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Features digest: Rock climber Royal Robbins to speak at college
Legendary rock climber and entrepreneur Royal Robbins will speak at American River College at 12:15 p.m. today.
Grief counselor has felt her share of personal pain
Deborah Kirkpatrick and her husband of five years, John Kirkpatrick, both have felt the pain of losing a spouse.
Water reform both historic and costly
SACRAMENTO - A monumental effort to remake California's water system - decades in the dreaming and months in the works - finally emerged from an exhausted Legislature early Wednesday morning, defying historically long odds and regional squabbles to become the signature accomplishment in a year mostly lamented for budget cuts.
Pete Parra's 'yes' launches dream match
The dream political matchup of Fran Florez versus Pete Parra for state Assembly turned real Tuesday with Parra announcing he's definitely running in the 30th District Democratic primary next year.
Couple found dead in garbage bins were shot to death
The man and woman whose severely decomposed bodies were found in garbage bins outside their south Sacramento home Friday were shot to death, likely within 24 hours of their last known sighting, court records and the Sacramento County Coroner's Office say.
Vigneron lets nature be the winemaker
While often reinterpreted as "winegrower" in America, the French have a term for someone who is intimately hands-on in both tending vines and making wine: vigneron .
With only two schools in the Winship-Robbins School District in Sutter County, it is among the smallest districts in the state.
Nothing comes between a lady and her classic coupe
Catherine Brown was born in Lodi, California, where she has lived for 56 of her 58 years.
Retail Watch: Sacramento bike repairs are right up his alley
Whit Brooks found the perfect spot for his bicycle business: in an alley. Whitworth Cycles Inc.
Lone school closes, leaving big hole in little Knights Landing
Today is the last day of school for little Grafton Elementary in Knights Landing.
Bringing the forest to the classroom
With the click of a remote control, California State Park interpretive ranger Marnin Robbins transported the Winship Middle School sixth-grade class into canopies of the redwoods deep in the parks.
Water rate hike may be in works
Finding new ways to import and conserve water as drought continues and supplies dwindle in the West comes at a cost - a cost that water customers will soon feel, if they haven't already.