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Today at 3:15 p.m., special counsel Jack Smith issued a three-minute statement on the second federal indictment of former president Donald J. Trump. The indictment was issued by a grand jury in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. and concerns the president’s and his associates’
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On Friday, July 7, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that said the Sacramento County Sheriff was justified in detaining the parent, not suspected of any wrongdoing, of a juvenile who threatened a mass shooting. The suspect, Ryan Bernal, had sent text messages threatening a
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A social media video posted on Sunday, July 9, 2023, shows what appears to be a street fight. According to the posting information, the video was recorded in Historic Downtown Elk Grove, also popularly known as Old Town. In the video, there are five people, of which three men are
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A review of Elk Grove City Council’s closed meeting agenda reveals a proliferation of litigation. The most prominent lawsuit confronting the city is the Oak Rose housing discrimination case they are defending against the State and Attorney General of California. Aside from that, the city is facing lawsuits from
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30 years ago a shocking event spurred legislation Hardly a week passes when Americans are not killed in mass shootings. Thirty years ago today an event that was considered shocking spurred legislation to address mass shootings. Listen Time 1 Minute Subscribe to our YouTube channel, or follow us on Twitter
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Facing 53 years to life sentence In a Sacramento Superior Court jury trial that concluded on Monday, June 26, Fard Smithson was convicted of first-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm. Smithson was also convicted of intentionally and personally discharged a firearm causing death. Smithson lived with the
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SCOTUS decides 6-3 in favor of democracy v This morning the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling denying the arguments in Moore v. Harper case. The case was a test of the once-fringe idea called the Independent State Legislature Theory. On the surface, the case centered on legislative
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Elk Grove Police arrested a 14-year-old on the morning of Saturday, June 24 on suspicion of vehicle burglary. Just as night shift patrol officers were ending their duties on Saturday, police dispatch received a call regarding an in-progress vehicle burglary in the Lyndale Circle and Spring Ridge Way area. The
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Next week the current term of the United State Supreme Court will end, which means there will be rulings on a couple of significant cases. Those cases are Groff vs. Dejoy and Moore vs. Harper. Listen time 2 minutes 30 seconds
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A Bakersfield innkeeper was sentenced in federal court in Fresno yesterday for his role in a pimping operation. Jatinbhai Naresh Bhakta, 31, of Bakersfield, was sentenced to four years and ordered to pay a forfeiture money judgment of over $1 million for using a facility of interstate commerce in aid