Survivors of Highway 50 helicopter crash released from hospital
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The paramedic and pilot on board the helicopter that crashed onto Highway 50 in Sacramento earlier this month have been released from the hospital. Chad Millward, Margaret Davis and Suzie Smith had just dropped off a patient at UC Davis Medical Center when their REACH helicopter crashed onto the...
Majority in Sacramento doesn’t listen to the people’s voices
Californians aren’t just tired. They’re shut out. In homes across Beaumont, Palm Springs, and the Coachella Valley, people watched Sacramento churn through billion-dollar deals and last-minute votes with no explanation, no input, and no accountability. They weren’t asking for miracles. They were asking to be heard —...
Sacramento Leaders to Hold Rare Regional Homelessness Summit
Sacramento County will convene mayors, city councils and county supervisors on Tuesday for a regional meeting aimed at aligning how local governments respond to homelessness. The session is billed as a multi‑jurisdictional summit to hear status reports, review funding impacts and workshop a shared vision for the...
As CalFresh benefits pause, 211 prepares for surge in food assistance calls
Sacramento County's 211 helpline is bracing for an unprecedented wave of calls as approximately 270,000 county residents face delayed CalFresh benefits due to the federal government shutdown. With the disruption affecting 5.5 million Californians statewide, information and referral services are seeing call volumes...
Students ill from THC-laced candy at Rancho Cordova elementary school
(FOX40.COM) — Robert J. McGarvey Elementary School announced on Thursday to families and parents that several students became ill after consuming candy that was later discovered to contain THC, an active ingredient in marijuana. Video Above: What is the most popular Halloween candy The School Principal Carrie...
How Can We Assist Those Utilizing SNAP?
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as CalFresh in California, is expected to face cancellations and delays in assistance due to the recent government shutdown. This is a cause for concern for the approximately 250,000 residents in Sacramento who depend on these programs to feed...
Sacramento man arrested in Indiana, accused of child molesting, exploitation
GRANT COUNTY, Ind. — A Sacramento man was put behind bars in connection to the sexual assault of a 12-year-old Indiana child, deputies say. According to the Grant County Sheriff's Office in Indiana, Kevin Dominguez, 26 of Sacramento, was arrested and booked on suspicion of three counts of child molesting, two counts...
New details emerge in South Sacramento barricade arrest, illegal narcotics found
(FOX40.COM) — New information has emerged regarding Saturday night’s arrest of a barricaded suspect who threatened to shoot his family, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. SCSO said deputies responded to reports of 32-year-old Duke Van Le holding two handguns and threatening his family members before...
17-year-old killed in Elk Grove solo vehicle crash identified
ELK GROVE, Calif. — A teenager killed in a single-vehicle crash last week in Elk Grove has been identified. Darin Takeo Hirata, 17, of Elk Grove, died Oct. 19 from the crash on Elk Grove Boulevard, east of Waterfowl Drive, according to the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office. His...
Man sentenced to 75 years to life in prison for deadly Sacramento shooting
A judge on Friday sentenced a man to 75 years to life in prison for a deadly shooting three years ago at a homeless encampment in Sacramento where he killed a man his girlfriend was dating, prosecutors said. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Kenneth Brody sentenced Kenneth Eugene Howe, 44, for the death of Amadon...
