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  • Highway 99 construction causes headaches for some

    APPROPRIATED 1.2 $5 BILLION TO LAUNCH COMMON CORE. SO FAR, THERE IS NO REAL ORGANIZED OPPOSITION. STILL UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION, PARTS OF HIGHWAY 99 WILL BE CLOSED TONIGHT FOR WORK. DRIVERS AND SOME BUSINESSES SAY IT IS A BIG INCONVENIENCE, BUT IT MIGHT BE WRAPPING UP SOONER THAN THEY THINK. THERE IS A LOT OF BACKED UP TRAFFIC. SHE SEES THE CONSTRUCTION RIGHT OUTSIDE HER BUSINESS. WE HAVE A LOT ...

  • ‘Night Stalker’ Ramirez Died of Cancer Coroner Finds

    Richard RamirezCourtesy: KTLA (CNN) — Condemned serial murderer Richard Ramirez, known as the ';Night Stalker'; to the Californians he terrorized in the 1980s, died of cancer, according to coroner’s findings released Monday. Ramirez had been sentenced to death for 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries in the spring and summer of 1985. He ...

  • 5 Acre Grass Fire Burning Near Natomas

    Photo courtesy Dave Alden. NATOMAS-- Crews are on-scene of a 5 acre grass fire northwest of Natomas. Sacramento Fire officials say they asking for extra help, as the fire is reportedly moving into trees. The fire started around 8:15 p.m. and is centered near Bayou Road, off of I-5 and Del Paso Boulevard. More information to come. Stick with FOX40.com for ...

  • Man Convicted of Attempted Murder after Brutally Attacking Woman

    Sacramento County Superior Court SACRAMENTO - A man suspected of attempting to kill a woman in her home was convicted today of attempted murder, domestic violence with great bodily injury, and criminal threats, the District Attorney announced Monday. According to prosecutors, Richard Helton - a three-striker with prior convictions for burglary, sodomy and attempted rape - threatened to kill ...

  • Sacto 911 Police arrest 16-year-old in slaying of popular Davis couple

    bmullin@sacbee.com The Davis Police Department has arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the April slaying of a well-known Davis couple. Police are not disclosing the name of the suspect and said he was taken into custody without incident at the police station. He is the only suspect in this case. After executing multiple search warrants, police arrested the youth on suspicion of ...


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The Sweet Hereafter

In "The Sweet Hereafter," writer/director Atom Egoyan takes us beyond the tragedy of death into the tragedy of living. He shows us how it isn't dying that hurts, but rather the pain of living in the hereafter of death, and dealing with the loss and grief that it brings. On a cold winter day in a small, isolated town in British Columbia, a school bus full of children slides off the highway and onto ... ...

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  • US waiting seeing with Irans new chief

    The U.S. State Department said Monday it wasn't surprised that Iran's newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani, said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should stay in power until ...

  • Police Woman Opened Door of Patrol Car to Let Boyfriend Escape

    Mugshots: Christopher White and Renee Robinson STOCKTON-- Two people are under arrest after a chaotic situation in the parking lot of the March Lane Food 4 Less Saturday afternoon. Police say a 28-year-old man was shopping at the store around 2:34 p.m. when his brother started attacking him. The man, 23-year-old Christopher White, is said to have punched the man inside the store, then ...

  • Man 27 Arrested on Child Porn Charges

    File Photo SACRAMENTO - A Sacramento man was arrested Monday after a grand jury returned an indictment which charged him with attaining and distributing child pornography through the internet. According to court documents, Daniel Bonnett, 37, sent and received pictures depicting sexual exploitation of children between Jan. 27-Feb. 14, 2013. Bonnett, who was indicted on June 13, was arranged ...

  • US releases names of Guantanamo indefinite detainees

    The names of dozens of detainees held at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were released for the first time on Monday after a newspaper sued the federal government for the ...

  • 16-year-old boy accused of killing Davis couple in April

    Davis police say roughly 50 investigators are now working to solve the homicides of the lead singer of the Putah Creek Crawdads and his wife, who were found dead in their home Sunday ...

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