Cool, clear morning gives way to a midweek heat spike in Sacramento; highs near 93°F today and up to 97°F Thursday.

UC Davis has pitched a small branch medical campus in Redding to train local students and help address Shasta County’s doctor shortage. County leaders are weighing partners and funding before any commitment.

Roseville police say they broke up a yearlong odometer-rollback ring; two arrested and eight vehicles seized across the Sacramento region. Investigators urge buyers to verify VINs and run history reports.

A Vacaville man was given a 15‑year federal sentence after pleading guilty to meth distribution and a firearm charge. Authorities say multiple arrests turned up hundreds of grams of meth and a loaded Glock.

A judge gave Rene Vega life plus 14 years after his conviction in a 2022 AMPM attack in Tracy that left a clerk with catastrophic injuries.

Dearborn's Bayt Al Mocha is expanding west with a planned Carmichael shop at Greenback Corners, offering Yemeni coffees and pastries.

State health officials say tests found elevated thallium in Brad’s kale and salad snacks; consumers are being told to discard or return affected packages.

A new tropical cocktail bar has opened in Midtown, with a tiled fountain, bougainvillea and $12 cocktails. It aims to be an affordable, transportive stop in the Ice Blocks.

Two people died after a big‑rig crash on northbound Highway 99 near Harney Lane in Lodi Tuesday, closing lanes for hours while CHP investigated.

San Quentin has been converted into a rehabilitation campus and CDCR moved more than 500 condemned inmates to prisons across California.

New county-level data unveiled in Sacramento shows nearly 16 million Californians can't afford basic costs; food banks are urging lawmakers for $110M to shore up supplies.

Maui’s Ululani Hawaiian Shave Ice arrives in Old Sacramento this weekend with a soft opening May 21 and a grand opening May 23, bringing 50+ fruit-forward syrups and likely long lines.

Enrollment is dropping across Sacramento City Unified — some high schools are crowded while dozens of campuses sit mostly empty, prompting talk of consolidations. State and local data reveal which neighborhoods are shrinking and which are growing.