Sacramento domestic violence call ends with both parents dead
Was making lunches for tomorrow when I read on InTown about a domestic violence call in Sacramento that turned out about as bad as it gets. Three kids ran from their home and called 911 saying their father was assaulting their mother. Deputies got there around 9:30 p.m., saw an unresponsive woman through a window,...
Op-Ed: To Achieve True Justice, Yolo County Needs a Bench That Reflects Our Community
For decades, the City of Davis and Yolo County have prided themselves on being at the vanguard of social justice and equity. We talk often about the importance of diversity in our schools, our boardrooms, and our city councils. But there is one critical arena where our progress has lagged behind our rhetoric: the...
No emergency homeless services at Sacramento’s 211 – even for a 4-year-old
Tanika Williams picked up her phone on the playground while her 4-year-old scampered around in the wood chips behind her. Night was approaching, and if she didn’t find $68 for a motel room in the next few hours, she, her husband and the little girl would have to sleep on the street. To her, this seemed like an...
Prominent Jesuit alumni issue new call to reverse co-ed decision, school holds firm
A group of prominent Jesuit High School alumni made a new appeal last week to reverse their alma mater’s decision to go co-ed, despite the plan to enroll girls being well underway. The October announcement that the historically all-boys school would start accepting girls in fall 2027, citing financial challenges due...
Sacramento’s Assault Reality Check as FBI Counts 700,000 Victims a Year
A new FBI special report, spotlighted by the bureau’s Sacramento office, says more than 700,000 Americans are victims of aggravated assault each year. The study looks at a three year stretch of incident data to see who is getting hit hardest and how often weapons are involved. That national snapshot lands as...
Sacramento police investigate shooting that wounded 4, including child
Sacramento police said they are investigating a shooting that sent four people, including a child, to the hospital in Oak Park on Wednesday evening.
Minor earthquake strikes near Davis Wednesday morning
A minor earthquake struck near Davis in Yolo County on Wednesday morning.
Teen mob storms gas station, lone clerk shelled with snacks in caught-on-cam chaos
A swarm of teens turned a Sacramento gas station convenience store into a scene of chaos in a matter of moments, as surveillance video shows merchandise flying and a lone employee left to fend for himself. The incident happened March 19 at a Chevron station along Folsom Boulevard, where a...
Sacramento County approves tougher illegal fireworks fines ahead of Fourth of July
Illegal fireworks are sparking a new debate in Sacramento County. More than 70 citations were issued in the county last July, but hundreds of complaints were still made about the illegal activity.
“No Kings 3” protesters to hit the streets
Three marches. One message. No Kings. The third No Kings march is scheduled nationwide as well as in Chico for March 28, when protesters will take to the streets — or in this case the sidewalks — to join a movement designed to put the status quo on notice.

















