Garden Valley Elementary Swaps Trailers for $17.8M Building, Then Overfills Classrooms
Garden Valley Elementary School in North Sacramento has traded a pair of aging trailers for an 11,000-square-foot building and a new 2,000-square-foot administration office, part of a $17.8 million construction project that Twin Rivers Unified School District celebrated this week. The new complex includes a cafeteria,
California Law Cuts Crash Recovery as Your Own Car Reports on You to Insurers
California accident victim law changed in June 2026: SB 623 caps medical recovery for Uber and Lyft crash victims while vehicle black-box data increasingly works against injured claimants. A Fix 50 construction worker's death on Highway 50 in Sacramento highlights the stakes, as EDR surveillance and insurance AI now sh
Roaches, rodent droppings. What else was found at these Sacramento-area eateries?
Sacramento County Health Inspectors closed a boba tea shop after finding over a dozen German Cockroaches in the facility Additionally, health inspectors cited five dining spots for violations including black slime, rodent droppings and missing food safety certificate. What do these inspections mean? While a yellow plac
Strong Delta breeze returns in Sacramento and Modesto – how cool will it get?
As kids head back to school, this might feel like final summer weekend to get outdoors. Last weekend was of course just a bit too hot for some, with high temperatures well above 100 degrees. This weekend? A complete pattern shift. High temps will hold in the 80s — well below average for August — every day this weekend
“An opportunity to celebrate the strength, resilience, and continued presence of Indigenous people”: Reflections...
This Saturday, Republic FC and Wilton Rancheria will host the club’s annual Native American Heritage Night game to recognize the Indigenous community in the greater Sacramento area. As part of the celebration, the first 1,500 fans will receive a Native American Heritage Night limited edition scarf — crafted the theme o
Sacramento police plan DUI checkpoint Friday night. Here’s when it starts
The Sacramento Police Department will hold a sobriety checkpoint from 8 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday at an undisclosed location within city limits, the agency said in a news release. “DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes,” the release said. “The p
Elk Grove Police Seek 83-Year-Old Driver Missing Since Wednesday Night
An 83-year-old Elk Grove woman was last seen Wednesday night near Harvest Hill Way and Periwinkle Circle, prompting a statewide Silver Alert as authorities search for her and the gray Honda CRV she may be driving. Ana Montez was seen around 7:11 p.m. in the eastern Elk Grove neighborhood, according to the alert, and ha
Elk Grove is changing its e-bike rules. Where you can ride, what could get...
The Elk Grove City Council unanimously approved new rules Wednesday governing e-bikes, e-scooters and other personal transportation devices, including restrictions on where and how they can be ridden. Under the new ordinances , personal transportation devices were banned on sidewalks unless a sign specifically allows t
Sky Zone Eyes Old Big Lots Space at Sacramento’s Glenbrook Shopping Center
A long-vacant Big Lots store at Glenbrook Shopping Center in Sacramento's La Riviera neighborhood could soon be filled with trampolines, foam pits, and dodgeball courts. Sky Zone has filed plans to open a roughly 34,900-square-foot indoor trampoline park at 8700 La Riviera Dr, taking over a space that has sat empty sin
Sacramento Inventory Shrinks as Homes Sell Faster Than the Nation
Buyers in Sacramento face stiffer competition than almost anywhere else in the country right now. Active listings dropped 6.6%.

















