Monica Lewinsky, Liz Cheney and James Mattis headline Sacramento’s 2026-27 Speakers Series, with season tickets now available.

Cohasset’s 55th annual bazaar returned after the Park Fire forced a break, bringing back vendors, music, a parade and a powerful dose of community resilience.

A tiny volunteer firehouse in Elkhorn stopped taking emergency calls after Yolo County dissolved the Elkhorn Fire Protection District; Woodland and West Sacramento will provide coverage.

Plumas Unified will close Pioneer Elementary and suspend most home‑to‑school bus routes as officials work to erase a $9.5M structural deficit. Staffing reductions and limited special‑education buses follow.

A FEMA-backed program being run with the City of Colfax can pay up to 90% of home‑hardening and defensible‑space costs, with homeowners covering a roughly 10% match. The city has contracted 4Leaf to manage inspections and setup.

Demolition crews have moved into Ceres’ Lazy Wheels Mobile Home Park after years of complaints and legal battles. The cleared site was long plagued by outages, unsafe conditions and a 2025 settlement for residents.

Neighbors in northern Arden-Arcade say they were blindsided after a nonprofit bought a Norris Avenue home and announced plans for a re-entry residence near two elementary schools.

A two-year-old pulled from a Vacaville backyard pool is home after immediate CPR and a swift multi-agency response. Officials praised the quick actions of family and responders.

Faith leaders say a security guard abruptly barred their monthly prayer vigils outside the John E. Moss Federal Building. Organizers have asked the GSA for a permit and are exploring alternate locations.

Sheriff Jim Cooper posted photos of donating at Vitalant and warned Sacramento hospital blood stocks have dipped to about two days, urging O‑type donors to step up.

Yolo County will sell a West Sacramento house that once housed mental‑health clients after years of neighbor pushback; proceeds are earmarked for other behavioral‑health programs.

Triple‑digit heat brings free evening Family Nights at select Sacramento pools, plus splash‑pad options through Oct. 1.

A man collapsed and died on the west steps of the California State Capitol as bystanders and medics tried to revive him. Video of the scene has reignited debate over naloxone access and enforcement.