• Garage near City Hall and Chavez Plaza to get $1.3 million in improvements

  Sacramento officials will launch $1.3 million in improvements to the downtown garage across from Cesar Chavez Plaza – including facade upgrades to attract retail and restaurant tenants to the underused site.The city's 20-year-old garage at 10th and I streets near City Hall has more than 21,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space, but much of that has been used for years ...

• Great weather for running

  Lisa O'Shea rides alongside her husband, Rob, on the trail off Whitelock Parkway in Elk Grove on Wednesday evening. Rob O'Shea is training for an ironman competition in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in six weeks. Temperatures are expected to reach the low 70s again today in Sacramento. Monday's high temperature was 92 degrees, but the mercury reached only 74 degrees Wednesday at ...

• Underwater mortgages are down in region

  The number of Sacramento-area homeowners who owe more than their homes are worth continued tumbling in the first three months of this year, real estate tracking firm Zillow reported Wednesday.In the first quarter of 2013, there were 140,857 homes in so-called negative equity in the Sacramento region, the Seattle-based firm reported. That was down from 156,840 homes in negative equity in the ...

• Officials celebrate parks expansion new trails in placer county

  More than two dozen Placer County officials and supporters gathered Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the expanded Hidden Falls Regional Park.The park, northwest of Auburn, opened in 2006 with 201 acres has been expanded to 1,200 acres with 23 miles of new trails.Offering hiking, biking and horseback riding, the park has been growing in popularity since it opened, officials said. – Ed ...

• No crime likely say cops in womans canal death

  Sacramento police said no foul play is suspected in the death of a woman whose body was found in a North Natomas canal.Two joggers came upon the body of the woman in her 70s in the water near Bridgecross Drive and Natomas Boulevard about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.The Sacramento County Coroner's Office responded and took over the investigation. Her identity has not been released. – Bill ...

• Prison term for trying to take guns onto plane

  A Montana man arrested last year at Sacramento International Airport when he attempted to board a plane with a concealed firearm has been sentenced to three years in prison.Harold E. Waller, 46, of Circle, Mont., was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Sacramento by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. He will be subject to three years of supervised release when he completes his time in ...

• History Museum offers free admission to military

  The Sacramento History Museum will be one of 1,800 Blue Star Museums, which offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day.Free admission covers the military personnel and up to five family members during regular hours, daily 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. at 101 I St. For more information, call the museum, (916) 808-7059, or go ...

• Stockton leaders debate tax plans

  STOCKTON, CA - A battle of the taxes played out during a debate Wednesday night in between Stockton city leaders, who said their plan will help fight crime in the city. Everybody in the tax debate said they have the same goal, getting at least another 100 police officers on the streets of Stockton, but the two groups that faced off at the Long Theater on the U of P Campus have drastically ...

• Limited Options for Man Accused of Calling 911 More than 100 Times

  SACRAMENTO- A Sacramento man is convinced the federal government is painfully tampering with his body. ';They press my stomach. They stir my intestines,'; said Jimmy Shao, Tueaday after his arrest. It’s a situation that shocked and concerned many viewers as FOX40 reported on his arrest for dialing 911 more than 100 times in one month, because of the pain he claims to feel. We ...

• Crews Find Car in Sacramento River Still Search for Driver

  SACRAMENTO- After dive teams searched night and day for a man seen driving his car into the Sacramento River, DART members pulled Reggie Hill’s grey Pontiac out of the water Wednesday. ';It’s very unfortunate. I’m sure it wasn’t a rational decision of his. Something happened to him within himself,'; Alonzo Eaton, Hill’s father-in-law, told FOX40. ...

• California Parks Whistleblower Says He Was Ignored

  OCTOTILLO WELLS STATE PARK (CBS13) -- It's a long and often dirty drive. Two hours east of San Diego, near the Salton Sea is the Ocotillo Wells State Park. The 85,000 acres of dusty landscape is a favorite destination for off-roaders. Joe Hopkins is an environmental scientist there. He's raised red flags with the state parks department about the growing devastation of desert ...

• Capitol Alert Disability-rights advocates flock to Capitol for day of lobbying

  Californians with disabilities and groups supporting them gathered at the Capitol today for a daylong push to make their voices heard and to lobby for restoration of past budget cuts affecting them. To kick off the event, speakers exhorted hundreds of participants gathered near the Capitol's west steps to chant, "We're here, we're loud, we're disabled and we're ...

• Who has access to your medical records More people than you think

  The days of doctor/patient privacy are dwindling as more agencies and companies wield technology to peer into your medical records. Privacy advocates are now bracing for full implementation of the Affordable Health Care Act, which calls for more electronic record keeping and more opportunities for database mining of health records by marketers, credit agencies and law enforcement. The latest ...

• Couple Dog sitter took our puppy

  CAMINO, CA - A case of puppy love is tearing two families apart. Mihai Popescu of Shingle Springs and his girlfriend Brittany Weaver just want their beloved pitbull puppy Mia back. After babysitting the puppy for six days, the couple's friend's mother, Carol Stratton, refused to give the puppy back. She said she doesn't think Popescu and Weaver can properly care for the ...

