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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 ...

  • Sacto 911 Drug czar report shows most Sacramento inmates test positive for drugs

    The nation's drug czar on Thursday released study results showing that 78 percent of adult males arrested in Sacramento County tested positive for at least one illegal drug. Gil Kerlikowske (pictured with Vice President Joe Biden), director of National Drug Control Policy, during an address today at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C., released the results of a 2012 Arrestee Drug Abuse ...

  • New Kings arena construction will spark Sacramento area economy UOP forecaster says

    The planned construction of a new Kings arena in downtown Sacramento should provide a significant boost for the area's economy and job market, a University of the Pacific forecaster said today.Although the region's job growth will remain modest this year, the effect of arena construction should begin to be felt sometime next year, said UOP's Jeff Michael in his quarterly ...

  • Disneyland Kicks Off Summer with New Show All-Nighter

    Mickey Mouse embarks on a series of adventures through the magical powers of a sorcerer’s map in ';Mickey and the Magical Map'; at Disneyland Park.Courtesy: Paul Auyeung/Disneyland ANAHEIM- The "Happiest Place on Earth" is kicking off their summer visitor season with a new live show and a 24-hour all-nighter. Disneyland Park is adding a new stage show, "Mickey ...

  • Rug Recalled Over Flammability Standards

    The CPSC is recalling a rug sold at California Home Depot stores.Courtesy: Nourison WASHINGTON, D.C. - A rug sold at California Home Depot stores is being recalled because of a possible fire danger. A denim blue rug made by Nourison and branded as I-Candi was sold at the home improvement stores across the state last Fall. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is now saying the rugs failed ...


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Stranger Than Paradise [DVD]

Stranger Than Paradise [DVD]

Shot in a vividly elegant black-and-white style that is composed entirely of long takes punctuated by fades to blackness, Jim Jarmusch's Stranger Than Paradise looked like nothing else on the American film scene in the mid-1980s. An ostensible speck on the map ... ...

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  • California Graduate Never Missed a Day of School in Her Life

    GRANADA HILLS (KTLA) -- It's an achievement not many people can claim, but one Granada Hills teen can now say she's had perfect attendance since pre-school. Angie Armento, 18, was awarded with a "perfect attendance" honor a Kennedy High School on Wednesday night. She earned the award after going to school every single day for 14 years, never once staying home ...

  • ED GOLDMAN Now where is Seattle again

    The New York Staff Band will appear this weekend in Sacramento. Splendor in the Brass If you havent made your weekend plans yet or even if you have, but you dont really want to have dinner with that couple who are always bickering and asking you to take sides, why not join the army? Im referring to the Salvation Army, which is bringing its New York Staff Band to the Sacramento Community Center ...

  • Sacto 911 Homeless man struck with bat during fight in Woodland

    Woodland police are looking for a man who they believe hit a transient on the head with a baseball bat during a fight on Wednesday. Police said Monty Tesnear, 57, was hit on the head and left arm during the brawl, reported about 11 p.m., in which combatants used with knives and bats. Tesnear was treated at Woodland Memorial Hospital for non life-threatening injuries. The assault apparently ...

  • Rain strong winds batter recovering Okla. area

    Pounding rain soaked tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, on Thursday morning, and winds sent pieces of debris flying, hindering recovery efforts three days after the devastating ...

  • Should PE be treated as core subject in school

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Reading, writing, 'rithmetic - and PE? The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and treat physical education as a core subject. The report says only about half of the nation's youngsters are getting at least an hour of vigorous or moderate physical ...

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