Conor McGill

As a heat dome pushed temperatures higher across much of the West, residents around Sacramento found creative and refreshing ways to stay cool.

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the classroom at San Juan Unified, where teachers and students are learning how to use the technology.

Students returning to Ione Elementary for a new school year received an unpleasant welcome: fleas.

A new bell schedule this school year cut Rocklin High's Monday brunch period from 20 minutes to just 12 minutes, leaving students with little time to get food and eat before the next class.

Weeks after the Gann Fire destroyed homes and upended lives in a small Calaveras County community, survivors are beginning to look toward what comes next.

The Roseville City School District added 377 students between the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. That growth is already creating a very real challenge: making sure there's enough space for current and future students.

High above El Dorado County, volunteers at the Pilot Peak Lookout Tower spend hours scanning the horizon for one thing that could signal danger: smoke.

They're a piece of Sacramento-area history, call boxes that once served as a lifeline for drivers before cellphones became commonplace. Now, the Sacramento region is hanging up the phone.

The apple crop at Apple Hill in El Dorado County looks a little different this year, but farmers said there is still plenty to enjoy as fall gets underway.

Tucked into the foothills, the Dutch Flat Community Center is more than a historic building. For decades, it has served as a gathering place for the people who call this small Gold Country community home.