Sacramento CA

After three torrential storms dumped 10 inches of rain on Northern California in nine days in February 1986, Sacramento’s flood protections were bursting at the seams. Something had to give — and did. At 6 a.m. on Feb. 18, water began spilling over an earthen coffer dam built 14 years earlier as part of work on the...

Full update here. (FOX40.COM) — Two people are trapped eight stories high in a building in Sacramento, according to the Sacramento Fire Department. Sac Fire is rescuing two people on the 1700 block of 15th Street after scaffolding broke on the side of a building. At the scene, FOX40 crews witnessed a person suspended...

An off-duty Sacramento police detective disarmed a man who carried a loaded handgun into a crowded Ash Wednesday Mass at St Mary’s Parish School, Sacramento police said. The unnamed man is now in Sacramento County custody on weapons-related charges. Their motive or intent remain unknown, said Sacramento Police...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office says a man was shot and taken to a hospital during a traffic stop Monday night. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were on patrol when they spotted a vehicle connected to an ongoing felony investigation near Elk Grove Floring Road and Tiogawoods...

Hundreds, and possibly thousands, of juvenile Chinook salmon were found dead in the lower Yuba River after a large water pipe burst at the New Colgate Powerhouse on Friday, according to a local conservation group. Aaron Zettler-Mann, executive director of South Yuba River Citizens League, explained that flows on the...

Rain, snow and gusty winds hitting the Sacramento area and Northern California are expected to linger through the work week. Rainfall totals across the capital region reached more than an inch in some parts through 8 a.m. Tuesday, according to National Weather Service data. Sacramento International Airport recorded...

[Editor’s note: The report mentioned here is from an inspection conducted on February 17 and may not represent the future health inspection status of the food establishment.]. On February 17, the Sacramento health department conducted a routine check at Cheesesteaks. The restaurant was flagged for several health code...

Sacramento could get a brief break from wet wintry on weather on Wednesday as a fierce winter storm continues in Northern California. Meanwhile, snow will continue to fall across the Sierra Nevada. On Tuesday, a cold winter storm slammed the state, dropping more than an inch of rain in some parts of Sacramento and 15...

(FOX40.COM) — Deputies shot and wounded a man during a traffic stop on Monday night in South Sacramento after identifying a vehicle that was believed to be connected to a shooting incident. According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, deputies saw the suspect vehicle around 7:30 p.m. traveling southbound on...

After 22 years of operation, the location shuts its doors. At 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, the interior of the Downtown Davis Peet’s Coffee was bustling. With 30 minutes until closing, every table was still claimed. Students bent their heads over laptops while several community members read newspapers and sipped...