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Sacramento police say officers found the man deceased on Saturday afternoon near the intersection of Railyards Boulevard and Jibboom Street. He had been stabbed, officers say. … [Read more...] about Man, 38, Identified As Victim In Deadly Stabbing Along Sacramento River

Medics flew the driver of the pickup, a 76-year-old West Sacramento resident, to the UC Davis Medical Center by helicopter, but he too was soon pronounced dead. Officers say a passenger in the pickup also suffered moderate injuries. … [Read more...] about 2 West Sacramento Residents Killed In Head-On Crash Along Old River Road

With Northern California bracing for a stretch of triple-digit temperatures this Labor Day weekend, several municipalities are opening cooling centers for residents in need to relief from the heat. … [Read more...] about NorCal Braces For Another Heatwave: Local Cooling Centers To Open

This is nothing new for Dubón. When he visits his homeland, he brings baseball gear (bats, balls, gloves, helmets) for kids through the charity Pitch in for Baseball and Softball — “Growing up, nobody did that. Now having an opportunity to do that, it’s a blessing” — and helps with a softball tournament that benefits the Foundation for Kids With Cancer, a Honduran charity. … [Read more...] about Giants’ Mauricio Dubón makes wishes come true for Honduran child

The final legs of the run had been triumphant, like the entrance into an Olympic stadium by the leader in the marathon. The citizens of Placerville had turned out in force the afternoon before, waving handkerchiefs as “the Pony Express shot like an arrow though the crowd,” the Mountain Democrat wrote. In Sacramento, the final land station, crowds cheered as a pony ridden by William Hamilton “was seen coming at a rattling pace down J Street,” riding through a sea of American flags. … [Read more...] about When the Pony Express came to SF, it was party time