Sacramento CA

Former employees of the award-winning Localis restaurant have accused Chef Chris Barnum-Dann of creating a toxic workplace marked by sexual harassment, belittlement and wage issues. Barnum-Dann, who holds a Michelin star and the California 2025 Sommelier Award, has denied the accusations, but takes “responsibility for his actions”. Here are key takeaways: • The allegations span a decade. In an in-depth story...

(FOX40.COM) — A 19-year-old was hospitalized after an overnight shooting at a house party, according to the West Sacramento Police Department. WSPD said officers responded to reports of a shooting Sunday just after midnight in the 800 block of Casselman Drive. Police arrived to find a 19-year-old man with a gunshot wound at what appeared to […]

(FOX40.COM) — New details about the Howe Park shooting that left four people hospitalized have been released, including the discovery of a vehicle of interest, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said. SCSO said deputies received reports around 6:30 p.m. that a person at Howe Park was possibly carrying a concealed weapon. Deputies then received another report […]

By Sara Beth Williams– — A man kicked out of a local restaurant at closing confessed to vandalizing the windows Friday night, Citrus Heights Police say. Late night vandalism resulted in thousands of dollars in damage to a local fast food restaurant in Citrus Heights on Friday night, Citrus Heights police say.

By Sara Beth Williams– — A charity run walk aimed at supporting housing and neighborhood improvement efforts is set to take place next month in Citrus Heights.The deadline to register is April 22. The second annual “Dash for Dwellings”, an “Almost 5K” charity run and walk event hosted...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gennel Miles has been released after serving 16 years in prison for a felony murder conviction that attorneys said was based on weak and later-recanted testimony, according to a press release issued by Keker, Van Nest & Peters. Miles was freed after lawyers sought relief under...

(FOX40.COM) — At least five people were injured in a “violent assault” near Howe Park Saturday evening, Sacramento Metro Fire said. According to Sacramento County Sheriff’s spokesperson Edward Igoe, sheriff’s office deputies were breaking up an unauthorized gathering of “several hundred people” at the park when the shooting occurred. Igoe said deputies heard between 20 […]

A 23-page lawsuit filed in Sacramento federal court Thursday seeking compensatory and punitive damages by a former student-athlete at Del Campo High School alleges he was subjected to racial slurs and forced to practice with an injury. The suit, filed by Riley Cochran-Hernandez against former coaches Jeff Remington and Matt Costa and the San Juan Unified School District, also alleges one...

About 12% of Americans have diabetes, but most of them do not know it. That is not a statistic Dr. Toussaint Mears-Clarke recites from a distance. It is the reality he navigates every day as a board-certified family physician and Fellowship Program Director at Methodist Hospital of Sacramento. For him, the gap between diagnosis and awareness is not a medical footnote. It...

By Sara Beth Williams– — A surge in illegal dumping and ongoing issues with disruptive youth on bikes emerged as key concerns throughout Sunrise MarketPlace, even as the business district saw improvements in several other areas last year, according to a report presented to the Citrus Heights City Council.