Sacramento CA

(FOX40.COM) — An adult male was pronounced dead after being struck by a train near Folsom Boulevard and Highway 50, officials announced. According to the Folsom Fire Department, at approximately 8:14 p.m., Folsom Fire Department and Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department crews responded to the report of a light rail train striking a pedestrian. Upon arrival […]

By Sara Beth Williams– — The city plans to remove some of the rusty-brown fencing installed in the median on a portion of Greenback Lane following the approval of an $11-$12M drainage and accessibility project by the Citrus Heights City Council in October. The work involves removing some...

Baba’s Hot Chicken is planning three more restaurants in California, with Irvine, Roseville and Napa on the list. The Riverside-born chain is joining a state where other fried-chicken brands are…

A new $108 million animal health laboratory in Turlock will help California farmers and veterinarians detect potentially dangerous animal diseases more quickly, respond to outbreaks and protect the state’s food supply. The facility, operated by the University of California, Davis, Weill School of Veterinary Medicine in partnership with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, or CDFA, is nearly nine times larger than the lab it replaces.

(FOX40.COM) — Several Sacramento businesses were evacuated after approximately 30 propane tanks were found near an area church, officials said. According to the Sacramento Fire Department, a report was received around 4 p.m. about a gas leak on the 3300 block of 52nd Street, near a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.  Sac Fire and PG&E […]

Sacramento City Unified School District has traditionally paid staff early in November and December, ahead of the holidays. This year, however, the district is moving those paydays to the end of each month after its fiscal overseer warned that the district would not have enough money on hand to issue paychecks on the scheduled dates. The shift comes as the district works to address a structural deficit of about $222 million through spending cuts and other savings. In an email to its staff on Oct

A 21-year-old Sacramento State student who vanished after a Halloween night out was found dead the next morning under the Howe Avenue bridge, and the coroner's office says the cause of his death remains undetermined. Frankie Larios was identified by the Sacramento County coroner's office following a death investigation that began with a missing-person report and ended hours later with officers finding him beneath an overpass that crosses the American River.

Sacramento’s Midtown Farmers Market has been voted the top farmers market in California. The nonprofit American Farmland Trust released its list of the top farmers markets based on nationwide votes, according to a news release from the Midtown Association which owns and operates the market. It is the third year in a row the Midtown Market has claimed the No. 1 spot in the state with 2,422 votes. The Historic Folsom Farmers Market nabbed the No. 2 spot in the state. Here is how the rest of the st

​SACRAMENTO, Calif. (PSN) — A large violent melee in downtown Sacramento drew a major police response and repeated requests for emergency assistance. One person was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Sacramento Police Department. According to police radio traffic and eyewitnesses who spoke with PSN,...

A 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene after Sacramento police responded to a medical aid call in the 100 block of Howe Avenue on Nov. 1. Officers responded just before 6:45 a.m. Despite lifesaving efforts, the man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Sacramento Police Department.