Sacramento CA

A group of cycling advocates and UC Davis students is pushing for safety improvements at the university's West Campus following the death of a student last week.

PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — A police pursuit that began in Elk Grove temporarily shut down eastbound Interstate 80 for several hours early Friday near Gold Run, authorities said. The Elk Grove Police Department alerted the California Highway Patrol’s Gold Run office around 2 a.m. that a chase involving a...

Sacramento County health inspectors closed two eateries including a catering company after finding about 100 “generations” of cockroaches in the facility. Meanwhile, 13 eateries received citations for health code violations including blackish mold-like growth in the facility, raw ducks improperly thawed and having a moth inside a container of rice. What do these inspections mean? While a yellow placard signals two or more...

Two volunteer events this Saturday will give community members a chance to improve local parks while learning new skills and spending time outdoors. The Department of Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment (YPCE) is hosting a cleanup at Jacinto Creek Dog Park and a hands-on workshop at the McKinley Park Rose Garden on April 25. Both events are free and open to the public.

(FOX40.COM) — A vehicle crashed into a home in Sacramento on Thursday afternoon, damaging a garage, a side wall and a gas meter. According to the Sacramento Fire Department, fire crews responded to the 7900 block of Deerleaf Drive shortly after 4 p.m. for reports of a collision involving a structure. When firefighters arrived, they […]

Chinna Jewellers Inc. in Sacramento, California, was rammed by a car in a violent break-in, marking the second time the store has been targeted in nearly six years. The store’s walls are now boarded up after a car sped through the parking lot, narrowly missing a security guard before jumping the curb and crashing into the storefront.

By Sara Beth Williams– — Citrus Heights Police officers assisted in the detention of two individuals Thursday morning on Mariposa Avenue, authorities confirmed. A heavy police presence on Mariposa Avenue could be seen Thursday morning, near Old Auburn Road. At least one person was observed with hands restrained behind their back.

(FOX40.COM) — A jury has convicted a man of carrying out a series of armed robberies targeting people in parking lots outside retail stores, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office. The DA’s office said William Ellis was found guilty of seven counts of robbery and one count of felony evasion. Jurors also found […]

(FOX40.COM) — A Sacramento man who was one of four people involved in a scheme to steal and sell critical communications equipment was sentenced to prison Thursday. 36-year-old Jonathan Matthew Curl was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiracy to transport stolen property and for interstate transportation of stolen property, the U.S. Attorney’s Office […]

Bradshaw Animal Shelter is asking Sacramento residents to help track down a person of interest after a cat was allegedly beaten and killed on the shelter’s own property along Sun Florin Drive. The shelter has released security-camera images of someone at the scene and is urging anyone who recognizes the individual to contact Sacramento’s 311 system so investigators can follow up.