Free Mulch for Your Yard!

Water-saving mulch available during Mulch Mayhem on Saturday, May 17. Read More »

Rainbow Group Brings Sea Academy by Mermaid Magic to California Mermaid Convention

Beloved Netflix Series Characters to Inspire Families Through Games, Trivia, and Eco-Education at Annual Event Read More »

Shaquille and Shaqir O’Neal Join the Hornets

National Basketball Association (NBA) Hall of Famer Dr. Shaquille O’Neal will serve as the general manager of Sacramento State University men’s basketball starting in the 2025-2026 season. Read More »

St. Francis Celebrates 17 Future Collegiate Athletes

St. Francis Catholic High School honored a total of 17 senior students who committed to compete in ten different collegiate sports during the spring edition of its National Letter of Intent and College Commitment celebration on the morning of May 1. Read More »

Reynolds, Westbrook Earn All-Conference Honors

American River College Baseball standouts Jayden Reynolds (Bella Vista) and Dylan Westbrook (Oak Ridge) earned 2025 first team All-BIG 8 Conference honors it was announced on April 30. Read More »

Aggies Make Statement at Lubbock Regionals

University of California Davis women’s golf put the nation on notice at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Lubbock Regionals, finishing better than number 18 Arizona and just one stroke off the final cut line with an impressive seventh-place finish to wrap up a historic season. Read More »

United Way Expands Collegiate Guaranteed Income Program

Twenty former foster youth studying at Sacramento State and University of California, Davis, received their first payments from United Way California Capital Region’s Collegiate Guaranteed Income program that will provide them with $500 a month for one year. Read More »

Decide Which is The American River Burger Champion

The American River Parkway Foundation invites Sacramento-area community members to Discovery Park for the American River Burger Battle. Read More »

Connections Academy at Gateway Offers K-10 Virtual Schooling for Northern California Families

The tuition-free virtual public charter program is now enrolling for the 2025-2026 school year Read More »

Sacramento Book Festival Created for All Ages

Excitement is growing throughout the regional reading community about the May 31 inaugural Sacramento Book Festival presented by the California Writers Club-Sacramento Branch. Read More »

We’ve Got Ewe-nique Fire Fuel Reduction Techniques

Have you herd the good news? Our four-legged firefighters are here and they’re ready to bleat back wildfire risks! Read More »

Unlicensed Drivers Cause Shocking Number of Crashes in California

A new study by auto accident attorneys Sutliff & Stout revealed that California had the seventh-highest rate of fatal crashes involving an unlicensed driver between 2019 and 2023. Read More »

USA Properties Fund Starts Construction on Terracina at Wildhawk

An Affordable Apartment Community in The Vineyard Area of Sacramento County Read More »

Sacramento County Fair Returns

Get ready, Sacramento! The Sacramento County Fair is back this Memorial Day weekend, May 22 through 26, bringing five days of family-friendly fun, delicious fair food and thrilling entertainment. Read More »

FORPD Awards Annual Memorial Scholarship

At the April 16 Fair Oaks Recreation and Park District (FORPD) Board of Directors meeting, the 2024-2025 Rachel Anne Gray Memorial Scholarship winners were announced. Read More »

Mathnasium Opens in Citrus Heights

Mathnasium, a new after-school mathematics tutoring center serving Citrus Heights and nearby Fair Oaks, celebrated its grand opening recently with a public ribbon cutting ceremony. Read More »

Disappointment Surrounds Elk Grove Zoo Project Cancelation

A highly anticipated plan to relocate the Sacramento Zoo to Elk Grove has been shelved, prompting disappointment among city leaders and residents who had hoped the $300-million project would bring economic and cultural benefits to Elk Grove. Read More »

Temporarily Out of Town? Your Vote Stays Home

Did you know that while all voters must be registered where they live, some voters might also have out-of-state mailing addresses? Read More »

California Has the 3rd Worst Roads in the U.S.

A new study on behalf of Construction Coverage has identified the U.S. states with the best and worst roads. Read More »

Annual Outstanding Citizen Awards Ceremony Honors 13 Citizens

acramento County District Attorney Thien Ho presented the Outstanding Citizen Award to 13 victims and witnesses who have shown uncommon courage by participating in the criminal justice process under extraordinarily challenging circumstances. Read More »

Agnew, Fox and Richardson-Pepper Named to Lacrosse All-Big 12 Conference Teams

On April 30, the Big 12 released its lacrosse all-conference teams, with three Aggies making the cut. Read More »

Sac State Women’s Tennis Claims Second Straight Big Sky Tournament Crown

For the second consecutive season and the 13th time in school history, the Sacramento State women’s tennis team claimed the Big Sky Conference Tournament championship, shutting out regular season champ and top-seeded Northern Arizona, 4-0, on the morning of April 26 at the Phoenix Tennis Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Read More »

‘Golf with Us’ to Offer Youth Affordable Rounds

Bank of America recently announced the launch of Golf with Us, a new initiative designed to grow the next generation of golfers. Read More »

Scholarships for Students

Sacramento County Public School Students Eligible for $1,500 Scholarships Read More »

Conrad Drops Plan to Buy Additional Sunrise Mall Acreage

Sacramento real estate investor Ethan Conrad, CEO of Ethan Conrad Properties, has dropped his plans to buy an additional 50 acres of the Sunrise Mall. Read More »

Aerospace Museum Funds Awards

Almost 45 years after blast off, the Aerospace Museum of California last week celebrated 18 years as a self-supporting entity at the former McClellan Air Force Base. Read More »

Pony Express Re-Ride from Sacramento to St. Joseph

Pony Express Re-Ride Sacramento Read More »

May is Veterans Poppy Month

For the American Legion Auxiliary May is known as Veterans Poppy month, with this year’s National Poppy Day falling on May 23. Read More »

Sacramento Zoo Relocation to Elk Grove Canceled After Years of Planning

Plans to relocate the Sacramento Zoo to Elk Grove have been officially canceled, bringing an end to years of planning and negotiations. Read More »

Second Airtanker Added to World’s Largest Aerial Firefighting Fleet

With peak fire season on the horizon, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on April 24 that the state’s second C-130 Hercules (C-130H) airtanker is now ready for firefighting operations. Read More »

Jack London’s Chair: Hiding Here in Plain Sight

While researching the history of the California Writers Club Sacramento, our 100th- year anniversary will be celebrated Oct. 18, I came across a newspaper article from 1955. Read More »

Sacramento Leads Nation with Automated Bike Lane Enforcement Technology

The City of Sacramento and Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) are partnering to launch automated bike lane enforcement, making Sacramento the first city in California and in the United States to enforce bike lanes using technology installed on transit buses. Read More »