Gold Love Con Bleeds Roseville Man for $1 Million
A resident of Roseville lost more than $1 million in an online romance scam that began on a dating site in March 2025, after a woman moved the relationship to private messages and claimed she needed money to access a supposed inheritance of 455 kilograms of gold. The victim sent funds for months to cover alleged...
Meeting on Natoma Station maintenance district
The City of Folsom will hold a final community meeting on March 5, 2026, at 6 p.m. in the Folsom City Hall Council Chambers at 50 Natoma St. The meeting will explain the proposed formation of the Natoma Station Maintenance Assessment District (No. 2025-2) and how it could affect neighborhood maintenance. Residents...
Sacramento County sheriff warns $14M cut could remove 50 deputies
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper says a proposed budget reduction could force his office to pull more than 50 deputies off the streets, warning that response times and specialized units would take a hit. The concern comes as Sacramento County grapples with a budget deficit...
Galleria Chain-Grab Shocks Roseville, Cops Collar Two Brothers
Two Roseville-area brothers were arrested after police say they snatched a necklace from a shopper at the Westfield Galleria at Roseville in mid-January and threatened the victim as they left. The suspects later surfaced during a related search at the older brother’s Sacramento County home and were booked into the...
Suspect in Mather standoff with Sacramento deputies facing gun, domestic violence charges
A 64-year-old Mather man was arrested Thursday after an hourslong standoff with Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies and now faces domestic violence and weapons charges, authorities said. Rickey Dean Hayashida was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, domestic...
Suspect in custody following early morning vehicle arson in Citrus Heights
By Sara Beth Williams– — A Rancho Cordova man is in custody following an early morning vehicle fire that investigators are treating as an arson, according to the Citrus Heights Police Department. Officers responded just before 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, to reports of a house fire...
What did health inspectors find? A dead mouse and up to 38 ‘fresh’ droppings
Sacramento County health inspectors closed a Marconi Gardens convenience store after they found about 38 “fresh rodent droppings” and other health food violations. Meanwhile, a total of 17 eateries received yellow placards for health code violations ranging from a dead rodent, cockroaches in a paper towel dispenser...
Sacramento pastor represented his faith, Latino identity in Super Bowl wedding
Sacramento resident Antonio Reyes got the opportunity of a lifetime when he was asked to be part of arguably the biggest wedding of the year. The south Sacramento pastor officiated a wedding live on the Super Bowl halftime show stage, where Bad Bunny headlined a colorful show celebrating Latino culture on Feb. 8. In...
California storms will bury Tahoe in feet of snow when to go and when...
California’s next wave of winter storms is lining up to bury Lake Tahoe in feet of snow, turning the region into both a powder paradise and a dangerous place to travel. Forecasts call for multiple systems tied to atmospheric rivers, with heavy snow, high winds and whiteout conditions that can shut down major...
3-year-old with “serious injuries” pronounced dead at North Sacramento home, police say
A three-year-old boy has died after being found with serious injuries at a home in North Sacramento on Thursday, law enforcement officials said.
