In Ohio, Parrysville and New Lebanon carry lingering reputations for exclusion, while Martinsville, Indiana, a required pass-through town for students heading to Indiana University, is marked by ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Northern California and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be a powerful storm, with heavy rain and winds set to pummel the region and potentially cause power ...

Solving Sacramento The City of Sacramento has attempted to come up with an imaginative plan to meet its housing needs through its new Small ...

Authors of the study published last month in Chemosphere, found cancer-causing flame retardants in 85% of consumer household products it tested. The highest levels of toxic chemicals, however, were ...

Special to The OBSERVER - Sacramento State restarts its boxing program with a Causeway Classic showcase, featuring its first women’s team, against UC Davis on Nov. 22, as part of the university’s ...

California has become the latest battleground in the national movement to remove transgender student athletes from women's ...

California Surgeon General Dr. Diana E. Ramos has unveiled the California Maternal Health Blueprint and announced the Strong ...

OBSERVER Staff Writer Dr. Flojuane Cofer has closed the gap behind Assemblymember Kevin McCarty in the race for Sacramento ...

And Louisiana and other states passed laws allowing the carrying of concealed firearms without a permit even though gun violence is now the No. 1 killer of kids and teens. Research shows Black youth ...

Sacramento mourns the loss of Dr. Ephraim Williams, a spiritual giant who built a thriving church and community.

By The Associated Press This image provided by the Equal Justice Initiative, Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director, ...

OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - Dr. Colette Harris-Mathews wins a Los Rios Community College District trustee seat, becoming ...