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State Route 160 Steamboat Slough Bridge Construction Planned
District: District 3 - Marysville, Sergio Aceves, Acting District Director. Sacramento County – Caltrans is alerting motorists that the Steamboat Slough Bridge on State Route 160 (SR-160) near Courtland will be to closed to vehicle traffic daily Monday through Friday for additional construction work to maintain and keep the bridge operational.
Son called police after claiming he couldn't get in touch with parents; he's now charged in their deaths
ELK GROVE, Calif. — Police in California arresteda 44-year-old man in connection with the deaths of his parents. Mark Navarette now sits in the Sacramento County Jail on two murder charges, jail records show. Officers around 2:15 p.m. on Saturday went to a home in Elk Grove after a...
Sacramento County sheriff hosts his first rodeo in Folsom
FOLSOM, California (KCRA) — Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper has decided to host his first sheriff’s rodeo in Folsom. Rodeo and agriculture have deep ties to Sacramento region and Cooper believes the rodeo will be a good event to showcase the rich culture. Cooper will kick the night...
Meiss Fire: Firefighters stop forward progress on Sacramento County vegetation fire
SLOUGHHOUSE, Calif. — Fire crews have stopped forward progress on a vegetation fire that burned south of Rancho Murieta on Thursday, Cal Fire said. Firefighters responded to the Meiss Fire around 5:14 p.m. near Meiss and Ione roads. Cal Fire said the fire had spread to 17.6 acres at...
Suspect barricaded in North Highlands home shot and killed, sheriff says; no deputies injured
NORTH HIGHLANDS – Several homes were evacuated as authorities dealt with a barricaded domestic violence suspect in North Highlands on Monday. The scene was on Lund Court, just off of Elkhorn Boulevard. According to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, several surrounding homes were evacuated due to the situation. Deputies said they believed a victim, who was possibly immobile after being allegedly pushed to the ground, was still inside the home. Around 1:30 p.m., deputies announced that the suspect had been shot. The suspect later died, the sheriff's office announced. No deputies were injured, the sheriff's office says. No other details have been released at this point.
Barricaded suspect fatally shot by Sacramento County deputies
(FOX40.COM) — A domestic violence suspect who barricaded themself inside a home in North Highlands was fatally shot by deputies with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Monday. According to the sheriff’s office, the suspect was shot after he pointed a gun at the victim and threatened her. The sheriff’s office said a victim inside the […]
Sacramento deputies shoot, kill barricaded person during standoff that led to nearby evacuations
NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. — Sacramento deputies shot and killed a person suspected of domestic violence during a standoff Monday that led to nearby homes being evacuated. The standoff is along Lund Court off Elkhorn Boulevard in the North Highlands area, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said. The person had barricaded themself, and deputies said the person had pushed a domestic violence victim to the ground.
Man struck and killed by car on Hazel Avenue in Orangevale
ORANGEVALE – A man died Monday morning after being struck by a car on Hazel Avenue in Sacramento County. California Highway Patrol said the man, whose identity has not been shared with the public, was standing on the center median of Hazel Avenue south of Greenback Lane when the car hit him a little before 8 a.m.
Inmate dies at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center, autopsy ordered
SACRAMENTO, California — A 41-year-old male inmate died while in custody at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center (RCCC) late Friday night. The inmate, who had been in custody since March 28, 2024, on a felony warrant brought by the Sacramento Police Department, was housed in the Christopher Boone Facility (CBF). According to a press release from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, deputies were alerted by an inmate worker that another inmate needed medical assistance.
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