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Parade marks the official kick off of the ever-evolving Sacramento Music Festival

By Edward Ortiz - Updated: 1:54 pm

While some acts performed Friday, a blessing of warm weather helped kick off the official start of the ever-evolving Sacramento Music Festival in Old Sacramento on Saturday.

2013 Sacramento Music Festival Schedule of Events

Fair conditions give way to clouds, wind, some rain on Monday

By Richard Chang - Updated: 10:45 am

The first couple of days of the holiday weekend are expected to be fair - sunny and warm, But come Monday, clouds, winds and a good chance of rain will characterize Memorial Day.

Sacramento man makes light of earthquake, gets chuckles and criticism

By Tillie Fong - Published: 12:00 am

Andy Duong is experiencing a different type of aftershock since he created a meme that gave his spin on Thursday night's Greenville earthquake.

Suburban Sacramento region schools improve API test scores

By Diana Lambert and Phillip Reese - Published: 12:00 am

Suburban schools in the Sacramento region are generally doing a better job of increasing student test scores than their urban counterparts, according to state data released Friday.

Dry winter makes spring look like summer in Northern California streams

By Matt Weiser - Published: 12:00 am

It may feel like spring in California, but this Memorial Day weekend, many rivers and creeks look like they're already trickling through summer.

6th Annual Cardboard/ Plywood/ Whatever Boat Regatta

Police make 16 DUI arrests as holiday gets underway

Bee Metro staff - Published: 11:18 am

Authorities arrested 16 people on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the Sacramento region Friday, with police agencies stepping up patrols over the Memorial Day Weekend.

Tall tale of stuffed 14-foot-tall giraffe to end in Arizona

By Ed Fletcher - Published: 12:00 am

With the help of four other men, Wheatland taxidermist Grady Miller tackled that question Friday as they painstakingly loaded the giraffe into a rented moving truck.