The fourth annual community drive, which runs July 11 to 25, seeks to provide new backpacks and school supplies for Sacramento-area children who are homeless or live in poverty.

The 4th of July means parades, barbeques and fireworks - except this year, when it seems many people are getting by without that last one.

A 30-year old Sacramento County man died late Thursday night in a car crash about 15 miles east of Auburn in Placer County.