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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Sacramento Zoo welcomes first-ever birth of Giant anteater
A tiny Giant anteater was born at the Sacramento Zoo this week, a rare event at any zoo, says a zoo spokeswoman.
Calif. GOP Seeks Review Of ‘Job-Killer’ Bills
Bills that could hurt the state’s business climate would be required to undergo an “economic impact analysis” under legislation to be considered in the state Senate this week.
SBA loan funding extended
The ability of the Small Business Administration to continue lending its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act loans through March 28 was signed into law this week.
Long-term mortgage rates back below 5%
Long-term mortgage rates stayed below 5 percent for the third time in four weeks this week. (FRE)
First Of Three Storms This Week Soaking NorCal
A quick-moving storm began soaking much of the Sacramento region this morning.
Upcoming Storm Has Almond Growers On Edge
A $3 billion industry could be wiped out as another storm, stronger than the one earlier this week, heads our way.
Federal judge blocks cuts to California’s adult day care program
Disability rights advocates have scored another victory — and thwarted another budget cut — with a federal court injunction this week that blocks tightening eligibility guidelines for getting into California’s adult day care program. An Oakland-based judge’s preliminary injunction Wednesday is “a major victory” because it recognizes that seniors and the disabled could be “irreparably harmed by losing these crucial services,” attorney Elizabeth Zirker of Disability Rights California said Thursday. The eligibility rules for day care were slated to kick in on March 1, saving the state about $12.2 million next fiscal year when accounting for federal stimulus funds.
Sacramento celebrates inaugural Beer Week
In pubs and taverns all over the Sacramento region, people are raising their glasses this week in celebration of IPAs and lagers, porters, stouts and pilsners. SLIDESHOW: Sacramento’s Beer Week
Sacramento man gets long prison stretch after drug-fueled run-in with Roseville cops
A Sacramento man with a long criminal record must serve 25 years to life in prison after his 2009 meth-laced run in with the Roseville Police Department. Anthony Joseph DiBernardo, 50, of Sacramento, was convicted in Placer Superior Court this week for driving under the influence and resisting an officer.
