Sacramento
All of the stories from the areas surrounding Sacramento
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Sep- 2019 -3 September
News
Northern California Experienced its 2nd Warmest August in Recorded History
Rafters on the American River. Flickr/Robert Couse-Baker Did you think it was hot in August? Alright, alright… It’s always hot…
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Aug- 2019 -12 August
Outdoors
Meet the Good-Samaritan Kayaker Who Returns Lost Items on the American River
Karl Bly returning lost items on the American River. Photo: American River Lost & Found Karl Bly has been diving…
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5 August
Eating NorCal
A Culinary Experience in a Historical Setting at Sacramento’s Hook & Ladder
Photo courtesy of Hook & Ladder Manufacturing Co. In the heart of Sacramento’s Midtown district lies this unique local eatery…
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Jul- 2019 -30 July
Eating NorCal
The 6 Best ‘Hole-In-The-Wall’ Eateries in Sacramento
Photo courtesy of Bacon & Butter Sacramento is quickly becoming a culinary destination, even changing its longtime slogan of “City…
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22 July
News
Over 30 People Rescued on the American River On Saturday
Rafters on the American River. Flickr/Robert Couse-Baker With the rise in temperatures this month in Northern California, the waterways are…
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18 July
Outdoors
The Bats of the Yolo Causeway Marvel Onlookers with Nightly ‘Batnadoe’
Flickr/Bev Sykes Every summer just west of Sacramento, roughly a quarter of a million migrating Mexican free-tailed bats settle at…
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16 July
Photography
Experience the Magical Sunflower Fields of Northern California
Photo: Pixabay It’s July in Northern California, which means if you’ve been lucky to drive through Woodland, Davis or Dixon…
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3 July
News
Officials: Stay Out of the Fast-Moving, Deadly NorCal Waterways
High water in the South Yuba River at the old CA-49 bridge in January 2017 With the temperatures increasing and…
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Jun- 2019 -24 June
News
MONSTER 40-Inch Striper Caught on the Sacramento River Delta
Photo: Micki Fedan Micki Fedan and Robert Ferko were having an average evening fishing on the Sacramento River Delta on…
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24 June
Outdoors
WATCH: Man Saves Fawn Swimming in the Middle of Folsom Lake
View this post on Instagram A fawn was rescued Sunday afternoon after it was spotted swimming in the middle of…
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9 June
Sacramento
Sand Fire Grows to 1,800 Acres, Evacuations Ordered in Yolo County
Photo: Rancho Adobe Firefighters The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for fire risk in Northern California this…
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7 June
Hikes
An Urban Hike to Explore Sacramento’s Spectacular Murals
Improv Alley in Sacramento’s Midtown District It was a beautiful day in Sacramento so I set out to take an…
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6 June
News
Search Continues for Swimmer Swept Away on American River
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office continues the search for a young male who was swept down the American River just…
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4 June
Eating NorCal
Sacramento’s First Michelin Star awarded to The Kitchen
This week Sacramento received it's first Michelin Star and it's a pretty big deal.
