Davis to pay $18 million to woman who slipped, fell on damaged sidewalk
The city of Davis has agreed to pay $18.3 million to end a lawsuit brought by a resident who fell and injured herself due to a damaged city sidewalk, in what appears to be one of the largest such settlements in U.S. history. The settlement, first reported by the Davis Enterprise , stems from an August 2022 incident...
Sacramento airport dining update takes off with its first new restaurant opening
The Sacramento International Airport opened the first major restaurant in its dining concessions revitalization Wednesday with the debut of West Coast Sourdough in Terminal A. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Sacramento County and airport officials, West Coast Sourdough began serving travelers as the...
Arrest made in stolen credit card case
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. (KOLO) - The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service arrested a suspect in a stolen credit card case who allegedly racked up thousands of dollars in charges throughout El Dorado, Sacramento, and Amador counties, according to a Thursday, Nov. 20, El Dorado...
Sacramento Mexican Restaurant Receives Yellow Placard Due to Multiple Violations
[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on November 19 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]. Nena’s Mexican Restaurant underwent a routine health inspection on November 19 by the Sacramento health department. The assessment report...
Rancho Cordova Mother Hailed as Hero for Saving Man from Burning Home on Zinfandel...
On a regular afternoon in Rancho Cordova, a simple act of vigilance blossomed into heroism as a local mother, after picking her son up from school, intervened in a potentially devastating house fire. Ashley Rand-Estrada was driving through the neighborhood when she observed smoke near a residence on Zinfandel Drive....
Investigators fear heavily armed California man impersonated law enforcement
Investigators with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office are concerned that there may be unreported incidents of a 29-year-old man with an arsenal of weapons and ammunition, as well as tactical gear and law enforcement patches, representing himself as law enforcement, officials announced. An investigation into...
Sacramento Showdown Over 475-Acre Airport Megaproject
The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday kicked off a closely watched public hearing on a developer-backed proposal to annex roughly 475 acres of farmland southeast of Interstate 5 near Sacramento International Airport for a massive industrial complex. The council stopped short of a final decision and continued the...
Sacramento OKs Coyote Creek solar project despite tribal backlash
Malissa Tayaba, vice chairperson of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, stepped forward from her seat Tuesday afternoon and stood before the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and more than 150 speakers waiting their turn to deliver testimony on what has become one of the county’s most controversial solar...
‘A prayer answered’: Sacramento veteran post donates leftover turkey dinners to shelter
SACRAMENTO, Calif — Over half of free turkey dinners a Sacramento nonprofit set aside for veterans Sunday were not collected, prompting the organization to donate leftovers to a local shelter. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8985, located at 1515 4th St., planned to give away 200 turkey dinners to...
Shuttered West Sacramento bottling plant expected to reopen under new ownership
A month and a half after Manna Beverages abruptly closed its manufacturing facilities statewide, a new ownership group has purchased the former West Sacramento plant and plans to restart operations there at full scale.
