Sacramento CA

This Valentine's Day, the animals at Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary are hoping for a little extra love, and local families can help deliver it during a special craft event designed to warm both human and animal hearts. On Feb. 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., children and...

Here in the valleys, we're looking at a significant rain, possible thunderstorms, and gusty winds this weekend. With sufficient low-level moisture, instability, and transport, some of these storms could pack a punch. We'll be watching for storm development and will continue to monitor them as they push through the...

The first weekend of 2026 is starting off with a bang — of thunder, that is. Following a string of wet weather days around Christmas and New Year’s Eve , a winter storm will push heavy rain, thunderstorms, high winds and snow into the Sacramento area and the Sierra Nevada, according to the National Weather Service....

Vic’s Ice Cream, the landmark parlor in Sacramento’s Land Park neighborhood, reopened at 11 a.m. Saturday to much fanfare following nearly a year of renovations. The new owners of the iconic ice cream spot at 3199 Riverside Blvd. retained the place’s retro style, with checkered floor tiles and chrome stools. The menu...

A local specialty coffee roaster is closing its pop-up café in search of fresh digs. Award-winning roaster Black Sails Coffee Lounge has shuttered its pop-up café at the Marketplace at Birdcage in Citrus Heights. In an Instagram post announcing the news, co-owners Anthony Pulido and Sean McCullough shared a heartfelt...

By Sara Beth Williams– — Through the lenses of our staff and freelance photographers, The Sentinel has covered thousands of local stories on business, crime, civic, community, religious and school district news since 2014. Out of more than 700 stories reported in 2025, these 15 photographs capture some...

By Sara Beth Williams– — The Citrus Heights Police Department will host its first-ever Hiring Clinic on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, offering community members an opportunity to learn more about careers in law enforcement in a “relaxed, no-pressure setting.”. The clinic will begin at 6 p.m. at...

Letter submitted by Greg Hall, Citrus Heights– — I am new here. I love the wild turkeys. The folks here are super-friendly. All said, I am concerned about the darkness on many of our main thoroughfares. Van Maren, for example, has many dark spots, and public safety is at risk. I hope that the City Council can upgrade...

A standoff that began on New Year’s Day in Orangevale, involving a barricaded suspect, has ended, and Hazel Avenue has reopened. CBS News Sacramento reported that the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office responded to an individual who allegedly fired a gun into the air before remaining inside his parents’ home on Dixon...

Residents of the 3000 block of Brandenburber Drive in Roseville were involved in a police response last night after a series of incidents were reported through police dispatch and a resident’s doorbell camera. According to a social media post by the City of Roseville, a man reportedly experiencing a mental health...