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More Sacramento-area newborns suffer withdrawal resulting from moms' drug use

By Phillip Reese and Grace Rubenstein - Updated: 12:07 am

The neonatal unit isn't supposed to be a drug rehab ward. But the drugs their mothers took are causing more newborns in the Sacramento area to spend their first days of life suffering through the pains of withdrawal.

Don't expect a 'March Miracle' for Sierra snowpack

By Matt Weiser - Updated: 12:16 am

After the driest December in 22 years, and a January that was merely damp, California weather watchers are hungry for any whiff of change in the air.

Complete weather coverage: Forecasts, statistics, historical data

Gov. Jerry Brown handing out more pardons

By David Siders - Updated: 1:20 am

Andre Mouton plans to write Gov. Jerry Brown a thank you. He might like to run for elected office one day, and the pardon Brown gave him – one of 21 granted last year – could make his years-old burglary conviction less awkward to explain.

Sacramento's newest agriculture inspector sniffs out pests

By Cynthia Hubert - Updated: 12:27 am

Under the light of a nearly full moon early Friday morning, Sacramento County's newest agricultural inspector reported for duty. Dozer, an 86-pound Labrador retriever mix, bolted out of a white van and into OnTrac's bustling shipping warehouse on the end of a leash held by his human partner, inspector Jennifer Berger.

Dozer the Agriculture Inspection Dog

Self-defense raised in Sacramento barbershop killings

By Andy Furillo - Updated: 12:26 am

The gunfight at Fly Cuts & Styles killed two people, but only one of them is a victim in the complaint filed by Sacramento County prosecutors.

Sacramento-area churches participate in Evolution Weekend

By Jennifer Garza - Published: 12:00 am

As pastor of All Saints Episcopal Church, the Rev. Betsey Monnot believes in both the word of God and the work of Darwin. This Sunday, her congregation will hear a message about both.

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Heidi Goehri of Sacramento talks on her cell phone in McKinley Park while seagulls fly all around her Friday.
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Lila DeMund, and her sister, Lydia DeMund, 6, take advantage of the nice weather to draw with chalk in front of their Curtis Park home Friday. This is likely the calm before an upcoming storm about to move into the area.
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Very often Jennifer Berger says her labrador retriever mix Dozer jumps on her lap as she works on paperwork in her office. To see a gallery of images of Dozer at work, click here.
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Debris lies scattered on the ground at the site of a law-enforcement area. At least 28 were killed and 235 wounded in the twin bombings, according to state media. The opposition Free Syrian Army said it was in the area at the time, but was not responsible for the blasts.
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New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin and teammate Jared Jeffries reacts after a play during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers Friday, in New York. Lin scored 38 points as the Knicks won the game 92-85.