LINCOLN, Calif. On a sunny Monday afternoon in late September, the parking lots outside of the Thunder Valley Casino are jammed with cars. Inside the Indian casino, dealers are doing a bang-up business with players anchored to most seats around the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Mercedes Norman lives in San Francisco, and is enjoying her retirement after having worked many late nights as part of the swing shift for United Airlines. She is grandmother to - by her count - 17 ...

The Los Angeles Lakers might be getting too efficient for their own good. After suffering their first loss of the season, they have picked up wins in their last four games, none of which were even close by the start of the fourth quarter. So what's ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - (Business Wire) Mercedes Norman lives in San Francisco, and is enjoying her retirement after having worked many late nights as part of the swing shift for United Airlines. She is grandmother to – by her count – 17. But she ...

Traffic is scant Oct. 22 near the Reno Arch in downtown Reno. Indian gaming, coupled with the recession, has turned Reno into an afterthought for some gamblers. In the fiscal year ended June 30, Washoe County casinos' gaming revenue fell blow $1 ...

SACRAMENTO - State Sen. Jim Battin, the Riverside County Republican who played a major role in the growth of tribal gambling in California, leaves office Sunday after 14 years in the Legislature. Battin said he plans to focus on building his media ...

SACRAMENTO—Here are the winning numbers picked Sunday night in the California Lottery's Daily 4 game: 5, 7, 8, 7. Ticket-holders with all four winning numbers in the order given win the top prize. Lesser amounts are also awarded to ticket-holders ...

If Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger decides to call a special election for June 2, which now seems to be the unspoken plan, it's likely to be "what you see right now is what you're going to get" on that ballot. Constitutional amendments to change the state ...

If Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger decides to call a special election for June 2, which now seems to be the unspoken plan, it's likely to be "what you see right now is what you're going to get" on that ballot. Constitutional amendments to change the state ...

lsterling@sacbee.com Butch Laciste, left, keeps his eye on traffic while Sacramento County highway maintenance workers Mike Forster, center, and Cameron Hunter fill in potholes on Kiefer Boulevard on Wednesday, part of Pothole Sweeps Week. The county ...