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Joe Rust, right, talks with a student in the transfer center on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Rust is also a full-time counselor for the college. (Photo by Allante Morris)

ARC announces new director of transfer center

Allante Morris • March 3, 2016

American River College’s Student Services Vice President Robin Neal announced that Joe Rust has accepted the position as the department’s new transfer center director. Rust will be taking over for...

Sacramento City College professor Belinda Lum (left) speaks at a press conference announcing Assembly Bill 2017 at Sacramento State University in Sacramento, California on Feb. 25, 2016 as former California State Senator Darrell Steinberg (right) and California State Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (center) watch. The bill will help fund mental health services on community college campuses across the state. (Photo by Hannah Darden)

California public college mental health bill announced

Hannah Darden • February 29, 2016

Assembly Bill 2017, a new California bill which would create funding streams for mental health services at public California colleges, was announced by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty at a press conference Thursday. The...

Former American River College football player Antonio Perez (54), seen airborne to the right attempting to block a kick during the 2014 season, died yesterday due to an unverified cause. (File Photo)

Former ARC football player Antonio Perez dies

Jordan Schauberger • February 26, 2016

An American River College football player, who was a part of the team that made it the State semifinals in 2014, died yesterday, according to ARC football coach Jon Osterhout. The cause of death was not...

A screenshot of the Los Rios Crime Log shows no entries listed from the first day of the spring 2016 semester. A physical log is available at college police office on the ARC campus, which is located immediately south of Davies Hall. (Screen capture of Los Rios Police Crime Log)

Online crime logs unavailable as website is updated

Matthew Peirson • February 8, 2016

The Los Rios Police Department’s online crime log has not been updated since Jan. 12 as the website gets refreshed and bugs are fixed in accordance with the change. The most recent entry listed was...

CRC student Christopher Salazar was arrested at his home this morning after making threats to attack the school on Snapchat. He is being held on $25,000 bail. (Photo courtesy of Sacramento County Sheriffs Department)

CRC student arrested for threatening the school

Matthew Nobert • February 1, 2016

Cosumnes River College student Christopher Salazar was arrested this morning at his home for threats against the school, according to Cosumnes River College Public Information Officer Kristi West. Salazar...

Aws Al-Jayab, who attended American River College in Fall 2015, was denied bail and pled guilty after being arrested on a charge of making false statements during an interview with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (Screencapture from Al-Jayabs Facebook page)

ARC student pleads not guilty in terror related case

Jordan Schauberger • January 28, 2016

Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, 23, who attended ARC as recently as fall 2015, was arrested on Jan. 7 in connection with a federal terror probe. He pled not guilty Friday to a charge of making false statements...

ARC Student Aws Al-Jayad was arrested Thursday on charges stemming from a terror-related case. (Screencapture from Al-Jayabs Facebook page)

Update: American River College student arrested in terror case denied bail

Jordan Schauberger • January 8, 2016

The American River College student arrested Thursday on terrorism-related charges was denied bail at his first court hearing in Sacramento on Friday. Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab, 23, who attended ARC...

19-year-old Charlie Hota, left, and 19-year-old Tevita Kaihea, right, were both charged with attempted murder, discharge of a firearm with great bodily injury, participating in a criminal street gang and vehicle theft by the Sacramento Police Department in connection with the shooting at Sacramento City College on Sept. 3. The shooting, which left one victim dead, was the first in the history the Los Rios Community College District. (Photo courtesy of the Sacramento Police Department)

Two men charged in connection with Sacramento City College shooting

Matthew Nobert • January 6, 2016

Two men were charged on Thursday in connection with the Sacramento City College shooting that occurred Sept. 3 and left one dead, according to the Sacramento Police Department. The department said in...

A news release from the ARC communications office reports that a student at the American River College Natomas Center was robbed while at adjacent Inderkum High School. (Screenshot from the ARC communications office)

Robbery involving Natomas Center student occurs at Inderkum High School

Jordan Schauberger • December 11, 2015

A student at the American River College Natomas Center was robbed while at adjacent Inderkum High School on Thursday, according to an email sent out by the ARC communications office. According to the...

Two Sheriffs Department cars sit outside of the Sacramento Metro Fire District Station near College Oak Drive and Saddlerock Way. Police are searching for a man who they allege to have hit a California Highway Patrol car using a stolen vehicle. (Photo by Jordan Schauberger)

Police search for man in vicinity of ARC

Jordan Schauberger • December 10, 2015

The area surrounding American River College saw heightened police activity Thursday in response to a man who, according to police, evaded officers following a hit-and-run incident involving a California...

American River College quarterback Jihad Vercher drops back to pass on Sept. 19, 2015 against San Joaquin Delta College. ARC will host Delta in the Gridiron Classic Bowl Saturday. (Photos by Nicholas Corey)

ARC fails to make playoffs

Jordan Schauberger • November 15, 2015

After ending the regular season with a record of 7-3, the American River College football team will not be competing in the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship Playoffs...

Former American River College student Kristofer Clark, 21, was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on Oct. 8 after allegedly making a threat against the colleges main campus, according to police. (Photo courtesy of the Los Rios Police Department)

ARC bomb threat suspect expected to be released before arraignment

Kameron Schmid • October 13, 2015

After five days in jail, Kristofer Clark, who was arrested on suspicion of making a bomb threat against American River College, is expected to be released from Sacramento County Jail Tuesday as the District...

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