Xieng Her was in court today and pleaded not guilty to killing Nancy Naranjo and her 9-month-old Joshua Bonton. The accident occurred last Sunday.

Xieng Her was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated without malice, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol resulting in injury, and driving under the influence at .08 blood alcohol causing death or injury, all felonies. Her’s bail was set at $250,000.

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A Sacramento based radio station hosted its Jingle Ball concert last December and covers up this video until now. The video shows Justin Bieber getting pelted with a water bottle.

Early Sunday morning Nancy Naranjo, 23, of Galt was hilled by a suspected DUI driver. Naranjo’s 9 month old was also in the car and was also killed by the impact. The suspected drunk driver slammed into the back of their car as they waited for a red light.

According to California Highway Patrol spokesman Michael Bradley, 22-year-old Xieng Her was driving his Toyota 4Runner SUV at the time of the accident. He slammed into Naranjo at around 4:30am at a high rate of speed at the intersection of Stockton Boulevard and Orange Avenue. Both Naranjo and her son, Joshua Bonton, were killed instantly.

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Crews in West Sacramento chopped down an 125-year-old butternut tree to make room for a “high-density” business, shopping and residential development, despite a resident’s bid to save the tree in Yolo County Superior Court.

In her July petition seeking to block the tree’s removal, Lana Paulhamus said the city “is responsible for assuring that our natural resources are not destroyed willy-nilly.” Arborists told the Sacramento Bee that the tree, with its 22-foot trunk, was “one of the largest in the region and perhaps the biggest butternut tree in the United States.” They reportedly said the tree was “in fair to good condition and would live 20 to 40 years more with moderate care.”

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Three brothers have been arrested in the May shooting death of a 29-year-old man at a Sacramento motel. Sacramento County sheriff’s detectives say the three brothers were with the alleged gunman when he shot Marcel Hatch in the abdomen on May 8th. The alleged shooter, 25-year-old Charles Antonio Williams, was arrested on May 11.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Tim Curran says 18-year-old Kenyatta Mays, 27-year-old Lorenzo Jesus Mays and 30-year-old Demetrius Wayne Mays were arrested Thursday night and are being held in the county jail on one count of murder each.

They were allegedly passengers in Williams’ vehicle when he went to confront Hatch at the Eco Lodge after a fight.

Do you know who Ryan Rose is? If you have eaten at Zocalo’s you have had one of his delicious dishes. Ryan Rose is the head chef at the popular Sacramento restaurant Zocalo’s. Ryan is also one of 14 finalists on the Food Network TV show “Next Food Network Star.”

Rose started working at Zocalo right out of college and then three years ago, Ryan worked his way from the dining room to the kitchen. He has dreamed of becoming a head chef since his time living and studying in Spain.

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Peter Scott and his nephew, Robert “Robbie” Scott Jr. were both indicted on a 13-count federal indictment of defrauding the city of Sacramento. Peter Scott is from Roseville and Robert Scott is from Sacramento.

The men are accused of submitting a fraudulent bid and surety bonds on behalf of Advantage Demolition and Engineering in bidding on the city’s water meter retrofit project. The bonds guaranteed execution, payment, and performance of two multi-million dollar contracts with the city for the replacement of water meters. The men actually submitted bids for eight different water meter retrofit projects.

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A Sacramento woman says a tech support engineer in India stole nude photos of her and posted them in the internet. The woman also claims the tech used her credit card.

Tara Fitzgerald apparently took nude photos of herself for her boyfriend. When Fitzgerald could not find the photos on her PC she called up Dell support to help locate them. She was connected to a Dell support contractor in Mumbai, India named Riyaz Shaikh.

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is advising motorists to expect delays on U. S. Highway 50 near Bass Lake Road. Beginning at approximately 12:15 p.m. today, eastbound traffic will be held at Latrobe Road and westbound traffic will be held at Bass Lake Road. Motorists should anticipate delays of up to 45 minutes. The delays are due to the discovery of an unexploded blasting cap on a nearby construction site.