Agencies stretched thin on Sacramento-area waterways
Sacramento County Sheriff's Sgt. Scott Maberry, at wheel, checks a stretch of the Sacramento River with Deputy David Guthrie on a department patrol boat. Although he'll try to maintain a high visibility this holiday weekend on area waterways, typically one of the... read the full story
Economy, fewer salmon force American River festival cancellation
SACRAMENTO— State wildlife regulators are canceling this year's American River Salmon Festival, citing budget cuts and low salmon returns among the factors. read the full story
• Soccer: Community college women: West Valley at Sierra, 3:30 p.m.; Solano at American River, 3:30 p.m. High school boys (all games 4 p.m.): Marysville at Florin; Sheldon at Roseville; Granite Bay at Whitney; Capital Christian at Forest Lake Christian; Davis at... read the full story
Friday's College Sports Results
COLLEGES WOMEN'S SOCCER SACRAMENTO STATE 1, ALBANY 0 SS–Larot. WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Syracuse Big Orange Tournament Sacramento State def. Siena 25-18, 19-25, 22-25, 25-12, 15-12. Nike Cougar Invitational Washington State def. UC Davis 25-20, 25-21, 21-25, 25-18.... read the full story
8 drownings this year in Sacramento waterways -- none wore life jackets
A rafter checks his life jacket before leaving on a raft trip down the south fork of the American River from Chile Bar in this 2005 file photograph. As it hovered around 90 degrees at the Upper Sunrise Boat Launch on the American River, the park's visitors had the... read the full story
El Dorado to develop 28 miles of trail
Armando Castrejon, right, and Miguel Orozco of PBM Construction work on a retaining wall along a pedestrian and bicycle trail being built on the former Southern Pacific Railroad right of way in El Dorado County last week. That stretch features a trestle crossing of... read the full story
Draft study for federal-El Dorado County water deal ready for review
The draft environmental study for a Central Valley Project water service contract between the federal Bureau of Reclamation and the El Dorado County Water Agency is available for public review. The contract would help meet El Dorado County's long-term water needs by... read the full story
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