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Miss out on Cannabis Cup? It's a 2-hour drive to the next one, plus other weed events

Cannabis Cup Central Valley brought thousands of smokers and some big-time music acts to Cal Expo on Friday and Saturday for Sacramento's first festival permitting marijuana use. It was a … Click to Continue »

 

Black Lives Matter protest closes Exposition Boulevard off-ramps

Continued protests over the shooting death of 22-year-old Stephon Clark led to the closure Saturday of the northbound and southbound off-ramps of the Capital City Freeway at Exposition Boulevard. A … Click to Continue »

 

Dozens face charges in Stockton sideshow. Police seek more, including Sacramento man

With dozens of participants in a March 3 Stockton sideshow facing charges, police are seeking two men who have been identified as organizers and judges of the show. Stockton police … Click to Continue »

 

Big Day of Giving final tally is in - and it’s a record

Sacramento’s Big Day of Giving has netted a record $7.3 million-plus in donations to area charities. The final tally for the event, which ended at midnight Thursday, is $7,365,780, the … Click to Continue »

 

Vehicle of missing Nevada County man is found

The vehicle of a missing 70-year-old Lake of the Pines man was found in a rural part of Nevada County on Friday, weeks after he was first reported missing. Nevada … Click to Continue »

 

Second man sentenced in scheme that used counterfeit keys to steal mail from neighborhood boxes

A second man has been sentenced in a scheme involving theft of mail from neighborhood mailboxes in Sacramento and Placer counties. Billee Vang, 27, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District … Click to Continue »

 

Parolee arrested in stabbing on Sacramento light-rail train

A parolee is in jail following a Wednesday afternoon stabbing on a light-rail train. The incident was reported about 2:23 p.m. at Alhambra Boulevard and S Street in Sacramento. A … Click to Continue »

 

Three anti-Nazi activists face felony charges in 2016 melee. One white supremacist still jailed

Felony assault charges will go forward against the three anti-fascist demonstrators arrested in connection with a violent state Capitol clash with white supremacists in June 2016 that left 10 people … Click to Continue »

 

City homeless program offers bonuses to groups attending meetings and writing policies

The city of Sacramento is offering hefty financial bonuses to hospitals, health plans and government and nonprofit agencies for attending meetings and helping to launch its $64 million Whole Person … Click to Continue »

 

Why has Sacramento smelled so bad in recent days? Here are some possible explanations

The consensus, among Sacramento social media users and residents with functioning noses: The city did not smell very pleasant for much of Friday. The stench was powerful enough to prompt … Click to Continue »

 

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