FOOD & DRINK
Food Network show pits six Placerville restaurants against each other
(FOX40.COM) — Several restaurants in Placerville were featured in a new episode of a Food Network competition show produced by celebrity chef Guy Fieri on Friday. FOX40’s parent company, Nexstar Media Group, is a co-owner of Food Network. “Guy Fieri dispatches his pal Noah Cappe along with acclaimed...
Sacramento restaurant says dine-and-dash customer is targeting businesses
SACRAMENTO, Calif — A popular Mexican restaurant in Sacramento said a customer left without paying a nearly $200 tab. Sacramento Police Department said Algo Bueno in North Sacramento filed a police report after Monday's incident. It happened around 12:30 p.m. Monday. Zenaida Rodriguez, a chef at the restaurant and...
3-week-old eagle rescued after falling out of nest in Sacramento County
ORANGEVALE — A community rallied around an eaglet over the weekend after it fell more than 100 feet out of its nest in Sacramento County.Susan Skinner has been photographing the family of eagles for eight years and never expected this."We were faced with the melancholy prospect of watching this little eagle die up there," she said.This life-or-death situation unfolded on a tree positioned more than a hundred feet over the American River in Orangevale."A lady who visits these eagles on a daily basis noticed, as we all did, that one of them was missing," Skinner said.Complicating matters was the land...
A new California law will soon ban hidden surcharges and service fees
Hidden surcharges and service fees will soon be banned in California, including at restaurants. The new state law goes into effect July 1 for all businesses. “The law is about making sure consumers know what they are going to pay,” said the California Department of Justice to The San Francisco Chronicle. “And requires that the posted price include the full amount that a consumer must pay for that good or service.”
Duckling rescued by Roseville firefighters
(FOX40.COM) — A fire crew with the Roseville Fire Department was not called to rescue the typical cat stuck in a tree on Wednesday, but a duckling in a storm drain. When calls came in for a duckling stuck in a storm drain and no animal control officers on duty, the members of Engine 6 […]
Inside a Sacramento beekeeper's pesticide-free honeybee relocation process
ARDEN-ARCADE, Calif. — Where there's pollen, you might find invaders: honeybees. And that's where beekeeper Blake Dacy comes in. Dacy has seen his fair share of swarms like the one building a hive at an Arden home on Wednesday. "This is a good neighborhood for it, a lot of...
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