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(FOX40.COM) — Multiple firearms and other illegal items were discovered during a Halloween traffic stop, leading to the arrest of a driver in North Sacramento, the California Highway Patrol said. CHP officers conducted a traffic stop in the unincorporated area of Sacramento County just before midnight on Saturday, leading to a seizure of a loaded […]

As California prepares for a historically wet El Niño winter, a new study from the University of California, Davis warns that critical transportation corridors and coastal towns along the Central Coast face elevated risks of severe flooding, sea-level surges, and road failures.

Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, holds a narrow lead over progressive challenger Mai Vang in the final hours before the election in Sacramento’s closely watched congressional race, according to a new independent poll. The poll, conducted by the USC Democracy and Fair Elections Lab and first shared with The Sacramento Bee, found that Matsui led Vang 41% to 36% among 442 likely voters in the 7th Congressional District . Another 16% of voters surveyed last week remained undecided. Matsui’s lead is

A former firefighter arrested nearly three years ago on suspicion of detonating an improvised explosive device and planting several others across El Dorado and Sacramento counties was convicted of all the criminal charges he faced. Benjamin Edward Cunha, 44, of Orangevale, on Friday pleaded no contest to all 41 felony charges he faced, the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday in a news release. Prosecutors said Cunha’s no contest plea was not the result of a plea deal, an

The daughter of a 66-year-old Black woman who died days after a confrontation with a Sacramento police officer is seeking damages in federal court. Nyota […] ‘I Don’t Care Anymore’: California Cop Grins for Camera While Kneeling on 66-Year-Old Black Woman Struggling to Breathe, Lawsuit Says

State workers went on a one-day unfair labor practice strike across California on October 21, with picket lines in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and other cities. They're demanding better pay, affordable health care coverage, and flexibility to work from home. This was the first strike in the history of...

Free family-friendly event features a new salmon mural, guided Dry Creek walks and local wildlife conservation activities. Roseville, Calif. – Dry Creek Conservancy and Placer Group-Sierra Club recently announced the first ever Salmon Homecoming event – a free family-friendly celebration of the arrival of the Chinook/King Salmon spawning run. They will also introduce the recently completed 11×26 ft. color mural of Dry Creek salmon's life cycle. Designed by professional graphic artist Lora Watts,

Citrus Heights Planning Commission members unanimously approved a design review permit for the demolition and replacement of Metro Fire Station 23 on Greenback Lane. The decision allows a larger, two-story facility to move forward and grants a variance reducing the setback from the neighboring property line to 4.5 feet. The approval came after a next-door resident asked commissioners to address privacy and construction concerns, according to Citrus Heights Sentinel.

The California Automobile Museum contains a rich array of vehicles, everything from a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 to a 1978 Kawasaki motorcycle that appeared on the TV show “CHiPS.” Less impressive is the exterior of the museum at 2200 Front St. in Sacramento, a circa 1953 warehouse. But the building’s aesthetics could be changing, with the museum announcing recently that it intends to do a $2.5 million renovation that could transform the entrance to the building and add an event space. “This has been

A fire damaged two businesses at a small strip mall in Foothill Farms on Saturday morning, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. The fire started outside the strip mall in the 5500 block of Hillsdale Boulevard and spread to a tire shop and a taqueria, said Metro Fire Battalion Chief Brian Gonsalves. The businesses sustained “extensive damage,” Gonsalves said. Photos provided by Metro Fire showed debris scattered throughout AB Tires and Brakes and smoke and water damage inside T