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  • Grass fire scorches 20 acres in Natomas

    For the second time in one week, crews were called to battle a blaze in the Natomas area -- this time, a 20-acre grass fire, the Sacramento Fire Department said Monday ...

  • Cops find baby unattended in car mom passed out by trash area

    For the second time in one week, crews were called to battle a blaze in the Natomas area -- this time, a 20-acre grass fire, the Sacramento Fire Department said Monday ...

  • Natomas-area grass fire smokes up sky

    SACRAMENTO, CA - Sacramento fire crews worked a five-acre grass fire in the Natomas area Monday evening. The blaze was at Bayou Way and Tarboro Lane south of Interstate 5. According to the Sacramento Fire Department, flames spread into trees and additional firefighters were requested. It wasn't immediately known what started the fire. It wasn't contained as of 9:15 p.m. ...

  • Calaveras Co. woman IDd in head-on collision

    BRENTWOOD (BCN) - A woman who was killed in a head-on collision in Brentwood on Saturday has been identified as a resident of Calaveras County, the Contra Costa County coroner's office said. Mary Hopper, 47, of Valley Springs, died at a hospital after suffering major injuries in a crash at Vasco and Marsh Creek roads at about 9:35 p.m., a California Highway Patrol officer said. Hopper was ...

  • Report U.S. adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent

    ATLANTA (AP) - The results of the latest national health survey by the government finds the percentage of smokers in the United States has dropped to 18 percent in 2012. The nation's smoking rate generally has been falling for decades, but had seemed to stall at around 20 to 21 percent for about seven years. In 2011, the rate fell to 19 percent, but that might have been a statistical ...


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The Sweet Hereafter

In "The Sweet Hereafter," writer/director Atom Egoyan takes us beyond the tragedy of death into the tragedy of living. He shows us how it isn't dying that hurts, but rather the pain of living in the hereafter of death, and dealing with the loss and grief that it brings. On a cold winter day in a small, isolated town in British Columbia, a school bus full of children slides off the highway and onto ... ...

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  • Report Too many teachers too little quality

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed. That's according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday. The National Council on Teacher Quality review is a scathing assessment of colleges' education programs and their ...

  • Red-meat intake linked to increased risk of diabetes

    The latest nutrition news may put a damper on your desire to grill hot dogs, pork chops and T-bone steaks this summer. Increasing your intake of red meat over time is associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, says a large, long-term study out Monday. Other research has linked consumption of both unprocessed and processed red meat to diabetes, but this study tracked the risk ...

  • Highway 99 construction causes headaches for some

    APPROPRIATED 1.2 $5 BILLION TO LAUNCH COMMON CORE. SO FAR, THERE IS NO REAL ORGANIZED OPPOSITION. STILL UNDERGOING CONSTRUCTION, PARTS OF HIGHWAY 99 WILL BE CLOSED TONIGHT FOR WORK. DRIVERS AND SOME BUSINESSES SAY IT IS A BIG INCONVENIENCE, BUT IT MIGHT BE WRAPPING UP SOONER THAN THEY THINK. THERE IS A LOT OF BACKED UP TRAFFIC. SHE SEES THE CONSTRUCTION RIGHT OUTSIDE HER BUSINESS. WE HAVE A LOT ...

  • ‘Night Stalker’ Ramirez Died of Cancer Coroner Finds

    Richard RamirezCourtesy: KTLA (CNN) — Condemned serial murderer Richard Ramirez, known as the ';Night Stalker'; to the Californians he terrorized in the 1980s, died of cancer, according to coroner’s findings released Monday. Ramirez had been sentenced to death for 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries in the spring and summer of 1985. He ...

  • 5 Acre Grass Fire Burning Near Natomas

    Photo courtesy Dave Alden. NATOMAS-- Crews are on-scene of a 5 acre grass fire northwest of Natomas. Sacramento Fire officials say they asking for extra help, as the fire is reportedly moving into trees. The fire started around 8:15 p.m. and is centered near Bayou Road, off of I-5 and Del Paso Boulevard. More information to come. Stick with FOX40.com for ...

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