Sacramento CA

The Sacramento County Office of Education shared a message honoring Frederick Douglass, a writer and leader who showed how education can change lives. Born into slavery, he secretly learned to read and write, which shaped his belief in the power of learning.

Here in Mother Lode country, for a man named Joe Louis Moore, the phrase “black gold” does not mean oil. Moore, a retired Bay Area photographer with an inescapable interest in history, moved to Sacramento three years ago. “I started reading about blacks in the Gold Rush and wanted to find out where all this stuff was...

UC Davis scientists are putting a high-tech twist on a familiar cancer dream: hit the tumor hard and leave everything else alone. Researchers say they are testing smart nanoparticles that travel to cancer sites, then transform into sticky nanofiber networks that cling to tumors so doctors can effectively park drugs...

Tonight, widespread heavy rain, gusty winds, and thunderstorms are expected across the Sacramento Valley and Northern California. Significant mountain snow will also develop across the Shasta County area and the Cascades, with major travel impacts anticipated. We will see between one and three inches of rain for the...

(FOX40.COM) — The Sacramento International Airport announced the closure of Famous Famiglia in Terminal B. Video Above: 2026 Lunar New Year Tet Festival in Elk Grove The pizzeria will be closing in late February in preparation for OneSpeed Pizza to move to the concourse. “We know saying goodbye to any food spot is...

By Sara Beth Williams– — A local memory care facility has been sold for $7.6 million, helping the center avoid legal trouble. The Courte at Citrus Heights, at 6825 Sunrise Blvd., recently sold to EDJEN LLC for $7.6 million, according to a Sacramento Business Journal report, helping the senior care center to avoid a...

A bomb threat called in to Mercy Hospital of Folsom on Saturday evening prompted a lockdown and a multi-agency response, but officers later determined the threat was not credible, authorities said. The threat at the hospital in the 1600 block of Creekside Drive came as a phone call to the switchboard and was reported...

The Sacramento History Museum has rolled out Black Soil: Our roots run deep, a new exhibition that puts the work and legacy of Black farmers and agricultural workers front and center. Created in partnership with the Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum, the show weaves archival materials with contemporary art to...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dry weather conditions are forecast for the Sacramento region on Saturday. That's good news for Valentine's Day plans! But another storm arrives on Sunday, and it's going to be much larger – and much colder – than the one we just had. This storm will be highly disruptive, especially in the high...

By Sara Beth Williams– — After becoming the first Black female elected official in the city in 2018, Citrus Heights Vice Mayor Porsche Middleton said she felt the pressure and spent her first year as a City Council member feeling “timid and reserved.”. As she grew in...