Sacramento CSI team saves Christmas for burglarized family
(FOX40.COM) — The Sacramento Police Department’s CSI team saved a local family’s Christmas after their home was burglarized. Video Above: ‘Christmas miracle’: Wallet containing $7000 returned to owner in Roseville While at the hospital celebrating a birth, a Sacramento family’s home was burglarized, and all their...
Oscar-Winning Director Set to Film a Gold Rush Epic in Northern California
Northern California is once again stepping into the Hollywood spotlight, this time with a Gold Rush-era film led by an Oscar-winning director. According to a release from the Governor’s Office, Ang Lee is preparing to film portions of his next movie, Gold Mountain, in and around the Sacramento region. The project is...
Roseville man loses more than $1M in online dating scam, police say
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — A Roseville resident reported losing more than $1 million after an online dating scam that unfolded over several months. Police said the victim used a dating website in March 2025 and then started talking to her over iMessage. The relationship became serious, and the victim started sending her...
Shooting in North Sacramento leaves a man hospitalized on New Year’s Day
(FOX40.COM) — The Sacramento Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in North Sacramento on Thursday night. Sacramento police said around 7:45 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 4000 block of Taylor Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man who had sustained a gunshot...
Roseville updates city code to combat ‘bad behavior’ in parks
City of Roseville officials recently sharpened laws to fight "bad behavior" at city parks. The Roseville City Council introduced on Dec. 17 the first reading of an ordinance amending the Roseville Municipal Code, “Park and park facility exclusions." To maintain safety and order, the Roseville park exclusion ordinance...
Woman Found Dead in Orangevale Home Amid Gas Leak; Authorities Conducting Investigation
A tragic incident left one woman dead in an Orangevale home following a gas leak that led to evacuations and road closures in the neighborhood, as reported by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office. This Tuesday afternoon event caused a stir around 2:30 p.m. along Mountain Avenue, prompting responses from Sacramento...
Man detained after armed standoff in Orangevale, Sacramento sheriff says
Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies closed part of Hazel Avenue in Orangevale on Thursday afternoon as they responded to a standoff involving an armed man barricaded inside a home. Deputies said the incident began shortly after noon on the 8800 block of Dixon Oaks Lane, just west of the Orangevale Community Center....
The Brisket Sandwich At This Grocery Store In California Is So Good, It’s Worth...
Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences hide in the most ordinary places, and Roxie Deli & Barbeque in Sacramento is the living, smoking proof of this paradox. You know how people say “don’t judge a book by its cover”?. Well, that wisdom applies doubly to sandwich shops...
Criminal cases that shook Sacramento-area communities saw courtrooms in 2025
A Yolo County murder trial that relived the terror of a 2023 Davis stabbing spree . The Placer County criminal trial of a former major league pitcher-turned murder suspect in his in-laws’ Lake Tahoe slayings. The shocking torching and sudden destruction of a Northern California landmark . A death verdict for a...
Smoke-filled storm drain prompts emergency crew response in Citrus Heights
By Sara Beth Williams– — Police and fire crews responded to Rusch Drive at the corner of Rollingwood Boulevard Thursday afternoon and found smoke coming from a large storm drain in the entrance to a canal. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said a fire was discovered in a crevice in the canal and was inaccessible...

















