conference on economic inequality.

5. BIEBER

Los Angeles authorities investigate report that Justin Bieber head-butted a man during an argument at a Sunset Strip restaurant.

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