Picture this:  It’s 9:30AM on a Wednesday morning. You’ve worked hard since arriving at the office and you deserve a break…a coffee break!  You’re ready for a little tasty morsel, some stimulating conversation, maybe even some hot gossip so you can regroup and be productive for the rest...more of the day.  Now, there’s a solution for you that’s meaningful, fun and delicious – a coffee break with a purpose!

Join the Sacramento SPCA for the 19th Annual Doggy Dash and Bark at the Park Festival on Saturday, June 9th in beautiful William Land Park. An estimated 5,000 animal enthusiasts will gather both with and without their canine companions to raise funds for animals sheltered at the...more Sacramento SPCA. For 18 years, two- and four-legged participants have attended this event, creating a tradition in Sacramento and transforming Doggy Dash into one of the biggest “can’t miss” events of the year.

Check out all of the Girls High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section Playoff scores from Tuesday night.

by Maria Barrs, News10 General Manager

NEWS10 is pleased to announce the launch of a major initiative to help improve our community.

It's called "Reading Connects," and its purpose is to help build a stronger community, one reader at a time.

NEWS10 is teaming up...more with parents, businesses, schools, libraries and volunteers to improve the literacy rate in our area.

We are combining the power of television, the web, and social media with the power of good people who want to make a difference.

Reading is one of the keys to a successful and productive life.

A minor investment of your time can change the path of a child's life. Your business or group can create new energy for your neighborhood.

We are here to help with information, resources, and opportunities–opportunities for you to help build a better community.

Reading connects us to new worlds.

Reading connects families and communities.

It was just one of those things – sometimes a pet is not found, sometimes it takes a month or …

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Four Sacramento area hospitals and care providers have joined forces to protect student athletes.  This collaboration was announced today at an event at John F. Kennedy High School.

The Sacramento Valley Concussion Care Consortium, consisting of Kaiser Permanente, Mercy Neurological...more Institute, Sutter Health and UC Davis Health System and Wells Fargo's Student Insurance Divison, aims to improve identification and management of sports related concussions. 

Its goal is to provide student athletes with increased access to local medical professionals trained in this area.

The Play It Safe program works with health care providers, schools and families to promote awareness and education on concussion care management.  Partnering with teams and  coaches, the program mission is to protect the health and financial well-being of young athletes and their families.

Currently the Jesuit Junior Marauders and Granite Bay programs, and the Del Oro, C.K.

 

Momservation: A vast majority of childhood is spent trying to convince your parents to let you get/keep some sort of creature for a pet.

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I thought I had avoided becoming a turtle mom.

I am already a dog mom. I have been a hamster mom...more once (the second time I refused custody). I’ve also been a fish mom – the least rewarding of all my reluctant guardianships (sorry fish pet owners – swimming to the top of a bowl expectantly at feeding time is NOT showing personality).

When I had kids I wished someone had warned me that they come with strings attached – mainly, becoming a de facto caretaker of a menagerie of animals that they just couldn’t live without...

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SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA - Red light cameras made millions of dollars for the state of California last year. Critics say those cameras are often inaccurate. Law enforcement says the cameras help save lives.

MAP: RED LIGHT CAMERAS LOCATIONS

There are 22 red light cameras in...more Sacramento County. If a driver is caught on camera running a red light or making a right hand turn without coming to a complete stop, they'll receive a ticket for $470.

In 2011 red light cameras in Sacramento County generated about 10 thousand tickets and brought in nearly $5 million.

WHERE DID THE MONEY GO:
-The state: $1.2 million

-Sacramento County: $1.9 million

-City of Sacramento: $111,000

-Other cities in Sacramento County: Remaining $1.4 million

Critics claim that red light cameras are inaccurate. And others, argue the cameras are big money makers.

"There are privacy, accuracy, and due process issues with the system in

VALLEJO, CA - Vallejo police say they have a Sacramento gang member in custody for allegedly sexually assaulting a 53-year-old woman last September.

Lt. Ken Weaver said Oakland police arrested Maurice Vernon, 21, last Friday on a $2 million warrant. Vernon was transported to Solano...more County Jail Monday.

