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20 hrs ago | My58.com

Boy Drowns In Sacramento County Swimming Pool 33min

A 3-year-old boy drowned Thursday after falling into a backyard swimming pool. Responders from Sacramento Metro Fire went to a home in the 9800 block of Fall Valley Way, which is in the Vineyard community, just after 5 p.m. Thursday.

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Thursday | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

The Public Eye: 'Diploma mill' degrees for firefighters cost city $50,000, grand jury says

A recent Sacramento County grand jury report takes fire officials to task for lax oversight that allowed some area firefighters to boost their pay by claiming college degrees from so-called "diploma mills." The report, titled "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire," stems from a 2007 investigation by The Bee's Andrew McIntosh.

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Related Topix: Fire, Sacramento, CA

Wed Jul 08, 2009

My58.com

DA: Folsom Police Justified In Easter Killing 44min

Folsom police were justified when they shot a man who allegedly lunged at officers with a knife Easter Sunday, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office said Tuesday.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

News10.net

DA: Folsom Police Shooting was "Lawful"

Two Folsom police officers who shot and killed a knife-wielding man in his bedroom acted lawfully, a Sacramento County District Attorney's investigation concluded.

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Related Topix: Folsom, CA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Black Enterprise

EDITORIAL: California Needs Cap on Payday Loan Rates

Jul. 7--What do low-wage families do when they are hit with unexpected expenses, such as car trouble? Many already are struggling to pay for housing, food, utilities and other essentials.

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Related Topix: California, Opinion

Mon Jul 06, 2009

TheKCRAchannel.com

PD: Man Beaten With Flashlight In Park Brawl

A man is in critical condition after being beaten over the head with a flashlight during a brawl at River Bend Park, Sacramento County officials said.

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Related Topix: Rancho Cordova, CA

The Modesto Bee

Sacramento man arrested in 20-year-old homicide cold case

Sacramento police arrested a suspect Friday afternoon in connection with a 1989 North Sacramento homicide.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Sacramento Bee

Sacramento County sues Aerojet and Boeing over water contamination

Sacramento County on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Aerojet-General and the Boeing Corporations over water contamination.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Sacramento County workers lose sense of security

Terri Petersen has gone through a series of difficult life circumstances, but now she'll have to endure another blow - losing her job as a cook in the Senior Nutrition Services program for Sacramento County.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

CBS 2

State to audit family courts in Marin, Sacramento

State officials are calling for an investigation into the family court systems in Marin and Sacramento counties after a relatively high number of complaints from their litigants.

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TheKCRAchannel.com

Englishman Arrested After Flight From Philly

Apparently, British manners aren't quite unflappable. An Englishman who was on a flight from Philadelphia to Sacramento was arrested on allegations that he attacked a US Airways flight attendant when she wouldn't let him use the restroom, Sgt.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro

Thu Jul 02, 2009

San Jose Mercury News

DVD sent home with Elk Grove elementary students included sexual content

Elk Grove Unified officials have rescinded a request for parents to return DVDs that included "inappropriate images" they say were inadvertently sent home with students at Isabelle Jackson Elementary.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Criminal Defense Law, Law, Science / Technology

KXTV

Son Arrested in Sacramento Father's Murder

A Sacramento man is dead and his 27-year-old son is in jail accused of his murder, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro

Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Modesto Bee

California chain restaurants must fork over calorie counts under new law

Dining at some restaurants will be a new experience starting today, when California becomes the first state to require that chain restaurants supply calorie counts for virtually everything they serve.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Hamburger, Dining

Rancho Cordova Post

RCPD to Feel the Strain of Sacramento County Budget Cuts

While Sacramento County's budget cuts will not immediately affect the finances of the Rancho Cordova Police Department, the reduction in the police force in unincorporated areas of the county may lead to the city's officers helping out in those areas.

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Rancho Cordova, CA, Carmichael, CA, Fair Oaks, CA, North Highlands, CA

Tue Jun 30, 2009

KRCA-TV Burbank

Sheriff: Concealed Weapons Permits Available 15min

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department has started issuing concealed weapons permits after a temporary hold.

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Sacramento Bee

School lunch program surges in Sacramento County

You can look up similar statistics for any county, district or school in the state using the Education Data Partnership's online database .

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Related Topix: Sacramento, CA, Sacramento Metro

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Sacramento Bee

48 Sacramento County youth offenders furloughed as center shuts

A judge granted early furloughs Friday to 48 of the 63 wards of the Warren E. Thornton Youth Center as the juvenile lockup closes after four decades, the victim of county budget cuts.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Daily Californian

Defendant Found Guilty in 2007 Murder of UC Berkeley Senior

The man suspected of fatally shooting UC Berkeley senior Rodrigo Rodriguez Jr in 2007 was found guilty of first-degree murder with special circumstances in Sacramento County Superior Court Thursday.

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Related Topix: Berkeley, CA, UC Berkeley, San Francisco Metro, Oakland, CA

Sat Jun 27, 2009

KXTV

McGinness: 80 More Deputies Face Layoffs After $15M Budget Error

The president of the association representing Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies blasted Sheriff John McGinness Friday after McGinness announced a $15 million miscalculation of the department's budget will result in the layoff of nearly 80 more deputies than originally expected.

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