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Holiday Weekend Skiing: Where Are The Deals?

Some major resorts in the Tahoe area are offering deals this Presidents Day weekend. Click through to slideshow to see how you can save.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:57 PST

Who Are The FBI's Most Wanted?

If you recognize any of the fugitives in this slideshow, contact your local FBI office here.

Published: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 12:43:25 PST

911 Tape: Couple Rescued From Snow

Mark Schroeder, 55, and girlfriend Janette DeGrace, were reported missing Sunday, and discovered in Placer County between the town of Georgetown and Hellhole Reservoir, west of Lake Tahoe.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:52:01 PST

Police: Twins Left In Apartment Alone With Burning Candle

Stockton police say they are still questioning the parents of 1-year-old twins after they were found unattended inside an apartment.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:32:26 PST

Westbound Bay Bridge Set For Weekend Closure

San Francisco residents getting out of town for the long holiday weekend will want to plan ahead for the closure of one direction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:44:45 PST

Man Gets Life In Rancho Cordova Rape Case

A man accused of raping and strangling a Rancho Cordova woman is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:13:49 PST

High Gas Prices Force Vacationers To Change Plans

As the price of regular unleaded hovers around $4 a gallon many drivers tell KCRA they are canceling their vacations.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:20:57 PST

No-Confidence Measure Against UCD Chancellor Fails

The chancellor of UC Davis faces a faculty vote on her ability to lead the campus following the widely condemned pepper-spraying of student protesters.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:43:18 PST

Week's Top Headlines: 1,000 Bones, Topete Dash Cam

For anyone who might have missed some of the top headlines on KCRA.com this week, here's a fast way to get caught up.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:10:06 PST

Laptop-Shooting Dad's Rant Draws Raves, Reprimands

It's classic parent-teenager strife, revamped for the Internet age: A 15-year-old takes to Facebook to curse her parents and complain about chores and the pressures of youth. Her disgusted father videotapes and posts a lengthy rebuttal punctuated by nine gunshots as he empties his pistol into her laptop.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:27:13 PST

Calif. Lawmakers Switch Days To Collect Payments

Both houses of the California Legislature are changing their schedules before the President's Day holiday, meeting for less than hour to ensure they collect $142 a day in per diem payments until they reconvene Tuesday.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:14:38 PST

Garcia To Padilla: 'If You Have Info, Give It To Us'

Cadaver dogs searched Friday the first of two wells east of Linden where authorities believe the "Speed Freak Killers" buried their victims.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:46:53 PST

Burned Park Victim's Family 'Didn't Like' Suspect

The Sacramento County Coroner on Thursday night identified the woman found burning in Discovery Park earlier this week.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:35:43 PST

Week Later, Man Arrested In Modesto Teen Killings

A 20-year-old will be charged with killing two teenagers in Modesto last week, police said Friday.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:57:41 PST

State Lab Will Analyze Linden Remains

The state Department of Justice crime laboratory in Richmond will handle the analysis of a thousand prices of bone and teeth being unearthed in Linden.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:36:09 PST

Highway Memorial Dedication Honors Fallen Officer

Six years ago on Friday, California Highway Patrol officer Earl Scott was killed in the line of duty.

Published: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:21:12 PST