Elk Grove Man Guilty in Roommate’s 54-Wound Stabbing Death, Faces Life
A Sacramento County jury has convicted an Elk Grove man of first-degree murder for stabbing his roommate 54 times inside the home they shared, rejecting his claim that he acted in self-defense. Ricky Sims is scheduled to be sentenced October 23, 2026, and faces a maximum of 26 years to life in prison for killing 36-yea
She was a California comeback story, serving juvenile probation in a UC Davis dorm...
A Sacramento County judge ordered her into a UC Davis program for formerly incarcerated students. She was arrested seven months later, accused of dealing drugs from her dorm, where officers found ammunition.
Roaches, insect egg sacs. What else was found at these Sacramento-area eateries?
Sacramento County Health Inspectors temporarily closed several restaurants over cockroach infestations in the past week, including one with over 200 cockroach feces. Health inspectors also cited several other restaurants for improper storage of meat, the presence of flies and other food safety issues. What do these ins
Attempted murder suspect dead after officer involved shooting in Foothill Farms
An attempted murder suspect is dead Wednesday morning after being shot by a deputy, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
Fire burns dozens of acres near Sacramento International Airport
Fire burns dozens of acres near Sacramento International Airport.
Sacramento Regional Transit construction in ‘final phase’ for Watt/I-80 center
The final phase of a more-than-two-year construction project at Sacramento Regional Transit’s Watt/I-80 station is set to begin Tuesday, changing bus station access for a few months. The upper-level southbound bus stop — located on the west side of the station on the border of North Highlands and Arden Arcade — is sche
Citrus Heights Police pursue armed subject, causing temporary road closure
By Sara Beth Williams– — An armed male was detained Thursday afternoon after police pursued him down the middle of Auburn Boulevard near Greenback Lane following his involvement in a reported dispute at a nearby retail center. Westbound lanes on Auburn Boulevard were temporarily closed just before 2:30...
Man convicted of fatally stabbing roommate over 50 times, faces life sentence
(FOX40.COM) — A Sacramento man was convicted of first-degree murder after a 2021 stabbing left the victim dead with over 50 wounds. Officials said that Ricky Sims was convicted by a jury of murdering a woman he shared a residence with on Aug. 15, 2021. The jury also found true an allegation that Sims personally […]
Jury convicts man of first-degree murder in Elk Grove woman’s 2021 stabbing death
Jurors on Thursday convicted a man of first-degree murder in a 2021 stabbing attack that left a woman dead in her Elk Grove home, Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office officials said. Ricky Sims, 42, was found guilty in Sacramento Superior Court of killing 36-year-old Mayra Guillen on Aug. 15, 2021, inside the S
Sacramento father arrested after 11-month-old found unresponsive dies at hospital, police say
An 11-month-old's father has been arrested after the child was found unresponsive in an apartment in Sacramento last weekend, police said.

















