‘Major’ weather pattern change to Sacramento, western U.S.
(FOX40.COM) — The Sacramento area and the western United States will be seeing a “major pattern change” next week that could bring much cooler temperatures, rain and even snow. A drier-than-normal period for the West is expected to give way to a cooler, wetter pattern that could lead to “possibly heavy” periods of...
Sacramento City Unified sees path to avoid insolvency, state takeover
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento City Unified leaders say there may be a path forward as the district works to avoid insolvency and a possible state takeover. The tone has shifted from frustration last week to cautious optimism, with officials signaling the district may be inching toward a plan to stabilize its...
Man Convicted In North Sacramento Gas Station Killing
A Sacramento jury has convicted Diamond Zaccheaus Moore of second-degree murder in a deadly November 8, 2023 shooting outside a North Sacramento gas station that left one man dead and another gravely wounded. The verdict caps a closely watched trial centered on gunfire near the Shell station at Del Paso Boulevard and...
Sacramento City Unified superintendent steps down as district faces $113 million deficit
The Sacramento City Unified School District is looking at a multi-million-dollar budget deficit and is now facing a major shakeup after the superintendent stepped down.
‘People have ill intent’: Detective breaks down large-scale blitz that resulted in 21 arrests...
(FOX40.COM) — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office arrested 21 suspects in a massive retail theft operation Thursday at a South Sacramento Dollar Tree. The agency’s Property Crime and Organized Retail Crime Task Force said the business came to them for help after reporting significant losses due to theft. Of the 21...
Retail theft surveillance leads to Folsom firearm, drug arrest
FOLSOM — An active surveillance operation targeting organized retail theft in Folsom led to the arrest of a Sacramento woman on multiple firearm and narcotics charges, according to a release issued this week by the Folsom Police Department. Police said members of the department’s Special Investigations Unit were...
United front: California teachers unions raise stakes in contract talks
With contract talks stalled between dozens of California school districts and teachers unions, a wave of strikes is possible.
Sacramento Telework Showdown, New Bill Tries To Lock State Workers Out Of The Office
Assemblymember Alex Lee (D‑San Jose) is trying to make state telework more than a pandemic fling. This week, he introduced AB 1729, a bill meant to protect and expand telework options for eligible state employees. The proposal would force departments to adopt formal telework plans and to put in writing any claim that...
Luke Bryan adds Elk Grove’s Mahon Ranch to Farm Tour 2026
A country music megastar is bringing his farm concert series to California this spring, and Elk Grove will be one of the stops.
Coroner Puts Clock on South Natomas Caregiver Death Case
The Sacramento County coroner has nailed down a precise time of death in the case of Richard Dwane McClintic, the 59-year-old man with cerebral palsy whose body was found in a South Natomas apartment last fall. The updated finding, announced Feb. 4, arrives months after prosecutors say he was killed and caps a...
