A man in his 30s died after being shot this afternoon near Grant High School in Del Paso Heights. It was shortly after 2 p.m. when two Twin Rivers Police officers were hailed regarding a shooting on High Street south of South Ave near the school. They arrived and found a man laying in the…
The Twin Rivers Unified School District turned three years old today. Since the merger of Grant High School District with the Rio Linda, Del Paso, and North Sacramento elementary districts, Twin Rivers has accomplished many things: 10% increase in graduation rates District-wide API growth of more than 20 points (triple the average district growth) Closing…
The Del Paso Heights Certified Farmers Market opens for the first time this Saturday, July 2 from 7am to Noon in the parking lot of the Robertson Community Center. It will run at the same time every Saturday. The DPH Farmers Market joins the family of those held at Cesar Chavez Park, Oak Park, and…
The Department of Parks and Recreation has reached verbal agreements with community groups to run two North Sacramento community centers. Hagginwood Community Center would potentially be operated by Center for Fathers & Families and Pastor Anne White with For Glory Ministries. Robertson Community Center would potentially be operated by Gateway Community Charter. Both centers could…
The Sacramento Police Department is searching for a missing woman last seen in North Sacramento. On June 2, 2011, at 9 a.m., Carole Slaughter left her home on foot and has not been seen since. The Police Department has not been able to locate Slaughter who was last seen in the neighborhood east of Grand…
Originally posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Budget hearings for the City of Sacramento kick off tomorrow evening and the first to present their proposed budget is the Department of Parks and Recreation. Photo from cityofsacramento.org/parksandrecreation To help address the City’s $39 million funding gap, the proposal trims Parks & Rec by $1,786,800 in the…
The Greater Sacramento Urban League is hosting a Resource Fair tomorrow from 10am – 2pm. The Resource Fair will have training providers and community agencies available with information about jobs along with other resources available. The fair is sponsored by the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) and Sacramento Job Works.
Grantland Johnson will be honored with the opening of a new soccer field at Hagginwood Park bearing his name this Saturday, March 19, 2011 from 1:00pm – 2:30pm. A native of Del Paso Heights, Johnson represented North Sacramento as a City Councilmember and County Supervisor, and was appointed by President Bill Clinton as the California…