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  • Sacto 911 South Sacramento robbery attempt ends with one dead

    Bee Metro Staff Two men were shot, one fatally, when they apparently tried to run from a pair of armed robbers in south Sacramento, according to a police statement released Saturday. Police said officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 6100 block of Lemon Hill Avenue at 11:09 p.m. Friday. The officers found one victim with a gunshot wound to the lower body that did not appear to be ...

  • Parade marks the official kickoff of the ever-evolving Sacramento Music Festival

    Bob Turner of the Ophir Prison Marching Kazoo Band plays in the parade during the 40th annual Sacramento Music Festival in Old Sacramento, Saturday, May 25, ...

  • Fair conditions give way to clouds wind some rain on Monday

    This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, May 25, 2013, shows a low-pressure system moving into the Plains with showers and thunderstorms. Farther west, a low-pressure system will bring rain showers to the Northwest and into the Sacramento region by ...

  • Sacto 911 Police make 16 DUI arrests as holiday gets underway

    Bee Metro Staff Authorities arrested 16 people on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the Sacramento region Friday, with police agencies stepping up patrols over the Memorial Day Weekend. During the same 24-hour period last year, 26 people were arrested on suspicion of DUI, said Officer Anderw Bates of the Folsom Police Department. There were no DUI-related deaths ...

  • Flooding kills 1 in San Antonio Texas

    Flood levels on the San Antonio River reached a new record at Loop 410, when water rose to 34.2 feet at 10 a.m. Saturday, said the National Weather Service. The previous record was 32.57 feet on October 17, 1998, the agency ...


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Ugetsu [DVD]

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  • SF Giants concession workers announce one-day strike

    More than 750 concession workers began a one-day strike early Saturday morning against Centerplate, the San Francisco Giants' food and beverage ...

  • Auburn Man Suspected of Robbery Burglary Arrested

    Mugshot: Nathaniel Gibson AUBURN-- Police say that a man suspected in a burglary and a robbery from earlier in the week has been arrested in Auburn. Nathaniel Gibson, a 21-year-old Auburn resident, is suspected in a May 20 burglary along Huntley Avenue. He was alleged to have stolen items from a home, along with a car. Further, police say that Gibson is responsible for a May 22 robbery of a ...

  • Patterson Authorities Asking for Help in Finding Missing Teen

    Photo of Sydni provided by authorities. PATTERSON-- Stanislaus County Sheriff's are asking for help in finding a 19-year-old woman last seen Friday afternoon. Authorities consider Sydni Nicole Sherrill at-risk due to being developmentally disabled. She was last seen at her home near Miraggio Drie and Ward Avenue in Patterson around 1 p.m. She is said to be 5'6'' and about ...

  • Police Violent Struggle Preceded In Custody Death of Man

    Sacramento Police are investigating after a man died while in custody. SACRAMENTO-- Police say that a violent struggle preceded the in custody death of a man in front of a Metro PCS store along Folsom Boulevard Friday evening. As reported Friday, officers were called by a woman working at a Metro PCS store along Folsom Boulevard Friday evening who said there was a suspicious man inside with ...

  • Police Man Shot Dead Trying to Run from Robbers

    File Photo SACRAMENTO-- A man in his 50's is dead after being shot by suspects described to be in their teens, Sacramento Police say. Gunfire was reported near Lemon Hill Avenue and Burke Court around 11:09 p.m. Friday, according to a police press release. Officers who showed up at the scene found one man with a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the lower body. But, another man was ...

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