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May- 2019 -20 May
News
It’s Officially Sacramento’s Wettest May on Record
Flickr/Robert Couse-Baker These storms that have been slamming Northern California the past week have brought heavy precipitation, with inches of…
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13 May
News
Jet Skier’s Body Found in Folsom Lake Nearly a Month After He Went Missing
Alexander Ham On April 14th, 29-year-old Alexander Ham of Vineyard went missing while jet skiing on Lake Folsom. Nearly a…
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7 May
News
Watch: Boat Engulfed in Flames Floats Down the Sacramento River
Around 4 pm on Monday, a boat was seen engulfed in flames on the Sacramento River not far from the…
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6 May
News
Folsom Man Breaks World Record Slacklining 1,919 Feet Across American River
View this post on Instagram Looking up as I walked this line and seeing thousands of people there cheering me…
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6 May
News
American River Rafter Found Dead Following Boat Flip on the North Fork
Photo: Cal Fire NEU CalFire was alerted to an incident at the Mineral Bar Campground in Colfax on the North…
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Apr- 2019 -30 April
Sports
Gold Fever: Catching Big Fish on the Remote American River Middle Fork
“To find the goods, you have to be willing to go to places where no one else is willing to…
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23 April
Sacramento
Caught on Camera: Cat Takes on Coyote on Northern California Porch
When a coyote approached a porch in North Highlands last week, it probably didn’t expect to encounter a ferocious protector.…
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22 April
News
Watch How West Sacramento is Using Goats for Fire Suppression Along the Sacramento River
Photo: City of West Sacramento The hottest new trend in Northern California fire suppression has been hiring goats to clear…
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20 April
News
Folsom Lake Drowning Victim Identified as Search Discontinues
Photo: El Dorado County Sheriff Around 6:30 pm on Sunday, a 29-year-old jet skier potentially fell off his jet ski…
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16 April
News
Folsom Lake Jet Skier Still Missing in “Possible Drowning”
Photo: El Dorado County Sheriff Around 6:30 pm on Sunday, a 29-year-old jet skier potentially fell off his jet ski…
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9 April
Sacramento
Nesting Birds Close Down Sacramento High School’s Brand-New Field
Kildeer bird Construction workers had just finished the brand-new cork and synthetic turf field at Sacramento’s Rio Americano High School…
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Mar- 2019 -29 March
News
Jaws of Life Used to Rescue Deer Stuck in Lodi Fence
Firefighters arrived at a scene in Lodi on Thursday where they discovered a desperate deer stuck in a fence. The…
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Jan- 2019 -26 January
Stories
Hunting for the Best Olives in Northern California
Rarely does Northern California come into the conversation of great olive producing regions, but maybe it should!
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15 January
Bay Area
The Great Northern California Taco Trail
By Zach O’BrienNorthern California is typically known as a wonderland for outdoor enthusiasts. From Mount Shasta to cascading waterfalls to…
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14 January
Sacramento
Lady Bird is a Beautiful Love Letter to Northern California
When Lady Bird was released to the public on December 1st, 2017, there was no massive marketing campaign or high-flying…
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7 January
News
Record-Breaking Storm Leaves Over 100,000 Sacramento Residents Without Power
The vicious storm that marched its way across Northern California Sunday night, which brought large amounts of snowfall to the…
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4 January
News
Two Hospitalized After Plane Crashes into the American River
Photo: SACRAMENTO FIRE DEPARTMENT For anyone driving across the Jibboom Street Bridge over the American River near Discovery Park in…
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4 January
North Coast
Netflix’s Smash Hit ‘Bird Box’ has Strong Northern California Connections
Netflix announced that it’s new thriller film starring Sandra Bullock, Bird Box, made a record-breaking debut with over 45 million…
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Dec- 2018 -8 December
Destinations
This Northern California Town is Responsible for America’s First Bike Lane
The ever-popular bike lanes you see all around the country are a pretty new phenomenon. San Francisco received its first…
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Nov- 2018 -30 November
Sacramento
Record-Setting California International Marathon Taking Place in Sacramento this Weekend
The 36th Annual California International Marathon registered a record-setting field of 15,000 marathoners and is set to make its mark on Sacramento…
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29 November
Sacramento
NorCal Soldier Receives Heartfelt Welcome Home from Dog
While Sacramento resident Casandra Cabrera was deployed in Djibouti, Africa serving with the Army for the last 11 months, she…
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17 November
Bay Area
9 Beautiful Outdoor Winter Ice Skating Rinks in Northern California
It’s winter in Northern California which means we get to see our beautiful mountains covered in snow and ice skate…
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7 November
News
