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Sacramento officials confront homelessness, flood danger and environmental damage along waterways with utilizing newly restored UTV’s
Sacramento, California - Some homeless camps were hidden so deeply along county waterways that standard patrol vehicles could not reach them. Deputies needed a different kind of access—and recently restored utility terrain vehicles provided it.
The operation uncovered more than a dozen occupied encampments in...
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Sacramento County inmate dies after deputies find him unresponsive in medical cell
Sacramento, California - A routine predawn check inside Sacramento County’s largest correctional facility turned into an emergency Tuesday when deputies found a man unresponsive in a medical housing cell.
Despite immediate CPR and continued efforts by correctional health staff and firefighters, the inmate could not...
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Sacramento officials confront homelessness, flood danger and environmental damage along waterways with utilizing newly restored UTV’s
Sacramento, California - Some homeless camps were hidden so deeply along county waterways that...
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Sacramento County inmate dies after deputies find him unresponsive in medical cell
Sacramento, California - A routine predawn check inside Sacramento County’s largest correctional facility turned...
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Councilmember Phil Pluckebaum’s helps District 4 residents unite for hands-on park improvement event on August 8
Sacramento, California - A few hours of painting, cleaning and shoveling could make a...
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California schools turn mental health care into a lasting campus service
Sacramento, California - For years, school mental health programs have faced the same difficult...