Sacramento-based Army Reserve soldiers receive medals after Iran war deployment
Capt. Andrew Henderson, a company commander with the Army Reserve’s 319th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, remembered the day a missile struck near a bunker in the Middle East where he and his soldiers had hidden from enemy fire. “The vacuum pressure from the missile actually ripped the doors open off our bunkers,” he s
Opinion: Newspapers slash staff as Gov. Gavin Newsom weighs state aid
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When I and this column moved from the Sacramento Union to the Sacramento Bee 42 years ago, it was something of a culture shock. The two newspapers had been cross-town rivals ever since both were founded, just a...
Man dead after solo-vehicle crash in north Sacramento
(FOX40.COM) —A man is dead after a vehicle collision in Sacramento on Saturday morning, police said. Just after 7 a.m., the Sacramento Police Department responded to a car crash in the area of Norwood Avenue and Lindley Drive in north Sacramento. Officers responded to the scene and found a car that had struck a tree. [
California high-speed rail link hit by expenses scandal as OUTRAGEOUS uses of taxpayer cash...
The Golden State's beleaguered high-speed rail project is looking more like a gravy train after a watchdog said almost $600k of taxpayer cash had been misspent.
Weekend lane reduction for Sacramento Northbound I-5, Highway 99 advised
(FOX40.COM) — Construction on northbound Interstate 5 will require a partial 59-hour weekend closure starting this Friday. Major daytime and nighttime delays are to be expected, the California Department of Transportation released in a statement. The closure, which will take place from Friday, Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. throug
North Natomas Revs Up for 29th Mustangs and Fords Car Show, 200 Rides Expected
Roughly 200 vehicles are set to roll into North Natomas this Saturday for the 29th Annual Mustangs and Fords Car Show, a free, all-day event running from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Universal Technical Institute. Muscle cars, exotics, classics, customs, trucks, antiques and hot rods will line the lot alongside vendors, food tr
Between Sacramento and Davis, nearly 250,000 bats take flight each night beneath the Yolo...
The NorCal Bat Association says a bat colony with almost a quarter million members lives underneath the Yolo Causeway.
16-Year-Old Killed in Fiery Sacramento Power Pole Crash
A 16-year-old boy died and his passenger was seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash on El Camino Avenue near Verna Way in Sacramento County’s Arden-Arcade area. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, according to the California Highway Patrol’s North Sacramento office. CHP said the...
The fall of once-mighty McClatchy newspapers underscores California’s news crisis
The union that represents McClatchy journalists said that more than 90 unionized journalists and media workers across 17 publications had been laid off.
Body discovered in Folsom shopping center
The Folsom Police Department found a body in a shopping center on East Bidwell Street early Monday morning, investigators said. Officials believe there's no ongoing threat to Folsom residents.
