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  • Search for survivors winds down in Oklahoma

    No survivors or bodies have been found in Moore since Monday, the day a mammoth tornado ripped through 17 miles of central Oklahoma and pummeled 2,400 ...

  • CalPERS alleges attorney misconduct

    Anne Stausboll is CEO of CalPERS. The California Public Employees Retirement System is asking federal bankruptcy courts to disqualify a law firm from participating in the municipal bankruptcy proceedings of San Bernardino and Stockton because the firm allegedly hired attorneys away from a firm that was representing the pension fund giant. Winston & Strawn LLP is a 160-year-old Chicago-based law ...

  • Neighbors Descibe Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen

    John Ganoe’s booking photo (Lodi Police) LODI- Lodi Police arrested John Ganoe for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at a Lodi Motel. They say he lured her there, held her at knife point and assaulted her. Carol Shockley was shocked by allegations against her former neighbor at the Star Motel in Lodi. The motel John Ganoe listed as his address while registering as a sex ...

  • Caltrans Rams Truck to Test Safety of New Bridge Rail

    WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- A Dodge Ram truck crashed into a guardrail, just as Caltrans engineers planned. At a cost of a $250,000, the crash at this West Sacramento test track would be an expensive ride. But it's a necessary one for safety. Caltrans engineers have been taking a good, hard look at existing bridge rails, realizing they need to upgrade to save lives and protect their work ...

  • Higher county water bills may be on tap

    Water rates in Sacramento County would go up 5.6 percent in August and another 3.8 percent next year under a proposal supervisors will consider in July.Supervisors on Tuesday set a public hearing on July 16 for the proposed rate hikes. The change would add $12 to each bimonthly bill for an average residential customer.The increases would apply to about 170,000 people receiving service from the ...


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The Last Kiss

The Last Kiss

The Last Kiss is a remake of a 2001 Italian film of the same title by writer/director Gabriele Muccino, who specializes in domestic melodrama (he was recently imported to the U.S. to direct The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith). Screenwriter Paul Haggis (Crash ... ...

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  • Sacramento area veterans awarded diplomas through Operation Recognition

    Liberty Derby, 7, center, admires the sign her grandfather, Douglas Borges holds at left, while Arthur Flores Aleman and granddaughter Destiny Silva, 10, pose at right for a photo. The Operation Recognition program has awarded 171 ...

  • Davis man faces trial in alleged hate crime

    Clayton Garzon will face trial on assault and hate crime allegations connected to the March 10 beating of a gay Davis man, a Yolo Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday."We have evidence of a severe beating – not just a punch, but a significant beating," said Yolo Superior Court Judge David Rosenberg at the conclusion of Garzon's preliminary hearing.Garzon, 20, of Davis faces three ...

  • Sacramento City Council plans to boost parks budget for first time since 07

    Sacramento's core public services have been devastated the past five years, the result of persistent, historic budget deficits at City Hall.Police officers have been laid off, fire rigs have been shut down and development projects have been put on hold.Of all the services to take a hit, the upkeep of the city's vast parks system has been affected perhaps the most. That cycle of cuts ...

  • Final yard waste pickup for spring is next week

    The final spring citywide pickup of loose-in-the-street green waste for residents now using containers will be held next week. All yard waste must be out for collection by 6 a.m. Monday. The city advises to keep piles 6 feet from vehicles and out of gutters and bike lanes. Yard waste acceptable for pick-up by "claw" machines includes leaves, and tree and shrub ...

  • Bank merger awaits shareholders vote

    Fresno-based Central Valley Community Bancorp, parent of Central Valley Community Bank, says that all regulatory approvals have been completed for it to acquire Visalia Community Bank.Currently, Central Valley has 17 branches, including one in Sacramento. That would jump to 21 with the addition of Visalia Community Bank's four branches.Final approval of the acquisition rests with Visalia ...

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