A Casablanca Evening Businesses & members of the community will turn out for this premier black tie gala evening that will feature fantastic food, wine, dancing, a spectacular chocolate and port bar and an auction to benefit CASA El Dorado5:30 p.m. Sequoia Restaurant 643 Bee Street, Placerville $100 per person or $750 for a table admin2@casaeldorado.org For more information contact: Tammy Troyer (530) 417-3571
A 17-year-old boy struck by a drunken driver while riding his new bike last Wednesday was expected to be taken off life support late Saturday, family members said.
AP - An experienced firefighter stretching a hose to a home's burning attic was killed early Sunday when a ceiling collapsed, throwing him to the floor and knocking off his helmet and oxygen mask.
AP - The father of a college student whose suicide was broadcast live over a webcam said Saturday he was appalled by the virtual audience that egged on his son and called for tougher regulation of Internet sites.
AP - Producer Dick Wolf is receiving a special honor at the 36th International Emmy Awards for extending the long arm of his "Law & Order" franchise into almost every corner of the globe.
AP - Only months after winning and giving away $1 million on a television game show, state Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox and her husband have filed for bankruptcy.
AP - A young gunman remained at large early Sunday following a shooting at a busy shopping mall that killed one teenager and seriously wounded another.
AP - Astronauts hope they have a solution for getting a pivotal piece of equipment working so it can convert urine and sweat into drinkable water and allow the international space station to grow to six crew members.
AP - About 500 people crowded Saturday into the plaza where John F. Kennedy was shot 45 years ago, all agreeing it was right to remember a pivotal moment in American history, even if they didn't all believe the official line.
AP - While U.S. automakers wait for federal action on loans they say are key to their survival, former restaurant worker Richard Thomas is waiting on his own bailout — odd jobs that barely pay the bills.
AP - The flowers have wilted and the candles are burned out at a makeshift memorial where an immigrant from Ecuador was stabbed to death in what police say was a hate crime carried out by marauding teenagers.
AP - A judge has told parents of two teenage girls removed from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound that they can have their children back if they sever ties with the community.