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Double Murder/Suicide on Thurman Way

On March 13, 2010, at 9:39 p.m., Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the report of multiple gunshots heard in the 5300 block of Thurman Way. Deputies arrived and found three subjects lying on the ground.

Death penalty won’t be sought in slaying of California correctional officer

Chong Vue will not face the death penalty in a correctional officer’s killing in October 2008.

Appeals court upholds most of gang injunction against West Sacramento’s Broderick Boys

Siding with a Yolo County judge and its district attorney, a state appeals court has declared the Broderick Boys “a criminal street gang whose activities have created a public nuisance” in a designated area of West Sacramento. The appeals court left intact all but two provisions of a sweeping preliminary injunction issued by the lower court that imposes severe restrictions on the Broderick Boys’ activities

Pelosi: Confident House will pass health care bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday she’s confident the House will pass health care legislation and dismissed Republican criticism that she did not have enough votes for the measure. “We’re very excited about where we are and will not be deterred by estimates that have no basis in fact,” she said during a dedication of the renamed Lim P.

Lawyer will run against District Attorney Scully

Sacramento lawyer Julius M. Engel will run for district attorney in the June 8 primary, county election officials said Friday, giving Jan Scully her first opponent since she won the office 16 years ago

Whitman: raise retirement age for state workers by a decade

GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman takes questions from the media, Friday, after her office had previously announced that no comments would be made. As part of her impromptu press conference today, Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman laid out her ideas for changing the state’s public employee pension system, which she said was unaffordable. Among her proposals: Increase the retirement age for most state employees from 55 to 65

Sacramento lawyer to run against DA Jan Scully

Sacramento lawyer Julius M. Engel will run for district attorney in the June primary, county election officials said today, giving Jan Scully her first opponent since she won the office 16 years ago.

Calif. AG: Corey Haim’s prescription linked to drug ring

LOS ANGELES — Authorities say actor Corey Haim had a fraudulent prescription when he died that was linked to a major drug ring. The California Attorney General’s Office said Friday it was investigating the drug ring and how Haim obtained the prescription

Sacto 9-1-1: Placer sheriff’s lieutenant charged in alleged shooting incident

The Placer County District Attorney’s Office filed misdemeanor firearms charges today against a Placer County Sheriff’s Department officer.

Vallejo man arrested in 1992 kidnapping, molestation of 9-year-old girl

The Napa County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Vallejo man at his home Thursday on suspicion of abducting a 9-year-old girl and molesting her in 1992.