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Parade marks the official kickoff of the ever-evolving Sacramento Music Festival

By Edward Ortiz - Updated: 3:07 pm

While some acts performed Friday, a blessing of warm weather helped kick off the official start of the ever-evolving Sacramento Music Festival in Old Sacramento on Saturday.

South Sacramento robbery attempt ends with one dead

Bee Metro staff - Updated: 3:06 pm

Two men were shot, one fatally, when they apparently tried to run from a pair of armed robbers in south Sacramento, according to a police statement released Saturday.

Charities strain to compete for race runners

By Richard Chang - Updated: 2:23 pm

Whatever your cause, there's probably a charity race out there for you.

17th Annual Komen Race for the Cure

Delta commission votes to oppose water tunnel plan

By Matt Weiser - Updated: 10:21 am

The Delta Protection Commission voted Thursday to oppose Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal for two giant water diversion tunnels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, saying the project would not help agriculture, recreation and water quality.

See previous stories, images on Delta issues

Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town

By MARTHA MENDOZA - Updated: 1:41 pm

One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was sleeping at Audrie's. Instead, the girls were having a party. A classic teenage ploy.

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Sacramento man makes light of earthquake, gets chuckles and criticism

By Tillie Fong - Published: 12:00 am

Andy Duong is experiencing a different type of aftershock since he created a meme that gave his spin on Thursday night's Greenville earthquake.

AP Exclusive: New cause for ex-radical Olson

By PATRICK CONDON - Updated: 12:46 pm

Sara Jane Olson, the Minnesota woman who served seven years in prison for her involvement in high-profile 1970s radicalism, is edging back into public life - this time voluntarily - as she and a friend petition the Obama administration to reduce disparities in prison sentences for crack and powder cocaine.

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Police make 16 DUI arrests as holiday gets underway - 11:18 am
Protesters in over 400 cities march vs Monsanto - 3:57 pm
Fair conditions give way to clouds, wind, some rain on Monday - 10:45 am
Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy - 8:46 am
Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town - 1:41 pm
Drama, speed at Sac-Joaquin Section Masters track meet - 8:17 am
South Sacramento robbery attempt ends with one dead - 3:06 pm
A long-ago war, a missing plane and an enduring mystery - 3:01 am

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Pam Vingsness, right, comforts her crying mother, Rachel, of Newton, Mass., after they crossed the finish line, as runners who were unable to finish the Boston Marathon on April 15 because of the bombings were allowed to finish the last mile of the race in Boston, Saturday.
Charlie Riedel / AP

Paul Newton wipes away sweat while helping a friend sort through his tornado-ravaged home Saturday, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses.
K.M. Chaudary / AP

Pakistani women, mourn next to the bodies of their friends and relatives, who were killed in a gas cylinder explosion on a minibus, in Gujrat, Pakistan, Saturday. Police say that a teacher was among more than a dozen people burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school suddenly caught fire.
Hassan Ammar / AP

Egyptian men play snooker by candlelight at a club in the Mohandessin district, in Giza, Egypt, Saturday. Blackouts happened under autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak, ousted in a 2011 uprising, and became more noticeable last summer. In recent months, as temperatures climb again, they have become part of Egyptians’ daily routine, even in the most upscale districts of the capital. Along with a stuttering economy, traffic-clogging street protests, and a crime wave, they have come to symbolize the disorder of the post-Mubarak era. The government has urged citizens to cut down use of electricity during the summer and said it is working on securing enough funds to buy fuel to solve the problem.
Kamran Jebreili / AP

A 60-foot traditional dhow passes the city skyline, including the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, center, during the Al-Gaffal long distance traditional dhow race starting from Sir Bu Na'air island, 50 nautical miles west of the United Arab Emirates, which finishes in Dubai, Saturday.