Bera Returns Over $23 Million to Taxpayers
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA (MPG) – Recently, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06) announced that his office has recovered over $23 million in federal casework dollars for Sacramento County residents. Since taking office in 2013, Congressman Bera’s dedicated team of caseworkers has helped more than 35,000 residents cut...
Sacramento’s Pangaea Bier Café will close by March, owners say
A prominent Sacramento restaurant has announced its impending closure.
Amazon Fresh Grocery Store to Close
ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - After about a year and a half in operation, the Amazon Fresh Market at The Ridge shopping center will soon vacate its space as part of a company-wide decision to close its physical Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores. The company confirmed the closures in...
Guest Wins Sky River’s Largest Table Game Jackpot
ELK GROVE, CA (MPG) - Sky River Casino announced its largest BSX Triple Diamond Progressive win to date after a guest hit an extraordinary $700,503.60 jackpot on the table game on Feb. 2. This historic payout marks the highest BSX Triple Diamond Progressive jackpot ever awarded at Sky River. The...
Two winter storms to hit Sacramento: Rain midweek, heavy snow and wind this weekend
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Weather conditions forecast for the Sacramento region over the next week will be a far cry from the spring-like 70s and sunshine we had to begin February. We've got two storms on the way to Northern California, reminding us that winter is still very much here.
Carvana acquires Sacramento CDJR, expands franchised dealership portfolio
Carvana continues shifting from pure-play digital retail to traditional franchise ownership. Publicly traded buyers are leveraging strong earnings to accelerate consolidation. Stellantis franchises remain attractive acquisition targets in 2025. Online used-vehicle retailer Carvana continued its expansion into...
Downtown Sacramento Packs In For Cut-Rate Feasts At Tropeiro’s Grill
Tropeiro’s Grill has transformed the former Pampas space in the Elks Tower at 1111 J Street into a more casual, everyday Brazilian steakhouse, offering pay-by-weight lunches, lower prices, and active social media promotion. Inside, gauchos continue serving meat from skewers while a buffet of feijoada, Brazilian...
Unhoused Patients Flood Sacramento ERs As Hospitals Scramble For Fix
Emergency rooms across the Sacramento region are treating far more unhoused patients, with visits rising from about 21,000 in 2019 to roughly 34,000 in 2024. Clinicians report frequent mental health crises, substance use emergencies and serious infections, while also trying to connect patients to housing and...
South Sac Gambling Den Raid Ends In ‘Life-Long’ Prison Terms For Two Men
A violent home invasion at a south Sacramento house, which also operated as an illegal gambling den, resulted in extremely long prison sentences for two men involved. John Edward Blount, 51, was sentenced to 301 years to life, while Eddie Lee White, 37, received 40 years and eight months. The...
Local Author Debuts Novel ‘The Palace’
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) – A Sacramento local and former publisher of Go for It Magazine, Robert Austin Cox recently became an author with the release of his debut novel “The Palace,” an exploration of the human mind and foreign policy. The idea of writing a novel...
