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Man allegedly faked medical device sales to get money he used for gambling, personal expenses, DOJ says
(FOX40.COM) — A Sacramento County man is facing four charges of wire fraud in connection to a medical device sales scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday. The 38-year-old man from Fair Oaks was arrested after a federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment in late April. The DOJ said the scheme involved […]
How much rain did some Northern California cities get in April? Here's a quick look at the numbers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers, and after all that rain, Northern California should be in store for a beautiful and colorful month of May. Rainfall totals were generally above normal for the month, but unfortunately, it wasn't enough rain to climb above...
Dogs Take the Lead and Support SPCA
SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - On April 20, Sacramento let the dogs out to participate in the 31st Annual SPCA Doggy Dash. Over 2,000 people and their canine companions went to William Land Park to enjoy the sunny Saturday. Dogs and their people registered for either a 5k or 2k run in the tree-filled park. Some pooches ran alongside their owners, while less athletic and senior dogs enjoyed the view from a wagon or stroller.
Sacramento community gathers for special 'Back to the Boulevard' event
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The community gathered for a special Back to the Boulevard event on Sunday. A free festival with a car show was held at the Franklin Center on Franklin Boulevard. Families came out to enjoy live music, food, drinks and of course...the cars. For the past 13...
Sacramento-based Russian national caught helping terrorists, gets 12 years in prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Russian national who resided in Sacramento was recently sentenced to 12 years in prison for trying to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization. Federal prosecutors announced 37-year-old Murat Kurashev's prison sentence Monday after they said he used money transfer services to send about...
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...
Project proposed in South Sacramento would have 214 affordable apartments, retail space
A new proposal in South Sacramento would add more than 200 affordable housing units alongside a small retail component. Riza Village, submitted to city planners this week, would be on nearly eight acres on Riza Avenue west of Stockton Boulevard. My Truong of San Jose, listed as the project designer,...
Call Kurtis Investigates: "The state stole my tax refund."
CARMICHAEL – Eric Stevens planned to buy his 90-year-old mom a wheelchair with his tax refund."She's been bedbound ever since she broke her foot," Stevens said.Instead, he got a lousy piece of paper from the Franchise Tax Board saying they intercepted $1,483 — his entire tax refund."I'm sitting there literally trying to take care of mom, and then I'm wound up being stolen from," he said.The state swiped his entire tax refund over someone else's debt to the DMV. "It does feel like they stole your money. No reason, no rationale. You can't find out why in any timely manner, which...
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