A Yuba City gambler turned a $5 blackjack side bet into a $587,317 progressive jackpot at Hard Rock's Wheatland casino over the weekend.

7 Brew has requested a design review permit to open a drive‑thru kiosk in Roseville, joining a recent wave of small, car‑focused coffee stands under review.

Elk Grove Unified will eliminate 31 classified positions for the 2026-27 school year as one-time state recovery funds expire. The cuts hit paraeducators, library technicians and other student supports.

Deputies say a 23-year-old pointed a gun at a clerk on Marconi Avenue, fired at a car and fled on an e-bike before being detained.

West Sacramento’s Onyx Investment Group has filed for a 370-unit affordable housing project on Watt Avenue in North Highlands, moving the large proposal into county review. The site sits near recent transit and street upgrades.

Citrus Heights is weighing 18 new rules for massage businesses — from criminal‑history disclosures to banning table showers — to curb illicit activity while therapists warn of overreach.

Mild and mostly clear this morning with highs near 76°F. Showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible Sunday into Monday, mainly in the foothills.

Heavy snow and fallen trees left parts of Amador County without power; neighbors, contractors and a county task force are cutting trees, patching homes and running shelters. Cleanup and restorations could stretch for weeks or months.

Alloro Ristorante will close March 30 after the Bank Street building was sold. New owners plan to keep Italian cooking and add daytime lunch service.

Clear and mild Friday with morning fog and highs near 75°F. A weekend system brings a small chance of thunderstorms to the northern valley and foothills.

Connor Lopez’s family says a misdemeanor diversion could erase the driver’s charge in the Elk Grove crash that killed him, and they’re pressing lawmakers for change.

Steve Ayers settled with operators of the downtown Claim Jumper for $925,000 over unpaid rent tied to the restaurant’s pandemic closure.

State and local leaders will gather in Sacramento after a Natomas DACA recipient was detained at a USCIS appointment and deported; they will demand records and an investigation.