Elk Grove News

A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Nazir Fazel of first-degree murder for the Nov. 10, 2005, shooting death of Mohammad Samini in Elk Grove.

An Elk Grove eighth-grader and her father are on vacation in Greece, where protests have roiled the birthplace of democracy.

Northern California has its own impressive collection of lions, tigers, bears and elephants, but the public should have no worries about them escaping, the sanctuary's operators said Wednesday.

In the spotlight: Dog walkers and their canine companions. The nonprofit Animal Rescue League is hosting its Halloween-themed "Paws 4 Cause" Walk-a-Thon fundraiser.

Elk Grove is fixing up foreclosed, vacant homes to sell to buyers who otherwise might struggle to find a nice house for a decent price.

The Sikh community, volunteers and police authorities renewed their push on Sunday to identify assailants responsible for the fatal shootings of two Sikh men strolling in their Elk Grove neighborhood in March.

Jennifer Dalton, convicted of murdering her husband, was sentenced to the maximum term – 40 years to life in prison.

Elk Grove-based Alldata LLC on Wednesday announced its plans to enter the European market.

A spokesman for Howard Hughes Corp., current owners of the unfinished Elk Grove Promenade, said Monday that the development company is seeking to "re-engage" retailers who had sought to open at the site before the economy derailed the project.

Promises of smaller class sizes and a more customized education prompted parents of more than 100 Elk Grove students to sign a petition for a charter school last week.

A large south Sacramento County park and fire district has obtained $3 million in annual concessions, thanks to new contracts with two employee groups and a requirement that 110 unrepresented workers take furloughs, district officials said Thursday.

After cutting employees' compensation and dodging the most recent round of rate hikes, the Elk Grove Water District has hired a new finance manager and will consider restructuring its debt.

When extreme couponer Kelly Gibbs goes shopping, she means business.

Elk Grove's Youth Commission is looking for input from teens on issues ranging from bullying and social media to public safety and recreation.

Elk Grove medical marijuana growers could find their agricultural activities facing heavy oversight in the months ahead, thanks to a City Council plan to impose stringent regulations on cultivation sites.

The city of Elk Grove has launched a free mobile phone application that gives access to city services, maps and news from an Internet-enabled cellphone. The new app is available for iPhones and Android phones and allows residents to:

Federal regulators sued Elk Grove's Maita Chevrolet on Thursday, claiming the car dealership violated anti-discrimination law when its management refused to accommodate the religion of a Seventh-Day Adventist employee.

A teen who was struck by a sport-utility vehicle in Elk Grove while riding his bike home from school died late Wednesday after spending the week in critical condition at the UC Davis Medical Center.

The city of Elk Grove has made good on its promise to hire an in-house economic development director, announcing Thursday that it has selected Randy Starbuck, who most recently directed the redevelopment agency for the city of Pittsburg in the East Bay.

Police recovered a paring knife, bloodstained comforter and a double-bladed ax from inside an Elk Grove apartment where a teenage son allegedly killed his father last week.

The city of Elk Grove has hit upon an innovative way to turn the tables on a tired economy.

More than 100 students and their family members gathered in the parking lot of Cosumnes Oaks High School in Elk Grove at dusk Wednesday night to pay tribute to one of the school's newest students, who was struck by a car while riding his bike home from school Sept. 22.

Elk Grove Unified School District will host its annual College and Career Fair at Cosumnes Oaks High School at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 6.

A candlelight walk will be held Wednesday for an Elk Grove boy, 14, critically injured last week when a vehicle hit his bicycle.

One man died and another was badly injured Sunday night when a police chase ended in a crash of two pickup trucks in Elk Grove.

Nearly four decades ago, when Elk Grove was a rural unincorporated community, a group of local ministers joined forces to create a food bank in the United Methodist Church.

U.S. prosecutors say Bryan Smith was part of a lucrative conspiracy involving multiple growing houses, stolen electricity, pot distribution to Southern California and vast wads of cash.

The Elk Grove Police Department reported this morning that a man with dementia who had been missing has been found.

Elk Grove Unified students can earn more than a diploma for going to school.

An Elk Grove woman who stole more than 29,000 identifies from Kaiser Permanente employees and ran up bills of more than $1 million on their accounts was sentenced today to 12 years and four months in state prison.

The Elk Grove Police Department is asking for help locating an elderly man with dementia.

Elk Grove Unified Superintendent Steven Ladd has decided not to accept any more salary increases as leader of the region's largest school district.

An Elk Grove man stands accused of killing his father with an ax, leaving stunned residents of Emerald Garden Apartment Complex grasping for answers.

A 14-year-old boy is in critical condition at an area hospital after he was hit by a vehicle while riding his bike Wednesday afternoon near Laguna Springs Drive and Civic Center Drive.

These days, there's nothing slow about senior apartments. Thanks to a flagging economy and a growing number of retirees on fixed incomes, there are waiting lists for projects produced by a number of major builders in the region.

JP Morgan Chase gave an Iraq war veteran the keys to a mortgage-free home in Elk Grove over the weekend as part of the Military Warriors Support Foundation's Homes4Wounded Heroes program.

Elk Grove City Councilman Gary Davis on Saturday declared his candidacy for mayor, the first to enter the 2012 race that will give the city its first elected mayor.

There was no jury war this time when Jennifer Ann Dalton went on trial for murder.

Jurors began deliberations Tuesday in the Jennifer Ann Dalton murder retrial.

Elk Grove lawyer Sean Patrick Gjerde, already facing criminal charges, was accused Monday of 36 counts of misconduct by the State Bar of California.

Garden City, N.Y.-based chain buybuy Baby on Tuesday opened its sixth California store in Elk Grove.

Elk Grove residents and business owners can register their cellphone and voice-over-Internet-protocol numbers to receive community emergency alerts through the Sacramento Regional Reverse 911 system.

On a former softball diamond in Elk Grove Regional Park, a 2.4-acre BMX, or bicycle motocross, park is morphing into shape with loop and jump trails, pump and flow tracks, and areas for freestyle riding and skills training.

Jennifer Dalton called her husband 18 times and emailed him twice more in the six hours and 15 minutes before she killed him, but she insisted Thursday she had no idea he was in her garage just before she shot him.

Michael Flores has found that the concentration and discipline he has developed as an international trapshooter helps in all aspects of his life. Yes, even rote schoolwork.

Even before they said "I do," Jennifer Dalton said there was trouble in the marriage that ended when she shot and killed her husband in the garage of her Elk Grove home.

Jennifer Dalton broke down in tears on the witness stand today when the prosecutor played the 911 tape she called into police after she shot and killer her husband two years ago.

Sacramento's drivers are bad -- and Elk Grove motorists are only a little better, according to an insurance company study.

Elk Grove police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 79-year-old woman last seen Wednesday afternoon.

Smoking in outdoor public places is becoming a little tougher in the city of Elk Grove later this year.