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Sac State alum Jessilee Windhaus has opened Haus of Comedy at the Eagle Theatre on the Old Sacramento waterfront. The troupe plans weekend improv nights, classes and community programs.
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A long‑vacant Auburn Blvd lot is being converted into a 15‑truck food‑truck plaza at 7509 Twin Oaks Ave, with covered seating, restrooms and curated vendors.
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Sacramento will observe Juneteenth as a paid city holiday starting June 19 after council and labor agreements added the day to the municipal calendar. The change follows years of local advocacy.
Sacramento's City Council approved a new socially responsible investment policy and moved to divest roughly $5 million from Lockheed Martin.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
A 16-year-old boy was found shot and killed on Wisconsin Avenue in North Sacramento. Homicide detectives are investigating and asking anyone with information to contact police.
A woman was found dead on the 2300 block of Rene Avenue in north Sacramento; investigators processed the scene and detained several people while the probe remains active. Police are asking anyone with information to contact dispatch.
A 51-year-old man was found fatally stabbed inside a home in the 1900 block of Ethan Way Saturday. Deputies say a suspected attacker fled before they arrived.
Nevada County has tapped Dr. Brian Evans as its next public health officer, pending a June 16 Board vote. Evans brings hospital leadership and emergency medicine experience.
Community & Society in ...
Kru agreed to a $700,000 settlement after a former employee's PAGA suit alleged off-the-clock work, interrupted meal breaks and improper sick-pay calculations.
A joint Yuba County sheriff‑DEA sweep dismantled a cocaine network, seizing nearly 30 pounds of cocaine, about 1,000 marijuana plants and five firearms and arresting 12 people.
A city audit found wide swings in shelter costs and little evidence higher spending delivers more housing exits, and it urged better data and clearer success metrics.
An Oroville man was arrested after a small brush fire burned near a Kelly Ridge home during red‑flag conditions. Cal Fire says investigators found evidence the blaze was intentionally set.
Sacramento Police will outfit new patrol cars with a two‑tone Hi‑Lo alert to warn neighborhoods during immediate evacuation orders.
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