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Suspect In Triple-Fatal Tries To Plead No Contest

A man facing criminal charges in connection with a triple-fatal crash over the weekend attempted Tuesday to plead no contest.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:38:18 PST

Schwarzenegger: Lawmakers Must Cut More Spending

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he vetoed the largest piece of legislation in a package of budget bills because it did not take immediate steps to cut spending.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:04:28 PST

Analysis: Californians Use 1M Pounds Of Pot Annually

Californians use about 1 million pounds of marijuana a year, according to a staff analysis from the Board of Equalization -- or nearly a half-ounce for every person in the state.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:30:32 PST

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Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:40:23 PST

Man Pleads Guilty To Killing Parents

A man accused of killing his parents pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder charges.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:58:00 PST

Driver Surrenders In Boy's Hit-And-Run

A driver turned himself in to West Sacramento police in connection with a hit-and-run crash involving a 3-year-old boy.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:25:01 PST

Gov.: Keep Sex Offender Parole Files

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to keep all files on sex offender parolees.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:53:05 PST

Tax Preparer Guilty In Massive Scam

A tax preparer accused of bilking his clients out of millions of dollars pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud and interference with tax administration.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:41:57 PST

Annie Le Warrant To Be Unsealed

A judge has ruled that part of a search warrant can be unsealed in the case of an animal research technician charged with killing a Yale University graduate student from El Dorado County.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:51:19 PST

Sketch Released In Del Campo Sex Assaults

Sacramento County sheriff's deputies are asking the public's help in identifying a man suspected in three separate sexual assaults.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:37:08 PST

River Cats Getting New Scoreboard

The River Cats are installing a huge new high-definition scoreboard at Raley Field.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:56:28 PST

Job Losses Expected From Climate Law

California's nonpartisan legislative analyst said the state's landmark global warming law likely will lead to modest jobs losses in the near future.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:13:58 PST

Victims Duct-Taped In Home Invasion

A masked gunman duct-taped and pistol-whipped victims during a home invasion on Tuesday in south Sacramento, police say.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:18:05 PST

Bob Barker Gives $2.5M To Help PETA

Bob Barker has donated $2.5 million to help the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals open a new location in Los Angeles.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:37:41 PST

Quarantine Issued Over Grapevine Moth

Recent detection of the European grapevine moth in Napa County has led the state to establish a quarantine of 162 square miles including portions of Napa, Sonoma and Solano counties.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:21:46 PST

UCD To Open Stem-Cell Facility

The new $62 million UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures, a facility supported by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, officially opens Wednesday on the university's Sacramento campus.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:46:32 PST

Attorney: Dunn Influenced By Meth

A man accused of going on a fatal shooting rampage four years ago in Elk Grove was in a methamphetamine-induced psychotic state at the time, his defense attorney said Tuesday.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:24:03 PST

Taco Truck Robbed At Gunpoint

Three men rushed into a taco truck in Delhi and robbed the operator at gunpoint, the Merced County Sheriff's Department says.

Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:50:28 PST