SACRAMENTO — Catholics from around the world and in the Sacramento region are celebrating an important holiday. December 12 is known as the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. For nearly 500 years, she's become a symbol of love, hope, and unity, and for the people of Mexico and Mexicans living in the United States, she holds a special place in their faith and culture. "In Mexico, the Guadalupana is number one, and since Mexican immigrants came to this country, they brought with them their cultural traditions," Reverand Juan Francisco...

In the spirit of the holiday season, the labor movement keeps on giving the gift of strikes. This time, California State University faculty are the ones walking the picket line. The California Faculty Association, which represents close to 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches across the CSU system, is staging one-day strikes at multiple campuses this week. Sacramento State is next up on the list, with the rolling strike scheduled to reach California’s capital city Thursday.

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Aidan Bouman threw two touchdown passes, Charles Pierre rushed for 123 yards and No. 3-seed South Dakota defeated Sacramento State 34-24 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs. South Dakota had three quick-strike touchdowns in the second quarter. First, Josiah Ganues intercepted a Kaiden Bennett pass, setting up the Coyotes at the Sac State 33. Three plays later, Bouman threw to Javion Phelps for an 18-yard touchdown. Two plays later, Mi’Quise Grace scooped a fumble by Bennett and raced 56 yards for another...

The University of South Dakota football team notched their trip to the program's first FCS quarterfinals on Saturday with a 34-24 win over Sacramento State. Both defenses held strong early, forcing three-and-outs on their opponent's respective drives. On the second Sacramento State drive of the game, their offense started getting things going with quarterback Kaiden Bennett finding wideout Grover Anderson for a 23-yard completion on third-and-8 to bring the Hornets into Coyote territory.

The pharmacy chain's bankruptcy comes amid slumping sales and heavy debt from a lawsuit filed in March by the federal government over the company's role in the opioid crisis. Additionally, Rite Aid's leaders expect a net loss of as much as $680 million in the current fiscal year, the latest in several years of annual losses. After filing for bankruptcy protection in October, the chain announced it would close more than 154 of its stores. It recently announced 30 more would close, including these in California: Prescriptions of customers of...