Elk Grove News

Elk Grove Mayor Jim Cooper and council member Gary Davis are responding to the Feb.

Retailers and businesses in California were sent more than 9700 letters by the Board of Equalization notifying them of Statewide Compliance and Outreach Program Team visits to educate business owners on sales and use tax reporting responsibilities, increase tax compliance, and to help make our tax system fair and equal for all Californians.

Some of the chocolates made by the Elk Grove company Imagine Chocolate that will be a part of the gift baskets for recording artists at Sunday's Grammy Awards.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday that delivers $1 million more dollars to the San Juan Unified School District but takes $900,000 from Elk Grove Unified.

The preliminary hearing of six defendants accused of murder in the death of an innocent woman who was hit by a stray bullett and killed during a shootout at a south area barbershop was delayed today due to a conflict on the part of one of the defense lawyers.

The last time Madison Watson's parents saw her, she was headed to bed Sunday night wearing Hello Kitty pajamas.

Elk Grove parents are asking for more information about an apparent virus outbreak that may have sickened hundreds of children and parents.

The British-based Fresh & Easy grocery chain is making its Sacramento-area debut March 7, opening two stores with plans to open three more a week later.

The owner of a Sierra Nevada mine who state and local officials say is running a massive illegal gold-mining operation surrendered Thursday to face 14 criminal charges of operating without permits and polluting a creek.

Pat Walsh is a native of Elk Grove, CA. He graduated from Elk Grove High School in 1978.

Want to grow medical marijuana in Elk Grove? Not in our backyards, city council members said Wednesday.

The Elk Grove City Council on Wednesday night approved one of the most restrictive medical marijuana growing ordinances in Northern California, requiring that any growing operation be conducted in a home or detached backyard building.

Elk Grove police updated the description of the suspect vehicle in a double-homicide of two elderly Sikh men shot last year when they were out for their routine afternoon walk.

You could find some of the best hot dogs in the area at Elk Grove's Heavenly Dog - that is, until it shut down its space near Bond Rd.

Deep-rooted problems in the City of Elk Grove's transit system led to the city overpaying a private contractor by more than $300,000, an independent audit has found.

Traffic on northbound Interstate 5 in Elk Grove was backed up for several miles Tuesday morning after a jackknifed big rig crashed and blocked the far left lane.

The Elk Grove Police Department will hold a press conference Wednesday to update the community on their investigation into the shooting deaths of two Sikh men on East Stockton Blvd last spring .

We've got open fields, diners with corner booths, a park with a lake and picturesque, smooch-worthy gazebo.

When Patch launched in Elk Grove about a year ago, editors and contributors visited local businesses to collect information for our directory, Patch Places.

There's plenty of talk these days about how the economy is looking up, thanks to a bit more hiring, more consumer spending and an upswing in consumer optimism.