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Sacramento opens new safe camping site in River District

Dennis Atiles stood outside Sacramento's newest safe camping site hoping it would become the first place in more than a year where he could sleep without worrying someone would steal everything he owned. The 72-year-old, who has been unhoused for about a year and a half, said safety has been...
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Bill would give state judges more discretion in deciding on diversion

A new California law will give judges more authority to deny mental health diversion to some defendants. Diversion lets people with mental illness get treatment instead of jail. If they complete it, their charges are dropped. Previously a judge generally had to grant diversion unless prosecutors could prove the defenda
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Heat Returns, Monsoon Possible Next Week

Clear skies prevail across Northern California today, with temperatures cooler than what we typically see this time of year. Dry weather is expected to continue for the remainder of the week throughout the Sacramento and North Valley. Highs in the Valley will generally be in the 90s to low 100s, with the North Valley s
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Vitalant facing critical shortage of Type-O blood supply, seeking blood donations from donors

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - Nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is facing a critical shortage of type O blood and is urging all donors, especially those with type O, to make an appointment. Officials say that the type O blood supply has dropped to a two-year low. Since May, the type O...
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‘My family is gone’: California woman says truck hit her and 4 dogs, leaving...

A woman with a hearing disability in Roseville, California, is mourning the loss of two of her dogs after a truck struck them last Wednesday. Linda Sekany said she was walking with her service dog Jersey, her canine companion breeder Dugan, her pet dog Lafter, and foster dog Karat when the crash occurred.
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First-of-its-kind sodium-ion battery plant to open in Sacramento’s Metro Air Park

Sacramento leaders gathered Wednesday to celebrate the announcement that Peak Energy will build a new sodium-ion grid storage facility in Sacramento's Metro Air Park.
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This Folsom beer hall will pour its last pint tomorrow. Here’s where

Folsom Tap House , located at 25005 Blue Ravine Rd., Suite 140, in the Raley’s at the Parkway retail center, will shutter its taps as of Thursday, July 9, according to a post on its social media. “Join us for one last call before the Taphouse permanently closes. We want to see everyone one last time,” the post reads. T
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Identity of domestic violence suspect killed by deputies on I-80 released

The identity of the 38-year-old Rancho Cordova man shot and killed by Sacramento deputies during a domestic violence investigation has been released.
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Sacramento police can punish homeless people for sleeping with a blanket

The Sacramento Police Department released a document explaining when and how law enforcement officers should treat living outside as a crime. In response to a small claims lawsuit brought by a homeless woman, Elizabeth Williams, the city submitted the Police Department’s “Unlawful Camping Enforcement Guidelines.” The S
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3 teens arrested after firework thrown into Northern California baby nursery

A Northern California couple was days from welcoming their baby when a firework was thrown through the window of their house and set fire to the nursery. Three juveniles have been arrested.

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