Father, son charged with stealing unclaimed funds ... a 56-year-old from Carmichael, and 28-year-old Dustin Rodine of Citrus Heights were arraigned Friday in Sacramento County Superior Court. They did not enter pleas to charges of embezzlement and submitting false claims to the state. Attorney General ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:44:21 GMT Court tosses conviction in 2002 Sacramento rape A federal appeals court has tossed out the Sacramento County rape conviction of a black man, saying the prosecutor illegally dismissed two blacks from the jury pool. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:45:58 GMT Court Tosses 2002 Rape Conviction A federal appeals court has tossed out the Sacramento County rape conviction of a black man, saying the prosecutor illegally dismissed two black people from the jury pool. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:38:11 GMT Sacto 9-1-1: Former CHP officer allegedly offered $10,000 to kill witness, documents show ... ruled that Placer County has jurisdiction in the case, even though the alleged solicitation occurred in Sacramento County. Salgado was initially arrested May 11 by the California Highway Patrol on drug and weapons charges following a two-month ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:37:49 GMT Court Tosses Conviction In 2002 Elderly Rape Case ... Jul 30, 2010 2:28 pm US/Pacific More Local News SACRAMENTO (AP) A federal appeals court has tossed out the Sacramento County rape conviction of a black man, saying the prosecutor illegally dismissed two blacks from the jury pool. Steven Frank ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:30:15 GMT Congresswoman Matsui Secures Funding for Sacramentoa s Transportation and Housing Priorities ... centers of downtown Sacramento, and Rancho Cordova and Folsom. According to Mike Penrose, Director of the Sacramento County Department of Transportation, "The Watt Avenue at US 50 Interchange project will provide multi-modal improvements along one ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:24:54 GMT State Threatens To Pull Railyard Project Funds ... in grants from the State of California. Two notices of default are already on file at the Sacramento County recorders office. The letter from the State of California give Thomas Enterprises 30 days to prove it can pay ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:15:46 GMT 9th Circuit panel strikes down rape conviction, citing race bias A federal appeals court has struck down a conviction and life sentence of an African American man for a heinous rape eight years ago in Sacramento County, ruling that the prosecutor had no lawful reason to dismiss two African Americans from the jury pool. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:38:27 GMT Child-molest suspect captured, jailed ... stayed at a motel, then was caught nearby Thursday. Hours of cat-and-mouse ended Thursday morning when two Sacramento County sheriff's deputies recognized a man being sought for alleged child molestation and took him into custody, according to ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Fair Oaks Democrat now GOP? Mail brings party-swap surprise for voter La Rene Cracraft nearly tossed the postcard from the Sacramento County Elections Department that came in the mail Friday morning -- until she saw the three capital letters in the corner, R-E-P. Sacramento County elections officials were notifying Cracraft that she had re-registered to vote as a Republican. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:45:47 GMT Beale expected to be base for turboprop spy planes Yuba County's Beale Air Force Base is being put in charge of a fleet of spy planes that will bring at least 550 jobs and help boost the regional economy. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:10:07 GMT Sex offenders arrested in Yolo sweep Yolo County District Attorney's Office Investigator Bruce Naliboff, left with DA Jeff talk about a countywide "sweep" of registered sex offenders looking for parole violations. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:21:42 GMT Greyhound Riders Sue Over Deadly Crash ... the bus slammed into an overturned SUV on July 22 on a busy state highway in Fresno. The suit filed in Sacramento County Superior Court alleges the bus driver did not fulfill his duty to transport the passengers safely. It said the company should ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:57:34 GMT MomentumTO Their Eternal Shame ... 'kill him,' referring to Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama." And the official Web site of the Sacramento County Republican Party compared Obama to bin Laden and urged people to "Waterboard Barack Obama." The Republican National Committee ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:09:39 GMT Gas Leak Clears Apartment Complex More than 20 people were evacuated from 12 homes in a Sacramento County apartment complex Thursday afternoon because of a gas leak, according to fire officials. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:15:17 GMT Daugherty Chevrolet Dealership Leaves Fulton Avenue ... decisions that GM has had to make," said Rob Leonard. As the Daugherty Dealership leaves Fulton Avenue, Sacramento County will loose several hundred thousand dollars year, that fund crucial services. "Cuts to social programs, law enforcement, parks ... Publ.Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GMT Walnut Grove man found in Sacramento River ... Road. The body was found at 12:52 p.m. today, said California Highway Patrol officer Bernie Pico. The Sacramento County Coroner's Office identified the man as Isai Flores Mejia. No other passengers were in the car, Pico said. CHP spokesman Officer ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:44:38 GMT Governor declares financial emergency; more furloughs in sight ... State Controller John Chiang refused to comply with order. Shortly afterward, Judge Patrick Marlette of Sacramento County Superior Court found that the governora s order would cause undue harm to state employees. However, the judge also said that he ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:35:19 GMT Bus Crash Plaintiff: Driver Seemed Tired ... the driver appeared tired and expressed an intent to make up for a late start. The suit filed Wednesday in Sacramento County Superior Court alleges that driver James Jewett did not fulfill his duty to transport the passengers safely. It said the ... Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:23:55 GMT Gas Leak Clears Apartment Complex 26min More than 20 people were evacuated from 12 homes in a Sacramento County apartment complex Thursday afternoon because of a gas leak, according to fire officials. Publ.Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:22:49 GMT