Sacramento CA

The snowpack that refills Folsom Lake, Lake Oroville and Lake Shasta each spring — the reservoirs that supply roughly two thirds of California’s population with water — could shrink by about 40% within 25 years. As temperatures warm, more of Northern California’s water is set to arrive as rain instead of snow, with water running downstream instead of melting slowly into reservoirs as a stable water supply. It is one of a dozen projections in California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessmen t, release

UC Davis conducts year-round research at Lake Tahoe through its environmental center based in Nevada’s Incline Village. Now, the university’s Tahoe Environmental Research Center may get another home in Placer County’s Tahoe City. At a meeting Tuesday, the Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement with the university to explore transforming three underutilized county-owned buildings in Tahoe City’s town center into a regional science, education and communit

Area health systems are building hundreds of millions of dollars of medical facilities in Folsom as the population grows in the city and along the Highway 50 corridor. Kaiser Permanente marked the latest progress Tuesday, when the health system broke ground on a 187,000-square-foot outpatient facility along Iron Point Road, expected to open in May 2030. “We recognized that the community was growing. We also recognized the entire Highway 50 corridor was growing, and that we didn’t have the specia

(FOX40.COM) — A group of teens were caught on camera destroying Halloween decorations at a home in South Sacramento over the weekend, and now the resident of the home is speaking out. “They slashed the inflatables, and they ran up, and they kept messing with stuff and then took off,” Aj Singh, the homeowner said. […]

Kaiser Permanente held a ceremonial groundbreaking Tuesday for a new comprehensive care center under construction on Iron Point Road in Folsom, marking the latest move in a healthcare building spree reshaping the fast-growing city south of Highway 50. The 187,000-square-foot outpatient facility will house 60 clinical offices and offer primary and specialty care, imaging, lab and pharmacy services once it opens.

Two California Highway Patrol officers suffered serious injuries after a Tesla driver allegedly fell asleep while using the vehicle’s Full Self-Driving feature and crashed into their patrol car on a freeway in Fairfield, California.

A 15-year-old accused of killing Cherie Dodge, a Roseville grandmother who was sleeping on a bench, made his first appearance in juvenile court Tuesday as her family confronted the emotional reality of the case. Dodge's family met with attorneys outside the Placer County Juvenile Court after seeing the teen accused...

The Filipino Table is opening at 9625 Elk Grove Florin Road in Elk Grove, with owner Lee Ann Torrecarion hoping to begin full operation in mid-November. The restaurant is open now on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. under a temporary permit, and takeout only for the time being.

West Sacramento just got a new fried chicken spot which opened in Southport Town Center. Chicken Gogo, 2055 Town Center Plaza, specializes in fried chicken made Korean-style as well as classic crisp chicken tenders, according to its online menu. One of its signature dishes is the Gogo Hot Dog featuring chicken tenders inside sesame Texas toast smothered with a creamy, savory Gogo dipping sauce. The restaurant also serves tater tots, onion rings, cheese sticks, dumplings and spiral and crinkle-cu

The Rancho Cordova City Council unanimously approved a $2.2 million increase to a contract with the engineering firm working on the city’s new pedestrian bridge over Highway 50. The Zinfandel Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing Project will allow pedestrians and bicyclists to cross Highway 50 near Zinfandel Drive, between Folsom Boulevard and White Rock Road, connecting parts of Rancho Cordova separated by the highway. The route will also pass beneath Gold Center Drive, the Highway 50 east