Friday 27th January, 2012

• Sunshine and a breeze power Sacramento weather today

  Sacramento Bee

  Following a 20-mile bike ride Guerneville residents Otto Willis, left, and his friend Chuck Sommers, enjoy the unseasonal sunny weather outside Coffee Bazaar in downtown Guerneville in Sonoma ...

• Four light rail stations in Sacramento to close for construction

  Sacramento Bee

  Four light rail stations and a downtown intersection will be closed beginning tonight for track extension construction.The four Gold Line light rail stations need to be temporarily closed from 7 ...

• Sacto 911: Sacramento County deputy shoots suspected burglar at coffee shop in Galt

  Sacramento Bee

  A suspected burglar was shot this morning by a sheriff's deputy in Galt, law enforcement officials said.The suspect, shot twice, was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. A ...

• Death Row Inmate Ready To Reveal Secrets?

  KCRA

  One week after convicted killer Loren Herzog committed suicide, his partner in crime is saying he's finally ready to reveal where he buried slaying victim Cyndi Vanderheiden.Her family has been ...

• Photos From The Field: Preparing For PBR Contest

  KCRA

  A Professional Bull Riders contest will be held in the Sacramento area Saturday. On Friday, KCRA 3 checked in to see the preparations involved in the ...

• Robbery Suspect Holding Hammer Shot By Deputy

  KCRA

  Frank Curry/KCRA A Sacramento County sheriff's deputy fired several shots at man attempting to burglarize It's A Grind coffee house in Galt just after 2 a.m. Friday, the Sheriff's ...

• Wondering What To Expect For Weekend Weather?

  KCRA

  The weekend will be sunny and mild in the Sacramento area, KCRA 3 meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn said Friday.Saturday will be sunny with a high near 63.Friday will be sunny and breezy with a high about ...

• Sun, Snow Mean Big Business For Resorts, Retailers

  KCRA

  Much-needed snow and now sun in the forecast mean big business for ski and snowboard shops.Any Mountain, in the Roseville Town Square, just opened its doors for the 2011-12 season, amidst one of the ...

• SFO Opens Yoga Room In Terminal 2

  KCRA

  Travelers going through San Francisco International Airport's Terminal Two have a new way to relax before their flights.What may be the first airport yoga studio ever has opened there. The ...

• Despite Mom's Pleas, Teen Jumps To Death Off Cliff

  KCRA

  A Southern California teenager has jumped to his death from a 250-foot coastal cliff in front of his mother and sister.Palos Verdes Estates police Sgt. Steve Barber says 18-year-old John Albrigo ...

• Calif. Investigates Lap-Band Weight Loss Surgery

  KCRA

  An insurer says California insurance regulators are investigating Lap-Band surgery centers for possible fraud.Connecticut-based Aetna Inc. says it is cooperating in the probe by the law enforcement ...

• 'Act Of Vandalism' Knocked Out Power For 30K

  KCRA

  About 30,000 SMUD customers in Sacramento County were affected by what the power company called an act of vandalism early Friday morning.A wire was thrown on top of two transformers, which caused a ...

• Judge Strikes Down Standards For Revoking Paroles

  KCRA

  A Sacramento federal judge has struck down California's voter-approved standards for revoking paroles.U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton ruled Tuesday that all Proposition 9 provisions for ...

• Calif. Supreme Court To Rule On New Senate Maps

  KCRA

  A group of Republicans will find out Friday if their attempt to block newly drawn state Senate maps from being used in this year's elections was successful.The California Supreme Court ...

• Carmakers Support State's New Clean Regulations

  KCRA

  Automakers expressed qualified support for California's proposed rules to require carmakers to build more electric and other less-polluting hybrid cars and trucks by 2025.Companies including ...

• Costa offers $14.5K per passenger for ruined cruise

  KXTV 10

  ROME (AP) - Costa Crociere SpA is offering uninjured passengers $14,460 apiece to compensate them for lost baggage and psychological trauma after its cruise ship ran aground and capsized off Tuscany ...

• Economy grew modest 2.8 pct. in Q4, best in 2011

  KXTV 10

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy grew at a modest 2.8 percent in the final three months of last year, the fastest growth in 2011. Americans spent more on cars and trucks, and companies built up ...

• Officer Shoots Suspect During Attempted Burglary in Galt

  Fox 40

  They shot the suspect twice. He was taken to the hospital. Another suspect was caught nearby just a short time later. The officer has been placed on routine administrative ...

• Advisers join Sacramento arena committee

  Business Journal

  on three local strategic advisers who have significant experience as political consultants. Think Big Sacramento is calling the trio its Purple SWAT team, as it comes in at the final critical period ...

• Fire Destroys Two Mobile Homes At Manteca Dairy

  CBS 13

  MANTECA (CBS13) - More than a dozen people are without a place to live after fire ripped through two mobile homes overnight in Manteca. Fire fighters arrived at a dairy on Louise Avenue and Austin ...

• Vandals Knock Out Power To Thousands In North Highlands

  CBS 13

  NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) - Vandals knocked out power to about 30,000 customers in North Highlands overnight, according to SMUD officials. SMUD says the vandals hit two substations overnight, ...

• 2 arrested, 1 shot following OIS at Galt coffee shop

  KXTV 10

  GALT, CA - One man was arrested and another shot following an attempted burglary at a coffee shop in Galt at approximately 2 a.m. Friday. Deputy Jason Ramos of the Sacramento Sheriff's Dept. ...

• Occupy protest seizes UC Davis building, blocks bank

  Sacramento Bee

  A cyclist passes the building at UC Davis taken over by Occupy protesters. After a November protest was broken up with pepper spray, university officials are cautiously watching how the latest ...

• Sacramento County jail expansion postponed as sheriff finds more cell space

  Sacramento Bee

  Four months after winning a contentious battle over a $6 million plan to expand the jail, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones still hasn't moved forward with the plan, raising questions about ...

• Ex-employee arraigned in homicide of Rancho Cordova parks superintendent

  Sacramento Bee

  Dupree Pierre Barber appears Thursday in Sacramento Superior Court for his arraignment in the death of Cordova parks maintenance supervisor Steve Ebert. The charges include two special-circumstance ...

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