• Thousands of Fans Expected at “Long Live the Kings” Rally

  SACRAMENTO - Organizers of the "Long Live the Kings" rally are preparing for as many as 10,000 fans to attend the free celebration in Cesar Chavez Park Thursday night. Parking near the event at 9th and J streets may be a challenge. Fans are encouraged to take public transportation. But some may want to arrange a separate ride home because the event will still be going after some ...

• Kings Fans Asked to Learn Randy Travis Song for Rally

  SACRAMENTO- For the big Long Live the Kings rally, team announcer Scott Moak asked fans to learn the lyrics to ';Forever and Ever, Amen.'; The song will be performed at the rally by ';Glee'; star Chord Overstreet and his country singer father Paul. How well do you know the ...

• Preparations Under Way for Sacramento Kings Cesar Chavez Plaza Rally

  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- Preparations were under way Wednesday night for the Long Live the Kings Rally in downtown Sacramento, taking place Thursday. Workers set up the main stage and sound system for the free event at Cesar Chavez Park, across from City Hall. The event features new team owners Sacramento Kings players, and other entertainers. The planned celebration will introduce the new owners ...

• Blaze the Cat Survives Mobile Home Fire

  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- By all respects, Blaze the cat should not be alive. When Sacramento County Animal Services officer Dawn Fisher found Blaze after he escaped a mobile home fire, she scooped him up and brought him to the shelter. "I thought for sure he wasn't going to make it," she said. "[He was] charred all over and just laying there trembling in pain." And if ...

• Rodeo Argument Ends With Wife Biting Man’s Genitals

  ROUGH AND READY (CBS13) -- A man whose wife bit him in the genitals after an argument after a rodeo says his only regret is calling 911 on her. Anthony Hill is still healing and says he's standing by his wife, Christina ...

• South Sacramento Standoff Ends Peacefully

  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- A standoff ended peacefully in south Sacramento with the suspect’s arrest Wednesday afternoon, and the seizure of weapons from the home. The standoff started at 2 p.m. in the 100 block of Tristan Circle. Witnesses reported seeing an armed woman walking on her roof while students walked home across the street. The suspect was identified by police as ...

• Call Kurtis Investigates Limo Company Manager With A Criminal Past

  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) -- A group of high-school seniors booked a party bus for their prom but days before their big night, the limo company told them not everyone would fit in the bus. When they couldn’t get their deposit back, they called Kurtis. They say Starlite Limousine had them sign a contract but later changed the terms. And we’ve learned, the person they say took their money, ...

• Metal Pipe Impales Kills Lodi Man While Driving On I-580

  LIVERMORE (CBS13) -- A man’s death is under investigation after he was impaled by a metal pipe while driving on Interstate 580 ...

• Chuck Yeager honored by Sacramento Sheriff’s Aero Squadron

  He started his military career at Mather in 1941 at the age of 18. "I was a low rank private, a crew chief of BT-13s," Yeager said. "I stayed here about two months, then I was transferred to Moffett Field. I was crew chief on T-6s and my squad leader was Jimmy ...

• New old faces to attend Kings rally at Cesar Chavez Park

  Prospective owner Vivek Ranadive and Mayor Kevin Johnson will be joined by former NBA All Stars Chris Webber, Mitch Richmond and other former and current Kings players during a rally at Cesar Chavez ...

• Sac PD Armed woman arrested four-hour standoff

  Officers advised neighbors to remain inside their houses as the standoff unfolded. It began just after 2 p.m. in the 100 block of Tristan Circle, on the city's south ...

• Animal Shelter Perplexed by Giant Mystery Dog

  SACRAMENTO- He's an unusual sight at the City Animal Shelter; a big dog – almost 120 pounds. "Somebody is missing a ginormous dog," said Gina Knepp, the Manager at the Front Street shelter. They're not sure of his name, or even what kind of dog he is, besides a big one. "The jury is out," said Knepp. "Could he be part wolf? Maybe. He could be a lot of ...

• Churches Urge City to Renew Inclusionary Housing Ordinance for the Homeless

  File Photo SACRAMENTO- Hundreds gathered Wednesday evening at St. Marks United Methodist Church, hoping to persuade Sacramento city and county leaders to support the renewal of the city’s current inclusionary housing ordinance. The goal is to provide affordable housing for all, and to help aid homeless programs. William Jagger, a Missouri native, found himself homeless in Sacramento ...

• Troubled School District Over Budget on Bus Driver Overtime

  A Twin Rivers Unified School District bus SACRAMENTO- Bus #85 for the Twin Rivers Unified School District is a special education bus. Driver Luciano Mega has his first pick-up at around 6:30 in the morning. So why is he sitting in the parking lot of a strip mall with the engine running at 5:15a.m., more than an hour before any students with board? And it's not just a question of the ...

• Marysville Council says no to 2 additional traffic cameras

  There are more intersections with red light cameras in Marysville than there are miles of the city: Five intersections in a 3.4 square-mile radius. That's not a fun fact for many drivers who are afraid of the eight red light cameras the city currently ...

