Armed Suspect Holed Up On MLK Boulevard Sparks Heavy South Sacramento Standoff
An armed person may be barricaded inside a South Sacramento apartment after a domestic violence call turned into an hours-long standoff yesterday morning, drawing a major police response to the 6200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Neighbors reported a surge of officers flooding the block as patrol units...
Antelope Shooting Murder Suspect Convicted
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA (MPG) - Randall Watanabe was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder with the special circumstance that murder was committed in the commission of an attempted robbery found true. Watanabe was also convicted of attempted robbery, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and discharge of a firearm...
SMUD unclaimed checks list issued for 2025: Find out if your name’s on it
Sentinel Staff Report– — It’s that time of year again, when the Sacramento Municipal Utility District seeks to unite customers with unclaimed money in their name before it’s too late. According to a Nov. 7 news release, the names of customers and vendors who have not...
New Family-Run Bakery Opens in Downtown Sacramento Offering Pastries and Breakfast Tacos
This article contains content summarized with GPT-4. Learn more. A new bakery has opened in Sacramento, offering a range of pastries, breakfast tacos, and drinks made in-house. The menu features modern takes on traditional baked goods, including conchas and other savory items. The bakery is family-run and aims to...
Sacramento Man Gets Life Without Parole for Murder and Mutilation of 77-Year-Old North Highlands...
A Sacramento man, Darnell Erby, has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the ruthless murder of 77-year-old Pamela May in her North Highlands home. This sentence was pronounced by Judge Laurel White, following Erby's conviction on June 17 for first-degree murder amidst a burglary, mutilation,...
2 suspects arrested in Sacramento-area car show armed robbery
Detectives have arrested two people in connection with an armed robbery at a Sacramento area car show.
Rate Of Sacramento Black Residents Living Alone On The Rise
A growing number of Black residents, many of them elderly, are living alone in the Sacramento region. In 2024, almost 23,000 Black residents in the Sacramento region lived alone, according to new United States Census Bureau data. The number of Black residents living alone in the area has gone up by about 38% in the...
Davis woman wins $18.5M settlement after sidewalk fall leaves her paralyzed
A now-disabled woman won $18.5 million in a civil settlement after she sued the City of Davis for failing to maintain its sidewalks, which attorneys allege resulted in her falling and being paralyzed for life due to a severe spinal cord injury.
Crash Prompts One-Way Traffic Control on U.S. 50 Near Camp Sacramento
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has implemented one-way traffic controls on U.S. Highway 50 after a crash forced the temporary closure of a key stretch east of Camp Sacramento, authorities reported Monday. According to updates posted by CHP South Lake Tahoe, the incident initially shut down the roadway...
Northern California police catch teen speeding at 109 mph on US-50 to ‘meet girlfriend’
(FOX40.COM) — A teen driver was pulled over after speeding at more than 100 mph because he didn’t want to be late to meet his girlfriend, according to the California Highway Patrol. • What cities have the worst drivers? Over the weekend, a 17-year-old driver was stopped on US-50 in East Sacramento for allegedly...

















