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US man arrested for dialling 911 more than 100 times in one month
A man from Sacramento has been arrested for calling 911 more than 100 times in about a month. According to police, Jimmy Shao needs help and he thinks that only the emergency hotline dispatcher can give it to him, the New York Daily News reported. The 56-year-old told KTXL-TV that the government is sending satellite signals directly into his body, thereby causing him severe pain and ...
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Things To Do Traffic and parking tips for Thursdays Kings rally downtown
If you are one of the thousands of purple bleeders expected to descend upon Cesar Chavez Park tonight to celebrate the Kings staying in Sacramento, here's some essential information that will help you navigate the closed streets and ...
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Obama Outlines Counterterrorism Policy To Confront Shifting Threats
President Barack Obama delivered a highly-anticipated speech on his administration's evolving counterterrorism policies on Thursday, suggesting that the U.S. needs to move away from a "boundless global war on terror."More than a decade after the 9/11 attacks, Obama argued that the terrorist threat has shifted and evolved and said now is the time to ask hard questions about the ...
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Californians get clearer picture of health plans prices under Obamacare
It's good news for the estimated six million people in California who have no insurance because starting Oct. 1, they'll be able to sign up for coverage, with 13 different health insurance plans -- including Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Kaiser Permanente --all competing for ...
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Sacramentos Skips Music to mark 40th anniversary with all-star concert
May 23--Let's rewind for the moment, back to the '70s. In the early years of the "Me Decade," a music festival was launched called the Old Sacramento Dixieland Jazz Jubilee. Around that same time, a small shop called Skip's Music had opened at 24th Street and Florin Road. It was stocked with guitars, drums and all the other tools for local musicians with dreams of rock ...
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A Dirty Shame
There are a few things you can always count on in a John Waters movie. The soundtrack will be composed largely of obscure 1960s music. Mink Stole will have a role. No matter how much the budget was, it will still look cheap. And there will be some bluenose complaining about the disgusting ... ...
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Vote on gay Boy Scouts today
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - A possible watershed date has arrived for the Boy Scouts of America. The Scouts' national leadership voted Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks. It's a decision on a critical, emotionally charged issue for one of the nation's oldest youth organizations and its millions of members. About 1,400 national council members were to vote on ...
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SFO baggage handler accused of theft
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A San Francisco International Airport baggage handler is facing charges that he stole items from passengers' bags. Prosecutors say 45-year-old George Reyes, who works for United Airlines, was found with iPads and purses when he was arrested on Tuesday. The items had been fitted with GPS trackers as part of a police sting. Reyes, of San Francisco, appeared in court the ...
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DMV Office to Close for 2 Weeks
File photo ROSEVILLE- The DMV office in Roseville will be closed for about two weeks this summer. The Department of Motor Vehicles is moving into a new, larger facility that can serve about 500 people a day. To accommodate the move, the office currently open along Harding Boulevard will close on June 6. The new field office will open on June 24. Anyone who needs to visit a DMV office during ...
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Man Arrested for Rash of Vandalism
James Hailey was arrested in connection with a rash of car vandalism.Courtesy: Placer County Jail AUBURN- A man is sitting in jail accused in a rash of car vandalism in Auburn. Officers met with James Hailey Sunday at his home during their investigation of the vandalism. Hailey was identified as the suspect in the incidents along Poet Smith Drive, and booked into ...
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Pink Fire Truck Unveiled
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