The Sacramento City Council voted 7-0 Tuesday night to approve an incentive package to help a local investment group build streets and other infrastructure around a privately financed $252 million soccer stadium in the downtown railyard. A decision on who will become the next major league Soccer city could come…
Several thousand union workers walked out on strike today at the five University of California Hospitals in the state. The union alleges unfair labor practices to discourage labor participation and silent protesters. The union, representing 39 thousand workers will protest starting at 9 am to 5 pm. Some traffic delays…
The Vandenberg Air Force Base near Santa Barbra is one of the locations being looked at as the headquarters for the new US Space Command. The US Airforce is considering six locations, Buckley Air Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Peterson Air Force Base, and Schriever Air Force Base…
Bowman road has been closed between Apple Lane and Old Airport Road with construction beginning on the Bowman Road Bridges improvement project. The closure is expected to last until next winter or until the project is completed. During construction, the bridges will not be in service and emergency vehicles will…
A womanas body was found Friday near the intersection of highways 193 and 49 in Placerville. The woman has been identified as 37-year old Monique Reyes of Georgetown. The Sheriffas office said that the initial investigation revealed no evidence of foul play however the actual cause of death is yet…
GasBuddy, a popular internet app that provides competitive gas prices throughout the Sacramento area, is forecasting gas prices will dramatically rise in the next few days to over 4 dollars a gallon because of refinery breakdown problems, and the switch over to more emission control gasoline that is legislated by…
The city of Auburn was notified Saturday by electronic means to stay sheltered as local police searched for one or more suspects that were involved in a Rite Aid pharmacy robbery in the 400 block of Grass Valley Highway. The suspects reportedly left the scene in a vehicle which was…
The Auburn Police Department is investigating a case of counterfeit 20-dollar bills being passed or attempted to be passed by students at Placer High School. Police say about 12 students have been identified so far in the case to date. The bogus bills have been passed at the cafeteria and…
The strike by the Sacramento unified teachers union on April 11th that will potentially could affect 40 thousand students, plan to use substitute teachers and will pay up to $500 per teacher per day for the coverage to keep the schools open that day. Even though the district believes many…
UC Davis Health announced yesterday they have sent 200 letters to people that may have been exposed to the measles virus on March 17th in their emergency department at the UCD medical center. One young girl has been diagnosed with the illness.A 0ne mother has gone to the press with…