Heavy rains flood Sacramento-area roadways, trigger brief regional flood advisory
Heavy rain pounding the Sacramento area began to swamp local roads and triggered a regional flood advisory Friday afternoon with the California Highway Patrol reporting numerous calls of roadway flooding across the region. The advisory is in place until 5 p.m. The National Weather Service in Sacramento reported urban, roadway, and small stream flooding and forecast in low-lying areas and areas with poor drainage. “Rain will taper off by 5 p.m., but rain impacts may linger through the evening,” N
German cockroaches and rodent droppings at East Sacramento brunch spot. What else
Sacramento County Health Inspectors found German cockroaches and rodent droppings at one East Sacramento brunch facility. Additionally, nine eateries were cited including a country club after health inspectors found uncovered ice cream in the freezer. What do these inspections mean? While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide . A red placard, however,
Local church kitchen given red placard for more than 100 rodent droppings. What else?
The cooking facility inside a Florin church was given a red placard after health inspectors found 153 rodent droppings throughout. What do these inspections mean? While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide . A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends an establishment’s health permit until violations are
FAA issues nationwide ground stop, US Transportation Secretary airport confirms
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a nationwide ground stop, Sacramento airport officials confirmed Friday.
Gambler wins $1.25M jackpot on Friday the 13th
(FOX40.COM) — Although Friday the 13th is a day often associated with bad lucky, the fortunes of one gambler at a Sacramento-area casino were anything but unlucky today. A guest at Thunder Valley Casino Resort won more than $1.25 million playing a penny slot machine Friday morning, the casino announced in a news release. The […]
Sacramento approves $1.4M payout after cop smiled over handcuffed woman who later died
The city of Sacramento Tuesday agreed to pay $1.4 million to the daughter of a woman who died after an officer dragged her out of her car in her bathrobe and handcuffed her on the concrete as she lost consciousness. The settlement comes roughly two weeks after The Sacramento Bee published a story about the death, including a video of the incident and a photo of Officer Matthew Sterling kneeling and smiling over the woman, her hands still handcuffed behind her back. The City Council approved the
Six teens trespassed from Sunrise Mall after breaking into vacant Macy’s building
By Sara Beth Williams– — Six more juveniles were trespassed from the Sunrise Mall property for one year after police caught the teens breaking into the vacant Macy’s Men’s building Thursday afternoon. Citrus Heights Police responded to reports of six teens seen breaking into the former...
Marshalls Opening on Arden Way
Marshalls appears to be heading to 1896 Arden Way in Sacramento’s Point West Plaza, in the space left by Kohl’s. A city permit application lists a $1.34 million project for the building, and no opening date has been announced. The permit covers mechanical, plumbing, electrical, finishes and store...
Sacramento’s On Broadway Opens 140 Apartments Two and a Half Years After Fire Gutted...
Sacramento's On Broadway affordable housing community celebrates its grand opening Thursday at 1 p.m., two and a half years after a three-alarm fire destroyed one of its two buildings while it was still under construction. The 140-apartment project at 19th Street and Broadway is being framed by its developers as what KCRA describes as a comeback story, marking the end of a rebuild that followed one of Sacramento's more dramatic construction-site disasters.
Mother of slain Sacramento police officer criticizes commutation of death sentences
Slain Sacramento police officer Tara O'Sullivan's mother is speaking out against Governor Gavin Newsom's commutation of all death sentences in California — which includes her daughter's killer.

















