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Funeral services set for highly decorated Korea, Vietnam veteran

By Jack Newsham - Published: 12:00 am

You don't find many 17-year-olds marching in Veterans Day parades these days.

Ousted Herald fire district director sits at head table during meeting

By Jeffrey Dastin - Updated: 12:15 am

A meeting of the Herald Fire Protection District board was halted in disarray Wednesday night after a crowd approached the directors' table demanding the reinstatement of an elected officer who was ousted last month.

Davis teen pleads not guilty to brutal double slaying

By Darrell Smith and Benjamin Mullin - Published: 12:00 am

Once a 12-year-old hero, now a 16-year-old accused of a ruthless double killing, Daniel William Marsh spoke in a hushed voice Wednesday and declared his innocence.

UC Davis professor earns prestigious prize for environmental work

By Bill Lindelof - Published: 12:00 am

UC Davis professor Daniel Sperling, one of the nation's most influential transportation thinkers and policymakers, is the recipient of the 2013 Blue Planet Prize, sometime called the Nobel Prize for environmental science.

Activities planned for capital as high court nears Prop. 8 ruling

Published: 12:00 am

Same-sex marriage advocates plan a slate of activities in Sacramento to coincide with the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming ruling on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.

California appeals court overturns governor, orders parole for baby killer

By Denny Walsh - Published: 12:00 am

A state appellate court, brushing aside Gov. Jerry Brown's decision to keep Yolo County baby killer Chris Michael Fowler in prison, has ordered him released on parole.

Brown backs more killers' parole

Sacramento County survey finds sales of tobacco to youths

By Cathy Locke - Published: 12:00 am

A survey of businesses in four Sacramento County cities and the unincorporated area found that 11 percent of those surveyed sold tobacco to minors.

Weed treatment on forestland to restrict access next week

Published: 12:00 am

The U.S. Forest Service will use a chemical treatment to eradicate infestations of invasive weeds on forestland at many locations around Lake Tahoe from Monday through June 28.

Cathie Anderson: Despite small budget, Sacramento library wins nod for service - 12:00 am
Disabled vets group shifts to larger space - 12:00 am
Online vote to make one Sacramento business dream come true - 11:32 pm
Coroner releases name of man killed Sunday in I-5 rollover - 12:00 am

Despite small budget, Sacramento library wins nod for service

Staff members at the Sacramento Public Library can't boast about the size of their budget, but after recently receiving special recognition from the Library Journal, you just might hear them crow a bit about the bang they give patrons for the buck.

Giants play winning ball, but they don't talk about it

In the code of the Giants' clubhouse, what happens on the field stays on the field.

INTERACTIVE MAP: Killings, shootings in Sacramento

GALLERY: The region's most wanted fugitives

GALLERY: Local inmates serving time on death row

I Care: Bringing hope to fatherless young men

Road prep leaves void on Hazel

If you've driven on Hazel Avenue lately, you may feel like you're traveling the un-city.

Highway 99 carpool lanes near Elk Grove to be closed during daytime this weekend

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Transportation

House transportation bill denies high-speed rail funding in 2014 - 2:23 pm
Hwy. 12 down to 1 lane at night during repaving - Jun 18
Limo fires spur safety bills - Jun 18

Real Estate

Sacramento gains 200 new jobs in mortgage industry - 8:10 am
Vibrant recovery is building in Sacramento region - Jun 18
Flippers, move-up buyers flock to Sacramento market, foreclosures down - Jun 18

Communities

Roseville

DMV to open new office to replace smaller one

The new state Department of Motor Vehicles office in Roseville is scheduled to open Monday, officials said. The new office, at 7200 Galilee Road, is replacing the agency's older downtown office on Harding Boulevard, which closed earlier this month. The Harding office became too small to serve the burgeoning south Placer County area. The closest nearby office is in Rocklin, at 5245 S. Grove St.