Invasive golden mussels found in port of West Sacramento
(FOX40.COM) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported on Saturday that invasive golden mussels were found in and around the Port of West Sacramento. Officials said that the golden mussel detection is the northernmost since 2024, when the species was discovered in the Port of Stockton in the Sacramento-S
Roseville Police Warn Residents About Text, Phone, and Social Media Scams
Roseville, Calif.- Scammers are constantly finding new ways to reach potential victims-and most scams begin with a simple text, phone call, online ad, or social media message. If you own a phone or use social media, chances are you have encountered a scam attempt recently. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
Local musician says Southwest made her get off plane due to guitar. Video goes...
In a now-viral interaction, a Southwest Airlines gate agent called sheriff’s deputies after a local musician attempted to bring her guitar on a flight from Sacramento International Airport on Thursday evening. Samantha Henson, a Sacramento-based vocalist and guitarist, was boarding a 6 p.m. flight to Portland for a fri
Texas High School State Finalist Taryn Plows Sends Verbal To UC Davis For Fall...
Plows' current career best would have qualified for the 'B' final in the 200 backstroke at the 2026 Big West Conference Championships. Current photo via Taryn Plows. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a lif
As UC Davis axes equestrian team, parents point to suspicious circumstances
The school has not responded to these allegations since April.
VOX POPULI: A Message to Sacramento’s Legislative Leaders: Turning a Deaf Ear Is a...
Speaker Robert Rivas, Senate Leader Monique Limón, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, and Sen. John Laird: By continuing to ignore our ethnic and local newsrooms, you are effectively saying that you can govern a state without communicating with the people who elected you. That’s exactly what’s at stake without the modest...
International Paper Axes Aurora Plant As Elk Grove And Barrington Take The Hit
International Paper is pulling the plug on several North American operations, with its Aurora, Illinois sheet plant set to close and converting work in Elk Grove, California, and Barrington, New Jersey scheduled to wind down. Preprint work at a site in Richwood, Kentucky, is also slated to end. The company says the cha
Afghan refugees in Sacramento schools are slipping through the cracks | Opinion
When Mastora Matin arrived in Sacramento in 2021 with her family after fleeing Afghanistan, she entered a school system that promised opportunity but was difficult to navigate. Her parents, unfamiliar with the American education system and limited by language barriers, struggled to communicate with school staff and und
San Juan District to add four new TK classes to Citrus Heights schools
By Sara Beth Williams– — The San Juan Unified School District plans to add four new Transitional Kindergarten classrooms at Citrus Heights public schools this coming school year, district officials say. The district will be adding an additional TK classroom to Arlington Heights Elementary, Cambridge Heights Elementary
Sacramento family from Venezuela organizes local earthquake relief effort
(FOX40.COM) — As the death toll in Venezuela continues to rise in the aftermath of twin earthquakes striking the northern part of the country this week, one Sacramento family is doing their part to bring help to those impacted. As responders remain fighting against time to save lives at the site of the natural disaster
