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Skaters honor Tyre Nichols as city leaders say they’ll rename Regency skate park in his honor

Chairs lined the skate ramp and the back of Sac Ramp Skate shop on Saturday afternoon for a memorial and celebration of life of Tyre Nichols.

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2023

Erika D. Smith: Before Tyre Nichols was a martyr, he was a Sacramento kid who didn't 'see color'

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Through it all, the family of Tyre Nichols put on their brave faces Wednesday in that church in Memphis, Tennessee.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 3, 2023

George Skelton: Newsom is pushing for more gun control restrictions. Polling shows Californians overwhelmingly support them

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers are launching a new effort to restrict who can carry concealed loaded guns — and where — as fresh polling data show that California voters have their backs.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 3, 2023

Tesla car spontaneously catches fire, taking 22,000 litres of water to put it out

Find out how often electric cars catch fire after this major incident across the Atlantic

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023

George Skelton: How do you win voters over on gun control? Meet them where they are — in front of the TV

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It is very rare that anything monumental gets done in America's political system without strong public support. That's certainly the case with gun control.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 31, 2023

Sacramento R&B festival announces star-studded lineup for 2-day concert

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Grammy-nominated artists Brent Faiyaz and Kehlani are among the headliners at Sol Blume, a two-day R&B festival in Sacramento that’s expected to draw tens of thousands of people to Discovery Park this spring.

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2023

Sacramento chef goes foraging for the bounty of wild mushrooms after recent rains

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — January’s storms brought havoc to metropolitan Sacramento, trashing public parks and smashing houses and cars around town. But in the region’s hills, all that rain meant mushrooms, to the joy of foragers such as Tyler Bond.

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2023

Plea deal expected for Sacramento-area defendant in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An apparent plea deal has been negotiated with one of the four Sacramento-area defendants in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot and may be finalized in court in Washington, D.C., next month.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2023

George Skelton: Where have Republicans been during California's mass shootings? They're busy appeasing the gun worshiping cult

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom has spoken more eloquently than anyone else about the three California mass shootings that occurred in rapid sequence, killing at least 24.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 27, 2023

Federal judge pauses enforcement of California law targeting doctors who share COVID-19 misinformation

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge on Wednesday paused enforcement of a new California law that punishes doctors for spreading false information about COVID-19 to their patients.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023