Sacramento Book Festival set to return ‘bigger and better than ever’ on April 19
Sacramento bookworms, prepare to adorn your favorite literary tee and tote and clear off some extra space on your bookshelf. The Sacramento Book Festival returns Sunday, April 19 for its third annual congregation of regional authors and readers of all ages, this time at the air-conditioned Scottish Rite Masonic...
Women-Owned Winery Brings Bagels, Bottomless Mimosas and a Big Mission to Midtown
Teneral Cellars, the women-owned Amador County winery, has planted its flag in Midtown Sacramento, opening a new tasting room and wine lounge in the MARRS Building on 20th Street. The space is set up to pair classic wine flights with nightlife-style programming, from karaoke and trivia nights to live DJs and weekend...
Sacramento airport leans ‘into local’ with new Terminal A dining options
The Sacramento International Airport launched outposts of three local restaurants and a first-of-its-kind cafe and market concept Thursday as part of its major dining overhaul project. Bar New Helvetia , Magpie and Centro Cocina Mexicana are now part of the airport’s Terminal A dining options just past the security...
North Highlands man takes home $450,000 jackpot
(FOX40.COM) — A North Highlands man took home a nearly $450,000 jackpot after hitting a seven-card straight flush in a popular table-card game.Video above: Spring-like weekend temperatures before mid, high 80s next week The guest was playing face-up pai gow poker at Cache Creek Casino Resort when he hit the straight...
Sacramento Zoo lockdown prompted by threat investigation
A police investigation nearby prompted the Sacramento Zoo to be placed on lockdown early Friday afternoon.
Man shot in Sacramento’s Oak Park area on Thursday, suspect in standoff with police
A man was wounded in a shooting in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood on Thursday and police were in a standoff with a suspect.
‘A community on wheels’: After nearly 50 years, Sunrise Rollerland hosts ‘One Last Skate’...
CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. — For nearly 50 years, the rhythmic sound of wheels gliding across polished maple wood has been a defining soundtrack for families and skaters in Citrus Heights. At Sunrise Rollerland, music, laughter and the occasional cheer for a tricky spin have made the rink more than...
17 Suspects Arrested During Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation in Placer and Sacramento Counties
Operation Meltdown: 17 Arrested in Drug Trafficking Investigation. March 13, 2026 – Placer County Sheriff's Office officials report that on Thursday, March 12th, the Placer County Special Operations Unit executed a major drug trafficking takedown. The investigation, which began in July 2025, started after an...
Move over, Neapolitan. Pizza shop brings unique rustic pizza from Italy’s ‘heel’
Of all the many styles of pizza, thin-crust, wood-fired Neapolitan is arguably the most famous — and the original. Sicily has its thick, focaccia-like pizza. The area around Rome has pinsa, made with rice and soy flour to give it more lightness and chew. Lesser known is Apulian pizza, coming from the southeastern...
Two in car wounded in south Sacramento shooting near Florin Road, deputies say
A man and woman wounded by gunfire in an early morning south Sacramento shooting were treated at a hospital after arriving in their bullet-riddled vehicle, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. Sheriff’s officials said deputies responded about 3:45 a.m. Friday to calls of gunshots near Sunnyslope Drive and...

















