Top Sacramento Area Local News Stories
Source: KCRA.com - Local News
A body was found in the Sacramento River Wednesday afternoon, according to West Sacramento police.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:48:34 PDT
A memorial of candles and flowers took shape Wednesday afternoon in south Sacramento in honor of a 17-year-old Calvine High School student who was killed earlier in the day.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:27:06 PDT
A registered habitual sex offender who was recently released from prison was arrested Tuesday on charges of child molestation and for failing to register his address change, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:37:05 PDT
To cut California's prison costs, lawmakers are pushing ideas like medical parole for dying inmates.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:57:11 PDT
The Sacramento Police Department is asking for the communityÂ’s help in identifying a robber who stole money from a coffee shop.
Published: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:18:01 PDT
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. officials say an employee was fatally injured while working in Benicia.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:32:25 PDT
A Brahma bull that was seen in Sacramento charged a Good Samaritan who tried to herd it Tuesday, police said.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:11:03 PDT
Two suspected gang members are facing the prospect of life in prison after being convicted of beating up a man and crushing him beneath a pickup truck.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:43:02 PDT
Federal aviation officials said two people are dead after a World War II-era training plane crashed in central California.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:23:48 PDT
An Alameda County judge has ruled that California water managers violated state environmental laws when they set up a water bank to store up supplies during last year's drought.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:39:03 PDT
A 16-year-old driver and a teenage passenger were captured Wednesday after a police chase that began in Elk Grove and ended in south Sacramento.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:05:37 PDT
A man found with fatal injuries in Sacramento's McKinley Park over the weekend has been identified as 47-year-old Saul Garcia, the coroner says.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:31:54 PDT
The Episcopal Church has approved the election of a lesbian assistant bishop in the Diocese of Los Angeles.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:25:22 PDT
Plans are set to start eradicating populations of Asian clams from Lake Tahoe's bottom.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:13:07 PDT
A minor earthquake has struck in the northern part of Lassen National Forest.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:51:15 PDT
A big St. Patrick's Day street party in Sacramento was raising money Wednesday for the Firefighters Burn Institute.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:38:08 PDT
The California Public Utilities Commission is hearing public testimony on a June ballot initiative that would make it much harder for local governments to create or expand public power agencies.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:17:30 PDT
An armed man apparently upset over a job loss was found Wednesday morning in Auburn after a nine-hour-long search by police, authorities say.
Published: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:30:33 PDT
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