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A tugboat company manager has been indicted in federal court in San Francisco on charges of polluting the Delta by dumping dredged materials into waters near Pittsburg.

The Wilton Miwok Rancheria, fresh from winning federal tribal recognition, has tripped alarms among Sacramento County and Elk Grove officials about effects on local communities if the tribe eventually opens a casino.

Share + Jul 7, 2009 10:12 pm US/Pacific Reporting Checkey Beckford ELK GROVE, Calif.

ELK GROVE, Calif A class of fifth graders in California got a shocking crash course on the birds and the bees courtesy of their teacher and an x-rated home video she accidently included in a DVD of classroom memories.

John Inouye fires a water cannon, dousing Aidan Perkins, 4, who's armed with water balloons Saturday during a Fourth of July block party on Rockledge Circle in the Laguna area of Elk Grove.

Bet everyone watches that in-flight safety video on New Zealand's national airline now that the crew in the film is wearing nothing but body paint.

ELK GROVE, Calif. -- A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch.

Share + Jul 1, 2009 11:24 pm US/Pacific Reporting David Begnaud ELK GROVE, Calif A local teacher accidentally put pornography into a DVD that was meant to be filled with school memories from the past year, and nobody caught the error until after it was sent home, shocking parents and students alike.

An Elk Grove teacher is under investigation after 24 students went home with a DVD that the school district said has inappropriate images.

Elk Grove residents were upset last year over local bee hives. Now the city has found a remedy: an agricultural ordinance that one beekeeper calls "breathtaking in its simplicity." Ron Melluish, Elk Grove beekeeper, told The Bee that the city arrived at an appropriate plan for responding to complaints about bees while providing a check and balance ...

The Sacramento Bee's Crime blog is a comprehensive report of crime news, trends and information for your community and beyond.

A man in a stolen car crashed into a family's home early Saturday morning after leading police on a short pursuit.

Taylor Phinney scored a fifth-place finish in Belgium's ITW Oetingen pour Thomas De Gendt on Wednesday.

A Mylar balloon caught in some power lines is being blamed for two grass fires that scorched 15 acres Monday morning and sent up huge clouds of white smoke just north of Elk Grove.

Firefighters are mopping up what was a large grass blaze in Elk Grove this morning.

We have a barrel-chested celebrity in town - and it isn't the governor. The stout new Grant Line Road crossing at Highway 99 in Elk Grove just won a Tranny Award as "interchange of the year" in California.

Elk Grove police detectives have made an arrest in the killing of a 14-year-old boy.

Elk Grove police have arrested a 14-year-old Sacramento boy on suspicion of homicide in the death of another 14-year-old boy who was found dead Sunday on a lawn in Elk Grove, police said.

Elk Grove police have made an arrest in the death of a 14-year-old teen found unconcious Sunday after witnesses said he was in a fight with two attackers.