10 March 2010, 12:00 am
Ernest C. FordErnest C. Ford, a decorated Air Force veteran who was believed to have flown the most combat missions by a U.S. pilot during World War II, died Thursday of cancer at age 88. Mr. Ford joined the Army in 1940, graduated from flying school and piloted C-47 transport planes in th... Read More »
10 March 2010, 12:00 am
A 66-year-old Sacramento man died Tuesday evening after being struck by a vehicle near Norwood and Jessie avenues in the Robla area of Sacramento, police said. Sgt. Norm Leong said the man, who was in a motorized wheelchair, was crossing east on Norwood north of Jessie outside of the crosswalk a... Read More »
10 March 2010, 12:00 am
William Murray, a Sacramento accountant who stole more than $13 million from 52 clients between 2001 and 2009, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to mail fraud and interference with tax administration. U. S. District Judge Edward J. Garcia ordered Murray to immediately be taken into custody... Read More »
10 March 2010, 12:00 am
Sierra College will continue to teach agriculture, construction and automotive courses next year, trustees decided Tuesday when they voted to rescind layoff notices for seven instructors who received them last month. But the vocational programs will offer fewer classes. The college is facing an ... Read More »
10 March 2010, 12:00 am
Aaron Norman DunnThe prosecutor said the evidence is compelling and leaves "no question about what was done in this case and who did it" – and the defense attorneys agreed. Now, the only questions left are whether Elk Grove shooting-spree gunman Aaron Norman Dunn murdered in the firs... Read More »
10 March 2010, 12:00 am
Temperatures top out in the 50s Tuesday in downtown Sacramento. Blame it on Alaska, weather officials say.No, it wasn't your imagination. It has been cold. And you can blame Alaska. Multiple cold fronts from the Gulf of Alaska have been hitting Sacramento with patchy frost, showers... Read More »
10 March 2010, 12:00 am
RENÉE C. BYER rbyer@sacbee.com Jan Nolta, director of the new UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures, discusses the state-of-the-art hot-cells device, left, at the new facility housed in a former State Fair exhibit hall on Stockton Boulevard. The device generates radio tracers to loc... Read More »
10 March 2010, 12:00 am
The California Highway Patrol handed out 80 citations during the weekend along a stretch of roadway known for daredevil driving. The special enforcement effort was conducted on Salmon Falls Road and Highway 49 in response to citizen complaints and fatal accidents, according to a CHP news release... Read More »
10 March 2010, 12:00 am
A Sacramento jury convicted Matthew Zugsberger, left, of attempting to take 3 pounds of marijuana onto a flight to New Orleans. His attorney, Grant Pegg is at right.In a test of how much marijuana reasonably can be carried for personal medical needs, a Sacramento jury Tuesday convicted a man o... Read More »
10 March 2010, 12:00 am
Chew Lam, standing at center, owner of King's Restaurant, prepares to serve some of his customers, including Jane Wong of Berkeley, center, a first-time patron.Chew Lam starts his morning with a combination of tai chi and meditation and then ambles across the gravel parking lot from his West S... Read More »
Share on del.icio.us
Share on digg
Share on Technorati
Share on reddit
Share on Yahoo!
Share on Furl
