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Memorial service announced for West Sacramento firefighter
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Memorial services for a West Sacramento firefighter who died during a training exercise were announced for Oct. 8. The West Sacramento Fire Department said community members were invited to the memorial honoring the life and service of Fire Engineer Tim Hall, 59. He died on Sept. 23.
Elk Grove hosting 30th annual Giant Pumpkin Festival
(FOX40.COM) — Elk Grove will host its 30th annual Giant Pumpkin Festival on the first weekend of October. As the name suggests, growers enter their crop to see who has the heaviest pumpkin but awards are also given in other categories such as longest gourd and tallest sunflower. Festival organizers said the current record is […]
New Sacramento eatery specializing in pizza and pasta opens at Ice Blocks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Italian restaurant specializing in pizza and pasta is open for business in midtown Sacramento. Bambina’s Pizza and Pasta, located in the R Street Corridor’s Ice Blocks, is Juan Ramazzini's first owned business after spending 15 years working in the culinary industry. Since opening...
Citrus Heights school kicks off Biketober event encouraging students to bike to campus
CITRUS HEIGHTS — A Citrus Heights elementary school Tuesday kicked off its annual Biketober event, which encourages children to either bike or walk to school.Nichole Harshbarger is a teacher at Kingswood Elementary who helped organize Biketober, where all 568 students can join together in a bike ride from the nearby Target store to school each Tuesday in October."It's a huge community feel and the kids get so excited when their parents drop them off," Harshbarger said. "They will ride donuts around and then when we are all going, it doesn't matter if you are slow or fast because we're all...
What does Pac-12's addition of Gonzaga mean for Sacramento State?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento State University's push to the Pac-12 continues, even as the conference added a new member. The Pac-12 announced Tuesday that it will add Gonzaga as the eighth member of the conference, effective on July 1, 2026. Gonzaga is leaving the West Coast Conference and joining the conference as a full member, despite not fielding a football program.
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