Rancho Cordova advances indoor arena project with $940,000 fee waiver
RANCHO CORDOVA, California — Rancho Cordova is moving forward with plans for a new entertainment district anchored by a proposed 7,500-seat indoor arena after the City Council approved a $940,000 waiver of processing fees for the project. City Manager Micah Runner said the arena responds to long-standing requests...
‘I’ll never give up’: Fairfield mayor seeks justice for her childhood friend
The mayor of Fairfield says one of her closest childhood friends was brutally murdered nearly four decades ago in Solano County. The killer has never been caught, but the mayor is determined to change that. Fairfield Mayor Catherine Moy describes one of the closest childhood friends as “kind” and “funny.”...
Boom On 37th Street Jolts Oak Park As House Erupts In Flames
A powerful boom tore through Oak Park late Wednesday morning, rattling homes and nerves as a single-story house on 37th Street exploded into flames and sent a thick column of black smoke towering over the neighborhood. Sacramento Fire Department crews rushed in and quickly ramped up their response, working to box in...
Davis police to honor Natalie Corona 7 years after fatal shooting this Saturday
The Davis Police Department will hold a public ceremony and moment of silence Saturday to honor Officer Natalie Corona, nearly seven years after the 22-year-old rookie was fatally shot while responding to a routine call in downtown Davis. The remembrance is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Jan. 10 in front of the Davis...
Sacramento councilmember proposes cap on River District homeless shelter beds
Sacramento Councilmember Phil Pluckebaum is proposing a limit on the number of homeless shelter beds in the city’s River District. Under the proposal, the north downtown neighborhood will cap its shelter capacity after adding roughly 100 later this year at the city’s proposed safe camping site . The shelter — located...
Sacramento police ask public to help find missing man considered at risk
The Sacramento Police Department on Wednesday asked the public to help find a man considered at risk and missing since Tuesday night. Police said Kwasi Watson, 35, was last seen about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 4700 block of East Commerce Way, just north of Del Paso Road in the Creekside neighborhood in the North...
32 people died in Sacramento car crashes in 2025. At a vigil, mourners remember
Mourners gathered downtown Wednesday to remember at least 32 people killed in vehicle crashes in Sacramento last year. The sunset vigil came a day after a pedestrian was killed on Fruitridge Road in what appears to be the California capital’s first fatal collision of the year. The vigil, hosted at John C. Fremont...
Three Dead, Three Lawsuits, Sacramento Families Take On City And County
Three families are taking Sacramento officials to court after three deadly encounters with law enforcement in 2024 and 2025. The new wrongful-death suits target the City of Sacramento and Sacramento County over a March jail death, a June traffic pileup during a police pursuit, and a deputy-involved shooting in the...
Oscar winner Ang Lee will film new movie in Sacramento County
Lights. Camera. Action — in Sacramento County. Backed by more than $7 million in state tax credits, Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee — known for movies like “Life of Pi,” “Brokeback Mountain,” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” — will film his latest production in Sacramento County over the course of 50 days early...
Paroled man found dead in Arcade Creek after ankle monitor stopped transmitting
The body of a man on parole was recovered Thursday from Arcade Creek in North Sacramento after his electronic monitoring device led authorities to the location, officials said. Sacramento Fire Department crews pulled the man, believed to be in his 50s, from the water around 1:30 p.m. near Marysville Boulevard in the...
