Sacramento Sun news Sacramento Sun news Rss feed

  • Pest Control Squirrels Shot with Pellet Gun has Neighbors Worried

    ANTELOPE– Angie Luzaki and Eric recently grabbed their flip cam to capture what they say amounts to their back fence neighbor killing animals senselessly. While Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies say that neighbor is doing nothing illegal, and only ridding his property of pest animals damaging his roof and wiring, Pullian says otherwise. The Crowells, just over the fence from ...

  • No More Girl Scout Cookies Raley’s Implements ‘No Solicitation’ Policy

    SACRAMENTO– They are often seen in front of Raley’s either selling Girls Scout cookies or asking customers to sign petitions, but the grocery’s new no-solicitation policy is putting a stop to that. Raley’s made the decision back in April to no longer allow solicitors in front of their stores due to growing complaints from customers. While some agreed with the move, ...

  • Rainiers win 7-5 at Sacramento

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Franklin Gutierrez hit a two-run home run and the Tacoma Rainiers slugged their way past the Sacramento River Cats 7-5 in a Pacific Coast League game at Raley Field on Monday night. Left-hander James Paxton started for the Rainiers (43-29) and went six innings, allowing only four hits and striking out five. Tacoma posted seven runs in the fourth inning. Dustin Ackley was ...

  • Man With Severed Hands Accused Of Stabbing Father

    (Credit: Thinkstock) REDDING (CBS13) -- A man who Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputies found with his hands severed is accused of stabbing his father multiple times. Shasta County Deputies reported arriving at a Redding home on Scheer Drive and finding two subjects with visible ...

  • Grass fire scorches 20 acres in Natomas

    For the second time in one week, crews were called to battle a blaze in the Natomas area -- this time, a 20-acre grass fire, the Sacramento Fire Department said Monday ...


clear
Sacramento Weather
63.5°F Clear
Winds: Calm
Tue
clear
92° 59°
Wed
partlycloudy
82° 55°
Thu
clear
82° 55°
Last Updated on June 17, 10:34 PM PDT
Weather sourced from Weather Underground

Movie Review

The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Blu-Ray]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show [Blu-Ray]

There had never been--and, since its release, never has been--a movie like The Rocky Horror Picture Show. In terms of both the successfully over-the-top mixture of horror, camp, rocknroll, science fiction, sexual transgression, and purposefully bad B-movie dialog ... ...

On Facebook

  • Cops find baby unattended in car mom passed out by trash area

    For the second time in one week, crews were called to battle a blaze in the Natomas area -- this time, a 20-acre grass fire, the Sacramento Fire Department said Monday ...

  • Natomas-area grass fire smokes up sky

    SACRAMENTO, CA - Sacramento fire crews worked a five-acre grass fire in the Natomas area Monday evening. The blaze was at Bayou Way and Tarboro Lane south of Interstate 5. According to the Sacramento Fire Department, flames spread into trees and additional firefighters were requested. It wasn't immediately known what started the fire. It wasn't contained as of 9:15 p.m. ...

  • Calaveras Co. woman IDd in head-on collision

    BRENTWOOD (BCN) - A woman who was killed in a head-on collision in Brentwood on Saturday has been identified as a resident of Calaveras County, the Contra Costa County coroner's office said. Mary Hopper, 47, of Valley Springs, died at a hospital after suffering major injuries in a crash at Vasco and Marsh Creek roads at about 9:35 p.m., a California Highway Patrol officer said. Hopper was ...

  • Report U.S. adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent

    ATLANTA (AP) - The results of the latest national health survey by the government finds the percentage of smokers in the United States has dropped to 18 percent in 2012. The nation's smoking rate generally has been falling for decades, but had seemed to stall at around 20 to 21 percent for about seven years. In 2011, the rate fell to 19 percent, but that might have been a statistical ...

  • Report Too many teachers too little quality

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed. That's according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday. The National Council on Teacher Quality review is a scathing assessment of colleges' education programs and their ...

More Sacramento Sun news