Top Sacramento news: County Fair canceled due to COVID-19; 65 infected at 2 nursing homes; more

Top Sacramento news: County Fair canceled due to COVID-19; 65 infected at 2 nursing homes; morePhoto: Clinton Steeds/Flickr
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Published on April 22, 2020

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Sacramento.

Sacramento County Fair canceled this year due to COVID-19 outbreak

Officials have canceled the 2020 Sacramento County Fair due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Read the full story on KCRA 3.

65 infected with coronavirus at two Sacramento nursing homes

The two Sacramento facilities, which are owned by Virginia-based company Sunrise Senior Living, are among at least 856 cases in the state's thousands of facilities.

Read the full story on ABC10.

Gov. Newsom urges caution as protesters push to reopen California

Hundreds of protesters lobbying to ease Gov. Gavin Newsom's tight stay-at-home orders rallied around the California Capitol on Monday, even as Newsom continued to urge restraint, saying the worst thing state leaders could do is "make a decision that's based on politics and frustration."

Read the full story on KQED.

Burglary suspect takes officer on chase before being shot by Sacramento homeowner, police say

After he crashed, officials say the man got out of his vehicle and ran to a nearby housing development, where he was ultimately shot by a homeowner in the area.

Read the full story on ABC Sacramento, KXTV.

Investigators: Suspects in attempted North Sacramento carjacking that caused Hummer to flip were casing victim

Detectives are still looking for the people suspected of trying to carjack a woman in her Hummer, causing chaos and a crash in North Sacramento last week.

Read the full story on CBS Sacramento.


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