By Scott Thomas Anderson Mike Israel, right, volunteered to serve with a Kurdish militia in northern Syria while fighting ISIS. He was killed on Monday….
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25-year veteran’s August social media comments draw ire on eve of anti-Trump rally By John Flynn A Sacramento fire engineer who suggested using “illegal immigrants”…
By Scott Thomas Anderson A Sacramento Superior Court judge today upheld a felony assault charge against Sean Thompson–a military veteran and homeless activist who creamed…
When she was 12, Jamie Savoy let out a cry for help that she says no one answered. Facing abuse from an older adult, Savoy…
By Blake Gillespie Despite occurring within the newly minted Golden 1 Center, Monday night’s debut preseason game for the Sacramento Kings wasn’t national news until…
Suburban council incumbents exhibit the influence of dark money campaign contributions By Scott Thomas Anderson Showered by developer cash camouflaged through a political action committee, the…
Joseph Mann was not an imminent threat to anyone when two officers put more than a dozen bullets into the 50-year-old black man, according to…
Civil rights attorney John Burris (holding papers) addresses the media. Attorneys for a mentally troubled man who was gunned down by police last month…
By Kris Hooks Goodbye, Linda Katehi. Hello, Linda Katehi? On Tuesday, the UC Office of the President announced the resignation of embattled UC Davis Chancellor…
By Dave Kempa A Sacramento black women’s group is calling for a boycott of MiX Downtown and other local venues for what it considers to…
Testing the old adage that any publicity is good publicity, a new Galt business called Special Ed’s Brewery attracted immediate condemnation for a “tongue in…
Didn’t make it to the Donald Trump rally yesterday in Sacramento, but want to feel like you did? Be careful what you wish for. SN&R…
An occasion to celebrate. In a zero-tolerance move that local education officials are defending, an Elk Grove high school student was booted from a…
We’re conflicted about this one. A reader sent us this photo after he discarded his smoked cigar in a patch of dirt Thursday morning…
A jury convicted a 23-year-old Sacramento man on Wednesday of a hate-crime assault against a transgender woman in Oak Park last year. According to the…
A Sacramento County superior court judge who once jailed a trial witness for allegedly flipping the bird violated the witness’ due process rights and abused…
Graphic photos of a severely scalded German shepherd located in Sacramento last month circulated through Facebook this week, inspiring mass condemnation and the offer…