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Local News

• Natomas school district's legal fees top $450,000 in land suit

Attorneys' fees are piling up for the Natomas Unified School District as it continues to battle two development firms that school officials allege charged too much for a 41-acre school site.
• Natomas-area couple bring Haitian orphan home

Christopher, a Haitian orphan, has been through unknowable tragedy in the 2 years and 4 months he's been alive.


Noel VanDeviver and friend Laurie Green strap Christopher, 2, Noel and Derek VanDeviver's newly adopted son, into his car seat Sunday at Sacramento International Airport after picking him up at an adoption agency in South Florida. The Haitian quake sped up the adoption process.

• Sam's Club store to close in Natomas

The Sam's Club in Natomas will close this month along with nine others nationwide in a housecleaning move to eliminate underperforming stores, the parent company announced on Monday.
• Natomas budget cuts

Natomas Unified School District officials received notice this week from the Sacramento County Office of Education that the district is at risk of being unable to meet its financial obligations. Wednesday night, Natomas trustees approved $15.2 million in budget cuts through 2013.
• Natomas schools hit by harsh budget bloodletting

Teachers, parents and students packed the Natomas Unified School District headquarters Wednesday night to beseech board members to save classes and special programs.
• Troubled Natomas schools get aid from Sacramento County education office

Sacramento County Office of Education officials have stepped in to ensure that the Natomas Unified School District balances its budget.

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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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