Sacramento Salmon Dumped Into River Death Trap as Feds Hold Back Water
More than 6.2 million juvenile Chinook salmon have just been pushed out of a federal hatchery and into the Sacramento River, heading for the ocean through water that conservationists warn could be lethally low and too warm. Hatchery staff say their hands were tied because tanks are packed and keeping fish any longer...
8 Years Later, Stevante Clark And Former Mayor Steinberg Hold Public Conversation
Eight years after Sacramento police shot and killed Stephon Clark in his grandmother’s backyard, his brother Stevante Clark and former Mayor Darrell Steinberg sat down for their first public one-on-one conversation as part of the I AM Sac Stephon Alonzo Clark Foundation Legacy Week. The sit-down, held March 16...
New restaurants bring local flavors to Sacramento International Airport
(FOX40.COM) — The Sacramento International Airport announced the opening of three new restaurants in Terminal A on Thursday. Magpie Café, Centro Cocina Mexicana and New Helvetia, located in the former Iron Horse Tavern space, had their grand opening this week. Officials said that Magpie Café’s menu is inspired by...
Family of murdered hostage speaks in court as Roseville shooter gets life sentence
It’s been nearly three years since James and Patricia MacEgan went out for a stroll on a warm spring afternoon in a field near Mahany Park in Roseville. The couple, who had been married for 50 years, didn’t know a gunman would take them hostage while trying evade police after a shootout in the crowded neighborhood...
Northern California Mortgage Company To Permanently Lay Off 163 Employees
Sacramento-based Summit Funding, Inc. has reported upcoming layoffs scheduled for May. According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing, 163 employees will be permanently laid off. The notice was issued on March 19, 2026, processed on March 23, and lists May 17, 2026 as the effective date...
CHP crime crackdown leads to 241 arrests, 27 gun seizures in Sacramento region
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hundreds of arrests, dozens of guns seized, and thousands of grams of drugs taken off the streets — that’s the impact of a major crackdown in the Sacramento region. The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom said CHP crime suppression teams made 241 arrests in...
Man killed in Sacramento pedestrian crash on Bradshaw Road
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man was killed in a traffic crash Thursday night on southbound Bradshaw Road at Countryroads Drive, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) says. The crash, involving a 40-year-old male pedestrian and a vehicle, happened shortly after 9:45 p.m. CHP confirmed that the male pedestrian was jaywalking...
2 dead in mobile home park shooting, suspect detained
(FOX40.COM) — Two people were killed in a shooting at a mobile home park Tuesday, and a suspect was taken into custody. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded at around noon to Sunshine Mobile Village in the 6100 block of Main Street after multiple callers reported that someone had been shot....
West Sacramento teachers reach deal with district, avoid strike
(FOX40.COM) — West Sacramento teachers have a new deal with Washington Unified School District, earning a major wage increase and averting a strike. The West Sacramento Teachers Association announced the tentative agreement Wednesday, calling it a “powerful” deal that will help both educators and students. “This is a...
Fugitive Estranged Husband Convicted In South Sacramento Bedroom Killing
After years on the run and a cross-border manhunt, a Sacramento jury on Wednesday convicted 33-year-old Arturo Hernandez of second-degree murder in the 2017 stabbing death of 25-year-old Anthony Freas. Jurors found that Hernandez slipped into his estranged wife’s unit at the Regency Apartments near Stockton Boulevard...
