Girl Killed Parents Shot In Gunmen’s Brazen Assault On Sacramento Area Home

CBS 5 - Sunday 19th May, 2013

SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — Sheriff’s officials say a 10-year-old girl is dead and her parents are hospitalized after gunmen walked up to the front door of a home in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County and started shooting. Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Jason Ramos says the girl and her parents were inside their home on the 6300 block of Channing Drive when at least two gunmen ...

Associated Press Sacramento Daybook

San Diego Union-Tribune - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Listings do not indicate the AP will cover the events. Please keep the AP in mind when news of regional interest develops in your area. For questions about the Daybook, please call the AP Sacramento bureau at 916-448-9555 or the AP West Regional Desk at 602-417-2400. Items to be considered for interest can be emailed to sacramento (at) ap.org or to westdaybook (at) ...

Burst water line affects water supplies to RCCC inmates in Elk Grove

Sacramento Bee - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A burst water line was discovered on the grounds of the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove on Saturday, affecting a few hundred inmates being held in some of the facility's housing units."The problem is being worked on and we hope to have it fixed by Monday," said Sacramento County sheriff's office spokesman Sgt. Jason Ramos. "It's been more of an ...

Man Robbed and Carjacked Suspects Caught Later

Fox 40 - Sunday 19th May, 2013

File photo WOODLAND-- Police say they were able to catch three people linked to a violent robbery and carjacking that happened Thursday night. A man was walking in Ferns Park along W Southwood Drive around 10:30 when three men attacked him. The three took the man's cellphone and keys to a 1994 Toyota. They then took off in the car. As a result of the attack, the man suffered bruises and ...

Help the ‘Skunk Train’ Get Back on Track

Fox 40 - Sunday 19th May, 2013

MENDOCINO COUNTY– It all came to a screeching halt last month for the "Skunk Train" in Mendocino County. It's been around since 1985. A cave-in happened about 35 miles east of Fort Bragg. The train is used for passengers and freight. The repairs come with a hefty price tag — $300,000. You can help the train get back on track by donating. Just head over ...

Two Dead After Plane Crashes Near Auburn

Fox 40 - Sunday 19th May, 2013

AUBURN - Two people were found dead inside a single engine plane after it crashed east of the Auburn Municipal Airport around 3 a.m. Sunday morning. The Placer County Sheriff’s Department took a call from the California Office of Emergency Services asking for help in locating a possible downed plane. With the help of CHP, deputies were able to find the crash site. The plane was found ...

Family Fears that Ashes are just Sand

Fox 40 - Sunday 19th May, 2013

SACRAMENTO– A day after sheriff’s deputies pull permits and seize 17 bodies from a Modesto funeral home under criminal and civil investigation, one grieving family has new fears about what happened with their loved one. ';If this is not him where’s my husband? Where’s his body,'; asks Willie Cotton. Those are questions Willie Cotton never thought she’d ...

Tornadoes touch down in Kansas Oklahoma

Boston Channel - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ...

Tornado touches down in Kansas

Action 7 News - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service ...

Girl 10 killed in North Highlands shooting

KCRA - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday, moving northeast at about 30 miles per hour, the National Weather Service said. The service did not mince words. "You could be killed if ...

NorCal AIDS Cycle raises $330000 for 11 Northern California organizations

Sacramento Bee - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A group of 225 bicycle riders and crew raised a record $330,000 for AIDS research and related organizations during a four-day trip through Northern California.The NorCal AIDS Cycle event will benefit 11 different regional AIDS organizations, according to spokeswoman Bonnie Osborn.The cycling event was the only AIDS fund-raising event of this year as two other events Oscar night and the Capitol ...

Obama to give promised speech on terrorism drones

The WBAL Channel - Sunday 19th May, 2013

President Barack Obama will deliver long-promised remarks Thursday explaining the legal framework behind the decisions he makes to use drones against terrorist threats and further detail the administration's counterterrorism policy, according to a White House ...

Sacto 911 Two killed in plane crash near Auburn Airport officials say

Sacramento Bee - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Bee staff Two people in a single engine airplane died early today when their aircraft crashed near Auburn Airport, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Department. At 12:30 a.m. today, the sheriff's office received a call from the California Office of Emergency Services to help search for a downed aircraft. Commercial airliners had confirmed a distress signal from the ...

Warm and breezy today winds gusting to 32 mph

Sacramento Bee - Sunday 19th May, 2013

This afternoon, temperatures will hit 86 degrees, but be prepared for breezy conditions including gusts up to 32 mph, according to the National Weather Service.It forecasts a high of 91 degrees Monday with winds dropping to 9 mph.The rest of the week will see the weather cool off slightly, with a high of 84 degrees forecast for Wednesday, and temperatures in the low 70s on Thursday and ...

Sacto 911 Shots fired into North Highlands house kill girl 10 wound two others

Sacramento Bee - Sunday 19th May, 2013

magagnini@sacbee.com A 10-year-old girl was shot to death and a man and a woman also were wounded inside the North Highlands house Saturday night, the Sacramento Sheriff's Department reports today. According to the department, multiple gunshots were fired through the walls and windows of the home at abut 10:30 p.m. The bullets hit the girl and the two adults in their 40s. Deputies said ...

Bill ensures paid family leave for Calif. workers

San Diego Union-Tribune - Sunday 19th May, 2013

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -; California businesses would be prohibited from firing or retaliating against employees who take advantage of the state's paid family leave program under a job-protection bill moving through the ...

9 still hospitalized after trains crash

Action 7 News - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour Friday evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens injured, some of them critically, authorities ...

2 Killed In Placer County Plane Crash

CBS 13 - Sunday 19th May, 2013

AUBURN (CBS13) – Two people have died in a plane crash near the Auburn Airport. The Placer County Sheriff's Office received a call shortly after midnight from the California Office of Emergency Services to help search for a single-engine plane that had reportedly gone down near the ...

2 people killed in plane crash

KCRA - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The Placer County Sheriff's Department confirms two people were killed near the Auburn Airport when their single-engine plane went down at 12:30 a.m. on ...

Realtors say housing market is red hot

KCRA - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The demand for homes has become so hot that many houses are selling within a few days of going on the market, according to real estate agents in ...

Report N. Korea fires fourth missile

The Louisville Channel - Sunday 19th May, 2013

North Korea fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, according to South Korea's semiofficial news agency Yonhap, citing a South Korean military ...

Family faced troubles before slaying of girl 8

Sacramento Bee - Sunday 19th May, 2013

SAN ANDREAS – Even before April 27, when 8-year-old Leila Fowler was fatally stabbed in her home near Valley Springs, the Fowler family had troubles.Leila's 12-year-old brother has been charged with murder in her death. He remains in a juvenile lockup, awaiting a May 29 court date at which he might enter a plea.Although the adults in the Fowler family have said little publicly, court ...