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  • Elderly man missing from Modesto

    MODESTO, CA - An elderly man has been missing from Modesto for more than a week. Amos Earl McElvaine, 91, was last seen leaving a home on the 1700 block of Kenneth Street around 10 a.m. on May 14, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said. McElvaine may be suffering from the beginning stages of dementia. The sheriff's department said McElvaine was seen driving a red 1999 Ford ...

  • Women Becoming Priests Without Vatican’s Blessing

    SAN FRANCISCO (LA Times) -- The priest will be ordained in a purple Lutheran church. The Communion bread, symbolizing the body of Christ, will be gluten-free. The congregation will pray to ';our mother our father in heaven.'; But the real departure from Roman Catholic tradition will be evident when Maria Eitz approaches the altar Sunday for the laying on of hands that turns ...

  • Sacramento Police Investigating After Suspect Dies In Custody Bystander Records Encounter

    video of the incident , provided to CBS13 by an anonymous bystander, has some questioning if Sacramento Police used an appropriate amount of force. (Watch above. Warning: graphic footage.) The video shows the suspect on the ground, surrounded by officers in a shopping ...

  • Sac State Graduate Art Student Creating 1000 Bowls To Feed The Hungry

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento State graduate student is trying to make a difference with his art — fighting hunger by making 1,000 bowls. Christopher Max Thompson was inspired to create a possible solution to help hunger after he learned artists in years past believed their art could change the world. ';I see my art as a gift that I can give back to society and the ...

  • Feds grant tribal land to make way for casino

    The Department of Interior granted a tribal land designation for 40 acres near the Sleep Train Amphitheater, allowing a Native American tribe to move forward with plans to build a hotel and casino in Yuba ...


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Ugetsu [DVD]

Ugetsu [DVD]

Although largely unknown in the Western world until the final years of his long career, Kenji Mizoguchi is nevertheless one of the great masters of Japanese cinema, a pioneering auteur whose humanist vision, rigid formalism, and tenacious attention to detail garnered the admiration of numerous ci ... ...

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  • Puppy says I Love You

    SACRAMENTO, CA - A 4-month-old Chihuahua puppy with a special talent is up for adoption at the Sacramento SPCA shelter. Bitty was a stray found in Elk Grove and turned over into the SPCA's care, SPCA spokesperson Tracie Popma said. A customer at the shelter saw Bitty and said she used to have a similar dog who could say, "I Love You." Popma said the customer said, "I Love ...

  • Body Pulled from River Identified as Missing Sacramento Man

    Officers stand on a bridge in the Pocket area over the river where a body was found Friday evening. SACRAMENTO-- The coroner's office has officially identified the body pulled from the Sacramento River Friday evening as 50-year-old Reginald Hill. Hill was reportedly seen driving his car through a fence and into the river Tuesday. His car was retrieved on Wednesday, but there was no sign ...

  • Silver Alert Issued for Missing 91-Year-Old

    Photo of McElvaine provided by the sheriff’s department. MODESTO-- Authorities have issued a Silver Alert for a 91-year-old man missing since May 14. Amos McElvaine was last seen leaving a home near Kenneth and Hammond streets in a red 1999 Ford Ranger with the plate #5Z13221. He was wearing green pants, a red button-up shirt and dress shoes at the time of his disappearance. ...

  • Man Killed In Late Night Sacramento Double Shooting Another Injured

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  • Sacto 911 South Sacramento robbery attempt ends with one dead

    Bee Metro Staff Two men were shot, one fatally, when they apparently tried to run from a pair of armed robbers in south Sacramento, according to a police statement released Saturday. Police said officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 6100 block of Lemon Hill Avenue at 11:09 p.m. Friday. The officers found one victim with a gunshot wound to the lower body that did not appear to be ...

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