He was 14 years old, and his father needed Orville to work on the family farm southwest of Sac City. The farm was deeply in debt. The Great Depression was beginning to crush the economy.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Just weeks before approving a city budget that is expected to include major cuts and layoffs, Sacramento city leaders are set to receive pay raises. The mayor’s salary ...

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SACRAMENTO – California's capital city is getting more recognition from the Michelin Guide. On Wednesday, the Michelin Guide revealed that three Sacramento restaurants were added to the ...

Brittany Davidick works at a clothing shop on downtown Sacramento’s R Street, but says she can’t afford to live there. She had to move out of the city’s Midtown neighborhood after rent got ...

Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty and City Manager Howard Chan listens to Andrew Bianchi as he urges the City Council not to retain extend Chan’s contract on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. The council ...

SACRAMENTO -- A Sacramento family-run business, Tacos La Piedad, has new security measures in place after the food truck was stolen Tuesday morning. The staple of Northgate Boulevard has been in ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Police Department is investigating after an officer shot a man Tuesday morning. According to police, officers responded to a report of a man with a gun near ...

SERGEANT GANDY ALSO SAYS THAT JUST BEFORE 7:00 LAST NIGHT, THEY S A man was taken into custody after breaking into a Sacramento County home with a gun Sunday and threatening to kill the homeowners ...

SITE. TO A DEVELOPING STORY THIS MORNING IN SACRAMENTO, WHERE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DOUBLE STABBING. POLICE SAY THE STABBING HAPPENED ALONG WILMINGTON AVENUE AND ONE OF THE CROSS STREETS ...

(FOX40.COM) — Campus Commons Golf Course welcomed local golfers back on Thursday. The popular Sacramento golf course closed in 2021. “This is the first new course to open in Sacramento in 25 ...