iPod users have more options for accessing free digital audiobooks through the Sacramento Public Library’s downloadable collection, library officials report.
Posts from ‘October, 2009’
County will use grant to revamp DUI programs
Jan Scully The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office is muscling up against DUI offenders who kill and maim, thanks to a $1 million boost. District Attorney Jan Scully announced Friday the receipt of a $1 million grant to form a team for the prosecution of DUI suspects and the prevention of DUI-related injuries or deaths, according to a news release. The two-year grant will fund a specialized team to prosecute DUIs that result in death or serious injury and a DUI community awareness program focused on educating juvenile and adult drivers and alerting potential passengers to the dangers of drivers under the influence, the release states.
Crocker family jewels join collection
Amy Crocker changed her name to Aim
Sac State holds off Northern Arizona
Sacramento State’s Brandyn Reed catches a 42-yard touchdown pass over Northern Arizona’s Taylor Patton.
Layoffs, toll hike possible for Golden Gate Bridge
Officials for the financially struggling Golden Gate Bridge may get rid of toll takers, raise tolls and start charging cyclists and pedestrians to help overcome a $132 million budget deficit. The Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District says fewer drivers mixed with cuts in state funding have contributed to its money woes.
UC Davis falls to Southern Utah
CEDAR CITY, Utah — Major Gray rushed for four touchdowns, three of them in the first half, and Southern Utah broke a second-quarter tie with 21 unanswered points before halftime in a 56-35 victory over UC Davis on Saturday. Gray finished with just 74 rushing yards but scored three times from the 1 and another time from the 12, tying a school record for touchdowns in a game. Cade Cooper threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns for the Thunderbirds (4-4, 2-1 Great West)
Cal rallies to beat Arizona State
Cal’s Giorgio Tavecchio exults after making the decisive field goal. TEMPE, Ariz. — Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 24-yard field goal with 21 seconds left, and Cal rallied for a sloppy 23-21 victory over Arizona State on Saturday afternoon
Hope fading for missing Coast Guard crew; search may end Sunday
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason S. Moletzsky, 26, Norristown, Pa
Sacramento-area cops on the hunt for impaired drivers this Halloween
USE GENERIC CUTLINE WITH TONY FATALITIES STORY – California Highway Patrol officer Jim Hansen (CQ) left, fills out paper work as officers Jim Frost, middle and Rob Hays arrest a driver for suspicion of being under the influence on eastbound I-80, Friday, Dec. 2, 2005
No firm timetable for Bay Bridge’s reopening
SAN FRANCISCO — Crews worked through the night to finish repairs to the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, but officials still had no firm idea of when the span would open to traffic. State Transportation Department spokeswoman Lauren Wonder says the bridge will remain closed Saturday morning and evening while crews continue cutting and grinding parts so they do not rub together
