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Man shot, killed in Stockton early Sunday morning
A man was shot and killed in Sunday's early morning hours, according to the Stockton Police Department. Officers responded to the report of a person shot at Park and Sierra Nevada streets around 3:33 a.m. The police department said they found a 25-year-old man with a gunshot wound. He died...
Lightning strike puts Northern California mobile home in flames
NEWCASTLE - A community in Newcastle is rattled after a mobile home goes up in flames, following being struck by lightning on Saturday evening. The mobile home sits on Nob Hill Drive in the Castle City Mobile Home Park. "I was just sitting in my house, playing on my phone and the lightning started striking and the wind and the rain," said Tammi Salmon who lives in the mobile home community. Salmon lives right across the street from where it happened and said the storm was intense prior to the lightning strike. "It went off for a little while and then I heard a...
NWS releases snowfall and rainfall totals from recent Northern California storm
(FOX40.COM) — The National Weather Service has released the snowfall totals from the recent storm that blew through Northern California on Saturday and Sunday. According to the NWS, nearly 3 feet of snow fell in the Lower Lassen Peak area, the highest measurement recorded over the two-day timespan. The agency said its “impressive” snow reports […]
Proposed plans call for nearly 300 new homes in Lockeford
Lockeford residents have a little more than two weeks to submit comments on a proposed housing project with plans to place nearly 300 homes near the central part of the town. Kautz Row Crop Farms PTP has filed an application with the San Joaquin County Community Development Department to rezone six properties from agricultural to residential at 19390 N. Tully Road.
People up on the Ridge reflect on aftermath of Saturday's storm
MAGALIA, Calif. - It was a wet weekend for the majority of Northern California, but for those on the Ridge, Saturday's storm brought more than just rain. "It was just crazy; I couldn't believe it. It wasn't snow; it was like hailing and everything and the lightning," Paradise resident Leann Gosalves said.
Lodi orchard finds unique solution to protecting cherries from rain: a helicopter
LODI, Calif. — A Lodi cherry orchard is working to protect its crop from the threat of rain. And the solution comes from the skies. Chinchiolo Farming Company at Lodi Blooms called upon a helicopter to dry the cherries after Saturday's soaking rain. "It's less than ideal conditions for...
California History: The presidential assassination attempt that almost happened in Northern California
(FOX40.COM) — Sacramento received its first presidential visit nearly 150 years ago in 1879, and since then, it has had a relatively modest relationship with U.S. presidents who have stepped inside California’s Capitol. However, did you know that part of Sacramento’s history with US presidents includes an attempted assassination nearly 50 years ago? And the […]
Person killed near Natomas after attempting to walk across freeway, CHP says
(FOX40.COM) — The California Highway Patrol said a person died on Saturday afternoon after they were hit by a car as they were attempting to walk across a freeway. CHP said a 30-year-old man driving a Hyundai was driving along Interstate 5 near Natomas when a 56-year-old man attempted to walk across the roadway and […]
Traffic stop led to gun charges in Livermore
(KRON) – A Stockton resident was arrested on numerous gun charges after a traffic stop, according to the Livermore Police Department. Livermore police officers conducted a traffic stop on a Ford Ranger that was speeding on Patterson Pass Road around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Police learned that the driver had an active warrant for a […]
Record Rainfall for Stockton and Modesto on Saturday
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Many locations in Northern California picked up quite a bit a rain as the most recent storm moved through on Saturday. Here's a look at some of those numbers:. Downtown Sacramento: 0.67" Marysville: 1.02" Modesto: 0.77" (surpassing the previous daily record of 0.58" set in 1932)
California Honey Festival moves last minute due to weather
WOODLAND, Calif. — The 2024 California Honey Festival was forced to move to the Yolo County Fairgrounds after both wind and rain entered the region. The festival, a tradition in the area for years, typically brings 30,000 to 40,000 people from across Northern California. Organizers say they hope this...
Northern California law enforcement seeks to put an end to sideshows
(FOX40.COM) — Sideshows are a growing concern in California and local law enforcement agencies are attempting to put an end to them. Sideshows originated around the 1980s as events where people did car stunts in vacant lots and roadways in front of several spectators. The social gatherings were once considered entertainment but have since escalated […]
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