Omar Carrasco is accused in a hit-and-run accident that killed three. It’s a tale of two Omar Carrascos. One is an auto technician who graduated last summer from California State University, Sacramento, with a business degree
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Four sets of triplets fill Mercy San Juan nursery
Mercy San Juan Medical Center is caring for not one, not two, not three, but four sets of triplets simultaneously. SLIDESHOW: 4 sets of triplets
Carmichael hospital makes room for four sets of triplets
They say it never has happened before at Mercy San Juan Medical Center: four sets of triplets in the neonatal house, all at once. The nationally recognized — and very busy — neonatal intensive care unit at the medical center in Carmichael takes care of plenty of babies
Man in wheelchair who died in crash identified
A 66-year-old Sacramento man who died after being struck by a vehicle in the Robla area of Sacramento has been identified by coroner’s deputies. Allen M. Robinson was in a motorized wheelchair, crossing east on Norwood north of Jessie outside of the crosswalk, when the collision happened about 7:30 p.m.
Weed Wars: San Diego case focuses debate on legality of medical pot sales
Now that a Sacramento jury has rendered a felony conviction in a criminal case that raised questions over reasonable personal use for medical pot , a major test stirs in San Diego over whether marijuana collectives are illegal sales operations. Undercover police officers with physicians’ recommendations for medicinal weed targeted Donna Lambert, a 49-year-old cancer survivor who ran a marijuana network that provided home deliveries to medical users. Now Lambert, who operated “The Women’s Health Cooperative,” is due to go on trial April 13 on seven felony counts, including illegal sales of marijuana.
Sacramento man shot in family fight over gun, cash
A young man was shot on Mack Road this evening after a family fight over cash and a gun, according to police. The man, in his early 20s, was shot three times in the groin, but his injuries are not life-threatening, said police Sgt. Norm Leong.
$62 million UC Davis center puts Sacramento at hub of stem cell research
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 locate cancer stem cells before they form a tumor, Nolta said. A hub for regenerative medical research opens today in Sacramento, putting the University of California, Davis, in the forefront of stem cell research.
Man in motorized wheelchair struck, killed by vehicle while crossing road
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.
Man in wheelchair dies after being struck by motorist
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
Police say bones of 14-year-old Calif. girl found
In this combination of photos, each released by the respective family, Amber Dubois, left, and Chelsea King, right, are shown. Police are investigating John Albert Gardner III, who pleaded not guilty Wednesday March 3, 2010 to the murder of Chelsea King, in the disappearance of Dubois, a 14-year-old who vanished a year ago while walking to school.
