(FOX40.COM) -- Firefighters and law enforcement officials are investigating the possibility of a serial arsonist after a series of unexplained fires in Downtown Sacramento. Sacramento Fire Department responded to several "suspicious" fires near the Sawyer Hotel on J Street between 11 p.m. on Thursday and 3 a.m. on Friday. Firefighters said two of them were []
(FOX40.COM) -- Law enforcement in Placer County recently issued a public service announcement that advised residents to "beware of distraction theft." "Once again we’d like to warn our community about distraction theft," the Rocklin Police Department said. "It usually involves a stranger approaching a victim and making conversation or asking for help with something, and []
(FOX40.COM) -- A Grant High School student was pronounced dead after an early morning shooting on Sunday, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Around 1 a.m., SPD responded to reports of a shooting in the 3100 block of Buchman Street. Upon arrival, officers said they found the 18-year-old with a life-threatening gunshot wound. Despite efforts []
(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 []
(FOX40.COM) -- A man was arrested after several people reported shots fired in a parking lot, according to the Tracy Police Department. Around 9:22 p.m. on Thursday, the Tracy Police Department responded to multiple calls regarding shots fired in the 300 block of West 11th Street. Police said that because of evidence found in the []
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Steve Garvey sat down with Inside California Politics in early May for one of his first post-primary interviews to discuss his ability to win in November, current college protests and concerns over his back taxes. The former MLB first baseman and businessman believes he can win with strong campaigning and []
(FOX40.COM) — The Sacramento Republic FC is getting ready for one of its toughest stretches of the 2024 season. Saturday night will begin a stretch where the Republic FC will play three matches in eight days.•Video Above: Sacramento Republic FC vs Loudoun United April 2024 The undefeated club begins the stretch with a road contest []
(KRON) -- Both directions of I-80 were shut down in Fairfield for hours on Friday due to a police standoff. At about 6:45 p.m., the standoff was resolved and westbound lanes of traffic reopened. The northbound I-680 transition to I-80 has reopened as well. Some lanes of eastbound I-80 remain closed. I-80 was closed at []
(FOX40.COM) -- A once disinvested part of the Sacramento area will soon receive several upgrades to its economy and community quality of life, according to the City of Sacramento. On Tuesday, the Sacramento City Council unanimously approved the Forward Together Action Plan, a Del Paso Heights area initiative to enhance the area. The plan is []
(FOX40.COM) -- The Modesto Police Department is asking the community for help to find a 14-year-old boy who was last seen near a gas station almost a week ago. Angel Moreno-Camacho was last seen at 3:30 p.m. on April 27 in the 2900 block of W Orangeburg Avenue near the Arco gas station, according to []
(FOX40.COM) -- A man was recently arrested after police said he led them on a high-speed motorcycle pursuit through a Northern California county that led to the discovery of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. According to the Sonora Police Department, the 33-year-old man led officers on a pursuit across Tuolumne County, from Sonora to Tuolumne City, []
(FOX40.COM) -- Two men accused of robbing a bank in Elk Grove on Thursday morning are being sought after by the Elk Grove Police Department. According to officials, one of the suspects entered US Bank at 9230 Elk Grove Florin Road just before 10:30 a.m., pointed a gun at one of the bank's tellers, and []