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  • US man arrested for dialling 911 more than 100 times in one month

    A man from Sacramento has been arrested for calling 911 more than 100 times in about a month. According to police, Jimmy Shao needs help and he thinks that only the emergency hotline dispatcher can give it to him, the New York Daily News reported. The 56-year-old told KTXL-TV that the government is sending satellite signals directly into his body, thereby causing him severe pain and ...

  • Foreclosures drop in the Sacramento region

    Foreclosures in the Sacramento region fell in March by more than half from the same month a year ago, CoreLogic reported today.In the four-county region, the rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgages was 1.26 percent in March compared with 2.71 percent in March 2012, the Irvine-based real estate information service said.Foreclosure activity in the Sacramento area in March was lower than ...

  • Sacto 911 Sacramento doctor convicted of sexually abusing patients

    A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Dr. Scott Dodd Anderson on six counts of sexually abusing two of his patients four years ago at a workers' comp clinic on Folsom Boulevard. The jury acquitted Anderson, 64, on two other counts but has not reached verdicts on seven other counts related to two other alleged victims. Judge Eugene L. Balonon took the partial verdict today ...

  • Health officials warn of increased plague activity in El Dorado County

    Increased plague activity in El Dorado County has prompted health officials to warn residents to stay away from chipmunks and squirrels.Plague is an infectious disease that affects rodents and humans. Introduced into this country in 1900 when it hitchhiked to the United States on rat-infested ships, plague is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria.There were 999 confirmed or probable plague ...

  • Sacto 911 Sacramento police honor employees at annual awards ceremony

    The Sacramento Police Department hosted an awards ceremony today to recognize more than two dozen of its employees and volunteers. The annual event is designed to honor "those that work tirelessly to keep our community safe," said Officer Doug Morse. The 17 officers who received the bronze medal of valor are: Mike Blessing, Greg Brown, Gary Dahl, Andy Davis, Natalie Duckham, Todd ...


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A Dirty Shame

A Dirty Shame

There are a few things you can always count on in a John Waters movie. The soundtrack will be composed largely of obscure 1960s music. Mink Stole will have a role. No matter how much the budget was, it will still look cheap. And there will be some bluenose complaining about the disgusting ... ...

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  • Obama U.S. will keep deploying drones

    Drone strikes are a necessary evil, but one that must be used with more temperance as the United States' security situation evolves, President Barack Obama said in a counterterrorism speech ...

  • Whos paying for the Kings rally

    A rally scheduled for Thursday evening to celebrate the Kings staying in Sacramento is estimated to cost about $300,000, according to one of the ...

  • Truckee PD Man stole money items from own family

    Items taken from Trayvon Martin's cell phone are among new details released Thursday by attorneys for the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing him without provocation 14 months ...

  • The estimated cost of the new Sacramento arena and other Sacramento Kings numbers

    On Thursday Sacramento Kings fans are expected to flock to a "Long Live the Kings" rally to celebrate a deal that is expected to keep the team in Sacramento for the foreseeable future. The deal calls for the Maloof family to sell its majority stake in the Kings to a group of investors led by Vivek Ranadive. A new arena also will be built for the team in downtown Sacramento. Here is a ...

  • China trip builds ties for Sacramento

    Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization CEO Barbara Hayes spent almost ten days in China, listening to presentations and meeting with Chongqings business bigwigs to tout the Sacramento region. In April, California Gov. Jerry Brown took a China trip to tout Californias trade and investment opportunities. This month, it was Sacramentos turn. The city sent a delegation to Chongqing, a ...

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