Man who allegedly ambushed Sacramento cop had no local criminal history
Juan Emilio Gomez The two men who have been implicated in the brutal, reportedly unprovoked attack on a Sacramento police officer have two very…
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Journalist Matthew Keys maintains innocence after guilty verdict in L.A. Times hacking case
Prankster, journalist or both? The FBI wants you to know two things: 1) Journalist Matthew Keys is going to federal prison 2) It has…
MacGlashan to step down as county supervisor in 2016
Roberta MacGlashan announced today she won’t seek a fourth straight term on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors when her term is up at the…
BREAKING: Sacramento public defender takes sheriff, D.A. to court over StingRay secrets
Talk about getting stung. On Thursday afternoon, the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office filed 19 motions intended to compel the sheriff’s department to spill…
VIDEO: Hundreds demand end to 'identity' profiling outside California governor's office
They bused in from as far north as Del Norte and as far south as San Diego. They wore red t-shirts that read “Native…
VIDEO: Activist threatens DOJ complaint if Sacramento council doesn't rescind anti-camping ordinance
Emboldened by the Department of Justice’s recent legal brief that says it’s unconstitutional to penalize homeless people for sleeping in public spaces, a semi-local…
VIDEO: Unsheltered teen proves Sacramento doesn't have a 'homeless problem.' It has a compassion problem.
“Have you heard about the homeless problem?” With those simple words, a 19-year-old named Nicole drops some hard-won knowledge about what it really means…
Sheriff's officer almost shoots fellow cop in Rancho Cordova
Sometimes cops shoot at other cops, too. Sacramento County sheriff’s officials are breathing a sigh of relief after one of their own accidentally shot…
In Sacramento, it's not just the cops who can make arrests
Do you want the power to arrest people, but without the scrutiny that comes with being a cop? Then the city of Sacramento has a…
Amnesty International tells Hollywood to shut it, calls for decriminalizing sex work
Sorry, Hollywood. Turns out Amnesty International doesn’t care a whit what you think. Ignoring a Change.org petition signed by anti-trafficking groups, feminist organizations and…
A California kid caught the plague. Wait, that's still a thing?!
A Los Angeles County child was hospitalized with an extremely rare case of the human plague after visiting two of California’s natural wonders last month….
Working for Sacramento's Utilities Department is increasingly a family affair
To some, the city of Sacramento’s Department of Utilities is starting to feel like a family business. And that isn’t necessarily a good thing….
UPDATE: Color Run poses limited fire hazard, retains some respiratory risk, says expert
When you don’t know the answer, experiment. California Air Resources Board engineer Earl Withycombe practiced that tenet on a mostly wind-free Thursday night, as…
Folsom man escapes prison in plea deal for stealing classified military information
Call him mini-Snowden. A 50-year-old Folsom man will be spared prison time after pleading guilty today in federal district court, part of a plea agreement…
Sacramento hospitals struggle to contain spread of infections, report says
By Brooke Purves Sacramento-area hospitals were ranked by Consumer Reports as some of the best—and worst—at preventing the spread of deadly hospital-acquired infections in a report…
Does the city of Sacramento's parking revenue strategy open the door to yet another arena lawsuit?
Curtis Park resident Natalie Rios works in south Sacramento now, but she remembers what it was like to have to feed the meter every…
Major changes to parking in Sacramento could mean higher prices, stiffer restrictions
Parking in the central city is going to get more expensive and restrictive, if a number of proposed changes make it past the Sacramento City…