• DNA match reopens Butte County cold case

  Investigators recently took a sample of Pyrskalla's DNA from her parents, and plugged it into a database -- which matched the body of a woman found in the Sacramento River, in Yolo County just four months after the woman ...

• Drug lord could be tied to 2010 barbershop shooting

  SACRAMENTO, CA - Driving by nearly three years later, you would have no idea one of Sacramento's worst murders happened in a Stockton Boulevard parking lot. Iin December 2010, Two rival-gangs got into a shoot out in the parking lot of a barbershop; Monique Nelson died using her body as a shield to protect her 2-year-old son. A federal complaint filed Wednesday sheds a new light on the ...

• QA What is health privacy who has access to your medical info

  In the digital age, more and more private information is becoming less private. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), signed into law in 1996, is designed to protect people's health data. However, weak barriers in HIPAA are making your private health information public to debt collectors, lawmakers, attorneys, the company you work for, etc. News10 anchor ...

• Neighbors Help Hard of Hearing Vet during Fire

  SACRAMENTO COUNTY- Residents on North Country Drive in the Antelope community were rousted out of their beds by neighbors after a fire raced through the garage of a home. Next door neighbor Dwayne James watered down the roof of his house after neighbors woke him up. He was concerned for the owner of the house that was on fire, but he said ';Wille'; Williams, an elderly veteran who ...

• Parks And Rec Employee Claims Supervisor Sexually Harassed Her

  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) -- A state parks and recreation department employee says she was fired after complaining about her supervisor bragging about her sex life. Delane Hurley is one of several women who say they became the target of an extremely hostile work environment at their Ocotillo Wells office, by their supervisor, Lisa Seals. "She wanted to know who I was sleeping with," Hurley ...

• DAs Office Teens experience abuse in dating relationships

  Officials are delivering presentations at high schools in the area to make sure teens are familiar with the warning signs of a dangerous relationship. Suzanne Schultz, from the Family Crimes Unit at the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office, said one-third of all teens experience verbal or physical abuse in their romantic ...

• Modesto lieutenants hit the streets trying to reduce crime

  Modesto Police Chief Galen Carroll has assigned these lieutenants to oversee the southwest, southeast, northwest and northeast sides of the city -- meaning lieutenants will spend less time in-house and more hours on the ...

• New Sacramento bridge design expected by fall

  A study completed in 2011 concluded that any new bridge over the Sacramento River would likely be a fixed bridge, rising 55 feet above the river's high-water mark to accommodate boat ...

• New Firefighters Get First-Hand Experience on First Day

  Firefighters work to prevent flare-ups at a fire at Riverbend Park in Rancho Cordova. RANCHO CORDOVA- Every year, veterans and new recruits with Metro Fire train for wildfires in a controlled environment, but they were on the front lines in a real life situation Wednesday. Crews thought a fire, that started at midnight in Riverbend Park in Rancho Cordova had been contained, but by 10 ...

• Beat the System Cheap Memorial Day Plans

  SACRAMENTO- It’s not too late to make plans for Memorial Day, and they certainly don’t have to cost a lot – or cost anything. Our first tip is to look for local events. On Monday, admission to the Crocker Art Museum is free. The Sacramento County Fair is also Memorial Day Weekend. The cost for adults is $5 and kids get in free. And don’t forget the Sacramento Music ...

• Sex Offenders Not Making It On Megan’s Law Website

  SACRAMENTO- Some convicted sex offenders are not getting listed on the Megan’s Law website, and not because they’re failing to register. Victim advocates say government budget cuts are to blame. ';I know the Department of Justice took huge cuts, lost many people and they are backlogged because they don’t have man power,'; said Nina Salarno-Ashford, executive ...

• Well Water Contaminated In Yuba City

  YUBA CITY- Residents in the El Margarita Estates neighborhood in the eastern part of Yuba City must decide if they want to hook up to the city’s water supply after a toxic chemical was found in their well water. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board tested the well water in anticipation of an effort to hook up homes in the area to the Yuba City water system. Small ...

• Stanislaus County Claims Eminent Domain on Home For Road Project

  MODESTO (CBS13) -- Stanislaus County Supervisors have claimed eminent domain on a Modesto home after they were unable to make a deal with the homeowners. Part of the home sits along the path of the county's $15 million widening project on Claribel Road. The county says there are more than a dozen crashes on this stretch of road a year. It's hoped that the project will make the roadway ...

• Replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall comes to Fair Oaks

  Vietnam veteran George Martin of Fair Oaks looks over at names on the panels of the traveling Vietnam memorial on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.Martin, 64, was an enlisted Marine who served three tours in Vietnam. He was one of many motorcycle riders who escorted the monument from Dixon along Interstate 80.The Traveling Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall arrived at Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks ...

• Sac Convention Center considers major expansion

  A few blocks away, the Sacramento Convention Center is considering a major expansion that would add a third floor to the facility and help it better compete with its ...

• Sac Co driver killed in freak accident impaled by metal rod

  The California Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses, as it investigates the death of a man who was impaled by a metal rod while driving on Interstate 580 around ...

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