Elk Grove News

In these difficult economic times that have stretched on for close to five years, a lot of people have suffered financially, especially small business owners.

A burst water line was discovered on the grounds of the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove on Saturday, affecting a few hundred inmates being held in some of the facility's housing units.

The large grocery box stores may be making a comeback in Sacramento as changing an old rule may entice these chains to build in the capital city once again.

In response to The Bee's editorial , we wanted to provide another perspective as elected officials.

Joua Lee, who won $20,000 on Friday toward the purchase of a car, is eager to buy, but first things, first: Each year dealers at the Elk Grove Auto Mall give a car to a deserving student.

Though crews have just started work on a series of medical office condominiums called Laguna Springs Professional Center in Elk Grove, almost half of the space is already spoken for.

I was hoping someone had the recipe for the brown enchilada sauce served at Pauncho's, Kico's, Luis's Jr.

Elk Grove may soon be getting a new nursery. According to the Sacramento Business Journal , Green Acres Nursery is hoping to open a fourth location, in Elk Grove.

Remember when you first heard the word staycation? Most likely it was way back in the early years of the 21st century, when gas prices spiked tremendously.

Police have arrested five people in connection to an Elk Grove house fire believed to have been started by a marijuana grow .

Authorities are awaiting a search warrant to investigate an apparent marijuana-growing operation in a home that was destroyed by fire today, Elk Grove Police reported.

After months of planning, city officials in Elk Grove, California, are preparing to open a community recycling center equipped to handle hazardous household waste materials.

Two Sacramento brothers pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing the identity of multiple people, including largely Elk Grove residents, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Sixteen members of a Northern California high school baseball team ran from a practice to save a 16-year-old girl who was pinned under a car, working together to lift it off her while their coach pulled her to safety.

Tens of thousands of Sacramento drivers, who were sent scattering five years ago when Caltrans shut Interstate 5 for repair, will soon face a freeway fix that could be even more intrusive.

Residents will see their garbage fees increase an average of 2.4 percent starting July 1 under rates approved late Wednesday by the Elk Grove City Council.

Sixteen members of a Northern California high school baseball team ran from a practice to save a 16-year-old girl who was pinned under a car, working together to lift it off her while their coach pulled her to safety.

If last year's record temperatures were any indication - 2012 ranks as one of the hottest years on record - you can plan to once again crank up your home's air conditioner this summer.

Read the National Education Policy Center report on virtual schools at http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/virtual-schools-annual-2013 When Kelly Krug's son Ben struggled academically, the Fair Oaks mom looked for options that provided computerized instruction.

Carolyn Goehring employs plastic cubes and circles drawn in purple crayon. Rather than ask students to remember that five plus seven equals 12, the Raymond Chase Elementary School teacher wants them to visualize and illustrate different ways of getting there.