It’s a good day for the Sacramento Police Department. One of their K-9 officer named Bandit underwent five hours of surgery Tuesday for a bullet wound that was more serious than initially thought.

Bandit is a 4 year old German shepherd that was shot in the line of duty. Police later shot and killed suspected robber that had shot Bandit.

Bandit’s partner, officer Gary Dahl was emotional at times when he discussed Bandit’s condition. The surgery was more complicated than originally thought, but Bandit is expected to make a full recovery.

Sacramento Zoo has lost one it’s newest editions, the baby Giant Anteater. The baby was found dead during regular rounds by zoo staff.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the staff here at Sacramento Zoo. The staff members who’ve worked so hard to ensure that this newest addition thrived have proven themselves to be dedicated, thoughtful and sensitive to the needs of the animals in our care,” said Harrison Edell, Zoo General Curator.

The cause of the animal’s death is still unknown. The baby’s twin had also dies, but only a few hours after birth. The Giant Anteater is a “near-threatened” species.

Pink slip will go out today to Sacramento Regional Transit District employees. The layoff are just the first round of budget saving cuts that RT will make.

Alaine Masui with Regional Transit confirmed that several employees will be getting layoff notices some time Friday. Up to 300 RT employees will the cut by summertime, but it was unclear how many would be cut in this first round.

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Two people in a Pocket-area home were not hurt when a sports utility vehicle plowed into their living room just after noon Monday. The woman and her 2-year-old granddaughter had just left the front of the house and were in another part of the residence when the crash occurred, according to authorities.

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Alex Stoffel will get $50,000 from the city of Sacramento and her attorney will get $140,000.

Why? Did the City of Sacramento do something to Stoffel? No the Sacramento Community Center Theater does not have user-friendly seating for the disabled.

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Early this morning a man was killed in a car accident on Highway 99 in south Sacramento. five others were injured in a car accident. The accident occurred just before 1 a.m.

According to the California Highway Patrol a car travelling northbound on Highway 99 north of Mack Road lost control and hit the center divider. Another vehicle travelling behind hit that car, ejecting the driver upon impact. A family of five was in the second car that hit the vehicle in the center divide and were all taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

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Sacramento police officers took a group of kids shopping on Sunday.  Dozens of kids went to Target in Natomas for their Christmas shopping.  It was part of the “Sacramento Family Holiday” event.  There were a total of 15 families that attended.  Each family received about $200 each to purchase toys, clothes, and other items from the store.  Then they all headed to Sofia’s Italian Restaurant in Sacramento.

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Yes it’s snowing in the greater Sacramento area. Send you photos to sacramento@fromthecapitol.com and we will publish them online.

The foothills actually have enough to sled on. Schools in some foothill school districts are closed.

If you want to protect marriage you must ban divorce, at least according to one Sacramento man. John Marcotte, a 38-year-old married father of two, wants to put a measure on the ballot next year to ban divorce in California. He wants “‘Until death do you part” to mean what it says.

When California voters outlawed same-sex marriage in 2008, supporters of Prop 8 argued it was needed to protect the sanctity of marriage. So Marcotte is using the same approach to make a satirical statement about marriages.

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The Capitol Corridor train service is now running “clean” trains between Oakland and the Capitol City. They also have plans for more “clean trains”.

Locomotive 2015 is the first train in the line to get a $900,000 retrofit. A large amount of pollution has been eliminated from its massive diesel engine. The locomotive will operate on the Capitol Corridor line between Sacramento and the Bay Area.

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