Explosions and a house fire rocked Sacramento's Oak Park Wednesday as firefighters battled heavy flames on 37th Street and investigators moved in.

A Paradise father was killed in a January Highway 50 pileup. His family and dozens of riders sued Caltrans and contractors, alleging work‑zone design made the crash unavoidable.

Sacramento's weather forecast from the National Weather Service predicts sunny days with potential frost and fog, highs around 51 degrees, and patchy fog into the weekend.

Assemblywoman Maggy Krell introduced three bills to stiffen penalties for attacks on reporters and curb political retaliation. The measures follow last September’s ABC10 shooting in Sacramento.

An internal UC Davis review found an assistant professor failed to acknowledge the harm caused by a threatening social‑media post, triggering donor backlash and faculty departures. The campus now faces pressure to reform how it handles faculty misconduct.

California’s SB 1061 keeps most medical debt off credit reports while federal rules remain unsettled. Here’s what Californians need to know.

West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero announced Thursday she will run for Congress as a Democrat, shifting her focus from City Hall to the 2026 federal race.

Lawmakers in Sacramento unveiled SB 876 and related bills to speed insurance payouts, force transparency and expand replacement coverage for wildfire survivors.

A wrong-way driver was killed on Highway 505 near Allendale Road Wednesday evening. Southbound lanes were closed and traffic diverted at Putah Creek.

Elk Grove narrowed its search to three potential sites for a permanent homeless shelter and will hold public meetings on Jan. 21 and 27 to gather community input.

Pete's El Dorado Hills location appears to have shut its doors after exterior signage was removed, leaving the Town Center storefront dark and listings already flagging the address as closed.

A downtown Sacramento protest outside the federal building housing ICE resulted in vandalism but no arrests, according to law enforcement. The action echoed nationwide demonstrations after a deadly Minneapolis enforcement operation.

SCUSD has opened an investigation into Assistant Superintendent Cindy Tao after employees alleged costly consultant spending as the district grapples with a deepening budget crisis.