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Immigration issues on the minds of those at Chavez rally

By Richard Chang - Updated: 5:29 pm

More than 300 people marched from Southside Park to the state Capitol this morning, calling on politicians to implement "common sense immigration reform."

Sacramento will see sunshine next week after cloudy weekend

By Richard Chang - Published: 9:36 am

Cloudy skies will dominate the weekend in Sacramento, but that should give way to sunny skies starting Monday.

Disabled veterans get weekend of winter sports training at Tahoe-area resorts

By Ed Fletcher - Updated: 8:28 am

When he had two working legs, Steve Martin didn't care much for skiing.

Service Men and Woman Injured in the Line of Duty Learn to Ski in Tahoe

Bay Area youth wins California Geographic Bee in Sacramento

By Richard Chang - Updated: 3:36 pm

Tuvya Bergson-Michelson won the 2013 California Geographic Bee on Friday after a grueling five-hour contest that included more than 100 students from across the state.

2013 California State Geographic Bee

Check it out: Party for the Planet at the Zoo, more

Published: 12:00 am

The Sacramento Zoo is throwing a party for the planet.

Airport control tower closures put on hold; Sacramento officials study options

By Tony Bizjak - Published: 12:00 am

Sacramento County airport officials said Friday they are looking into ways they can pay to keep the Sacramento Executive Airport traffic control tower open if the federal government follows through on a plan to cut tower financing.

Suspect in Carmichael DUI murder looking for heroin at time of crash, witness says

By Andy Furillo - Published: 12:00 am

Paul William Walden had just driven cross-country from North Carolina, looking to buy some heroin and possibly talking on a cellphone at the time he crashed his car into Harison Long-Randall and killed him last year, according to court testimony Friday.

Davis sewer fees are illegal, lawsuit charges

By Darrell Smith - Published: 12:00 am

Davis illegally imposes high sewer fees on residents to subsidize treatment of wastewater from city government facilities, a Davis group alleges in a newly amended lawsuit.

FBI chief in Sacramento to step down - 12:00 am
State cites hazardous waste facility in Rancho Cordova - 12:00 am
CSUS expands arts festival - 12:00 am
CSUS cops warn of check scam - 12:00 am

New restaurant seeks to bridge downtown, midtown

A concrete island in front of Spataro distanced the white-linen restaurant from its environs. That changes now, as Hock Farm Craft & Provisions takes over the building at 1415 L St. in downtown Sacramento

Zito continues his renaissance

It turns out we hardly knew Barry Zito. We had him pegged as an overpriced failure, a vanity purchase that was intended to move the Giants beyond the specter of Barry Bonds – but had veered close to being a franchise wrecker.