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California first state to get federal funds for hydrogen energy hub to help replace fossil fuels
SACRAMENTO, Calif — California will be the first state to receive federal funds under a program to create regional networks, or “hubs,” that produce hydrogen as an energy source for vehicles, manufacturing and generating electricity, officials announced Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Energy said the California Hydrogen...
Bowling alley, restaurant and arcade: The BLVD! sets eyes on West Sacramento site
WEST SACRAMENTO, California — A new entertainment venue and restaurant is set to land in West Sacramento by spring 2025. The BLVD! is a blend between a bowling alley, arcade and restaurant that's expected to redevelop a former Safeway site. It'll be around 40,000 square feet. According to the...
Lodi still owes business owners refunds months after discovering illegal tax
LODI, Calif. — Business owners in Lodi have a new way to apply for and renew their business licenses, but the city says it's still trying to make things right for hundreds of people charged an illegal tax. Last September, the city discovered the tax it was charging on...
2 arrested after deadly shooting in Sacramento's Greenhaven neighborhood
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two people were arrested in the last week in connection with a deadly April shooting in Sacramento’s Pocket-Greenhaven neighborhood. According to the Sacramento Police Department, 24-year-old Taquez Foster-Worsham was arrested July 10 and 28-year-old Jamar Anderson was arrested July 16 in Indio. Both were arrested...
Dad's Kitchen in Land Park closing near end of July
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dad's Kitchen announced Wednesday afternoon it's Land Park location would be closing near the end of July. The restaurant was notably featured in an episode of Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, specifically for their Hot Blonde sandwich with pepper plant sauce. On its Facebook page,...
San Diego beaches top 'Beach Bummer' list thanks to sewage
SAN DIEGO — Hampered in part by winter storms, water quality declined at beaches across California in 2023-24, according to an annual report released Wednesday by an environmental group, which placed the Tijuana River Mouth in the top spot on its dreaded "Beach Bummer" list. The annual Beach Report...
Man arrested more than 4 years after deadly Woodland shooting
WOODLAND, Calif. — A man wanted for a 2020 homicide in Woodland is now in custody after more than four years. According to the Woodland Police Department, 20-year-old Dennis Jaramillo was arrested around 6 a.m. Tuesday during a law enforcement operation. Jaramillo was taken to the Yolo County Jail...
'This was my best friend that got killed' | Death row inmate's loved ones, private investigator, calling for exoneration
BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — Thirty-two years ago, Tennessee investigators found the bodies of siblings Tommy Griffin and Connie Branham. They also found a burned-out car and a burned trailer connected to the crimes in Blount and Sevier counties. Gary Wayne Sutton, and his uncle, James Dellinger, were eventually convicted...
Prominent Democrat Schiff calls for Biden to withdraw: Democrats aim to nominate before convention
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — California Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday became the highest-profile Democrat to call for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, as the party pushed ahead with plans to hold a virtual vote to formally make Biden its nominee in the first week of August before the party’s convention opens in person two weeks later.
Road rehabilitation happening near Ione in Amador County
AMADOR COUNTY, Calif. — Caltrans is fixing the road in Amador County near Ione along State Routes 104 and 124. Skip Allum with Caltrans District 10 says crews will make repairs to damaged pavement. “These particular locations, they haven't seen a serious pavement rehabilitation job come through there since...
Man arrested, accused of killing woman near Loaves and Fishes in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man was arrested and accused of killing a woman in Sacramento Tuesday. The Sacramento Police Department said in an update Wednesday that 54-year-old Kevin Birdsong was arrested and booked into the main jail on suspicion of homicide charges. Sacramento police got a call around 6...
UB40 featuring Ali Campbell cancels California State Fair concert
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — UB40 featuring Ali Campbell announced they won't be performing at the California State Fair in Sacramento on July 28. The announcement was made Tuesday on X. In addition to the state fair, Ali Campbell is also canceling his forthcoming U.S. tour. The reason for the cancellation is listed as illness.
MADD awards law enforcement for taking thousands of DUI drivers off the road
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Mothers Against Drunk Driving held their annual law enforcement awards Tuesday. They arranged a moment of silence during the event to recognize Vacaville Officer Matthew Bowen, who was killed in the line of duty on July 11. "He's one of our brothers and sisters in uniform,...
Steve Garvey outraises Adam Schiff — but still has less in bank — in U.S. Senate bid
CALIFORNIA, USA — California’s Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steve Garvey had a good fundraising quarter after emerging from the March primary in the top two. Between April 1 and June 30, the former L.A. Dodgers star outraised his Democratic opponent, Rep. Adam Schiff, by more than $1 million, according to the latest campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Monday.
Former Stockton mayor files to run for lieutenant governor in 2026
STOCKTON, Calif. — Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs has filed to run for the office of California lieutenant governor in 2026, according to a statement of organization filed Sunday. Tubbs became the city’s first Black mayor and one of the youngest mayors of a big city in the United...
'Devastating': U-haul theft leaves woman without her father's ashes
SEATTLE — A U-Haul containing the ashes of a woman's late father were found in Tacoma a day after it was stolen. Tacoma police said Wednesday that a concerned community member helped them recover the truck, which was stolen from Seattle early Tuesday morning. Megan Plunkett was able to...
Man sentenced nearly 45 years after sexually assaulting, killing Holly Campiglia in Solano County
DIXON, Calif. — A man was sentenced Monday nearly 45 years after a New Jersey woman was found dead in a cornfield in Solano County. Two farm workers found Holly Campiglia's body in unincorporated Dixon in 1980. At the time, she was unidentified and continued to be for 10 years, according to the Solano County Sheriff's Office. Holly was eventually identified in 1992 through the National Missing Persons Unit. She was only 21 when she died.
New CDC requirements to bring dogs into the US
SAN DIEGO — On August 1, new requirements by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for dogs coming into the U.S. from other countries will go into effect. This is mainly to prevent the dog rabies virus from re-entering the U.S. The Animal Pad rescues dogs from across...
California needs a million EV charging stations — but that’s ‘unlikely’ and ‘unrealistic’
CALIFORNIA, USA — California will have to build public charging stations at an unprecedented — and some experts say unrealistic — pace to meet the needs of the 7 million electric cars expected on its roads in less than seven years. The sheer scale of the buildout...
Man in custody after South Lake Tahoe shooting leaves another man in critical condition
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A South Lake Tahoe man is in custody after a shooting left another man in critical condition Tuesday morning. According to the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, it happened just before 6 a.m. on the 2300 block of Eloise Avenue. Upon arrival officers found...
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