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Sacramento area's 1,000 highest-paid local government employees

By Phillip Reese - Updated: 8:15 am

The 1,000 highest-paid local government workers in the Sacramento region collectively earned $172 million during 2010.

Hatfield granted custody of grandchildren

By Cynthia Hubert - Updated: 3:12 pm

The Winkler children, left without parents at home after their mother was killed and their father jailed in her death, will remain with their grandfather in Napa.

Would Sacramento approve tax hike for cops, parks, firefighters?

By Ryan Lillis - Published: 10:59 am

The debate over whether to ask city voters to approve of a tax increase to fund core services is heating up at City Hall.

Twin Rivers school board candidate has criminal record

By Melody Gutierrez - Updated: 11:59 am

Twin Rivers Unified School District school board candidate John Berchielli has a lengthy criminal record, including felony convictions for child endangerment, setting booby traps, marijuana cultivation and welfare fraud.

Former CSUS student sentenced for killing roommate

By Andy Furillo - Updated: 9:37 am

The former Sacramento State student who bludgeoned and stabbed his dormitory roommate to death had at least a 12-year psychiatric history before it exploded into fatal violence.

Quran Jones Sentenced in 2009 Murder

Yolo candidate takes responsibility for unresearched attack mailer

By Darrell Smith - Updated: 1:21 pm

Yolo Superior Court candidate Clint Parish said he did not confirm claims in an attack mailer that alleged his campaign rival Judge Dan Maguire was involved in corporate fraud and bribery while working at a Colorado law firm in the mid-1990s.

Sketch of sex assault suspect released by Sacramento Sheriff's Department

By Bill Lindelof - Published: 1:44 pm

A sketch was released by the Sacramento Sheriff's Department on Wednesday of a man who pulled a woman into a wooded area and threatened to sexually assault her after her car had broken down.

Suspected Highway 99 tagger booked in Sacramento

By Bill Lindelof - Updated: 1:34 pm

A suspected tagger from Citrus Heights was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly defacing freeway signs in the Oak Park-Curtis Park area.

Butte County deputy arrested on suspicion of meeting teen for sex

By Bill Lindelof - Updated: 10:17 am

A Butte County deputy has been arrested on suspicion of agreeing to meet a minor for sex after a sting conducted by the district attorney's office.

Is society making us obese?

Over the weekend, on a family day trip to a Bay Area amusement park, it was stunning to see so many people in one place who've lost control of their weight.

CRIME MAPPER: See crimes reported in your area

GALLERY: The region's most wanted fugitives

GALLERY: Local inmates serving time on death row

Faces of Our Region

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Manny Crisostomo / The Sacramento Bee

Jessie Chambers rolls out a shopping cart full of food for a client at the Food Locker she started at St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville nearly 40 years ago. The chipper 85-year-old was recently honored for a lifetime of work with numerous charities, including St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville and Sutter Roseville.
Manny Crisostomo / The Sacramento Bee

Jessie Chambers helps a client with her food voucher at the Food Locker she started at St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville nearly 40 years ago. The chipper 85-year-old was recently honored for a lifetime of work with numerous charities, including St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville and Sutter Roseville.
Manny Crisostomo / The Sacramento Bee

Jessie Chambers rolls out a shopping cart full of food for a client at the Food Locker she started at St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville nearly 40 years ago. The chipper 85-year-old was recently honored for a lifetime of work with numerous charities, including St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville and Sutter Roseville.
Manny Crisostomo / The Sacramento Bee

Jessie Chambers started the Food Bank at St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville nearly 40 years ago. The chipper 84-year-old was recently honored for a lifetime of work with numerous charities, including St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville and Sutter Roseville.
Manny Crisostomo / The Sacramento Bee

Jessie Chambers at the Food Locker she started at St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville nearly 40 years ago. The chipper 85-year-old was recently honored for a lifetime of work with numerous charities, including St. Vincent de Paul Society of Roseville and Sutter Roseville.