Elk Grove News

Today, Yolo County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mike McGowan announced the appointment of Patrick Blacklock as Yolo County's new county administrator.

The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office said Friday it will not seek the death penalty for a former Sacramento County sheriff's deputy charged with gunning down a correctional officer investigators say he believed was having an affair with his wife.

California regulators adopted the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions Wednesday in hopes of reducing electricity use at a time when millions of American households are switching to power-hungry, wide-view, flat-screen, high-definition sets.

Associated press Doug Pongrazc checks out a large-screen television at a Best Buy store in Elk Grove, Calif.

Elk Grove Unified board members voted last night to cut all district sports programs, increase class sizes in kindergarten through third grade and cut 592 positions that include all library staff and counselors and some vice principals and clerical positions.

FILE - In a Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 photo, Doug Pongrazc checks out a large screen television while... FILE - In a Thursday, Jan.

Student athletes in Elk Grove may become the victims of budget problems. Elk Grove Unified School District board members will decide tonight if they will slash many sports programs.

Former Radiant Life Church members include, from left, Angela Carmazzi, Daniel Plant, James Carmazzi, Callie Plant and Matt Michalak.

Best Buy has announced the midnight opening of several local stores to mark the sale of "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2." The following Best Buy locations will open at 12:01am for lucky shoppers who choose to line up outside: - Best Buy, Citrus Heights: 6110 Bridcage Lane - Best Buy, Natomas: 3690 North Freeway Boulevard - Best Buy Roseville: 1236 ...

The stapelia family of succulents includes the starfish flower. The flowers of some stapelias emit an odor that attracts flies.

Friends and family are mourning the death of a college student from Elk Grove killed in a car crash early Sunday morning.

A 19-year-old driver is killed after his vehicle crashed into two trees in Elk Grove.

Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 8th. First Baptist Church of Elk Grove will be hosting their second annual Concert for Cans at 6:00 P.M.. Bring along a canned good or non-perishable, sit back and enjoy the inspiring, contemporary Christian music provided by Jeff Carnie and Spectrum: http://tiny.cc/JeffCarnieSpectrum Concert for Cans is a ...

A recent example in the city of Elk Grove illustrates California's tax dilemma. Elk Grove residents, like residents across the state, have faced cuts in their neighborhood parks.

Harpreet Dhillon has spent many solitary evenings in the past year as a clerk at his father's small liquor store in Elk Grove, stocking merchandise, manning the cash register and, on occasion, dealing with difficult customers.

Authorities are investigating whether a 15-year-old Elk Grove boy who fell to his death from a midtown Sacramento parking garage last week may have been practicing an extreme sport involving jumping, vaulting or acrobatic moves.

A Rio Linda man died Monday when his motorcycle struck a car that made a left turn into his path, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Arts groups are getting some breathing room with the recession after being squeezed by high rents in boom times.

Alternating lanes and ramps at the Highway 99 and Sheldon Road interchange in Elk Grove will be closed for paving between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. beginning Tuesday.

Police in Rocklin and Elk Grove are investigating separate non-fatal shootings on Halloween night.