"This is a season of hope and a season of joy. And no child should be left behind," said Sacramento City Councilmember Lisa Kaplan.

We sent a reporter to drive the 15-hour and nearly 700-mile journey across the state, traversing mountain ranges and rock slides, dirt roads and agricultural checkpoints, from Marin to Modoc County.

Dr. Dawnté Early, president and CEO of United Way California Capitol Region, is The OBSERVER’s 2025 Person of the Year.

Multiple counties in Northern California are sharing information about places where people can fill sandbags ahead of several ...

Organizers say the Toy Project has helped thousands of families over the years, with support reaching thousands of children ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento’s Old Sacramento Waterfront is glowing this holiday season, with lights, packed boardwalks and familiar traditions drawing families and longtime residents to the river.

Ukrainian street artist Maxim Kilderov is building a powerful collection of battlefield artifacts documenting Russia’s ...

The South Land Park store has sold big winners three times in the last five years and Sacramento-area residents said its luck ...

But while California’s emissions have declined, they have kept rising globally, and the climate has worsened. Now, in an ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government pushed through far-reaching policy reforms in the final parliamentary session of the year, seeking to bolster the economy in the face of trade headwinds.

The Stockton City Council approved an $8 million state grant to expand violence prevention and services for people at highest ...

The Supreme Court's recent decisions, including blocking student debt relief and potentially dismantling the SAVE Plan, threaten Black educational futures by increasing student debt burdens and ...