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Patients flock to California doctors practicing pot medicine

By Peter Hecht - Published: 12:00 am

In Mississippi, where Dr. David Allen worked as a heart surgeon, authorities seized his home and ranch this year after finding $800 worth of marijuana and $1,000 in hashish. A grand jury is to consider a cultivation charge that could net him 30 years in prison under Mississippi's drug laws.

Map: Sacramento's medical marijuana dispensaries

$29,000 bill for 5 minutes in ER shines light on health costs

By Bobby Caina Calvan - Published: 12:00 am

For five desperate minutes, emergency room doctors at UC Davis Medical Center frantically tried to revive Scott Hawkins.

City steers dicey street to safer era

By Loretta Kalb - Published: 12:00 am

The city of Citrus Heights is taking a page from Sacramento's book in its efforts to transform a blighted stretch of Sayonara Drive into a better place to live.

Hard-pressed Tahoe ski resorts pile on discounts

By Jim Sloan - Published: 12:08 am

There's an adage in the ski industry that good snow conditions trump bad economic conditions, but the 2008-09 California ski season proved that even powder has its limits.

Marines get taste of Afghan challenge in Eastern Sierra

By Tony Perry - Published: 12:00 am

BRIDGEPORT - For thousands of U.S. Marines, the road to Afghanistan goes through an isolated training facility in the Eastern Sierra where they share the rugged Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest with civilian hunters, backpackers and skiers.

NAACP marks 100th anniversary, steps into new era

By Stephen Magagnini - Published: 12:00 am

Recruiting at churches, schools, job fairs and community events, the Sacramento branch has nearly tripled from 323 adult members to 845 over the past 14 months, with another 45 youth members, said president Betty Williams.

Sunday Special

Showcasing one of our favorite multimedia presentations. This week, watch as Coast Guard members in a C130 drop nine wreaths into the sea in honor of the military fliers who perished in a collision off the San Diego coast.

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He's Mr. Anti-Gay Marriage

The most effective man fighting to deny the right of gay marriage in America is Frank Schubert of Sacramento.

Evans scores 32 as Kings beat Jazz

Tyreke Evans turned in a 32-point, seven-assist, two-turnover performance that was both timely and terrific in a shocking 104-99 win over Utah at EnergySolutions Arena. It was a memorable, dramatic performance for this team at this time, the perfect elixir to a hellish week.

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