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  • Hofstra University Student Killed During Hostage Standoff with Police

    NEW YORK (CNN) — Sunday’s graduation ceremony at Hofstra University was a bittersweet affair marked by a moment of silence for a 21-year-old student killed by a police officer two days ago. Many students at the university in East Garden City, New York, wore white ribbons on their gowns in tribute to Andrea Rebello, CNN affliate WCBS reported. ';I want to express our ...

  • Young Essayists Get Chance to Fly at ‘Positive Altitude’

    SACRAMENTO-- It’s not everyday kids can get this up close and personal with an airplane. The program, Positive Altitude, aims to broaden the outlook of local kids. Over 250 kids participated in the event - with 25 of those kids (those who won an essay contest) getting the chance to fly in training aircraft. This event also functions as a preview to the California Capital Airshow, ...

  • ‘Long Live the Kings’ Rally Planned for Thursday

    Mayor Kevin Johnson addresses a crowd at city hall the day the Kings sale is finalized.Courtesy: NBATV SACRAMENTO-- Kings fans will have a chance for some catharsis come Thursday, as a "Long Live the Kings" rally is planned, the team announced. New majority owner Vivek Ranadive, along with Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, Slamson and Kings Dancers, plan to make an appearance. The ...

  • 10-year-old girl killed in North Highlands shooting

    NORTH HIGHLANDS, CA - A ten year old girl seemingly safe at home on a Saturday night is dead, and her parents are wounded after someone fired shots into their home. It happened around 10:30p Saturday in the 6300-block of Channing Drive in North Highlands. Police don't know who fired the shots or why. 10-year-old Elvira Campos died at a nearby hospital from gunshot wounds. Her parents were ...

  • Kings Rally Scheduled For Thursday At Cesar Chavez Park

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A rally celebrating the Kings staying in Sacramento originally scheduled for Wednesday has instead been moved to this Thursday. The "Long Live The Kings Rally" will be held in from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. in Cesar Chavez Park in downtown Sacramento and will be attended by the new majority owner of the Kings, Vivek Ranadiv, Mayor Kevin Johnson, team mascot Slamson, ...


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Bigger Than Life [DVD]

Bigger Than Life [DVD]

Those like myself who have spent time thinking and writing about horror films routinely cite Alfred Hitchcocks Psycho (1960) as a crucial turning point in the genre when horror was firmly relocated from external monsters in safely distant and exotic lands to the heart of t ... ...

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  • Car Fire In Sacramento Spreads To Home

    The fire broke out on the 3400 block of Hornsea Way just before 4 a.m. It’s not known if the car was inside or outside the garage at the time, but the flames worked their way into the main living space of the house. The cause of the fire is under ...

  • Tornadoes tear through Kansas Oklahoma Iowa

    A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ...

  • Tornadoes Barreling Through the Midwest

    (CNN) — Tornadoes touched down in two states on Sunday, ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region. A large ';violent and extremely dangerous'; tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service said. A second confirmed tornado was seen near ...

  • Police Bike Thief Threatened Officer with Rake

    File Photo SACRAMENTO– Police say that a suspected bicycle thief threatening an officer with a rake late Saturday night. Officers near Folsom Boulevard and Grace Lane were waved around 10:30 p.m. down after someone had their bicycle stolen. One officer saw the suspect trying to get away from the scene and quickly caught up to him. The suspect, 42-year-old Justin Steen, allegedly ...

  • Girl Killed Parents Shot In Gunmen’s Brazen Assault On Sacramento Area Home

    SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — Sheriff’s officials say a 10-year-old girl is dead and her parents are hospitalized after gunmen walked up to the front door of a home in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County and started shooting. Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Jason Ramos says the girl and her parents were inside their home on the 6300 block of Channing Drive when at least two gunmen ...

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