Ishani Desai
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Reporter at @sacbee_news 🐝 🗞️ Tips? Complaints? Story ideas? [email protected]
Joined February 2021
And this story just was among the shocking news of today:
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“This is the hardest thing I have ever had to do,” South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Wallace wrote.
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A Day in the Life (Journalist Edition) A helicopter crash on Highway 50 in Sacramento; a South Lake Tahoe mayor admitting to stealing $ from a church; and, publishing an intense investigation into CapRadio. These were all published by me today! https://t.co/sfhTU9uV7A
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The aircraft went down just before 7:10 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of Highway 50 near Howe Avenue.
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The alleged shooter of ABC10 appeared to have written his schedule for Friday, the day the Sacramento studios were shot. “Do the Next Scary Thing,” said the note written on a whiteboard planner affixed to his refrigerator. https://t.co/WKxXgoL5Rs
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Federal officials laid out the investigation in the federal complaint. Anibal Hernandez Santana also faces charges from Sacramento’s D.A.
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Coming out of retirement…💜🔦 Any pic of me tonight will be Reposted by the @SacBeam
I’m told the Sacramento Kings will be testing the beam tonight as they gear up for the start of the 2025-26 NBA season.
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A love letter to local Sacramento journalism: https://t.co/HNJ0LAFBrZ
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“Local news informs, investigates and tells stories that would otherwise be missed. It builds trust at a time when that feels rare.”
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"He's a U.S. citizen!" Video shows Border Patrol agents chase and detain a man at a Sacramento-area Home Depot parking lot. Full story here >> https://t.co/VZOj5xcCK2
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.@sacbee_news Families grieving after a Northern California firework explosion say no one has provided them with updates. This comes as @YoloCountyCA did not take questions today during their media briefing. "There are thousands of questions" https://t.co/lxKqvhg5Cj
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Authorities have not released the named of the seven people missing since the fireworks facility blast.
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Video shows immigration agents interrogating a Latino U.S. citizen: ‘I’m American, bro!’ https://t.co/KcZEAZO3QJ
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Los Angeles and cities around the nation were bracing for 'No Kings' protests ahead of Trump's military parade as an appeals court ruling kept the National Guard under the president's control for now.
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Hey man, really sorry I accused you of being a satanic pedophile to an audience of hundreds of millions.
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Was city of Fresno planning to attack journalistic freedom? Here’s what we know
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Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz says the subpoenas of Fresno Bee and Fresnoland reporters were issued without his knowledge.
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The UC Davis Police Department is investigating a clash Thursday between a conservative organization Turning Point USA and protesters that saw tempers flare briefly into violence which drew the attention of the world's richest man, Elon Musk, on X. https://t.co/zM0c9lRHZo
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Video of a shoving match, shared by Elon Musk, had more than 10 million views on X within hours of the incident.
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The UC Davis Police Department is investigating a clash Thursday between a conservative organization Turning Point USA and protesters that saw tempers flare briefly into violence which drew the attention of the world's richest man, Elon Musk, on X. https://t.co/zM0c9lRHZo
sacbee.com
Video of a shoving match, shared by Elon Musk, had more than 10 million views on X within hours of the incident.
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This morning we have learned that one of our young brave Marysville police officers has been killed in the line of duty. Our hearts and our prayers are with this young officer’s family and our local law enforcement family.
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Karoline Leavitt, ticking off Trump initiatives at the top of the White House briefing, just cited a report from the Associated Press.
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A Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence and resisting arrest, authorities said. Dispatchers said he was standing in a homeowner’s backyard, according to archived dispatch calls reviewed by me https://t.co/68DDVyo0wo
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The 36-year-old deputy was arrested Sunday, authorities said.
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WOMEN👏DON'T👏WANT👏CHOCOLATES 👏FOR 👏VALENTINE'S 👏DAY 👏THEY 👏WANT 👏MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S 👏COLLEGIATE 👏DICTIONARY 👏ELEVENTH 👏EDITION 👏
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A newspaper company is *gasp* buying a regional newspaper! In 2025!
scoop from @sfstandard: Hearst is about to buy the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, one of the best newspapers from my old stomping grounds in Northern California https://t.co/UIrT9GWAg2
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