https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article316772623.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0d2d9453-ef99-4f0f-9e4f-9c5940c4a188/1_th.jpg Watch as Gann Fire burns in Calaveras County at night The Gann Fire continued to burn into the night on Aug. 4, 2026 as more than 7,000 acres are burned. https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article316772623.html/video-embed 98 2026-08-05T16:05:14Z no https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article316782350.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d9337ced-f67d-423b-ad6a-4a62a2233867/1_th.jpg California's state scientist union rallied outside CalHR. Here's why The California Association of Professional Scientists union members gathered outside the California Department of Human Resources to rally in support of wage increases and against Governor Gavin Newsom’s return-to-office mandate in Sacramento on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. Chants of "What do we want? Our wages!" and "Gavin Newsom bait and switch! Scientists are not your bitch!" rang out around the block, and several union members spoke about the impacts of the RTO order and lack of wage increase. https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article316782350.html/video-embed 112 2026-08-06T00:23:25Z no https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article316779755.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b322f9ac-8d61-40c5-8d13-88e74f832e13/1_th.jpg California wildfire: See the huge blaze sweeping through Calaveras County A massive wildfire sweeps through California's Calaveras County, scorching thousands of acres as firefighters battle to contain the raging blaze. Aug. 5, 2026 video. https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article316779755.html/video-embed 45 2026-08-05T20:38:48Z no https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article316781099.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e2e97b16-6183-4bd8-b892-0949f54c4acb/1_th.jpg Watch as Sacramento Bee reporters answer questions about budgets, AI in schools The Sacramento Bee hosted a back-to-school supply drive and Q&A session on Aug. 4 with Education reporter Chaewon Chung and Higher Education reporter Tarini Mehta to answer questions about the upcoming school year. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article316781099.html/video-embed 35 2026-08-05T21:56:17Z no https://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/article316780244.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/cdfc4d62-36b4-4202-83fd-8597ffd372b5/2_th.jpg NorCal filmmaker mixes horror, humor, puppets. Watch trailer for 'The Fuzzies' Northern California filmmaker Josh Funk brings you “The Fuzzies,” a colorful 1981-set horror-comedy filmed in Chico County. Now streaming on Tubi. https://www.sacbee.com/entertainment/article316780244.html/video-embed 128 2026-08-05T20:58:28Z no https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article316708261.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/1b4663a5-6f26-400f-89c9-172ad0097bef/1_th.jpg A mother lost her son to a vehicle accident. She still listens to his music Allison Lyman wipes away tears as she visits her late son Connor Lopez’s apartment in Sacramento on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The apartment has remained untouched since Connor died in a traffic accident in April 2025. Sitting among his belongings, Lyman listens to a recording of her son playing the piano, holding onto the memories and the music he left behind as she grieves his loss. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article316708261.html/video-embed 185 2026-08-06T12:00:00Z no https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article316767744.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/172baa2c-b43f-4a11-99f4-25b22cac9006/3_th.jpg Watch as nonprofit TimeDone advocates for criminal justice reform The nonprofit TimeDone held an event at the California Capitol on Aug. 4, 2026, to provide resources to those who have past criminal convictions or arrests. https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article316767744.html/video-embed 95 2026-08-05T13:30:00Z no https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article316780364.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f70727df-ef41-46be-90af-3ec1016e7c4f/1_th.jpg California lands 6 hospitals on U.S. News Honor Roll, more than any state California landed six hospitals on the U.S. News 2026-27 Honor Roll, including one in Sacramento, more than any state, but rankings alone don't determine the best care. https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article316780364.html/video-embed 73 2026-08-05T21:06:10Z no https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article316768934.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/44a74215-04cf-41f7-9364-f55a3f804088/1_th.jpg Hear how Lincoln resident battled rare disease with help from promising clinical trial Lisa Ferrero was diagnosed with two rare, related diseases -- multiple myeloma and amyloid light-chain amyloidosis and told she had 5 years to live in 2015. Over a decade later, Ferrero discussed her battle with both illnesses and how a clinical trial for CAR-T cell therapy helped her regain her joy for life during a conversation with The Bee at her Lincoln home on June 30, 2026. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article316768934.html/video-embed 142 2026-08-05T00:57:34Z no https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article316768160.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/3e496448-4955-4da5-9e45-d0fdea6df181/1_th.jpg See rapidly growing Gann Fire in Calaveras County The Gann Fire in Calaveras County surged near 3,760 acres, prompting evacuations near Copperopolis, on Aug. 4, 2026. https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article316768160.html/video-embed 17 2026-08-04T22:35:56Z no https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article316755599.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/06bf30bd-e96b-42b8-9872-e03ba0352022/2_th.jpg Watch CA state lawmakers push bill to require data collection on frontotemporal dementia California state lawmakers speak at a news conference on Senate Bill 1047, a bipartisan bill that requires the California Neurodegenerative Disease Registry to begin collecting data on frontotemporal degeneration, at the California Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 3, 2026. https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article316755599.html/video-embed 137 2026-08-04T11:30:00Z no https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article316763246.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9d993f53-5fec-479a-a001-708ef2015757/1_th.jpg Listen as Placer County Deputy DA speaks about sentencing in road rage death case Deputy District Attorney David Tellman speaks about the sentencing of Blake Rakela and Anthony Rakela at the Placer County Courthouse in Roseville on Aug. 4, 2026. The Rakelas were sentenced in a Placer County homicide case stemming from a Rocklin road rage clash that killed Jeremy Styles. https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article316763246.html/video-embed 77 2026-08-04T17:51:34Z no https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article316752868.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/cd77130c-191f-4d71-9476-cf42adeeb927/1_th.jpg See Marisol Village, a model of affordable housing, according to Rep. Doris Matsui Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, announced the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Aug. 3, 2026 a bipartisan federal housing legislation that will help build and rehabilitate buildings for affordable housing. https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article316752868.html/video-embed 98 2026-08-04T00:30:00Z no https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article316754810.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a4addb0f-ca24-4653-a9e8-87c7cb6587a1/1_th.jpg Discover extraordinary Laguna Beach estate cantilevered over Pacific Ocean Laguna Beach's Rockledge estate lists for $112 million, a modernist, cantilevered compound above the Pacific with eight bedrooms spanning 14,400 square feet. https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article316754810.html/video-embed 110 2026-08-03T21:33:38Z no https://www.sacbee.com/food-drink/article316754412.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4e18baaa-9cba-46c6-ba59-cdb7853827ac/1_th.jpg Watch as chefs reveal the 2026 Sacramento Tower Bridge Dinner menu The lead chefs for the 2026 Tower Bridge Dinner revealed the menu, which highlights different flavors from cultures across the world, on Aug. 3, 2026. https://www.sacbee.com/food-drink/article316754412.html/video-embed 75 2026-08-03T22:00:00Z no