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Sacramento mayor takes lead in national effort to help cities prepare for extreme weather

By Ryan Lillis - Updated: 1:10 pm

Mayor Kevin Johnson and other local officials today announced a new campaign that will lobby the state and federal governments to provide more funding to local infrastructure projects that defend cities from extreme weather.

Sequester to cut Sacramento-area programs for seniors, agency head says

By Anita Creamer - Published: 4:41 pm

Federal sequester cuts will take an 8 percent bite out of regional seniors' programs funded through the Older Americans Act, instead of the 4 percent reduction that the Area 4 Agency on Aging was expecting, according to the agency's new executive director, Pam Miller.

Sacramento Metro fire department now has oxygen masks to save pets' lives

By Brittany Torrez - Updated: 5:47 pm

The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District says it has recently received dozens of specially designed oxygen masks to save the lives of pets, including snakes and gerbils.

Rancho Cordova extends contract with Sheriff's Department for 3 years

By Cathy Locke - Published: 5:41 pm

Rancho Cordova will contract with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department for law enforcement services for at least three more years while continuing to evaluate other options for police services.

BottleRock festival singing the financial blues

By Chris Macias - Updated: 12:38 pm

Reports have emerged that Napa's BottleRock festival, which was held May 9 - 12, is facing some financial issues that could prevent this event from happening again.

UC Davis professor earns prestigious prize for environmental work

By Bill Lindelof - Updated: 1:18 pm

UC Davis professor Daniel Sperling, one of the nation's most influential transportation thinkers and policymakers, is the recipient of the 2013 Blue Planet Prize, sometime called the Nobel Prize for environmental science.

Davis teen arrested in April slaying of couple

By Darrell Smith and Benjamin Mullin - Updated: 5:30 pm

A 16-year-old Davis boy is being held without bail in the April stabbing deaths of longtime attorney and musician Oliver Northup and wife Claudia Maupin after police arrested him Monday.

Teen once lauded as hero is charged in Davis double-homicide case

Sacramento County health officials investigating Hepatitis A outbreak

By Bill Lindelof - Updated: 4:26 pm

Sacramento County health authorities are investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A that may be associated with a frozen berry blend sold at Costco.

Pop artist Tennessee Loveless features Sacramento icons in painting

Pop artist Tennessee Loveless took up the challenge of painting what Sacramento's all about, and this weekend you can judge whether he nailed it.

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I Care: Bringing hope to fatherless young men

Road prep leaves void on Hazel

If you've driven on Hazel Avenue lately, you may feel like you're traveling the un-city.

Highway 99 carpool lanes near Elk Grove to be closed during daytime this weekend

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Communities

Sacramento

Sacramento County lags in U.S. arts study

Sacramento County trails in many categories in a national study that seeks to quantify the economic impact that nonprofit arts organizations have on their communities.