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  • Sacramento metal artist creates bicycle racks with flair

    A metal dragon bike rack in front of Shoki Ramen House on R Street is one of the works by metal sculptor, Gina Rossi, Friday, May 24, 2013. Rossi, a licensed vocation nurse and welding instructor, has developed a thriving business fashioning bike racks that double as public ...

  • Admitted Ponzi scheme mastermind tries to withdraw guilty plea

    The man who admitted masterminding one of Sacramento's biggest Ponzi schemes in years is trying to withdraw his guilty plea.The lawyer for Anthony Vassallo says his client pleaded guilty only because he couldn't prepare a defense while stuck in an Oroville jail. If he can get the guilty plea scratched, Vassallo will then ask to be released on bail, said attorney Mark Reichel."If ...

  • Donations for Oklahoma top $20 million

    The Red Cross has received more than $15 million in donations and pledges so far for the town of Moore, which was struck by a tornado Monday that killed 24, injured more than 300 and destroyed thousands of ...

  • Geologist Shifting plates likely caused quake not nearby volcano

    "It was a moderately strong earthquake, a 5.7, so there was some energy behind it," California State Geologist John Parrish said. "And one reason we felt it here is that those earthquake waves get into the Sacramento Valley, which is a lot of soft sediment that tends to magnify the earthquake ...

  • Robbery Victim Steals Suspects’ Car

    STOCKTON- With guns showing, police say two men tried to rob a Burger King Thursday. But, there was one big problem with their plan. When they came outside, police say their vehicle was missing. According to Stockton police, a Burger King employee took the suspects’ car and drove it around the block, out of sight, while the robbery was happening. Police arrested the alleged ...


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Movie Review

Hugo [Blu-Ray]

Hugo [Blu-Ray]

Martin Scorseses Hugo, a paean to the birth and continual rebirth of movie magic, takes place in and around the fantastically exaggerated confines of a Parisian railway station in 1931. The protagonist is Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield), a young boy whose life is turned upside down when his belov ... ...

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  • Sacramento Valley Not Immune From Quake Damage

    SACRAMENTO- Many people felt the 5.7 magnitude earthquake that was generated in Plumas County 150 miles away. But many residents feel they’re safe from damaging quakes after getting through the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in the Bay Area unscathed. But State Geologist John Parrish says that large Bay Area quakcs can still cause havoc in the valley. ';We will definitely fee and it ...

  • Picking up the Pieces After 5.7 Quake

    A 5.7 quake struck in a popular camping area right before the Memorial Day weekend, Eric Rucker met up with a Westwood store owner who is cleaning up as fast as possible before visitors ...

  • Replica of Vietnam Memorial Comes to Citrus Heights

    CITRUS HEIGHTS- It’s been 38 years since the Vietnam War officially ended but for Tom Brohimer, the wound in his heart never healed – he lost a cousin and his best friend. ';While crossing a ravine, he made sure everybody got across ahead of him. Then, a sniper shot him in the neck that’s the face of war,'; said Brohimer. Unable to make it to Washington DC to see ...

  • Plumas County Earthquake Overshadowed by Russian Quake

    SACRAMENTO- California’s state geologist says the 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Plumas County was considered modest in size and was dwarfed by a Russian earthquake that happened two hours later. John Parrish with the California Geological Survey said California records 500 to 700 earthquakes a week. There are apparently numerous earthquake faults that run through the Greenville area where ...

  • Body Removed from Sacramento River

    SACRAMENTO- Sacramento Police are removing a body from the river in the Pocket area. Friday night officers responded to an area along Riverside Boulevard near the Scott's Seafood restaurant off I-5. Officers removed the body from the Sacramento River. They have not said anything about who it might be at this ...

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