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  • 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 ...

  • Associated Press Sacramento Daybook

    Listings do not indicate the AP will cover the events. Please keep the AP in mind when news of regional interest develops in your area. For questions about the Daybook, please call the AP Sacramento bureau at 916-448-9555 or the AP West Regional Desk at 602-417-2400. Items to be considered for interest can be emailed to sacramento (at) ap.org or to westdaybook (at) ...


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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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  • Burst water line affects water supplies to RCCC inmates in Elk Grove

    A burst water line was discovered on the grounds of the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove on Saturday, affecting a few hundred inmates being held in some of the facility's housing units."The problem is being worked on and we hope to have it fixed by Monday," said Sacramento County sheriff's office spokesman Sgt. Jason Ramos. "It's been more of an ...

  • Man Robbed and Carjacked Suspects Caught Later

    File photo WOODLAND-- Police say they were able to catch three people linked to a violent robbery and carjacking that happened Thursday night. A man was walking in Ferns Park along W Southwood Drive around 10:30 when three men attacked him. The three took the man's cellphone and keys to a 1994 Toyota. They then took off in the car. As a result of the attack, the man suffered bruises and ...

  • Help the ‘Skunk Train’ Get Back on Track

    MENDOCINO COUNTY– It all came to a screeching halt last month for the "Skunk Train" in Mendocino County. It's been around since 1985. A cave-in happened about 35 miles east of Fort Bragg. The train is used for passengers and freight. The repairs come with a hefty price tag — $300,000. You can help the train get back on track by donating. Just head over ...

  • Two Dead After Plane Crashes Near Auburn

    AUBURN - Two people were found dead inside a single engine plane after it crashed east of the Auburn Municipal Airport around 3 a.m. Sunday morning. The Placer County Sheriff’s Department took a call from the California Office of Emergency Services asking for help in locating a possible downed plane. With the help of CHP, deputies were able to find the crash site. The plane was found ...

  • Family Fears that Ashes are just Sand

    SACRAMENTO– A day after sheriff’s deputies pull permits and seize 17 bodies from a Modesto funeral home under criminal and civil investigation, one grieving family has new fears about what happened with their loved one. ';If this is not him where’s my husband? Where’s his body,'; asks Willie Cotton. Those are questions Willie Cotton never thought she’d ...

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