He joined The Bee in 2006 and previously worked at newspapers in Palm Springs, Colorado Springs and Marysville. Smith was born and raised at Beale Air Force Base and lives in Elk Grove.

If you live in the Bay Area — or even just visited — chances are you’ve set foot on a former military base. Most people know ...

Camp Beale opened in October 1942 as a training site for the 13th Armored and the 81st and 96th Infantry Divisions. During World War II, Camp Beale’s 86,000 acres were home for more than 60,000 ...

An Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting out of an F-35 fighter jet that then crashed at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 12:49 p.m. local time and ...

Is it better to risk it all as an extreme adventure journalist or follow the traditional path to the American Dream? A ...

In the wake of the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans, Memphis' plan for keeping Beale Street goers safe is "robust," Mayor Paul Young said in a statement Thursday afternoon. "Our hearts and ...

EastEnders has confirmed who sent a sinister threat to Cindy Beale, in the show’s latest episode. Earlier this month, while Cindy was staying with Reiss, she got a shock when a brick was thrown ...

CNN presidential historian Timothy Naftali suggested President Trump succeeded in being a "dictator on day one" of his presidency, based on his actions on Inauguration Day. Naftali reacted to the ...

EastEnders has aired an intriguing development about Ian Beale, as Cindy's attack plot continues to unfold. Cindy recently woke up from her coma after she was left for dead by a mystery attacker ...