Robberies continue to plague Old North Sacramento

Below is the crime activity log for February 2013. Robberies remained the top crime with the majority taking place in Old North Sacramento, eight in February 2013 and three in January 2013. Old North Sacramento was tops for total incidents (20 overall) in February 2013 followed by Gardenland. Hagginwood, South Hagginwood, and Del Paso Heights…

Councilmember Warren hosting bike ride this weekend

Join Councilmember Allen Warren for his Community Bike Ride through District 2 this Saturday, February 23 starting at 8:00am. The bike ride begins at El Camino Ave and Traction Ave and heads up the Sacramento Northern Bike Trail, ending at Marysville Blvd and Rio Linda Blvd. The purpose of the ride is to focus on…

Grant Little League sign ups tomorrow

Grant Little League will hold sign ups tomorrow, January 26 from 10am to 4pm at 3B’s Barbershop. Eligible youth are ages 4 -13. The league covers the communities of Del Paso Heights, Strawberry Manor, North Sacramento, Hagginwood, Oak Knoll and Norwood Tech. If you are unable to attend, contact 916-238-8455 or littleleaguegrant@gmail.com. Another sign up…

Twin Rivers officials meet with community in effort to find new superintendent

Officials from the Twin Rivers Unified School District met with community members at Grant High School in an effort to find a new superintendent. The goal was to gather input from community members, but officials got more than they bargained for. Some members wanted answers to questions not pertaining to the search for a superintendent,…

Fatal shooting occurred in Richardson Village, not Del Paso Heights

A fatal shooting occurred today at approximately 11:30am in the 600 block of Las Palmas Ave near Noralto and Harmon Johnson. According to Sacramento Police, officers arrived to the shooting and found the victim, a male Black adult in his fifties with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to an area hospital where he succumbed to…

Splurge at small businesses this Saturday

Be sure to drop by Cook’s ACE Hardware, Jimmy’s Deli, Sammy’s Restaurant, or any one of the small businesses in North Sacramento tomorrow and show support for Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday was founded in 2010 by American Express to assist small business get more exposure during one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year.…

Grant Drumline to perform at upcoming TRUSD meeting

This week’s Twin Rivers Unified School Board meeting will be loud with the sounds of drums and base courtesy of the award-winning Grant Drumline. The drumline makes its appearance as the Board brings its meeting to Grant High School (1400 Grand Ave, Sac, CA) this Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 7:30pm. They are scheduled to perform during…