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  • Eppies Great Race founder delivers Sacramento County donation

    The founder of "Eppie's Great Race" today handed Sacramento County Supervisors a check for $31,815, bringing his total contributions to the county to more than $1 million.Eppie Johnson has promoted the race for 40 years, raising money for the county's therapeutic recreation services. The services benefit people with mental and physical disabilities.The 40th annual Great Race ...

  • Man dies after being pulled from Sacramento pool

    SACRAMENTO, CA - A man died after being found at the bottom of an apartment complex pool Tuesday afternoon. The incident was at The Gables Apartments on the 9000 block of Casals Street. It was not clear who found the man but two sheriff's deputies across the street serving an eviction noticed were summoned by a call for help about 2:15 p.m., according to the Sacramento County ...

  • Investigators Reveal Possible Cause of Carstens Fire

    Image courtesy: Sierra Sun Times. MARIPOSA COUNTY- The Carstens Fire, burning west of the Yosemite National Park, is human caused, according to investigators. The fire started as an ';escaped campfire.'; Firefighters say there have also been several fires lately caused by barbecues and lawn mowers, combined with dry forest conditions. The Carstens Fire burned more than 1,600 acres ...

  • Suspect Fired Gun Twice During Robbery

    Surveillance footage of the robbery. GALT-- Police are looking for a man who walked into a Galt 7-Eleven early Tuesday night and robbed the place. The man is seen on surveillance footage walking into the Pine Street store around 2:19 a.m. He then demanded money and threatened the clerk at gunpoint. Police say he also fired two shots in the air. After the robbery, police say he got into a ...

  • Speeding Car Leads Officers to 37 Stolen Catalytic Converters

    Dozens of catalytic converters were found during the search of a Stockton Home.Courtesy: Stockton Police Department STOCKTON- Following up on a speeding Mercedes in Stockton, officers found 37 stolen catalytic converters. Monday night, Stockton Police chased the car at a high rate of speed, before losing track of it. Later, the Mercedes was found parked at a home. Once officers confirmed the ...


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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The tag line for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is "Witness the birth of fear," which is technically what we do in the opening minutes when a woman gives birth to the mutant baby who will grow up to be Leatherface on the grungy flo ... ...

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  • Ice Crystals High In The Atmosphere Creating Halo Effect Around Sun

    Moisture in the form of ice crystals in the cirrostratus clouds are creating a halo effect that appears to surround the sun. The moisture is being pushed into our region by a storm to the northwest over the ...

  • Pit Bull Mauls Dixon Child To Death In Union City

    UNION CITY (CBS) -- A six-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pit bull at a home in Union City Monday morning, according to Union City police. Fire crews and an ambulance were called to an address on Elizabeth Way about 11 a.m. Monday morning. The victim, identified as Dixon resident Nephi Selu, was taken to Stanford Hospital where neighbors of the family say the boy ...

  • Sacramento County health officials investigating Hepatitis A outbreak

    Sacramento County health authorities are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A that may be associated with a frozen berry blend sold at Costco.A total of 106 cases have been reported in eight states, including California. Of those reported cases, two cases have been identified in Sacramento County.County authorities are recommending that if Costco customers have Townsend Farms Organic ...

  • Poll Congress approval rating just 16 percent

    According to a new national poll, just 16 percent of Americans approve of the way Congress is handling its job, with 83 percent of those questioned in a CNN/ORC International survey saying they disapprove. The poll was released ...

  • SoCal mortgage company bringing 200 jobs to Sacramento

    PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, a publicly traded company, will lease office space at the PS Business Park. The company's arrival is expected to have an economic impact of more than $133 million in the Sacramento ...

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