The Latest Breaking News from Sacramento

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers fell for the first time this summer, ending the California Classic in San Francisco with an 87-75 loss to Sacramento on Tuesday afternoon.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Electra fire in Amador and Calaveras counties has already blazed through 3,034 acres as of Tuesday morning, and this isn’t the first time this year that a wildfire has ignited in California.

A gas tax break would have been nice as Californians hit the road over the July 4 weekend. Instead, they were smacked with a tax increase.

A former high school American football star has been named as the victim of a nightclub shooting in downtown Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Five people were shot, one of whom was killed, early Monday in downtown Sacramento, police say — the second mass shooting in the city’s core in three months.

Sacramento police say one person was killed and four wounded in a shooting early Monday outside a downtown nightclub

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s November ballot will be packed with policy questions, asking voters to make decisions on topics ranging from abortion to sports betting.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Kings made yet another move to address their need for shooting Friday, acquiring Kevin Huerter in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks.

After wrangling over the future of California’s high-speed rail, state lawmakers plan to release a critical batch of money to finish a bullet train in the Central Valley, while also establishing an inspector general to audit the beleaguered project and authorizing billions of dollars in new money for rail plans…