Party City Comes to Staples
CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (MPG) – Customers of the popular party and balloon supplier Party City which closed last spring in Citrus Town can now shop the brand at Staples, a national retail office supply to open a “store within a store” concept in Citrus Heights. The new...
Sacramento man facing multiple felony charges for stealing several beehive boxes
(FOX40.COM) — A man from Sacramento was arrested on multiple felony charges after stealing several beehive boxes “valued in the high tens of thousands of dollars.” Video Above: Sacramento deputies arrest 21 people in retail theft operation On Tuesday, the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to several beehive...
Sacramento, CA Weather Alert: Thunderstorm Risk Near I-5 Today–Wednesday
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Sacramento, California – Isolated thunderstorms are expected across parts of interior Northern California from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday, bringing the potential for lightning, brief heavy rain,...
The hole story: Sampling the Sacramento region’s standout doughnut shops
Few things are as deeply coded into American breakfast traditions as the doughnut. Homer Simpson gobbles them, policemen stereotypically hover around them, and local artist Jeff Nebeker memorializes them in ceramic . We scoured the area’s most famous, most popular and most unusual doughnut shops to get a sense of...
Sacramento Jailhouse Deaths Stick Taxpayers With $2.45 Million Bill
Sacramento County quietly approved roughly $2.45 million in settlements last year for the families of four men who died in county custody, with payments coming directly from county funds rather than insurance, meaning taxpayers are largely footing the bill. The settlements include $1.35 million for Norman Fisher’s...
Folsom police arrest man for mail theft from neighborhood cluster mailbox
FOLSOM, Calif. — Folsom police arrested Christopher Palma of Sacramento early Friday morning after he allegedly stole mail from a community cluster mailbox in the Horseshoe Glen Circle neighborhood. Just before 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 6, officers responded to reports of a person taking mail from a cluster mailbox....
Rancho Cordova appoints new police chief
(FOX40.COM) — Rancho Cordova has a new police chief, the city announced Tuesday. Shaun Hampton, a captain who has worked for more than 25 years with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, will be the city’s new law enforcement leader, officials said in a news release. “I am honored to once again be serving the...
Butterfly Contest Yields Two Winners
DAVIS, CA (MPG) – A lepidopterist and a herpetologist walk into a bar. A cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, goes, too. That's exactly what happened on Wednesday, Feb. 4, when the co-winners of the 2026 Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest celebrated with beer and conversation at a Davis bar. UC Davis Distinguished...
South American woman pleads guilty to Sacramento-area bank robberies
(FOX40.COM) — A South American woman has pleaded guilty to bank robbery charges for her role in ATM thefts in multiple West Coast cities, including Sacramento. Maite Celis Silva, 27, of Chile, pleaded guilty Monday to bank robbery and conspiracy to commit bank robbery, officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for...
Sacramento police investigate shooting that leaves man hospitalized
(FOX40.COM) — A man was hospitalized on Tuesday after a shooting, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Video Above: What to do if you witness a crime SPD said officers responded to reports of a shooting around 9:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of North Avenue. Police arrived to find a man with at least one […]
