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updated: Tue Jul 08, 2008 09:02 pm

Sacramento County News

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4 hrs ago | V101.1 FM

Heat Survival Tips

Click Here to listen to the report. Sacramento County isn't opening any cooling centers right now, but county offiicals are offering recommendations to you from becoming a victim of the extreme heat.

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Related Topix: Weather

13 hrs ago | Sacramento Bee

Shots fired during Foothill Farms fracas

At least three shots were fired during a Saturday night melee in the 5200 block of Verner Avenue in Foothill Farms, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department reports.

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Related Topix: Foothill Farms, CA

Mon Jul 07, 2008

My58.com

Foul Air, Extreme Heat To Linger

Wildfire smoke combined with baking temperatures in the triple digits will create extremely poor air quality in the Sacramento region for several days.

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Related Topix: Sacramento Metro, Placer County, CA, Yolo, CA, El Dorado County, CA

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Death penalty and race: Scales of justice may weigh heavily against blacks

For Bill Babbitt, a black man, the question comes down to this: Why did Sacramento County condemn his brother Manny to death for killing a white woman but sentence his cousin Butchie's white killer to a year in ...

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Suspect charged in 8 bank heists

A Sacramento man suspected of being the "straw hat bandit" has been charged in seven bank robberies in Sacramento County and one in San Joaquin County, federal authorities said.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, San Joaquin County, CA

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Second suspect named in robbery-related homicide

The second suspect in last month's robbery-related homicide of William "Billy" Deer of south Sacramento has been identified as Frank Abella, who is in custody and will be tried as an adult, authorities said ...

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro

Thu Jul 03, 2008

My58.com

Convicted Child Molester Sent To Prison

Convicted child molester David John Sprong Jr. has been sentenced to 26 years and four months in state prison for five counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor under age 14, District Attorney Jan ...

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

El Dorado Hills Telegraph

Tight fire-making restrictions installed on ...

Not only no fireworks allowed for Independence Day, but campfires as well are either disallowed completely or are severely restricted until further notice on federally owned public lands in Sacramento and El ...

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Related Topix: El Dorado County, CA, Pilot Hill, CA

Tue Jul 01, 2008

The Modesto Bee

Lawsuit over fatal Calif. helicopter crash settled

A French company that makes helicopter engines has settled a civil lawsuit three years after the fatal crash of a Sacramento County Sheriff's Department chopper.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro

News10.net

Cops: Baby, 2, Spent Six Days in Sacramento Home with Dead Mother

A 2-year-old boy was discovered alive inside a Sacramento home Thursday with the remains of his mother, who authorities think may have been dead for nearly a week, according to Sacramento police.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, Gonzales, CA

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Sacramento Bee

Stray dog hunted in attack in Tempo Park

Sacramento County animal control officers are putting extra patrols into the area around Tempo Park, along the Citrus Heights-Orangevale border, looking for a stray dog that mauled a woman and her much smaller ...

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Related Topix: Orangevale, CA, Citrus Heights, CA, Fair Oaks, CA

Sun Jun 29, 2008

Daily India

US toddler survives six days alongside dead mom - eating cat food

Brisbane, June 29: In what can be described as a 'miracle', a two-year-old boy survived alongside the body of his mother who had apparently been dead for at least six days - on cat food.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro

Sat Jun 28, 2008

KRCA-TV Burbank

Cadets Use Elbow Grease To Make A Difference

California Highway Patrol Academy cadets worked Saturday to make a difference in the lives of families experiencing homelessness.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, Home Gardening, Home

Fri Jun 27, 2008

My58.com

Grandparents Thank CPS For Helping Toddler

The parents of a woman who died, leaving her toddler alone for almost six days, thanked Sacramento County Child Protective Services Friday in a letter.

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Thu Jun 26, 2008

The Modesto Bee

2-year-old Sacramento boy found after mom dies

Sacramento police have found a 2-year-old boy alive nearly a week after his mother died leaving him alone at home.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA

The KCRA Channel

Governor: Don't Buy, Use Fireworks

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday discouraged California residents from buying and lighting off fireworks over the Independence Day holiday, in an effort to prevent more wildfires.

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Related Topix: Big Sur, CA

Wed Jun 25, 2008

KRCA-TV Burbank

Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend's Daughter

A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter, police said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Sacramento Bee

Settlement with Safeway nets Sacramento County more than $400,000

Sacramento County has been awarded more than $400,000 in a settlement with Safeway Inc.

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Related Topix: Safeway, Retail, Grocery

Mon Jun 23, 2008

NewsTalk 1530 KFBK

American Flag Thief Personally Taken Down By Sheriff

It's one thing to see a crime in progress. It's another thing if you're the sheriff of a major California county and it's happening right in front of you -- right outside your office.

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Sun Jun 22, 2008

KRCA-TV Burbank

Same-Sex Couples Line Up For Marriages

Same-sex couples lined up Tuesday in Sacramento and elsewhere in the state for the chance to marry, but opponents of such unions have not given up their fight.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro, Yolo County, CA, Gay/Lesbian

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