Passenger on plane that crashed after takeoff ID’d as West Sacramento man
A man who died on Christmas Eve as a result of a plane crash in Rio Linda that day has been identified as Ronnie H. Metcalf, 70, of West Sacramento. Kim Nava, a spokesperson for the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office made the identification to The Sacramento Bee. KCRA reported that Metcalf was a passenger on the...
Man who died in Sacramento Christmas Eve plane crash identified
(FOX40.COM) — The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who died in the Christmas Eve plane crash in North Sacramento. According to the coroner’s office, Ronnie H. Metcalf, 70, of West Sacramento, died in the plane crash that occurred around 12:30 p.m. near the intersection of Claire Avenue and...
Recent storms lift Folsom Lake to winter benchmark, increasing releases
New operational data details rapid inflows, controlled spills and downstream releases as Northern California water outlook improves. A succession of early January storms has pushed Folsom Lake into a strong midwinter position, with the reservoir reaching a key winter benchmark as federal operators carefully balance...
Sacramento’s Quiet Oral Health Crisis: How Latino Children Struggle Accessing Dental Care
According to the latest studies, over 70% of Latino third‑graders in California have experienced tooth decay, compared with 40% of their White peers. That disparity signals a broader structural issue I witness often in my Montclair dental practice. I hear the same painful story from Latino parents: their child hasn't...
17-year-old goes missing in Roseville, prompting Feather Alert for Sacramento region
Authorities have issued a Feather Alert in the capital region for a 17-year-old Indigenous girl last seen in Roseville on New Year’s Eve. Clara Bruno-Smith, a Wiyot citizen of the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, was last seen around 2 p.m. Dec. 31 near Gibson Drive and Roseville Parkway, the CHP said in...
Folsom Lake starts 2026 with highest level in decades
Recent storms raised the Folsom Lake level higher than it has been this early in decades, or ever. The lake reached 431 feet above sea level Tuesday, Jan. 6, authorities said, and rose nine feet since Jan. 1. Folsom Lake's "full pool" capacity is 466 elevation, or 997,000 acre-feet. Officials...
Elk Grove seeks input on 3 possible sites for permanent homeless shelter
Elk Grove officials are now looking for the community's input on three potential sites for a permanent homeless shelter.
Home in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood demolished after fire, explosions
A home in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood was demolished after several people reported explosions when the home caught fire late Wednesday morning.
Pedestrian dies at hospital after Fruitridge Road collision, police say
A pedestrian died at a hospital Tuesday evening after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing Fruitridge Road near 49th Street , according to the Sacramento Police Department. Sacramento Fire Department crews responded around 7:45 p.m. and found the injured man in the roadway. He was taken to a hospital, where he...
A dad died in a Highway 50 crash in Sacramento. Now Caltrans is getting...
Caltrans was hit with a lawsuit over a pileup in a Highway 50 construction zone that killed a Northern California father last January. The complaint calls the half-billion-dollar Fix 50 project “a magnet for collisions, injuries and fatalities.” Fix 50’s central aim is to alleviate traffic on Highway 50 with the...
