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Local News

• CSD firefighters met response goal 89% of time in ?09

A Cosumnes deputy fire chief recently reported that his department?s firefighters met the goal of arriving at the scenes of critical incidents within six minutes of dispatch about 89 percent of the time last year.
• Witness reflects on fatal freeway crash

Nicole Doyle was returning home to Modesto on southbound Highway 99 when she suddenly saw a cloud of dust and debris falling down a slope by the Elk Grove Boulevard exit.
• City to choose recipient of $20k grant for homeless services

Elk Grove officials have pledged nearly $20,000 in aid for local homeless, and now the city is looking for a way to spend it.
• High-speed rail supported by three-quarters of survey respondents

California residents are largely in favor of the state?s planned high-speed rail project, according to a survey released this week by the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA).
• Police Logs

Friday, July 23 2:32 a.m., Big Horn Boulevard and Monetta Drive (Laguna): Elk Grove police arrested James Stillwell, 39, of Orangevale, and Joseph Keel, 30, of Sacramento on suspicion of possessing narcotics and illegally carrying pepper spray. Officers contacted them during a traffic stop and learned they were on probation. Police also discovered that Keel had a warrant for his arrest and allegedly possessed pepper spray. Officers later reportedly found narcotics in their vehicle.
• Election Brief

Nomination period for local elections ends Aug. 6 The nomination period for November?s local elections ends next week. Elk Grove residents who want to run for their local school board, water service board, city council, or community services district must file their nomination paperwork to the county by Aug. 6.

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Regional News

• Child porn case suspect arrested in Las Vegas

A man wanted by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department in a child pornography case has been arrested in Las Vegas.
• Rio Linda couple shot with same gun during argument

A Rio Linda couple shot each other with the same gun during an argument Monday night, Sacramento County Sheriff's officials said.
• Sacto 9-1-1: Woman arrested in Brazil possibly linked to Sacramento child porn case

A woman believed to be linked to a Sacramento County child pornography and pedophile case has been arrested and indicted in Brazil for child molestation.

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National News

• Family transformed 3 years after bridge disaster

For 13-year-old Arrianna Merritt, the words mother and hero go hand in hand.


• Wedding bells ring for Chelsea Clinton

The worst-kept secret in the political world is expected to culminate Saturday as Chelsea Clinton marries Marc Mezvinsky at a posh venue in Rhinebeck, New York.


• Evacuation order lifted as crews battle California blaze

Firefighters continued to battle a wildfire Saturday as flames encroached on power lines that provide electricity throughout the region.


• Court denies request for expedited Ariz. immigration law appeal

A federal appeals court has denied Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's request for an expedited hearing on the state's controversial immigration law. Instead, the case has been scheduled for a hearing during the first week in November.


• Russian boy rejected in U.S. is back in orphanage

A Russian boy who was sent back to Moscow, Russia, by his adoptive mother in the United States has been returned to an orphanage, an attorney of the World Association for Children and Parents said Friday.


• Obama says U.S. auto industry 'growing strong' after bailout

President Barack Obama, speaking at a Chrysler plant here Friday, praised the recovery of the embattled U.S. auto industry and celebrated the tough choices he says made a comeback possible.

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