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  • Search for survivors winds down in Oklahoma

    No survivors or bodies have been found in Moore since Monday, the day a mammoth tornado ripped through 17 miles of central Oklahoma and pummeled 2,400 ...

  • Sacramento home-price gain is No. 1 nationally

    Home prices rose more quickly in the Sacramento region than any other major market in April, the data service Zillow.com reported. Home prices rose faster in Sacramento than anywhere else in the nation between March and April, according to a report issued Tuesday by the real estate data service Zillow.com. Across the capital region, home prices rose 3.4 percent in April. The figure was 4.1 ...

  • Smart-growth advocates cite cost savings

    The report suggests that infill development on small lots will save cities thousands of dollars per unit in infrastructure costs. An analysis by an advocacy group for smart growth suggests approaching development in California from a smart-growth perspective would save money both in infrastructure and ongoing costs for local governments. In cooperation with the state and the group Smart Growth ...

  • CalPERS alleges attorney misconduct

    Anne Stausboll is CEO of CalPERS. The California Public Employees Retirement System is asking federal bankruptcy courts to disqualify a law firm from participating in the municipal bankruptcy proceedings of San Bernardino and Stockton because the firm allegedly hired attorneys away from a firm that was representing the pension fund giant. Winston & Strawn LLP is a 160-year-old Chicago-based law ...

  • Neighbors Descibe Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen

    John Ganoe’s booking photo (Lodi Police) LODI- Lodi Police arrested John Ganoe for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at a Lodi Motel. They say he lured her there, held her at knife point and assaulted her. Carol Shockley was shocked by allegations against her former neighbor at the Star Motel in Lodi. The motel John Ganoe listed as his address while registering as a sex ...


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Warrior

Warrior

Its a shame that Gavin OConnors Warrior isnt doing better at the box office, because it is easily one of the best sports dramas in recent years. A frequently powerful, consistently engaging, and unexpectedly honest depiction of the decades-spanning impact of alcoholism and familial abuse, ... ...

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  • Caltrans Rams Truck to Test Safety of New Bridge Rail

    WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- A Dodge Ram truck crashed into a guardrail, just as Caltrans engineers planned. At a cost of a $250,000, the crash at this West Sacramento test track would be an expensive ride. But it's a necessary one for safety. Caltrans engineers have been taking a good, hard look at existing bridge rails, realizing they need to upgrade to save lives and protect their work ...

  • Higher county water bills may be on tap

    Water rates in Sacramento County would go up 5.6 percent in August and another 3.8 percent next year under a proposal supervisors will consider in July.Supervisors on Tuesday set a public hearing on July 16 for the proposed rate hikes. The change would add $12 to each bimonthly bill for an average residential customer.The increases would apply to about 170,000 people receiving service from the ...

  • Sacramento area veterans awarded diplomas through Operation Recognition

    Liberty Derby, 7, center, admires the sign her grandfather, Douglas Borges holds at left, while Arthur Flores Aleman and granddaughter Destiny Silva, 10, pose at right for a photo. The Operation Recognition program has awarded 171 ...

  • Davis man faces trial in alleged hate crime

    Clayton Garzon will face trial on assault and hate crime allegations connected to the March 10 beating of a gay Davis man, a Yolo Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday."We have evidence of a severe beating – not just a punch, but a significant beating," said Yolo Superior Court Judge David Rosenberg at the conclusion of Garzon's preliminary hearing.Garzon, 20, of Davis faces three ...

  • Sacramento City Council plans to boost parks budget for first time since 07

    Sacramento's core public services have been devastated the past five years, the result of persistent, historic budget deficits at City Hall.Police officers have been laid off, fire rigs have been shut down and development projects have been put on hold.Of all the services to take a hit, the upkeep of the city's vast parks system has been affected perhaps the most. That cycle of cuts ...

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