Our Region

By Chelsea Phua - Updated: 7:34 am

It's tough to complete, but for former drug abusers who get through it, El Dorado County's Drug Court Program can be a positive new start.

El Dorado County Drug Court Combats Addiction

Cool Northern California weather expected throughout the week

By Bill Lindelof - Updated: 7:35 am

Cooler-than-normal weather is expected to begin today with a predicted downtown Sacramento high of 85 degrees -- seven degrees below the usual maximum temperature of 92 for the date.

Weather updates

Tree limb-wielding man arrested after allegedly menacing Woodland cop

By Bill Lindelof - Updated: 7:52 am

A Sacramento man has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to injure a Woodland police officer with a tree limb.

Pilot killed in South Lake Tahoe crash was Davis physician

By Bill Lindelof - Published: 9:48 am

The pilot killed in a plane crash near the South Lake Tahoe Airport was identified today as Casey William Daggett, a 41-year-old physician from Davis.

Back-Seat Driver: Cell phones OK for cops at the wheel

By Tony Bizjak - Updated: 7:38 am

Cell phone double standard? Yes, but there are reasons law enforcement personnel can make hand-held calls from the road.

Sacto 9-1-1 blog

Communities

Elk Grove-Laguna

Capital-area cities pursue housing rehab funds

In Elk Grove, moderate-income buyers of foreclosed homes can get up to $30,000 in low-interest loans from the city to help make their purchases.

Local Media

Public Eye

The Public Eye: Unanswered questions abound in Cal Expo deal

At Cal Expo, they talk about "transparency."

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• Bee Investigations Center

Back-Seat Driver

Back-Seat Driver: Cell phones OK for cops at the wheel

Cell phone double standard? Yes, but there are reasons law enforcement personnel can make hand-held calls from the road.

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• Back-Seat Driver Q&A

Home Front

Home Front: Here's how you can rescue pets left by others

Last Friday's Home Front item about Sacramento Realtor Donald Stitt finding so many abandoned pets these days in repossessed homes drew a barrage of reader criticism for not explaining what people should do when they find animals left behind.