Nevada City will be celebrating Mardi Gras all weekend. Festivities include a masquerade ball from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Miners Foundry , a parade at 2 p.m. Feb.

Slowly but surely, nonprofits and local communities are exploring what they can do to keep open the 70 state parks slated to close on July 1. So far, 10 parks have been removed from the closure list.

Removing 1,201 bags of trash, 493 tires, 21 refrigerators and freezers and five messages in bottles has made the Missouri River free of 60 tons of trash.

Twelve-year-old Young Artists Competition winner Alexis Keller is the featured violin soloist at the KinderKonzert, performing at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb.

Musicians of Midtown will open with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Gallery 2110 .

NEVADA CITY, Calif. - Valentine's Day can be a time for hearts, flowers and candy, but according to MedlinePlus, it's also a day when approximately 2,800 people - parents, aunts, friends, siblings, uncles, cousins, children and grandparents - will suffer a heart attack.

Jurors started day two of the Kaelin Glazier murder trial with a trip to the Ruch field where Glazier's body was found.

Families will be choosing from a long list of events and activities taking place over Presidents Day Weekend .

The seminar will be hosted by Jennifer Basye Sander, author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published," and Ingrid Lundquist, author of "Results-Driven Event Planning." The seminar will cover editing, book cover design, photo selection, the Espresso Book Machine at the Central Sacramento Library, and crafting a book event.

Friday, Jan. 27 Big Iron plays country rock starting at 9 p.m. at Ava's Lounge, 3129 Penryn Road, Penryn.