Monday 8th February, 2010
Counterfeiting Case Nets Guilty Plea
KCRAA Lodi man who was involved in a counterfeiting case has pleaded guilty in federal court, according to spokeswoman Lauren Horwood.Clinton Earl Irons, 33, admitted to attempted passing of counterfeit c...
Ghost Fleet Pollution Known In '97
KCRADocuments show that the U.S. Maritime Administration knew about the dangers of peeling paint from a fleet of old warships in Suisun Bay as far back as 1997. An unsigned, internal memo recently obtaine...
Assembly Members Criticize Maldonado
KCRADemocratic members of the Assembly are calling on their colleagues to reject the nomination of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's nominee for lieutenant governor. They said the voting record of Republican s...
Sarah Palin making Redding appearance
KXTV 10The tickets cost between $54 and $74. The 7 p.m. talk was sold out in about 36 hours when tickets went on sale in November, according to the Redding Record-Searchlight.
Schwarzenegger to carry Olympic torch Friday
KXTV 10SACRAMENTO, CA - Gov. Schwarzenegger will carry the Olympic torch into Vancouver's Stanley Park on Friday, the opening day of the Olympic Winter Games.
Bank of Sacramento earns $130K in Q4
Business JournalGreater Sacramento Bancorp earned $639,000 in 2009, down 33 percent from the $952,000 profit the year earlier. In the fourth quarter, the parent company of
Bank of Sacramento earns $130K in Q4
Business JournalGreater Sacramento Bancorp earned $639,000 in 2009, down 33 percent from the $952,000 profit the year earlier. In the fourth quarter, the parent company of
First 5 awards $16M to Sacramento County
Business JournalThe First 5 Sacramento Commission has awarded $16 million to local organizations to improve children’s programs in Sacramento County. The commission, which distributes cigarette-tax money to su...
Bank of Sacramento earns $130K in Q4
Business JournalGreater Sacramento Bancorp earned $639,000 in 2009, down 33 percent from the $952,000 profit the year earlier. In the fourth quarter, the parent company of
First 5 awards $16M to Sacramento County
Business JournalThe First 5 Sacramento Commission has awarded $16 million to local organizations to improve children’s programs in Sacramento County. The commission, which distributes cigarette-tax money to su...
UC Davis: Silicone In Beer Good For Women's Bones
Fox 40DAVIS - Everyone knows the role that calcium plays in healthy bones, but many may be surprised to learn that silicon also is crucial. Studies by the National Institutes of Health have suggested th...
State Health Officials Apologize For Critical Mailing Label Error
Fox 40SACRAMENTO - California's Department of Health Care Services is apologizing to nearly 50,000 Medi-Cal recipients whose Social Security numbers were disclosed on the outside of envelopes. The depar...
Appeals Court: Women Wrestlers Can Sue UC Davis
KCRAAn appeals court said it appears that the University of California, Davis violated federal law meant to promote gender equity in college athletics when it eliminated its women's wrestling program. The...
Bank Records Seized In Beeman Case
KCRAUC Davis police have seized more than 1,000 pages of bank records in an ongoing investigation of Jennifer Beeman, according to court records obtained by KCRA 3 Monday.Beeman is a former director of UC...
SSNs Printed On Nearly 50K Envelopes
KCRAEnvelopes sent to thousands of Californians who get benefits from the Department of Health Care Services contained Social Security numbers on the mailing labels.The department said Monday the mailings...
Small Quake Shakes Hollister
KCRAA small earthquake has struck in Central California, but there are no reports of damages or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor had a preliminary magnitude of 3.6 and hit at 11:56 a....
'Twilight Tour' Coming To Burlingame
KCRAThe Hyatt Regency in Burlingame will host the Twilight Convention Tour, based on the popular teenage vampire love story. Some of the highlights of the three-day event, which begins Friday, include on-...
Antioch Man Shot In Head During Party
KCRAPolice are investigating whether a 28-year-old Antioch man who appears to have shot himself in the head Sunday night during a Super Bowl party committed suicide or shot himself accidentally, Antioch p...
Chinese Spy Sentenced To 15+ Years
KCRAA Chinese-born engineer convicted of espionage and other federal charges has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. Dongfan "Greg" Chung was sentenced Monday in Santa Ana after a judge ruled ...
Man Shot In Arm Near Super Bowl Party
KCRAA 24-year-old Novato man was shot in the arm Sunday afternoon as he was leaving a Super Bowl party in Hercules, police said. Police received a call about a shooting in the 200 block of Beechnut Drive ...
Father of teen suspect in Vallejo city worker beating killed
KXTV 10VALLEJO, CA - A Vallejo man who was shot to death early Monday morning was the father of a 17-year-old boy who was arrested Friday on suspicion of beating and robbing a city worker on Feb. 1, police L...
State Accidentally Prints SSNs On Envelopes
CBS 13Pro Bowl Cheerleaders On The Catwalk The state has accidentally sent out thousands of mailings with personal social security numbers printed on the outside of the envelopes. The California Depart...
Appeals Court: Female Wrestlers Can Sue UC Davis
CBS 13Pro Bowl Cheerleaders On The Catwalk An appeals court says it appears that the University of California, Davis violated federal law meant to promote gender equity in college athletics when it elimin...
Super Bowl XLIV Becomes Most-Watched TV Program In History
Fox 40NEW YORK - The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in television history. The Nielsen Co. estimated M...
Pennsylvania Representative John Murtha Dies At Age 77
Fox 40WASHINGTON - Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died M...
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