SMF is testing AI cameras that time curbside pickups and notify staff after four minutes. Officials say the tool is meant to speed pickups, not auto‑ticket drivers.

Newsom signed budget language tightening who qualifies for California’s SIBTF after analysts warned of $1,700/week awards and a 25,000‑claim backlog.

Auburn’s Crooked Lane Brewing is opening a Roseville taproom after a yearlong search and a new partner to lead the buildout.

A Sacramento search-warrant served in a probe of Ulta thefts turned up stolen beauty products and three unregistered firearms; investigators arrested a man in the sweep.

A wildfire called the Stope Fire was reported Tuesday evening in El Dorado County; initial reports list containment and cause as unknown.

Sheriff's POP and HOT teams used restored UTVs to reach hidden river encampments, contacting nearly 20 people and issuing dozens of citations.

Police arrested a 50‑year‑old man after a brush fire scorched about 3.7 acres near Bridgeway Court; community tips and an officer’s patrol led to a quick arrest.

CalPERS posted a preliminary 14.8% return for 2025–26, lifting assets to about $637.1B and improving the funded ratio to 85% — a shift that could ease pressure on local budgets.

A man was found dead at McClatchy Park in Sacramento after a stabbing; homicide detectives are investigating. Few details have been released so far.

Two mosquito samples in Yuba County tested positive for West Nile on July 7, prompting the district to step up spraying and urge precautions.

Light morning sprinkles possible, then highs jump to the 90s and near 100°F by midweek.

Federal agents reported seizing roughly 15,000 fentanyl pills, about 3 kg of powder and around $100,000 in cash in the Eastern District of California.

A Sacramento judge sentenced Graham Matthew O’Connor to 41 years and four months after jurors convicted him of drugging, tying up and sexually assaulting a woman, prosecutors say.