Demonstrations at college graduations have remained relatively tame compared to on-campus protests. Will the trend continue at this weekend's Sacramento State commencement ceremonies? Here's what I learned.

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A “dedicated” member of a Sacramento-area community — and a longtime employee of the Rio Linda-Elverta Community Water District — was shot in the torso Monday while investigating intruders breaking into his home, according to a water district spokesman.

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While unveiling his revised $288B budget proposal, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was “against divestment” amid the ongoing protests at college campuses over the war in Gaza and a key demand that CSU and UC schools exit from Israel-tied investments.
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Two climbers died after going missing while hiking on Mount Whitney, California's highest peak, authorities said to The Sacramento Bee.
They appeared to be a couple: A man from South Lake Tahoe and woman who just received her Ph.D. in physics from UC Davis.sacbee.com/news/californi…

By Ariane Lange:

Sacramento City Unified has placed C.K. McClatchy High School’s journalism adviser on leave after its student newspaper printed a quote praising Adolf Hitler — a suspension that experts said flew in the face of CA press freedoms.

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Sacramento State’s chapter of Students for Justice Palestine said the university has agreed to meet demands to investigate and divest in Israel-tied investments.

The move makes Sac State one of the first CSU campuses to agree to alter its policies:

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“He is now going to be fitted in a funeral outfit rather than a graduation outfit.” sacbee.com/news/local/art… by Ishani Desai

BREAKING: A group of pro-Palestine protesters erected an encampment Monday at UC Davis amid a nationwide chorus of protesters on campuses calling on universities to divest from Israel amid the war in Gaza.

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Longtime Sacramento comic book store burglarized twice in a week. ‘I felt pretty numb’ sacbee.com/news/local/cri…

We The Sacramento Bee offered three $5K grants to local climate solutions projects. We selected winners with the help of Equity Lab change makers and were able to offer these grants thanks to support from Solutions Journalism Network Climate Beacon Initiative. 🌎sacbee.com/news/environme…

I spoke to a first year UC Davis student who says he was repeatedly hazed while pledging to a fraternity. A pledging event sent him to the emergency room, he says.

“I thought I was going to die that night, to be honest,” he said.

In The Sacramento Bee:
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New trial in Elk Grove police death case ordered over ‘false or misleading’ testimony

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The man accused of killing 2 women Wed at the Eleven Hundred apartments on Howe Avenue in Arden Arcade has died, according to Sacramento Sheriff

The suspect, Ricky Hunter, had shot himself Thurs near Arden Mall after Sacramento Sheriff deputies tried to arrest him.

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An update to the arrest of former Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers player Ben McLemore:

Lake Oswego police say McLemore is accused of raping a woman while he played for the Trail Blazers in 2021.

Here's an update to the 19th and X fire which destroyed a portion of the Broadway affordable housing project.

“There’s no evidence on our end that indicates this was a criminal act,” the Sacramento Fire Department said.

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Former Kings player Ben McLemore arrested in Oregon on suspicion of rape, authorities say ⬇️

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Hold on tight, spider monkey!

With millions of Americans turning their gaze skyward, here are three things NOT TO DO during a solar eclipse (most importantly, and all jokes aside: PLEASE do not stare at the sun without appropriate eclipse eye protection)…