• Old Sacramento to ring in 2026 with countdown and "close-up" fireworks show

  

• How Sacramento set the course for "A Charlie Brown Christmas" to become a holiday classic

  

• Georgia athletic director Josh Brooks wins raise and contract extension

  

• Dashcam captures Oak Brook police pulling driver from burning car

  

• Plum High School's annual telethon raises money for Make-A-Wish

  

• Now is the time to bargain hunt for Christmas trees, experts say

  

• Evergreen Lake Plunge, scheduled for Jan. 1, canceled due to warm temperatures

  

• Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.7 billion; Georgia ticket wins $1 million