Missing NorCal Hiker Found Dead at Bottom of Cliff in Sierra
Officials were frantically searching for missing hiker Bradley Dozier when they recovered his body at the bottom of a cliff due west…
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Oct- 2018 -25 October
News
Bald Eagles Delay Trail Repairs at Lake Natoma
When heavy rains in the winter of 2017 sent soil and boulders crashing down onto the popular hiking and biking trail…
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16 October
Destinations
Brand-New Adventure Park Opens in Northern California
Following months of delays, Quarry Park Adventures, a brand-new “adventure park” in Rocklin, has opened to the public. The park…
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15 October
Sacramento
One of the Best Movie Stunts in History was Filmed in Northern California
In the early 2000’s with the success of Fast and the Furious, Hollywood executives decided to give Vin Diesel a role…
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9 October
News
Eddie Murphy’s Beautiful Folsom Lake Mansion is Up For Auction
20-years-ago, Eddie Murphy lived in a sprawling mansion in Granite Bay with sweeping views of Folsom Lake. Today, that mansion…
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5 October
Random
Puppy Abandoned in Northern California Creek Becomes Online Sensation
When a good samaritan found an abandoned puppy in a dry creek bed in Northern California, they immediately took it…
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Sep- 2018 -26 September
Random
The Largest Corn Maze in the World Sits Right Here in Northern California
In Dixon, California sits a 63-acre Fall utopia with a pumpkin patch, hay rides and the largest corn maze in…
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Aug- 2018 -13 August
Sports
NorCal Woman Smashes National 5K Record in Sacramento
The Susan B. Anthony 5K was held on Saturday, August 11 in Sacramento along the American River. When it began,…
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Jul- 2018 -17 July
News
This Week’s Weird Headline: NorCal Firetruck Stolen, Suspects Captured After 85-Mile Chase
While firefighters from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District were battling a 12-acre grass fire near Rio Linda, a man jumped…
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16 July
Video
Watch: Man Spots Rattlesnake Swimming Across the American River
It’s summertime in NorCal, which means when we’re out in the wild, it’s important to pay close attention to the…
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15 July
Wildlife
Passengers Freak Out as Rattlesnake Attempts to Climb on Boat in Folsom Lake
We all know where to avoid rattlesnakes – in hot fields with dead grass, under rocks in hot climates –…
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1 July
News
Yolo County Fire Erupts Overnight, Doubles to 16,500 Acres
A fire in Yolo County began on Saturday afternoon during the poor fire conditions, when high heat, dry conditions and…
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Jun- 2018 -26 June
Stories
Driving an Amphibious Car on the Sacramento River
“Wild” Bill Hill lives in Roseville, California, and just like any outdoor lovers in Northern California, he likes to spend…
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2 June
News
Time Magazine Makes History with 950 Drones in the Northern California Sky
Time Magazine went to great lengths to get the perfect cover photo for their upcoming drone issue, and anyone near…
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May- 2018 -17 May
Weather
Over 2,000 Lightning Strikes Hit Northern California this Week
Earlier this week, we reported on a beautiful and frightening lightning storm that hit Northern California on Tuesday night. Turns…
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16 May
Sports
The Amgen Tour of California is Coming to Northern California this Week
The Amgen Tour of California, a weeklong professional cycling race covering 645-miles of California terrain, is completing its final two…
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15 May
Sacramento
Sea Lions Spotted in the Sacramento River
As the temperatures begin to heat up in Northern California, seas lions are swimming upstream from the San Francisco Bay…
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9 May
Destinations
A Day at Wake Island Waterpark – Northern California’s Water Wonderland
The Wake Island Waterpark in Sacramento is a dreamboat for anyone that enjoys water activities. The amount of fun you…
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3 May
News
A Million Salmon were Released into the Sacramento River and Some People Aren’t Happy About It
Eight truckloads full of a million juvenile chinook salmon were released into the Sacramento River just north of Sacramento…
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Apr- 2018 -27 April
News
National Park Tourism Contributes $2.7B to California Economy, Tops in Nation
A new National Park Service report shows that about 40.5 million visitors to national parks in California spent nearly $2…
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27 April
Butte
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Donates $750,000 to Help Conserve Northern California Rivers
Dr Pepper Snapple Group and The Nature Conservancy are once again teaming up on environmental stewardship projects to protect vital water…
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18 April
News
Disgustingly High Levels of E. Coli Found in Sacramento Waterways
The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board conducted 10 tests at Sacramento’s Tiscornia Beach from January 15 through March…
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