Vernon is suspected in the woman's attack, robbery and carjacking in September, in the beating of a 60-year-old homeless woman in December and another robbery last April, Weaver said.

Detectives previously arrested Donshay Nichols in connection to the assault. Nichols is awaiting trial.

Anyone with information about the crimes Vernon is suspected of was asked to contact Det. Drew Ramsay or Det.Todd Tribble at (800) 488-9383.

SACRAMENTO, CA - Parents have been informed via telephone message and email that a student at Rosemont High School was diagnosed with a meningococcal infection.

Sacramento County health officials say the risk of other students contracting the infection is very low.

The...more particular strain is not communicable via air droplets. It is only transferable by exchange of body fluids, says Gabe Ross, spokesman for the Sacramento City Unified School District.

Ross reiterated there was no danger to other students at this point. Medical privacy laws prohibit information on the ill student.

Characteristic of meningococcal infection is a skin rash. There may first be upper respiratory symptoms followed by chills and a fever. A stiff neck, malaise, weakness, headache, nausea and vomiting  are common.

Meningitis can be viral or bacterial in origin. Bacterial meningitis is very serious and early diagnosis and treatment with antibiotics is imperative.

SACRAMENTO-- Wine and dine your sweetheart or your family with this deal from Vanilla Bean Bistro in Sacramento.

The menu, which features familiar dishes with Turkish, Italian and French influences, is sure to impress even those with discriminating palates.

Get dinner for...more two, which includes two salads, soups or appetizers (limit $10 each) and two entrees (limit $20 each) for just $26; or receive the same specs for your party of four for just $49. If you prefer, stop in for lunch or Sunday brunch and receive $30 worth of food for just $15.

The Vanilla Bean Bistro is chef Gonul Blum's second restaurant in the East Sacramento/ Mid Town area. It is located at 3260 J Street and has been open since early 2011. Many are familiar with her first restaurnt, Gonul's J Street Cafe that opened in 2003. The cuisine is still a fusion of California, southern European and Turkish influences.

• Dinner for two with appetizers for $26; valid 5-8:30 p.m.

SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Sac-Joaquin Section released the postseason schedule and bracket for Girls basketball - where the defending state champion St. Mary's Rams of Stockton are going for their fifth straight Section title.

The Rams return as...more the top seed in Division II and will be expected by many to return to Power Balance Pavilion on Saturday, Mar. 3 to defend their Section Championship.

Below is a look at each Division bracket and the first round matchups to begin the Section playoffs.

Division I:  CIF SAC-JOAQUIN GIRLS DIVISION I BRACKET:

The top seeded Pleasant Grove Eagles (19-8) head into the playoffs on after dropping the final game of the season to the No. 7 Sheldon Huskies (20-7). The loss was the only Eagles loss in the Delta River League.

On Monday, Feb. 20, Chavez of Stockton and Pitman of Turlock will play for the rights to face the Eagles in the opening round of the playoffs.

I can't be the only one who enjoys the dad who posted a YouTube video of him shooting up his daughter's laptop? Seriously, parents...  Why don't you threaten to do this to your children? Not shoot them, but post their punishment online? Embarrassment can be a great learning tool.

SACRAMENTO - Wil Carter and James Kinney scored 19 points apiece, and San Jose State rode two second-half runs to a 79-67 victory over Sacramento State on Saturday night.

Keith Shamburger added 15 points and eight assists for the Spartans (9-17), who shot 53 percent from the floor,...more including 8 of 18 on 3-pointers.

Jackson Carbajal scored a career-high 24 to lead the Hornets (9-17), and John Dickson had 15 off the bench.

Sacramento State led 37-31 at halftime, and after a Joe Eberhard jumper with 16:05 to play, the Hornets were up 46-34. San Jose State responded with a 16-2 run to take the lead. A few minutes later, the Spartans went on a 10-0 run, including two Shamburger 3-pointers, to go ahead 69-59 with 5:48 left. Sacramento State got no closer than six the rest of the way.

The BracketBusters matchup was the first meeting between the teams since 2003.