Free mulch giveaway returns May 16 to help residents save water
Sacramento residents are invited to pick up free water-saving mulch on May 16 during the City’s annual Mulch Mayhem giveaway. The free event will take place at the City’s South Area Corporation Yard (5730 24th St.) from 8 a.m. to noon, or while supplies last. “Mulch is one...
Sacramento Cranks Up The Heat As Sneaky Weekend Showers Lurk
Sacramento is flipping the switch to full-on spring warmth today, Thursday, April 30, 2026, with clear skies and afternoon highs expected near 84°F. Light southwest breezes and low humidity will keep things dry and toasty across the city. Temperatures hold in the low 80s on Friday before a late‑weekend cooldown starts to move in.
Sacramento County landfill fined for leaking toxic, cancer-linked gases
Excess toxic air pollutants that can cause cancer and damage the nervous system and liver were released from Kiefer Landfill over more than seven months in 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday. According to the agency , Kiefer Landfill, owned and operated by Sacramento County, violated the Clean Air Act for failing to properly capture landfill gas from Jan. 24, 2023, to Sept...
Vehicle Fire Extinguished Quickly in Midtown SacramentoUntitled article
SACRAMENTO, Calif.(PSN) — Fire crews responded to a vehicle fire early Thursday morning in Midtown Sacramento, according to on-scene observations. Units from the Sacramento Fire Department were dispatched around 2 a.m. to the area of 16th Street and F Street following reports of a vehicle fire. When Engine...
City Council restricts nighttime parking at popular Sacramento parks
Sacramento City Council voted Tuesday to restrict nighttime parking in certain areas of the city, including at two popular parks. The council approved posting signs prohibiting parking from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. along specific streets at McKinley Park, William Land Park and Winner’s Circle Park in North Sacramento. The city will also post no parking anytime signs along Gateway Oaks Drive in Natomas...
This North Highland Indian restaurant is having its grand opening – sort of
Shagun Indian Cuisine, an Indian restaurant in North Highlands has announced its grand opening for Friday, May 1 in a series of cinematic videos on the restaurant’s social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Indian Restaurant | Sacramento (@shagun_cuisine916) However, Shagun isn’t exactly a new restaurant. The restaurant initially opened in 2022, and after some fits and starts reopened in 2024...
Five arrested in Auburn Boulevard homicide after pop-up party shooting, sheriff says
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Five people, including two juveniles, have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred during a pop-up party on Auburn Boulevard in March, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened just after midnight on March 15 in the 4400 block...
Fight breaks out among juveniles over scooter, investigation ongoing
By Sara Beth Williams– — Police are investigating a Wednesday afternoon incident involving reports of a physical altercation between a large group of juveniles over a scooter. According to the Citrus Heights Police Department, officers were dispatched to the area of Carriage Drive just after 1:30 p.m. after...
1 airlifted, another transported by ambulance after crash in Sacramento County
(FOX40.COM) — A two-vehicle crash on State Route 160 near Sherman Island Road left one person with major injuries Thursday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol’s South Sacramento office. CHP said the collision, believed to be a head-on crash, occurred along the rural stretch of highway around 3:08 p.m. One person suffered critical injuries […]
Pet pigeon in Citrus Heights nominated in Nationwide’s Wacky Pet Names contest
By Sara Beth Williams– — A local pet pigeon from Citrus Heights was nominated for a rather unusual recognition: an annual Wacky Pet Names contest hosted by a pet insurance company. Each year, Nationwide’s pet insurance team celebrates some of the craziest names among its insured pets, and...

















