Scotty Goss was riding to a 7-Eleven on Alamo Drive when he was struck and dragged before dawn. His family says he now faces surgery and a long recovery.

Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes expects about 1,000 neighbors at Saturday's free bash, complete with a bike valet and shuttle from Natomas High.

A judge called Walter Merritt a severe danger to society before ordering him held on $300,000 bail in Stockton.

A field fire off Yuba River Drive exploded overnight, pushing evacuees toward a shelter at Grass Valley's First Baptist Church.

Akili Lewis, 46, died after a knife attack near a Marysville homeless camp; a suspect allegedly shouted racial slurs.

Caltrans expects new I-80 lanes open by fall, but a UC Davis researcher warns the congestion relief may not last.

The Folsom City Council unanimously bought a Lakeside Church parcel that could hold 200 units near Folsom Lake College.

Sacramento reaches about 90 degrees Wednesday, then cools into the low 80s Thursday as mountain fire-weather concerns rise.

One victim was flown out with critical injuries after a pre-dawn crash on SR 341 near King Lane. Impairment is suspected as a factor.

Enloe Health cut the ribbon on its Gonzales Comprehensive Cancer Center, nearly triple the size of its old Cohasset Road clinic.

Registration opens Wednesday for a Roseville pickleball fundraiser backing the Sacramento Ronald McDonald House, where nightly stays run just $20.

Soil Born Farms' new earth-sheltered Animal Barn lets Cordova High FFA students raise livestock on-site, saving families hundreds in backyard costs.

Sacramento will hit 93 degrees Tuesday before a noticeable cool-down arrives midweek. The weekend looks sunny, dry and noticeably more comfortable.