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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 ...

  • Sacramento doctor convicted of sexually abuse

    http://bit.ly/189wOMK ) that a jury on Thursday convicted Dr. Scott Dodd Anderson of six counts of sexual abuse and acquitted him of two ...

  • Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

    Photo credit: Getty Images | Members of Scouts for Equality hold a rally to call for equality and inclusion for gays in the Boy Scouts of America as part of the "Scouts for Equality Day of Action" in Washington, DC. (May 22, ...

  • Boy Scouts to allow gay youths to join

    Delegates to the annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of America made a monumental statement Thursday, voting to allow openly gay youths to join ...

  • President Obama Makes Moves to Close Guantanamo Bay Facility

    Detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, CubaCourtesy: CNN WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN)- After saying there’s no justification for Congress to prevent his administration from closing the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, President Barack Obama said Thursday he would call on Congress to ';lift the restrictions on detainee transfers from'; Guantanamo. ';I ...


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A Dirty Shame

A Dirty Shame

There are a few things you can always count on in a John Waters movie. The soundtrack will be composed largely of obscure 1960s music. Mink Stole will have a role. No matter how much the budget was, it will still look cheap. And there will be some bluenose complaining about the disgusting ... ...

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  • Calif. Bill Would Prohibit Ticket-Buying Software

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Music and sports fans would have one less obstacle in buying tickets to popular events under a bill advancing through the California Legislature. Legislation by Democratic Assemblyman Richard Pan of Sacramento would prohibit the use of robotic ticket-buying software. Supporters of AB329 say scalpers use the software to bombard online box offices and then resell ...

  • Kings investors surprise fans by helping sell season tickets

    A half dozen of the big investors in the Sacramento Kings surprised fans calling in to buy season tickets today. The investors joined the sales staff at Sleep Train Arena to take calls for a half hour from customers buying and renewing season tickets. As you can tell, it was also quite the media event. A half dozen of the big investors in the Sacramento Kings surprised fans calling in to buy ...

  • Hungry Burger King now delivers in parts of Sacramento

    Forget about going to the drive through lane, now some Sacramentans can get a Whopper delivered. Forget about going to the drive through lane, now Sacramentans can get a Whopper delivered. Sacramento was added today as a new market for Burger Kings BKDelivers program. As many as six Burger Kings in Sacramento are participating delivering food from the fast food giant to residents front ...

  • Foreclosures drop in the Sacramento region

    Foreclosures in the Sacramento region fell in March by more than half from the same month a year ago, CoreLogic reported today.In the four-county region, the rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgages was 1.26 percent in March compared with 2.71 percent in March 2012, the Irvine-based real estate information service said.Foreclosure activity in the Sacramento area in March was lower than ...

  • Health officials warn of increased plague activity in El Dorado County

    Increased plague activity in El Dorado County has prompted health officials to warn residents to stay away from chipmunks and squirrels.Plague is an infectious disease that affects rodents and humans. Introduced into this country in 1900 when it hitchhiked to the United States on rat-infested ships, plague is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria.There were 999 confirmed or probable plague ...

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