Shuttered pharmacies are being repurposed by discount chains like Dollar Tree, offering retail rents but deepening pharmacy‑access gaps in Sacramento and beyond.

A Sacramento judge handed a life term to Jimmy Washington after a jury found he killed ATM technician James Nguyen during a 2021 carjacking. The verdict follows a long investigation and trial.

Low 40s this morning with a sunny warm-up to the mid-60s. Rain returns late Monday and could be heavy Tuesday–Wednesday.

Husband-and-wife team Jing and Rong Chen have filed with California ABC to open Kai Japanese Cuisine at a Laguna Springs Drive address in Elk Grove.

Patchy frost Saturday morning gives way to sun and highs near 576F. Expect rain and mountain snow to return late Sunday into next week.

Snow on the Paradise ridge closed schools Thursday and left roads slick; crews worked through the morning as officials warned drivers to use chains or four‑wheel drive.

An off-duty detective removed a loaded handgun from a person outside St. Mary Catholic Church during an all-school Mass. Students were unharmed and the suspect was arrested.

Roseville detectives arrested four people and seized suppressors, short‑barreled rifles, drugs and ammo during a multi‑site Placer County probe.

A South Sacramento search-warrant sweep turned up more than half a pound of meth, cash and ammo and led to three arrests, police say.

A 58-year-old woman died after a freight train struck her Prius on SR‑65 north of Dairy Road near Wheatland early Tuesday. CHP and railroad crews are investigating.

A boater reported seeing a body in the Sacramento River near Freeport Bridge Monday; multiple agencies searched the water into the evening.

Pancho Villa BBQ’s food-truck classics have landed in Fair Oaks, where slow-smoked tri-tip, pulled pork, tortas and party catering are now served at a storefront. The new spot was featured on Good Day Sacramento.

A $3.59 million CAL FIRE grant will convert five Tulare County elementary schoolyards into living school forests, shade canopy and water‑wise outdoor classrooms.