Sacramento CA

(FOX40.COM) — A suspect who fled from officers and barricaded himself inside a Sacramento home on Monday has been detained by police. The man was detained by officers with the Sacramento Police Department around 5 p.m. He fled from police after a pursuit on Monday morning and barricaded himself inside a home in the 200 […]

In celebration of Small Business Week, we are turning our spotlight toward a local staple that has been serving up comfort and community for over two decades: Amy’s Café. Owner Amy Wong has been a fixture of the Rio Linda community for 24 years. Long-time residents may recall that before Amy transformed the space into a hub for Chinese cuisine and quick bites...

The automotive equipment and tool retailer, Harbor Freight, is coming to Carmichael this summer, according to the company’s website. The store will open the first week of July, a spokesperson with Harbor Freight said. This new location will replace the Big Lots on 7241 Fair Oaks Blvd. which closed in 2023. With the opening, Harbor Freight will be hiring 25 to 30 jobs at...

May 4, 2026 - SACRAMENTO – Honoring California peace officers who died in the line of duty in 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom today joined state and local law enforcement officers and community members at the annual California Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony. The officers we honor today represent the...

(FOX40.COM) — A Sacramento County man has been convicted for the 2022 murder of a woman at a Natomas truck stop. On May 1, a jury convicted Quentin Respers of the second-degree murder of Abrina Abraham. Respers was arrested nearly four years ago after he met Abraham at 49er Travel Plaza, a local truck stop. […]

Late Sunday night turned tense in downtown Sacramento when a reported fire at the Washington Plaza apartments on E Street between 13th and 14th sent multiple fire crews rushing to the building. Sacramento City Fire upgraded the call to a two-alarm response, and residents were ordered out of the complex. On-scene reporters and tenants said the blaze appeared to have started in...

A frightening hot air balloon accident ended remarkably well April 27, after strong winds triggered an unplanned launch at Sky River Casino, sending the aircraft into the side of the building before a safe landing.

A Safewise analysis of per capita crime rates in California ranks a city near Sacramento as one of the safest cities in the Golden State. Lincoln, which is about 30 miles northeast of Sacramento in Placer County, is the third-safest city in California in 2026, the Safewise study said. The study analyzed crime rates as determined by the FBI per 1,000 residents for...

Federal and local agents say they quietly headed off a multimillion-dollar crime spree last Monday, yanking five hidden card-skimming devices during a Northern California outreach sweep targeting EBT and payment-card fraud. The operation stretched across communities in Sacramento County and Napa County, where teams checked thousands of point-of-sale terminals and...

A 64-year-old California man has been convicted by a Kentucky jury in a sordid murder-for-hire plot that involved a California Highway Patrol captain. CHP Captain Julie Harding filed for divorce from her husband, Michael Harding, 53, in 2022, not long after the couple purchased property in Tennessee, the Los Angeles Times reported. In May of […]