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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 ...

  • Earthquake in Greenville felt in all the way to Stockton

    A magnitude 5.7 Earthquake hit Greenville, Calif. around 8:47 p.m., according to the USGS. The epicenter was about 6.9 miles northwest of the Greenville. An aftershock of magnitude 3.5 hit around 8:55 p.m. A second aftershock of magnitude 2.6 hit around 9:04 p.m. Initially, USGS reported the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.9, but downgraded the magnitude to 5.7 a few minutes later. Cities ...

  • Earthquake Rattles Northern California Sacramento Region

    Map courtesy: USGS PLUMAS COUNTY- A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was reported by the United States Geological Survey Thursday night near Susanville, north of Chico. Tremors were felt as far down in the Sacramento. Greenville, the closest city to the epicenter, is about 145.6 miles from Sacramento. There were no immediate reports of damage, aside from objects falling from shelves. Stay with ...

  • Man Sentenced for Loaded Gun at Sacramento International Airport www.privateofficer.com

    --United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller sentenced Harold E. Waller, 46, of Circle, Montana, today to three years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for attempting to board an aircraft with a concealed, dangerous weapon, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to court documents, in March 2012, Waller drove from Montana to ...

  • Czech police seek Palo Alto man suspected of 4 murders

    PRAGUE (AP) - Czech police are searching for an American man suspected of killing four people and say they believe he is on the run and armed. Brno Police spokeswoman Petra Vedrova identified him as Kevin Dahlgren, born in 1992, and released his photograph. A Facebook page containing the same photograph says that Dahlgren is from Palo Alto, California, and lives in the Czech Republic's ...


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Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night is based on the cultish Italian comic book series that was created back in 1986 by artist and novelist Tiziano Sclavi. The comic has been published consistently for some 25 years now in multiple countries, although the vast majority of the mainst ... ...

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  • New Emergency Operations Training Site Built By Prisoners

    A new emergency operations center in Folsom. FOLSOM- A new emergency operations training center was officially opened near Folsom Prison after it was constructed by inmates at the Prison Industry Authority. The facility is not only a training site for emergency disaster managers, it can be activated should other operations centers in the valley are disabled by flooding, fires or terrorist ...

  • BREAKING I-5 Bridge Collapses over River in Washington Vehicles People in Water

    File Photo MOUNT VERNON, Washington (KCPQ)- Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapsed Thursday, sending vehicles and people into the water below, the Washington State Patrol said. There was no immediate word on injuries. Both the northbround and southbound lanes of the northern section of the bridge collapsed, said Gina Cole of the Skagit County Herald. For more on this developing ...

  • CHP Remind Drivers to Secure Cargo after Man is Impaled

    A Rocklin man was impaled by a metal pipe Wednesday in Livermore. SACRAMENTO- If you carry it in a truck or haul it, it’s important to secure everything before taking off. Failure to do so could be deadly. ';Drivers may face charges. As far as spilling a load and causing somebody to actually be killed as a result of that,'; said CHP Officer Adrian Quintero. CHP says it ...

  • Brandon Bikes to Work Days 14-17

    Brandon Mercer wearing dress socks while biking to work, to save time on the morning routine. SACRAMENTO- May is Bike Month, and on a challenge from the FOX40 morning producers, I'm seeing if I can ride my bike to work all month. Day 14: Drove to work. I had a big event, and was dressed up. I just can't be that guy who bikes in a suit, and biking with a garment bag over my shoulder ...

  • UOP Forecast Shows Hope For Stockton Unemployment Rate

    STOCKTON (CBS13) -- Good news on the job front is coming out of Stockton, according to a new economic forecast from the University of the Pacific. Jeff Michael with UOP's business forecasting center says there could be light at the end of Stockton's economic ...

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