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  • Teen dies after refusing to give iPad to thieves

    Ivan Arenas told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he bought the iPad for his oldest son, Marcos, less than two months ago. The father says the family has never had a lot and his 15-year-old son knew the value of everything he had. But police say the Bonanza High School student's refusal to surrender his iPad to the thieves cost him his life Thursday and serves as a lesson for owners of ...

  • Sailor Gets Warm Welcome Home

    SACRAMENTO– A hug eight months in the making is a pretty special thing. Naval Airman Dominick Valencia has been gone from home for eight months – this time. He’a been away from home for most of the last four years since his high school graduation in Roseville, but not Friday night. ';I’m feeling great. It’s good to be home,'; he said. ';Oh my God ...

  • Powerball Jackpot at $600 Million – Second Largest in History

    File photo (CNN) — Two dollars and a dream. That’s all it took for Mammie Hicks to plunk down money at a Riverside, Missouri, convenience store for a chance at Saturday’s record $600 million multistate Powerball jackpot. ';People are more important than money. I’d just give it away … to help people,'; she told CNN affiliate KCTV5 of Kansas City. The ...

  • Canadian Press NewsAlert Oxbow wins the Preakness Stakes

    Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ...

  • As fireworks crackle Beckham plays last home game

    Never a stranger to the big stage, David Beckham went out in a burst of fireworks and adulation Saturday in his final home game for Paris Saint-Germain before retirement.Fans chanted his name before the game, and they chanted some more when he was finished. There was an outpouring of hugs, cheers, song and congratulations _ from teammates, opponents and even former President Nicolas ...


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Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le pacte des loupes) [DVD]

Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le pacte des loupes) [DVD]

It is 1694, and there is trouble in the French countryside. A large beastsome claim it is a giant wolf, others swear it is a demon, but no one is really surehas been attacking women and children in the southern province of Gvaudan. Hunters and soldiers have been unable to track it and kill it, and word is starting to leak to Paris about the problem. ...

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  • 3 men arrested during Oroville gang sweep

    Officers from two Northern California police departments conducted a search for gang members in Oroville and arrested three men on felony charges ...

  • Hero volunteer group honored by sheriffs department

    SACRAMENTO, CA - The Drowning Accident Rescue Team got a very, very generous donation Saturday afternoon from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Eric Jones presented $25,000 to D.A.R.T. during its Open House. The money will help update equipment used for real-time communication between divers and shore support. D.A.R.T. is non-profit, all volunteer group that works with ...

  • 90-Year-Old California Man Earns 4th College Degree

    SAN MARCOS, CA (CNN) -- Getting a four-year college degree wasn't enough for one California man, and neither was graduate school. In fact, he's got quite a collection of degrees. And CNN's Kristy Wolfski reports that now the man has one more degree to add to his resume. 90-year-old Wally Taibleson -- the oldest graduate in the California State University system -- has collected ...

  • Personal Finance What to give that beloved graduate

    "Obviously, cash is king," said personal finance blogger Joseph Audette, a personal finance writer/blogger for NerdWallet. But students, especially high school graduates juggling their own finances for the first time, can quickly blow through a lot of cash, he notes. Instead?"Get a gift card from the university's student bookstore. It's a little more thought than writing ...

  • Third-graders play gets produced by popular Sacramento actors

    In Sacramento public schools, a 10-week-long literacy program called Fantasy Festival had students write their own plays for consideration by the theater. Actors visited local schools to provide ideas to inspire and motivate students. One third-grade female student wrote an exquisite play, "The Trampoline," that has become part of a series of five short skits performed by B Street ...

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