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Researchers announced Tuesday the beginning of a FDA-approved clinical trial that uses umbilical cord blood stem cells to ‘cure’ autism. Dr. Michael Chez, director of pediatric neurology at Sutter Neuroscience Institute in Sacramento, Calif., said he and his colleagues have been processing the trial for more than a year now, and they have high hopes it will succeed.

A Montana man was arrested after he tried to bring four loaded guns through a security checkpoint at a Sacramento, Calif., airport and is being held without bail, the sheriff's office said on Saturday.

Many newspapers are scaling back staff and trying to turn to other sources of revenue, but one Sacramento newspaper is expanding its business by tapping into an unconventional advertising source.

A Sacramento mother was arrested Tuesday for allegedly killing her 6-week-old baby by putting her in a microwave oven, police said.

Tax income has been outpacing forecasts — good news as Sacramento struggles with a $15-billion budget deficit. GOP leaders are already using it as fodder against Gov. Brown's proposed tax increases.

The Kings and the NBA gave Sacramento one last chance to prove it deserves to be an NBA city....

Gov. Jerry Brown plans to hit the road next week, taking his case for more taxes directly to voters following the collapse of budget negotiations in Sacramento this week.

Gold is always worth its weight in, well, itself. Sometimes, it's worth even more. A gold nugget, weighing 100 troy ounces, sold at auction in Sacremento for $400,000 Wednesday night. "We valued it at around $200,000," said Amy Baker, auction manager for Holabird-Kagin American. "There were 6 to 7 people bidding on it, most of them anonymously. It went to an anonymous (phone) bidder."

It's being called the Walmart of weed: a 10,000-square-foot Sacramento gardening emporium with how-to experts and merchandise to help medical marijuana patients grow pot.

Reversing a near decadelong ban, Amtrak will allow passengers to bring guns on most trains starting next month, including several that stop in Sacramento.

Under a policy beginning Dec. 15, guns can be taken aboard trains that have checked baggage service. Owners must inform Amtrak officials 24 hours ahead of departure.