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Two earthquakes recorded in Northern California near Lake Tahoe: USGS
(FOX40.COM) –The United States Geological Survey said an earthquake hit Northern California on Saturday evening, and residents in El Dorado and Nevada counties may have felt the impact. Around 8 p.m., the USGS said a magnitude 3.4 earthquake hit about five miles southeast of Dollar Point, California, a small city about four miles north of […]
Grass fire threatened South Sacramento neighborhood
(FOX40.COM) — A South Sacramento neighborhood was threatened by the flames of a fast moving vegetation fire on Friday afternoon, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. At 1:23 p.m., fire crews received calls of vegetation fire in the 8600 block of Lakha Circle. Fire crews got to work immediately by creating fire breaks and […]
Local California government to consider renaming ‘sacred’ Native American mountain range
(FOX40.COM) — A natural icon of the Sacramento Valley, the Sutter Buttes, has become a point of discussion in Sutter County as the name of the world’s smallest mountain range has been put in question. According to documentation from the U.S. Board Geographic Names, a part of the United States Geological Survey, a proposal to […]
Self-governed Sacramento homeless encampment rallies against inspection
Residents and representatives of a self-governed Sacramento homeless encampment rallied against an inspection on Thursday, arguing the city didn’t directly give them notice. The city scheduled the inspection of Camp Resolution with Safe Ground Sacramento, which leases the city-owned property. Both the city and the Central Valley Regional Water...
The first legal cannabis market in the country is California State Fair
At a state fair in the United States, cannabis is being sold legally for the very first time in the history of the country. The momentous occasion was captured on camera during the California State Fair, which was held in Sacramento. Not only can you consume it, but you can...
Sacramento’s public housing agency faces scrutiny over vacancies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento’s public housing agency faces scrutiny as hundreds of much-needed public housing units sit vacant. Some have been empty for years, despite a waiting list thousands of families long. Now, Sacramento’s City Council and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) want answers....
The Backyard music venue opens at Cal Expo with all-day festival
Sacramento’s newest outdoor music venue wasn’t deterred from making a successful debut with an all-day emo-pop music festival, despite the 110-plus degree temperatures on July 11. The 2,500 festival-goers danced, partied and crowd-surfed throughout the day’s nine-band lineup, which began at 2 p.m. under a broiling sun and...
Attorney General's fair housing lawsuit against Elk Grove appears settled
Elk Grove's controversial and costly lawsuit over the Oak Rose supportive affordable housing project proposed in Old Town appears to have been resolved. Court documents filed on July 17 in the lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta against Elk Grove says, "Counsel for the parties have requested that the merits hearing on July 19, 2024, be vacated because they have reached an agreement on settlement terms. Accordingly, the hearing is vacated."
In a California gold rush town, some Black families are fighting for land taken from their ancestors
COLOMA, Calif. (AP) — A historic gold-rush town in Northern California is at the center of a restitution fight led by Black families who say their ancestors’ land was taken. Gold was found in Coloma in 1848, a discovery that set off the California gold rush. White, Asian, and free and enslaved Black people settled in the town in the years that followed. Decades later, the government seized land from Black and white families to make way for the Marshall Gold Discovery State Park. Black residents living today who say they are descended from families who owned property in Coloma before it was seized are seeking compensation or for the land to be returned.
Old Town Elk Grove affordable senior housing project workshop highlights more design details
The third in a four-series workshop on a proposed $42 million affordable housing project in Elk Grove's Old Town was held last night at the Elk Grove Public Library. While the first two meetings were well attended and strong opinions expressed, last night's meeting was calmer. The meeting was conducted...
Sacramento Regional Transit breaks ground on $26 million transit station improvement project
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) on Thursday broke ground on a multimillion-dollar transit station renovation project that will bring upgrades the transit agency said are much needed. Community and elected leaders along with SacRT were at what they call the Watt I-80 Transit Center Improvement Project at...
As North State wildfires ignite, more fire restrictions kick in on federal land
With lightning fires igniting and high temperatures and dry conditions persisting across Northern California, federal officials have expanded the areas under heightened fire restrictions. The Lassen National Forest on Thursday became the latest agency to tighten activities in an effort to reduce fire starts on federal land. The U.S. Bureau...
Gov. Newsom's office says state is monitoring California impacts of the global computer outage
SACRAMENTO – Computer systems across the world and across the Sacramento area are recovering after a massive outage that started Thursday night. The problem stems from an issue with systems linked to Microsoft and the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. Companies across the world, from media outlets and airline companies, started getting the "Blue Screen of Death" on their computers. Law enforcement agencies are saying that critical infrastructure, like 911 services, has not been affected by the outage. In a statement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office says the state is coordinating with local emergency officials to address any lingering impacts of the outage. "At this time, there are no reports of impacts to life-safety public services in California," the governor's office wrote. While CrowdStrike has said they've rolled out a fix, not every system has recovered. Sacramento International Airport, in particular, has continued to feel the domino effects of the outage into Friday morning. Travelers are dealing with canceled flights and are scrambling to rebook. Officials at SMF are urging travelers to get to the airport early and check with their airlines for the latest information on their flights.
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