Update: Six show horses die in Dixon barn fire
Six show horses perished in a fire that swept through a barn outside of Dixon this morning. Dixon fire officials said the horses were already dead by the time firefighters arrived at Dreamland Farms, a...
View ArticlePlacer residents can sign up for insider look at sheriff's department
Placer County residents who want an inside look at their sheriff's department can sign up for the Community Awareness Academy. Topics include air operations, search and rescue, bomb squad, the Special...
View ArticleSacramento Fire Chief says take precautions on Labor Day weekend
The City of Sacramento reminds residents to be safe while enjoying Labor Day activities. "We want residents to be mindful and exercise safety precautions while celebrating this weekend," state Fire...
View ArticleDrunk driving checkpoints planned in Davis and Citrus Heights
Drunk driving checkpoints are planned in Citrus Heights and Davis during the long Labor Day weekend. The Citrus Heights checkpoint begins tonight at 7 p.m. and continues to 3 a.m. Saturday at a...
View ArticleJudge allows bail for defendant in casino theft case
By Denny Walsh dwalsh@sacbee.com Over the strong objections of federal prosecutors, Bart Wayne Volen, charged as the key culprit in an $18 million theft from the United Auburn Indian Community, today...
View ArticleParolee arrested in Folsom after chase, school lockdown
Folsom police arrested a parolee this afternoon following a chase and lockdown of an elementary school. A resident in the 200 block of Baurer Circle called police at 12:45 p.m. to report that a family...
View ArticleSacramento man gets jail time for animal cruelty
By Cynthia Hubert chubert@sacbee.com A Sacramento man who dragged his dog, tethered to the back of his pickup truck, down the street and refused to get her care for her injuries, has been convicted of...
View ArticleMen accused of selling stolen high-end electronics on eBay
Two men were arraigned today in Placer County Superior Court, accused of burglarizing high-end electronics retailers in five Bay Area counties, then selling the merchandise on an online auction...
View ArticleSacramento police schedule weekend sobriety checkpoints
The Sacramento Police Department will conduct two sobriety and driver's license checkpoints this weekend in an effort to keep impaired drivers off the road. This first will be held Saturday night at...
View ArticleCar hits utility pole, knocks out power to 800 homes
By Richard Chang rchang@sacbee.com A minor car crash early this morning caused power to go out for 800 residents, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District reported. A vehicle crashed into a SMUD...
View ArticleFirefighters gain upper hand on Shasta County blaze
By Denny Walsh dwalsh@sacbee.com By late this morning, the 140-acre Power fire on Ivan Marx Road west of Burney in Shasta County was 90 percent contained, according to CalFire Battalion Chief Julie...
View ArticleMore witnesses sought in fatal West Sac police chase
The California Highway Patrol wants to find more witnesses to the death of a man hit by a West Sacramento patrol car earlier this week. The pedestrian was fatally run over by a speeding police cruiser...
View ArticleShooter gets 102-to-life for killing of girl at teen party
A Sacramento gang member who fired a stray bullet that killed a 14-year-old Sparks, Nev., girl at an Auburn Boulevard teen party two years ago was sentenced today to a state prison term of 102 years to...
View ArticleUpdate: Officials investigating whether body is that of missing UC Davis woman
By Kim Minugh and Richard Chang kminugh@sacbee.com A volunteer search party looking for a missing UC Davis student found a body along the American River and notified police this morning, sparking an...
View ArticleDouble-murder brings killer life term, plus 50 years
A man who shot and killed two people and stuffed their bodies into trash cans was sentenced today to a life term in prison with no chance of parole, plus 50 years, Sacramento Superior Court Judge...
View ArticleDeath of woman found by river "not suspicious," police say
Updated story: Coroner's Office says body found near American River was Linnea Lomax The death of a woman found along the American River near River Park this morning does not appear to be suspicious at...
View ArticleWoman dies in Highway 49 collision in Placer County
A woman died this morning in a head-on collision on Highway 49 in Placer County. The crash occurred about 8:15 a.m. south of Cramer Road near Meadow Vista. The woman was driving a 2003 green Subaru...
View ArticleFolsom police search for armed bank robber
Folsom police are searching for an armed man who robbed a Wells Fargo bank this afternoon. The man entered the bank at 13389 Folsom Blvd, near Blue Ravine Road, at 2:30 p.m. He used a handgun to rob a...
View ArticleEl Dorado Hills massage therapist accused of sexual battery
An El Dorado Hills massage therapist has been arrested, accused of false imprisonment and sexual battery. Patrick Lockard (pictured), 46, of Shingle Springs was arrested Wednesday by El Dorado County...
View ArticleAntelope man injured in drive-by shooting in Citrus Heights
Citrus Heights police are investigating a drive-by shooting that wounded an Antelope man this morning. Officers responded to the area of Kanai Avenue and Auburn Boulevard at 10:51 a.m. regarding a...
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