A riverfront Sacramento restaurant received a yellow health placard after county inspectors found multiple problems, from unsafe food temperatures to missing hand-washing supplies.

Peak Energy is reportedly weighing Sacramento for a battery manufacturing line and could seek up to $10.5M in state tax credits tied to a $71M investment. The move would deepen Sacramento’s budding battery cluster.

A suspect wanted in Elk Grove was arrested Monday after deputies tracked a wrong‑way driver; a sheriff's K‑9 bit and detained the person near the Garden Highway/I‑5 interchange.

A pending mixed‑use proposal would bring about 170 apartments, retail and parking to two R Street corridor parcels, with an application expected in the months ahead.

Two people wanted in a Sutter County child death were arrested in Liberty Lake and are awaiting extradition to California.

Two Dublin residents pleaded guilty in Sacramento to conspiring to file bogus H‑1B petitions that claimed University of California jobs that did not exist. Sentencing is set for July 30, 2026.

FDA found E. coli in a Raw Farm cheddar sample but says the strain matches a 2025 outbreak, not the current cluster. Investigators and the company say testing and recalls are ongoing.

Chief Judge Troy Nunley sanctioned a federal prosecutor after missed filings in a habeas case, a flashpoint as the Eastern District struggles with more than 3,000 immigration petitions. The U.S. Attorney’s office says it has added staff and new procedures to cope.

Farmworkers across California say supervisors are threatening deportation to silence complaints, deepening fear and underreporting of workplace abuse.

A reported stabbing near 24th Street and Meadowview Road prompted a police perimeter Thursday, with authorities urging people to avoid the area.

After multiple pedestrian deaths, Sacramento unveiled a plan to remake Stockton Boulevard with bus lanes, wider sidewalks and dozens of new crosswalks.

El Dorado County will test evacuation alerts and hold a town hall at Union Mine High School on April 18 to exercise door-to-door and mass-notification systems.

A longtime Phoebe Hearst teacher has sued Sacramento City Unified after being reassigned over a flea‑infested carpet removal. The complaint alleges discrimination and seeks damages after the district rejected a $2.3M claim.