Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board are gathering evidence into what caused the tires to blow on a JetBlue plane while it was landing Thursday at Sacramento International Airport. Workers tend to a JetBlue plane Friday, a day after it made a hard landing with two blown tires at Sacramento International Airport.
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Firing Range Complex- Grand Opening
The Northern California Regional Public Safety Training Authority (NCRPSTA -JPA) is proud to announce the grand opening of the JPA Firing Range Complex.
CHP officer arrested again — suspected of solicitation to commit murder
A California Highway Patrol officer arrested in May on drug and weapons charges was arrested again Thursday on suspicion of solicitation to commit murder as well as three Health and Safety Code violations. Ruben Cesar Salgado
Gulf seafood testing for contamination gets started at UC Davis
The California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory at UC Davis is one of only eight in the country chosen to determine whether fish and seafood from the oil-tainted Gulf is safe.
Sacramento County lags as pool, spa safety deadline nears
Operators of pools and spas – from hotels to schools and city recreation centers – have until Thursday to show they have installed drain covers and anti-suction devices to comply with federal and state regulations. Which could be problematic in Sacramento County where officials estimate that fewer than half of 2,235 pools and spas used by the public are in compliance. The upgraded safety features to prevent drain-related drownings in spas and pools apply to pools in apartment buildings, schools, health clubs, hotels and recreation centers.
2 million cribs recalled
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says most of the recalled cribs are drop-down style.
UC Davis gets $1.3M for stem cell research
A UC Davis professor of dermatology has been awarded $1.3 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to fund his research to improve the safety and efficacy of stem cell transplants.
Defense starts in California train shooting trial
A police officer testified Tuesday that a man who was killed by a Bay Area transit police officer last year resisted arrest and was subdued after being shocked with a Taser stun gun in 2006. Sgt. Alex Hidas of the San Leandro Police Department was the first witness called by the defense in the trial of ex-Bay Area Rapid Transit officer Johannes Mehserle, who has pleaded not guilty to murdering Oscar Grant, 22.
Local Parolees Making Successful Transition Honored for Their Accomplishments
Sacramento Community Based Coalition Hosts “Accentuate the Positive” Awards Banquet The transition from prison life to life beyond prison is a challenging one for men and women on parole.
