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  • From Child Hero to Murder Suspect The Fall of a Davis Teen

    DAVIS-- Hard to imagine that Daniel Marsh - who at age 12 was hailed as a hero - would be charged as an adult four years later, suspected in the brutal stabbing death of an elderly couple. "All of a sudden, he passed out and sort of flew back into his seat. I grabbed onto the steering wheel, directed it off to the side of the road," Daniel told FOX40 over four years ago. The Red ...

  • Folsom Man Files Suit after Contracting Hepatitis from Berries

    FOLSOM– Diego Durrell usually counts his smoothie routine as one of the healthiest parts of his day – but now he believes it almost killed him. ';I basically was staring death in the face with this illness. It was not fun. It was very, very scary,'; he said. Durrell is one of 118 people in eight states who, according to the Centers for Disease Control , contracted acute ...

  • New figures show boost in gun sales across Sacramento region

    *These represent the number of background checks done, based on Dealer Record of Sales transactions from licensed gun dealers in California. Numbers provided by the Department of ...

  • 22737 Pounds of Beef Recalled on E. Coli Fears

    File photo. (CNN) — The United States Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Tuesday 22,737 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled on fears that they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall is categorized by the FSIS as ';Class I';: a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, ...

  • Fire Crews Douse Inferno at South Sacramento Home

    Fire crews moping up hotspots. SOUTH SACRAMENTO - Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a home fire in South Sacramento Tuesday evening, preventing it from spreading to neighboring houses. Crews were sent to 8271 Olander Way after receiving a report of a structure fire at 5:49 p.m. When the units arrived, they discovered that the fire, which originally started in the garage of the ...


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Beyond the Sea

Beyond the Sea

The nearly unavoidable first reaction to Kevin Spaceys Beyond the Sea, a musical biopic of pop crooner Bobby Darin, is that its little more than an ego project for its director/cowriter/producer/star. After all, with all the fascinating real-life subjects awaiting cinematic t ... ...

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  • Crews Hope for Low Temps to Help Fight Carstens Fire

    Crews on their way to fight the Carstens Fire. MARIPOSA COUNTY– Cal Fire officials are saying that the Carstens Fire, burning near Yosemite, is up to 40% containment Tuesday night. Crews are continuing to forge a line around the north end of the fire. Firefighters are hoping for low overnight temperatures, as low temperatures helped crews make progress Monday night. While evacuations ...

  • Ex-mobster tells of Bulger gangs killings

    "You killed friends?" Bulger attorney Hank Brennan shot. "Yes," replied prosecution witness John Martorano. "Families?" "Yes." "Strangers?" "Yes." "Innocent people?" "Yes," said Martorano, who has admitted to 20 murders and who earlier served 12 years in prison on a government deal for his cooperation in the case ...

  • Fast-moving grass fire threatens structures near Fairfield

    The fire was reported shortly after 7 p.m. near the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and Suisun Valley Road. A three-alarm response has been called as the fire is moving quickly and threatening several structures in the ...

  • 2 possible Hepatitis A cases investigated in Sac County

    Costco and other retailers are facing an outbreak of Hepatitis A infections associated with Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend frozen berries, health officials said ...

  • Mother charged with DUI in crash that killed son 12

    SACRAMENTO, CA - A mother accused of driving under the influence when she crashed her SUV Sunday morning, killing her 12-year-old son, was charged with five counts Tuesday. STORY: 12-year-old boy killed, mother accused of DUI The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office is seeking three counts of child endangerment on count of driving under the influence and one count of impaired ...

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