Sacramento County Code Enforcement Doubles Down on Illegal Fireworks
RIO LINDA, CA – Sacramento County Code Enforcement is celebrating a major win against illegal fireworks this summer, with new data showing a dramatic increase in penalties issued despite a decrease in community complaints. The success is being attributed to a new strategy combining technology, community...
California residents witness fiery activity in the sky, here’s video
(FOX40.COM) — Several California residents reported seeing a fiery meteor-like object shooting through the sky on Thursday night. • Video Above: Meteor-like object shoots through California SkyAround 7:45 p.m., calls began to flood into the FOX40 newsroom about a meteor, or something similar to it, traveling through...
Sacramento State officially opens Basic Needs Resource Center with ribbon cutting
(FOX40.COM) — California State University, Sacramento, is scheduled to officially open its brand new Basic Needs Resource Center with a ribbon-cutting on Tuesday at 2 p.m. The pantry, located inside the university’s wellness center known as The WELL, provides basic necessities such as toiletries, clothing,...
Porchfest is Midtown Sacramento’s sweetest end-of-summer secret | Opinion
For some people, the end of summer is Labor Day weekend. For others, it’s the autumnal equinox, or when the kids go back to school. For me, it’s Sac Porchfest. Porchfest, which celebrated its 10th anniversary last weekend, is a community fundraiser that takes place every year on the streets of Midtown Sacramento....
DUI checkpoint planned in Sacramento County. Here’s when and where
The California Highway Patrol will be on the lookout for drunk drivers in the Sacramento region — as well as those without proper identification. Officers with the CHP’s South Sacramento area office will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint in an unincorporated area of Sacramento County, the agency said...
Sacramento City Unified School District to freeze spending after $43 million deficit discovered
(FOX40.COM) — Sacramento City Unified School District has uncovered an unexpected $43 million deficit, prompting immediate cost-cutting measures. The shortfall, revealed in unaudited actuals for the 2024–25 fiscal year, comes despite the district returning to a positive budget certification in March and winning...
Solidarity Summit Amplifies Voices Of Sacramento’s Unhoused
Shortly after her father passed away from leukemia, Nathalie Mvondo found herself unhoused in her mid 30s. She lived in the garden of a kind stranger who offered her shelter until she was able to secure a job and eventually her own place. She recalled these events at the fourth...
Assault suspect surrenders after barricading himself for nearly six hours, police say
(FOX40.COM) — A man who barricaded himself in a Downtown Sacramento apartment for nearly six hours surrendered on Thursday morning, according to the Sacramento Police Department. SPD said officers responded to reports of an assault involving a weapon around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday on the 1100 block of 9th Street. The...
Man arrested for making threats on Folsom High School campus, police say
(FOX40.COM) — A 53-year-old man was arrested after making threats on the Folsom High School campus on Wednesday, according to the Folsom Police Department. FPD said officers responded to reports of a man walking on the campus while making threatening statements around 6:32 p.m. The suspect, Curt Taras of Folsom, was...
Kaiser Permanente nurses protest to call attention to layoffs, AI use in hospitals
Outside the Vacaville Medical Center, a few dozen nurses joined in on the nationwide demonstration.
