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UC Davis Medical Center reduces delays services because of strike

The anticipated strike by unionized hospital workers at University of California Medical Centers Tuesday and Wednesday has already started to affect patients UC Davis Medical ...
Gang Ties Suspected in Shooting that Took Life of Girl 10

SACRAMENTO-- Elvira Campos was only 10 when her life ended Saturday night. Detectives believe she was shot while sitting on the couch in her home off of Channing Drive in North Highlands. It was the television that had Elvira and her two parents captivated last night around 10:30 when detectives believe two suspects walked up to the home and fire five shots from a shotgun and seven from a ...
Four-state tornado outbreak kills 1

One tornado touched down near Wellston, Oklahoma, taking out power lines and damaging several homes, according to video from CNN affiliate KFOR. The affiliate's helicopter pilot estimated the funnel cloud to be about a half-mile ...
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, ...

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‘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, ...
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 ...

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Indian American Vivek Ranadive buys US basketball team

Indian American software magnate Vivek Ranadive, who has become the first person of Indian descent to become the owner of a major US basketball team, plans to build the Sacramento Kings into a global brand.

"It's going to be exciting," he told the USA Today after securing an agreement to buy 65 percent of the Kings from the Maloof family for a National Basketball Association (NBA) league-record valuation of $535 million.

"We're going to build a global brand with the Kings. We're going to give the fans the product that they deserve," the minority owner of Golden State Warriors said on achieving his longtime goal.

The development came just a day after NBA owners officially rejected a bid by the Maloofs, who have owned the team since 1998, to relocate the Kings from Sacramento, California, to Seattle, Washington.

"It's a little bittersweet, obviously because I'm a huge Warriors fan and I have a lot of friends here," Ranadive told USA Today Sports. "I'm very, very excited to start the new (challenge)."

Ranadive, who left India as a 17-year-old to attend MIT and later founded his $4 billion company in Silicon Valley, Tibco, has the sort of competitiveness and deep pockets that could lead one of the league's most poorly run franchises back to respectability, the USA Today said." ...