Sacramento County, CA

Originally publsihed as a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post – “At approximately 5:22 P.m. on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, the Sheriff’s Communications Center received a call from an adult subject, on Bailey Loop in Sacramento County, stating there was an adult male victim laying on the floor with stab wounds.

Sacramento needs to build nearly 17,000 housing units this decade for low and very-low income residents.

Last week, the California State Park and Recreation Commission (CSPRC) voted 7-0 to provisionally change the name of a picturesque stretch of recreational land along Folsom Lake in Sacramento County from Negro Bar to Black Miner’s Bar. The park was historically known as the pejorative “N***er Bar,” according to...

Today the shelter opens only in extreme temperatures.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — One of the most unique buildings in the Sacramento region gets a lot of attention due to its pyramid shape and location next to the Sacramento River.  The West Sacramento landmark, officially known as the Ziggurat, is located on Third Street and is visible while driving on the Tower Bridge […]

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — One of the most unique buildings in the Sacramento region gets a lot of attention due to its pyramid shape and location next to the Sacramento River.  The West Sacramento landmark, officially known as the Ziggurat, is located on Third Street and is visible while driving on the Tower Bridge […]

Ricardo Albarran Leon, 69, has been missing since Friday afternoon.

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Authorities in Sacramento County are asking the public’s help in finding a missing person. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that the missing person, who was not named, was last seen near the intersection of Watt Avenue and Winona Way in North Highlands, a city roughly 10 miles northeast of Sacramento. (credit: Sacramento County) The sheriff’s office shared a photo of the person on Twitter. Authorities gave no physical description of the person but said they were last seen wearing a sweater. Anyone who sees the person is asked to call 911.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a woman in Sacramento County, officials announced Monday. Previous coverage in the video player above. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said it booked 32-year-old Quentin Raynal Respers into the county jail without bail on murder...

WHITE ROCK, Calif. (KTXL) — According to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department, a vegetation fire burned at least 10 acres off White Rock Road off White Rock Road in Sacramento County on Monday. According to the fire officials, Metro Fire crews are on the scene with assistance from Cal Fire. The fire burned at least […]

Lamar Robinson faces 16 years in prison and must register as a sex offender for life after he pleaded guilty to human trafficking a minor.

NATOMAS (CBS13) — Friday afternoon a woman was killed in a shooting at a truck stop off of El Centro Road in Natomas, said the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies arrived, the woman was shot inside of a local business and was lying on the floor. Metro Fire arrived and transported the victim to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead hours later. While it is unclear what led to the incident, it is believed that the victim and suspect knew each other. The suspect is also believed to be an employee of the business where the crime occurred. The identity of the victim has not been released but will be by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office after identification and notification of next of kin.

Teachers and class aides called authorities after seeing the assault during Zoom class.

A convicted child molester in Sacramento County has been sentenced to six years in prison for a sexual assault that teachers in a special education class had witnessed on Zoom. Chue Vang was convicted on March 14, 2022, of child molestation and annoying or molesting a child. (Video above: Top...

California state Assembly member and former mayor of Elk Grove Jim Cooper will be Sacramento County’s next sheriff. Cooper comes to the position after eight years in the state Legislature and with three decades of experience working in the Sheriff’s office. He will be the first African American to hold this seat.

The man was on the job when woman was shot in I-80 general store.

The Sacramento Sheriff’s Department posted the following press release on its Facebook page. NEWS RELEASE: HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION 2800 EL CENTRO ROAD. On Friday, June 24, 2022, at approximately 3:44 a.m., the Sheriff’s Communications Center received a call in the 2800 block of El Centro Road regarding a shooting that had just occurred. The caller advised a female subject had been shot inside of the business and was lying on the floor.

New technology saving water and environment could make difference in farm profitability. “The amount of water you can save at home is a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things, but agricultural users are responsible for an estimated 50% of total water used in California. So if they can reduce use, it would be noticeable.”Water is our most expensive input, it’s our most precious input, and we’re just trying to do everything we can to be as sustainable and successful as possible,” said Jason Cole, a ranch manager with Cole Limited in Santa Paula. Cole’s family has grown avocados and lemons across 4,000 acres in Santa Paula for three generations, but over the last decade, he has turned to Acuity Agriculture and Benchmark Labs to get farm specific climate data that can save up to 10% of his water usage. … ” Read more from ABC 7 here: New technology saving water and environment could make difference in farm profitability.