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Jim Anderson got a pacemaker a few weeks ago. Then he did something that really got his heart racing. He picked up the keys to the priciest piece of residential … Click to Continue »

“So help me, God,” Annette Nylander said. The oath of the National Pony Express Association was complete. After a banjo cover of the national anthem resounded through Old Sacramento, she … Click to Continue »

Sacramento is the largest resettlement location for refugees in the nation. Twelve teams made up of refugees from Iraq, Iran, Ukraine, Afghanistan, and Syria, played soccer at World Refugee Day at Papa Murphy's Park on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. … Click to Continue »

Ghazwan Fadhil hadn't seen Ahmed Khayyafi since they graduated from the same high school in Iraq more than 20 years ago. At the World Refugee Day soccer tournament at Papa … Click to Continue »

Local activists and community members participate in a silent protest at the Sacramento Police Station on the second day of the “8 days, 8 shots” protest on June 20, 2018. The eight days are meant to symbolize the eight times Stephon Clark was shot. … Click to Continue »

Placer County is making big strides in providing affordable housing, but more work needs to be done, according to a grand jury report released on Wednesday. "The county has taken … Click to Continue »

A Pony Express rider departs Old Sacramento on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, to help trace the historic route across the United States to Missouri. More than 550 riders will participate on a path that starts by following the American River to Folsom. … Click to Continue »

Few people have glimpsed a dusky gopher frog or heard its loud, guttural, snorelike croak. If you held one in the palm of your hand, it likely would cover its … Click to Continue »

On June 15, 2018, the Stockton Police Department completed a nine-month criminal investigation into a new subset of Nortenos who were involved in several shootings, including multiple homicides within the city of Stockton and San Joaquin County. … Click to Continue »

The man accused of sexually assaulting and then killing his girlfriend's 6-year-old daughter, Jadianna Larsen, before setting her body on fire along a Glenn County road pleaded guilty in Sacramento … Click to Continue »