Ex-Sacramento mayor and NBA star Kevin Johnson is joining the sports agency Independent Sports and Entertainment. Power agent Dan Fegan has been ousted as part of the shake-up. ISE said Friday that Johnson will serve as vice chairman, addressing the company's "corporate vision and strategy" ...
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Tommy Kono died Sunday in Honolulu due to complications from liver disease, the U.S. Olympic Committee said. He was 85. Kono won gold medals at the Olympics in Helsinki in 1952, and Melbourne in 1956, and captured six World Championship titles. ...
French train hero's father charged in California arson fraud scheme
Three people including the father of French train hero Spencer Stone have been indicted in a scheme to set fire to commercial buildings in the Sacramento area in order to collect insurance money. The indictment unsealed Friday says that Jamal Shehadeh, 57, was the ringleader, ...
Calling it a tough decision, former NBA star and current Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said Wednesday he will not seek a third term next year now that the capital city is heading in a positive direction. Johnson, a 49-year-old Democrat, told reporters at a bookstore ...
Bride scrubs nuptials; nonrefundable reception feast feeds Sacramento homeless
After a California couple called off their wedding, the bride-to-be's family decided to turn the $35,000 extravagant event into a feast for the homeless. The bride's mother, Kari Duane, said Sunday that rather than cancel the reception, they invited Sacramento's homeless for a once in ...
