The Latest Breaking News from Sacramento

A federal judge on Monday rejected efforts by a Northern California defendant in the Jan. 6 insurrection to have his charges dropped, to have his trial moved from Washington, D.C., to Sacramento and to be released pending trial because his mental state is suffering in jail.

“American Idol” album Danny Gokey is coming to Northern California with his cool “Bus Stop” giveback program.

Facing a massive affordable-housing crisis pushing Californians out of their hometowns and some onto the street, state legislators passed law after law to boost housing production. Now, Sacramento is asking itself the million-dollar question: Is it working?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell arrived at Golden 1 Center before Friday night’s tipoff against the Sacramento Kings with his left arm still in a sling, a day after injuring his shoulder while reaching out to stop a would-be Golden State rebounder.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Passionate voices filled a downtown auditorium on Friday during an intense discussion over whether Blacks and other historically disenfranchised Americans should receive reparations from the state.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — We've turned way off course from the "hydrogen highway" that former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to chart for California two decades ago.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As lawmakers debate who is to blame for California’s high gas prices, Attorney General Rob Bonta is seeking millions of new dollars to investigate and possibly sue oil companies over the matter.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Residents of Sacramento and visitors from nearby regions have an opportunity Friday and Saturday to join the conversation regarding reparations in California.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of two Trump supporters behind a plot to firebomb Sacramento’s state Democratic Party headquarters was sentenced to prison Wednesday, but sentencing for the second was delayed after his attorney asked for the courtroom to be closed over concerns for his client’s safety.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper has reversed his position on providing cold-weather gear to jail inmates, with the county informing advocates late Tuesday that the sheriff will use inmate welfare funds to buy warm clothing for all inmates, advocates say.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom is California's most popular high-profile politician, but that could be tested by voter concerns over his ability to handle the state's estimated $22.5 billion deficit, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times.