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Local News

• Vacaville car accident leaves one dead, five injured

A quiet Tuesday night in Vacaville was interrupted by a car swerving off a road and hitting a large walnut tree, killing the driver.
• Vacaville teen who died in crash remembered

A scarred oak tree, colorful flowers and a yellow ribbon serve as sad reminders of a Tuesday night crash on Vaca Valley Road that claimed the life of a Vacaville woman and injured five others.
• Solano County judge makes gang injunction permanent

Following a four-day trial, a judge on Tuesday ruled that a temporary injunction against the Norteños street gang in Fairfield should become permanent.
• Firefighter dies in crash; Dixon department mourns loss

An off-duty volunteer Dixon firefighter was killed Friday morning in a traffic accident on Midway Road, leaving loved ones, including his firefighting brethren, in a state of shock.
• Woman nabbed following chase through Solano County

A Carmichael woman was arrested Monday evening after leading California Highway Patrol officers on a high speed chase on eastbound Interstate 80 through both Solano and Yolo counties.
• Sanskrit prayer to open city meeting

Vacaville's City Council meeting tonight will open with the pledge of allegiance as it has traditionally done for many years, but what follows will be a first for City Hall.

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Regional News

• 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

• Parts of immigration law go into effect

Parts of an Arizona immigration law go into effect Thursday as it was passed -- after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that blocked the most controversial aspects of it.


• Hearing to address mismanagement at Arlington Cemetery

A senate subcommittee hearing is scheduled Thursday to examine the mismanagement of Arlington Cemetery, one of the nation's most hallowed burial places for its war dead.


• Iraq veterans come home to a vice presidential welcome

Iraq veterans from the Army's 10th Mountain Division came home to Fort Drum, New York, Wednesday for a welcome that included Vice President Joe Biden.


• Federal official to outline what lies ahead after oil spill is sealed

The man overseeing the federal response to the Gulf oil disaster will meet New Orleans parish presidents Thursday to outline the plans after the well is permanently sealed.


• Police: 'Credible sightings' regarding missing California woman

There have been "credible sightings" recently of a California woman who vanished nearly a year ago after being released from a sheriff's station, authorities said Wednesday.


• Town basks in media glow amid Clinton's wedding buzz

A picturesque New York town is all abuzz and ready for its closeup as the countdown to Chelsea Clinton's wedding starts.

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