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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,...
'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...
Athletics' temporary Sacramento ballpark will have hydration element because of summer heat
ARLINGTON, Texas — A new artificial turf surface at the Oakland Athletics' temporary home in Sacramento will have a hydration element because of summer heat at the open-air ballpark. “We think that’s the best that we can do in terms of playing surface in the heat,” baseball Commissioner Rob...
Stockton Kings Lindsey Harding to be Lakers' first female assistant coach, AP source says
LOS ANGELES — Lindsey Harding is joining JJ Redick's coaching staff with the Los Angeles Lakers, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Lakers haven't publicly announced Redick's first coaching staff, which also includes...
'Heartbreaking': Father, daughter die in South Sacramento apartment fire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento County Coroner's Office identified the victims of a deadly South Sacramento apartment fire as 43-year-old Nilesh Naavya and 9-year-old Nivisha Naavya from Sacramento. ABC10 spoke with the leader of a nearby Hindu temple the family attended. Jagat Guru Swami Ji says he knows the...
1 dead, 1 injured after attack at New Folsom Prison
FOLSOM, Calif. — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said Tuesday it’s investigating a death after an attack at California State Prison, Sacramento (CSP Sacramento), also known as New Folsom Prison, as a homicide. At approximately 9:10 a.m. Sunday, corrections officers allegedly saw inmates Gregory Roach,...
Debate continues over La Jolla Cove Beach as sea lion pups found dead
SAN DIEGO — Joe LaCava, the San Diego City Councilman who represents La Jolla, said Tuesday that work is ongoing on a management plan for La Jolla Cove, where a debate is raging over the public's access to a beach populated with California sea lions. Over the past week,...
Roof blown off historic Modesto funeral chapel in smoke explosion during fire
MODESTO, Calif. — A smoke explosion caused the roof to blow off the former Franklin and Downs Colonial Chapel in Modesto Tuesday morning. Modesto Fire Department responded to a reported fire at the former two-story chapel at the corner of 12th and G Streets, just before 7 a.m. According...
First-of-its-kind fight airs long-simmering grievances between insurance industry, consumer group
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s homeowners insurance market is in crisis. What – or whom – to blame can devolve into finger-pointing. In a first-of-its-kind fight spilling out onto the pages of publicly available documents, the insurance industry is pointing at Consumer Watchdog, a consumer group that often intervenes in companies’ requests to raise rates, saying these interventions have stoked the current crisis. Consumer Watchdog says it's fighting to keep rates affordable for customers.
Del Campo High School freshman arrested after on-campus armed robbery
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Del Campo High School freshman was arrested last Tuesday after an alleged on-campus armed robbery. According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, it happened around 1 p.m. July 9 at Del Campo High School and they were called for a report of a student being robbed by another student during summer school.
Brandon Aiyuk requests trade from 49ers
SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Aiyuk has requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers because the two sides haven’t made progress on a new contract, a person familiar with the star wide receiver’s decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke to the AP on...
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