“Max Payne 3” Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC; Genre: Shooter; Publisher: Rockstar Games; ESRB Rating: M, for Mature; Grade: 5 stars (out of 5) Almost a decade has passed since Max Payne last graced our TV sets. Time has not stood still for Max. He’s a beaten man, dulled by alcohol and painkillers and tortured by the pain of [...]
12:34 a.m. — Burglary, 1100 block PEPPERTREE 1:39 a.m.— Missing juvenile, 400 block DAWSON CREEK 2:31 a.m. — Shots fired, 700 block E TABOR 3:14 a.m. — Battery, 1200 block B GALE WILSON 6:06 a.m. — Burglary, 1300 block E TENNESSEE 8:16 a.m. — Missing juvenile, 500 block EL CAMINO 9:01 a.m. — Vandalism, 3400 [...]
SUISUN CITY — Three nonprofits were chosen Tuesday to be the first to sell fireworks within the city’s limits since 1983. The three groups chosen are Suisun American Little League, Suisun City Historic Waterfront Business Improvement District and Solano Aquatic Sea Otters. Based on an estimate put together by one of the fireworks’ wholesalers, the [...]
FAIRFIELD — An 18-year-old Suisun City man was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on a murder charge for a Nov. 3, 2011, drive-by shooting that killed James Taylor, 20, and wounded 21-year-old Derico Hughes. Aaron J. Bragg allegedly opened fire from a passing car after following Hughes’ car earlier in the afternoon. Taylor and Hughes were [...]
FAIRFIELD — The four paid firefighters of the Vacaville Fire Protection District have filed a federal lawsuit in Sacramento against the district and its chief, Howard F. Wood. The lawsuit reveals a long-simmering dispute over union organizing efforts in a district that provides fire protection, medical aid and rescues north and east of Vacaville and [...]
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Shiite militant group Hezbollah appealed for calm Tuesday after people blocked roads and burned tires in Beirut to protest the kidnapping of 11 Lebanese Shiites in neighboring Syria. The abductions in Syria’s northern Aleppo province threatened to ignite dangerous sectarian tensions and fueled fears that Lebanon is getting drawn [...]
SALEM, Ore. — A mother and her three children were found dead in a burned house, and the children’s father was found dead later in a car, all victims of what police in this city in northwest Oregon said Tuesday appeared to be a murder-suicide. The woman and children were discovered early Tuesday when Salem [...]
SAN FRANCISCO — Sitting along the shore and staring at one of the world’s most majestic metropolitan views, Joe Lacob leaned over to hear fellow Golden State Warriors co-owner Peter Guber whisper in his ear. “Man,” Guber said, “we got to do this.” And with that, the franchise’s new vision started to come into focus. [...]
SACRAMENTO — Debate in the Assembly turned personal Monday when a Democratic lawmaker introduced an airport security bill that many interpreted as a jab at a Republican colleague who was caught bringing a loaded gun through airport security earlier this year. The bill, which would require law enforcement officers to arrest anyone bringing a concealed [...]
CHICO — If golf is a momentum sport, Aaron Beverly could write a book on the subject. The Armijo High senior rode a wave of five birdies on the back 9 into a three-way playoff, which he won on the second extra hole to bring home the title at the CIF Northern California Championships at [...]
WASHINGTON — The embattled chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission resigned Monday after a tumultuous three-year tenure in which he pushed for sweeping safety reforms but came under fire for an unyielding management style that fellow commissioners and agency employees described as bullying. Gregory Jaczko stepped down ahead of a potentially blistering report due out soon from [...]
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