Friday 27th January, 2012

• 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 ...

• Obituary: Former Sacramento Councilman Tom Chinn, also served on school board

  Sacramento Bee

  Born: April 26, 1926 Died: Jan. 21, 2012 Survived by: Wife, Bobbie of Pleasant Hill; daughter, Patti Lew of Pleasant Hill; son, Tim of Benicia; sister, Anne Jue of San Francisco; and three ...

• Four accused of poaching waterfowl in Butte County

  Sacramento Bee

  Four California men were cited this week for allegedly killing at least 108 ducks in two days in Butte County – well over the legal hunting limit.State Fish and Game Warden Tyson Hulse on Jan. 20 ...

• National Guardsman sentenced for fatal Hwy. 50 DUI

  Sacramento Bee

  More than 40 friends and family of a Rocklin teenager killed in an episode of drunken driving last summer filled nearly half a courtroom Thursday to watch a judge sentence the man responsible for ...

• Fundraisers planned for Sacramento student fatally struck by car

  Sacramento Bee

  Fundraising efforts are under way to assist the family of a high school student who died Jan. 20, a day after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing Fruitridge Road.Michelle Murigi, who would ...

• California school districts change board elections to avoid lawsuits

  Sacramento Bee

  In recent years, the rural Esparto Unified School District has eliminated teaching jobs and classes as it struggled to absorb state funding cuts.So district officials, eager to avoid a costly legal ...

• Back-seat Driver: A truck, a flying ladder and a confession

  Sacramento Bee

  An acquaintance and I were chatting the other day when he suddenly said: "I have a confession to make."He grinned, but it was an embarrassed smile."You remember the guy you wrote ...

• Moneywise tour event free in Sacramento

  Sacramento Bee

  The Moneywise Empowerment tour comes to Sacramento on Saturday.The free event from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Center of Praise Ministries, 1228 23rd St., Sacramento, offers financial help and advice to ...

• Concealed weapons permits quadruple in El Dorado County

  Sacramento Bee

  A year after taking office, El Dorado County Sheriff John D'Agostini reported that his office issued nearly four times as many concealed weapons permits in 2011 as in the previous year.The ...

• Appointments available for free tax assistance in Sacramento County

  Sacramento Bee

  Volunteer AARP Tax-Aide assistance will be available starting Wednesday at the following locations in Sacramento County: Arden-Dimick Library, Arcade Library, Carmichael Library, Folsom Library, Rio ...

• Profit up for most Sacramento-area banks

  Sacramento Bee

  Banks serving the Sacramento region appear to have emerged from the wreckage of the recession and statewide real estate crash.Quarterly and annual financial reports released this week had a ...

• Crest Theatre concert will mark PJ library program

  Sacramento Bee

  Every month, more than 900 Sacramento area families learn about their Jewish heritage through free children's books from the PJ library program.On Sunday, many of these families will gather to ...

• UCD medical system forms grief support

  Sacramento Bee

  Grief support groups are typically tailored to children or adults, but the University of California, Davis, Children's Hospital bereavement program has determined that people at in-between ages ...

• Hikers in Placer County warned of ticks spreading Lyme disease

  Sacramento Bee

  Ticks have tested positive for Lyme disease in Placer County.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lyme disease symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue and skin rash. If ...

• Sacramento cops take on firefighters Saturday in 38th Pig Bowl

  Sacramento Bee

  Andy Alfaro Bee file, 2010 The law enforcement squad hopes to celebrate touchdowns, as these players did two years ago, in Saturday's Pig Bowl clash at CSUS against a firefighter team. Game ...

• 'Really Awful' Cuts Proposed For SCUSD

  KCRA

  Dozens of parents attended the first of five community budget forums to discuss the proposed budget for Sacramento City Unified School District. What those in attendance at the Luther Burbank High ...

• 30,000 without power in North Highlands

  KXTV 10

  NORTH HIGHLANDS, CA-- SMUD is reporting that up to 30,000 electric customers in North Highlands lost power just before midnight Thursday night. Repair crews are on the way, and the SMUD website says ...

• South Sacramento garage fire destroys car, displaces residents

  KXTV 10

  SACRAMENTO, CA - A garage fire caused multiple explosions in a south Sacramento neighborhood Thursday night. When crews arrived at the home on the 4400 block of 28th Avenue around 8:50 p.m., the ...

• Parole agents rush to keep track of sex offenders after campsite eviction

  KXTV 10

  STOCKTON, CA - The Stockton city government had a highly publicized eviction of homeless squatters at a shanty town down in Mormon Slough last week. However, further down the Slough, by Jefferson ...

• Toyo Tire recalls nearly 69,000 tires

  KXTV 10

  CYPRESS, CA (AP) - Cypress-based Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. is recalling nearly 69,000 tires because of a possible kink near the rim area that could cause a crack and lead to tire failure. A statement ...

• Modesto Police Chase Wild Pony

  Fox 40

  MODESTO— Modesto Police had their hands full Thursday after a report of a wild pony on the loose.The Modesto Bee reports that up to 10 officers chased the pony through the streets and alleys ...

• Local Politicians Pushing For Foreclosure Help

  CBS 13

  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - President Barack Obama called for Congress to pass a plan to help homeowners in danger of foreclosure, but a number of national lawmakers, including some from California, are ...

• 3 Indicted For Alleged Sham Marriage Scheme

  CBS 13

  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - Three Northern California residents have been accused of orchestrating fake marriages between U.S. citizens and foreign nationals from India for immigration purposes, according ...

• Magnitude-3.4 Quake Rumbles Near Sonoma

  CBS 13

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- No damage has been reported after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 rattled a rural area of Northern California. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit ...

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