Sacramento
All of the stories from the areas surrounding Sacramento
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Jun- 2019 -4 June
Sacramento’s First Michelin Star awarded to The Kitchen
This week Sacramento received it's first Michelin Star and it's a pretty big deal.
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May- 2019 -20 May
It’s Officially Sacramento’s Wettest May on Record
Flickr/Robert Couse-Baker These storms that have been slamming Northern California the past week have brought heavy precipitation, with inches of…
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13 May
Jet Skier’s Body Found in Folsom Lake Nearly a Month After He Went Missing
Alexander Ham On April 14th, 29-year-old Alexander Ham of Vineyard went missing while jet skiing on Lake Folsom. Nearly a…
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7 May
Watch: Boat Engulfed in Flames Floats Down the Sacramento River
Around 4 pm on Monday, a boat was seen engulfed in flames on the Sacramento River not far from the…
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6 May
Folsom Man Breaks World Record Slacklining 1,919 Feet Across American River
View this post on Instagram Looking up as I walked this line and seeing thousands of people there cheering me…
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6 May
American River Rafter Found Dead Following Boat Flip on the North Fork
Photo: Cal Fire NEU CalFire was alerted to an incident at the Mineral Bar Campground in Colfax on the North…
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Apr- 2019 -23 April
Caught on Camera: Cat Takes on Coyote on Northern California Porch
https://www.facebook.com/ed.wahl.73/videos/10214813880242655/ When a coyote approached a porch in North Highlands last week, it probably didn’t expect to encounter a ferocious…
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22 April
Watch How West Sacramento is Using Goats for Fire Suppression Along the Sacramento River
Photo: City of West Sacramento The hottest new trend in Northern California fire suppression has been hiring goats to clear…
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20 April
Folsom Lake Drowning Victim Identified as Search Discontinues
Photo: El Dorado County Sheriff Around 6:30 pm on Sunday, a 29-year-old jet skier potentially fell off his jet ski…
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16 April
Folsom Lake Jet Skier Still Missing in “Possible Drowning”
Photo: El Dorado County Sheriff Around 6:30 pm on Sunday, a 29-year-old jet skier potentially fell off his jet ski…
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9 April
Nesting Birds Close Down Sacramento High School’s Brand-New Field
Kildeer bird Construction workers had just finished the brand-new cork and synthetic turf field at Sacramento’s Rio Americano High School…
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Mar- 2019 -29 March
Jaws of Life Used to Rescue Deer Stuck in Lodi Fence
Firefighters arrived at a scene in Lodi on Thursday where they discovered a desperate deer stuck in a fence. The…
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Jan- 2019 -14 January
Lady Bird is a Beautiful Love Letter to Northern California
When Lady Bird was released to the public on December 1st, 2017, there was no massive marketing campaign or high-flying…
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7 January
Record-Breaking Storm Leaves Over 100,000 Sacramento Residents Without Power
The vicious storm that marched its way across Northern California Sunday night, which brought large amounts of snowfall to the…
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4 January
Two Hospitalized After Plane Crashes into the American River
Photo: SACRAMENTO FIRE DEPARTMENT For anyone driving across the Jibboom Street Bridge over the American River near Discovery Park in…
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4 January
Netflix’s Smash Hit ‘Bird Box’ has Strong Northern California Connections
Netflix announced that it’s new thriller film starring Sandra Bullock, Bird Box, made a record-breaking debut with over 45 million…
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Nov- 2018 -30 November
Record-Setting California International Marathon Taking Place in Sacramento this Weekend
The 36th Annual California International Marathon registered a record-setting field of 15,000 marathoners and is set to make its mark on Sacramento…
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7 November
Missing NorCal Hiker Found Dead at Bottom of Cliff in Sierra
Officials were frantically searching for missing hiker Bradley Dozier when they recovered his body at the bottom of a cliff due west…
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Oct- 2018 -25 October
Bald Eagles Delay Trail Repairs at Lake Natoma
When heavy rains in the winter of 2017Â sent soil and boulders crashing down onto the popular hiking and biking trail…
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16 October
Brand-New Adventure Park Opens in Northern California
Following months of delays, Quarry Park Adventures, a brand-new “adventure park” in Rocklin, has opened to the public. The park…
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15 October
One of the Best Movie Stunts in History was Filmed in Northern California
In the early 2000’s with the success of Fast and the Furious, Hollywood executives decided to give Vin Diesel a role…
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9 October
Eddie Murphy’s Beautiful Folsom Lake Mansion is Up For Auction
20-years-ago, Eddie Murphy lived in a sprawling mansion in Granite Bay with sweeping views of Folsom Lake. Today, that mansion…
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5 October
Puppy Abandoned in Northern California Creek Becomes Online Sensation
When a good samaritan found an abandoned puppy in a dry creek bed in Northern California, they immediately took it…
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Aug- 2018 -13 August
NorCal Woman Smashes National 5K Record in Sacramento
The Susan B. Anthony 5K was held on Saturday, August 11 in Sacramento along the American River. When it began,…
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Jul- 2018 -17 July
This Week’s Weird Headline: NorCal Firetruck Stolen, Suspects Captured After 85-Mile Chase
While firefighters from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District were battling a 12-acre grass fire near Rio Linda, a man jumped…
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1 July
Yolo County Fire Erupts Overnight, Doubles to 16,500 Acres
A fire in Yolo County began on Saturday afternoon during the poor fire conditions, when high heat, dry conditions and…
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Jun- 2018 -2 June
Time Magazine Makes History with 950 Drones in the Northern California Sky
Time Magazine went to great lengths to get the perfect cover photo for their upcoming drone issue, and anyone near…
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May- 2018 -17 May
Over 2,000 Lightning Strikes Hit Northern California this Week
Earlier this week, we reported on a beautiful and frightening lightning storm that hit Northern California on Tuesday night. Turns…
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16 May
The Amgen Tour of California is Coming to Northern California this Week
The Amgen Tour of California, a weeklong professional cycling race covering 645-miles of California terrain, is completing its final two…
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15 May
Sea Lions Spotted in the Sacramento River
As the temperatures begin to heat up in Northern California, seas lions are swimming upstream from the San Francisco Bay…
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9 May
A Day at Wake Island Waterpark – Northern California’s Water Wonderland
The Wake Island Waterpark in Sacramento is a dreamboat for anyone that enjoys water activities. The amount of fun you…
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3 May
A Million Salmon were Released into the Sacramento River and Some People Aren’t Happy About It
Eight truckloads full of a million juvenile chinook salmon were released into the Sacramento River just north of Sacramento…
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Apr- 2018 -27 April
National Park Tourism Contributes $2.7B to California Economy, Tops in Nation
A new National Park Service report shows that about 40.5 million visitors to national parks in California spent nearly $2…
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27 April
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Donates $750,000 to Help Conserve Northern California Rivers
Dr Pepper Snapple Group and The Nature Conservancy are once again teaming up on environmental stewardship projects to protect vital water…
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18 April
Disgustingly High Levels of E. Coli Found in Sacramento Waterways
The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board conducted 10 tests at Sacramento’s Tiscornia Beach from January 15 through March…
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