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$62 million UC Davis center puts Sacramento at hub of stem cell research

By Anna Tong and Loretta Kalb - Updated: 10:44 am

A hub for regenerative medical research opens today in Sacramento, putting the University of California, Davis, in the forefront of stem cell research.

Sacramento jury convicts man with marijuana in luggage of a felony

By Peter Hecht - Updated: 7:27 am

In a test of how much marijuana reasonably can be carried for personal medical needs, a Sacramento jury Tuesday convicted a man of felony transportation for attempting to take 3 pounds of pot through Sacramento International Airport.

Governor tells state officials to stop shredding sex offender files

By Sam Stanton - Published: 12:00 am

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered state corrections officials Tuesday to stop destroying sex offenders' parole files and to make as much of their contents public as possible.

Prosecutor, defense attorneys agree suspect killed two people in Elk Grove

By Andy Furillo - Updated: 8:32 am

The prosecutor said the evidence is compelling and leaves "no question about what was done in this case and who did it" – and the defense attorneys agreed.

Roseville solar start-up gets federal boost to build new plants

By Dale Kasler - Updated: 8:38 am

Little by little, Sacramento is creating a green-tech economy. Tuesday, it made some important headway in the solar energy business.

Schwarzenegger wants more drilling, less greenhouse gas

By Steve Wiegand - Updated: 7:06 am

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday simultaneously defended the state's greenhouse gas reduction law and repeated his support of expanded oil drilling off the Santa Barbara coast.

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'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim dead in Calif. at 38 - 10:30 am
Fire hits Rancho Cordova auto parts store - 10:28 am
Grand opening set for Cafeteria 15L - 10:22 am
Belle Cooledge Library to close for three months - 10:19 am
Historic downtown Sacramento street clock to get facelift - 10:02 am
Gameday: Toronto at Kings - 9:52 am
SF supes vote to extend smoking ban - 8:03 am
Enjoy sun today; next storm due Friday - 7:58 am
Runaway Prius driver: Brakes 'almost burned' - 7:01 am

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Eric Sheils wipes tears from his face near the end of a prayer vigil in Cincinnati on Tuesday, for his mother, Kelli Walton, who was shot and killed the previous week while holding her 3-week-old daughter. Police say they have arrested and charged a former boyfriend in the shooting.
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A person inspects the damage caused by the February 27th earthquake and following tsunami on March 9, 2010 in Dichato, Chile.
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An fireman walks next to a van that hit a fire hydrant as water shoots up in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday. The driver was not injured.
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In Madena, outside Mogadishu, Somalia, soldiers with the transitional government guarded a district commissioner's office on Tuesday.
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Chundung Yakubu, a mother and a victim of the religious violence that killed hundreds lies in hospital in Dogo Nahawa on Tuesday. Christian villagers in Nigeria fled their homes following threats of new attacks in the aftermath of a massacre, despite the presence today of troops designed to restore calm to the region.

Inside the Bee

THE SWARM

Mayor Kevin Johnson's big splash

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson gets the full Style section treatment in today's Washington Post.

Kings

Kings sputter down the stretch

Even when the Kings' offense was good against the Blazers, it was bad. They fell 88-81 in what could have – make that should have – been a rare win against a playoff-caliber team on the road.

Food & Wine

There's an art to the butchery

Cutting meat isn't just a hack-and-stack deal, and an increasing number of people are looking to the pros to find out how best to wield knife and cleaver.

The Good Life: Nearly every day is a special food day

Prep basketball

Sheldon's full-Nelson keys hard-fought win

The Huskies held off Castro Valley 85-82 in double overtime in a Division I regional opener at Sheldon that left players, coaches, students, administrators and viewers spent.