Family displaced after garage fire spreads to living room in South Sacramento
(FOX40.COM) — A family was displaced Monday night after a house fire in South Sacramento, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. Metro Fire said crews responded to reports of a residential structure fire around 11 p.m. in the 7200 block of Saga Way. Crews with Metro Fire and...
Heavy fire burns through vacant commercial building in Sacramento, investigation underway
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A fire at a vacant commercial building in Sacramento drew a large emergency response Tuesday afternoon, according to the Sacramento Fire Department. Capt. Justin Sylvia, with Sacramento Fire Department, said crews responded around 4:15 p.m. to the 400 block of University Ave after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting heavy fire that had already extended through the roof.
‘I feel like it’s my fault’: Sacramento musician recounts carjacking ordeal which ends in...
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — A Sacramento-area musician says an act of kindness turned into a traumatic armed carjacking that ended in a deadly officer-involved shooting. Alexander Opdyke said he was outside a Safeway on Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights trying to connect to Wi-Fi due to phone service issues when he struck up a conversation with a man carrying a gas can...
Governor Gavin Newsom Announces California, Native American Tribes Break Ground for California Indian Heritage...
What you need to know: After the final Tribal Nations Summit of the Newsom administration, Governor Newsom and First Partner Siebel Newsom announced the groundbreaking of the first phase of the California Indian Heritage Center. April 15, 2026 - SACRAMENTO – Following the California Tribal Nations Summit, Governor Gavin Newsom...
Luke Bryan Reveals Lineup For Second Annual ‘Farm Tour’ On The West Coast
Luke Bryan is headed back to the West Coast on his "Farm Tour." Here's what to know about his upcoming shows:
Lithium-ion battery explosion may have caused structure fire, officials say
(FOX40.COM) — A lithium-ion battery explosion may have caused a commercial fire in Rancho Cordova on Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said. Firefighters arrived at the fire in the 3200 block of Monier Circle around 2:12 p.m. to find smoke coming from inside the building. They entered the building and quickly contained the fire, Sacramento Metropolitan […]
Oak Park family speaks out weeks after shooting injures child, relatives
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An Oak Park family is speaking out three weeks after a daytime shooting outside their home left several relatives injured, including a four-year-old child, as they say fear and trauma have forced them from the place they lived for decades. The family, who said they have...
Sacramento man sentenced to 22 years for drug distribution conspiracy
SACRAMENTO, California - Sandro Escobedo, a 37-year-old from Sacramento, received a 22-year prison sentence for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Escobedo was involved in distributing fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone M-30 pills and cocaine for an organization importing drugs from Mexico to northern California and beyond, according to court documents. In October 2019, a teenager died from fentanyl poisoning linked...
Midtown ATM Ambush: Sacramento Killer Gets Life In Radio Boss Slaying
A Sacramento man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of murdering 70-year-old Charles Starzynski during what prosecutors say was a botched robbery in Midtown. Last Friday, a judge sentenced Desean Brasser to life in prison without the possibility of parole, following a March 5 verdict for first-degree murder.
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California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law Turns Two, Part 2: Training, Investigations, and Employer Action...
In the second part of this five-part podcast series, Karen Tynan (shareholder, Sacramento) and Robert Rodriguez (shareholder, Sacramento), who are co-chairs of Ogletree’s Workplace Violence Prevention Practice Group, continue their conversation on Cal/OSHA citations under California’s SB 553. Karen, who is also chair of the Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group, and Robert cover common plan deficiencies leading to citations, how...
