Fire Weather, Hot Winds Ahead
We are anticipating critical fire weather concerns for the Sacramento Valley and Delta tonight. Expect gusty north winds and low humidity, with conditions impacting areas below 1,000 feet. Strongest winds will continue through Sunday, particularly along and west of the I-5 corridor. Saturday night through Monday, a Fir
Mesa Verde girls softball team wins first playoff game in 30 years
By Sara Beth Williams– — The Mesa Verde High School girls’ softball team won their first playoff game in 30 years after coming back from 18 runs down to win by one run. At their first playoff game Monday, May 11, the girls’ softball team, which won 8 games in league and 11 overall, played against West Campus as part of
Office complex listed for $2M in Citrus Heights
By Sara Beth Williams– — A commercial office property along Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights has been listed for sale for $2.05 million, according to a recent commercial real estate listing. The property, located at 8350 Auburn Blvd., consists of a two-story office building totaling 18,000 square feet....
Rooted Again: After Cancer, Fire, and Two Market Collapses, a Humboldt Couple Plants Something...
The morning Kendall Richard left her home for the last time, she had eight minutes. She grabbed two dogs, two cats, and six boxes of whatever her hands could reach. She did not get the artwork off the walls. She did not get the children’s drawings. She got out.
Citrus Heights Council votes to renew red light cameras for three years
By Sara Beth Williams– — The Citrus Heights City Council voted on Wednesday evening to approve the renewal of a three-year contract with Verra Mobility for red light camera enforcement throughout the city. The Citrus Heights Police Department first implemented the Red-Light Photo Enforcement Program in 2008 under...
Fire damages Sacramento apartment building, residents evacuated
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A fire damaged a multi-unit apartment building in Sacramento on Saturday evening, according to the Sacramento Fire Department. Crews responded to the 300 block of 27th Street and arrived to find heavy flames coming from the first and second floors of the complex. Firefighters were able...
Citrus Heights sandwich shop closes briefly due to lack of hot water
By Sara Beth Williams– — A sandwich shop in Citrus Heights reopened within 24 hours after briefly shutting down due to lack of hot water in early May, according to the Sacramento County Environmental Management Department. The sandwich shop, located next to the new dessert shop Juice Time...
Drinks, music and a laser light show on a budget? I visited the Pink...
Looking for a unique, colorful and lively evening? I checked out the UC Davis Multiverse Theater ’s Pink Floyd laser light show at the SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity , and it proved to be a “Great Gig in the Sky.” The museum at 400 Jibboom St. in Sacramento is in the standout gray, white and red domed building yo
Yolo County Starts Jury Selection in Carlos Dominguez Murder Retrial
WOODLAND, Calif. — Jury selection began Friday in Yolo County Superior Court for the retrial of Carlos Reales Dominguez, the former UC Davis student charged in the 2023 Davis stabbings that left two people dead and one injured, as the court prepared to seat jurors ahead of opening statements scheduled for May 26.
Railroad Bridge Damaged After Vegetation Fire Along Tracks in Rio Linda
RIO LINDA, Calif. (PSN) — Fire crews with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire Friday afternoon that burned along railroad tracks between West Elkhorn Boulevard and Del Paso Road in the Rio Linda area. The fire caused damage to a railroad bridge,...

















