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Local restaurants and retailers are ready for the Christmas holiday as shoppers pick up last-minute gifts, and this year, they may have some extra money in their pocket thanks to Sacramento's new electronic gift card program.
The thieves are breaking into warehouses in the early morning hours and taking off with up to $100,000 worth of marijuana.
Flowers, candles, balloons and symbols of faith lined part of Del Paso Road as family and friends mourned Baljot Badyal, better known as "Bally."
One Christmas gift will keep on giving. It's the sound of the holidays at a local hearing center as recipients were being given free hearing aids.
A career criminal in Sacramento County has been convicted of the attempted premeditated murder of a peace officer and multiple assault charges related to an officer-involved shooting that happened back in 2017.
The World Health Organization recommends canceling or postponing holiday plans due to the Omicron surge, but that isn't stopping many local families.
A South Sacramento area teacher was arrested on suspicion of committing lewd acts with multiple young children, authorities said Monday.
It was a weekend full of Christmas sales, helping save the bottom line for small business owners in Old Sacramento.
With the holiday season upon us, you may be looking for some fun activities to do with family and friends. CBS13 has put together a list of some festivities that you can take advantage of in and around the Sacramento area.
A garbage truck spilled hydraulic fluid along Second Street in Old Sacramento Sunday afternoon.
With the countdown to Christmas, many shoppers are rushing to get in their last buys before the holidays.
Sacramento has now opened several warming centers to help homeless residents stay warm during the cold holiday season.
It feels like every time we think we are close to being done with Covid-19, nature ups its game with a new variant. With the new Omicron variant now detected in Sacramento County, it's important to start looking at Covid as if it's here to stay, at least for now, rather than something that we're at the tail end of.
A 27-year-old, Hunter Daniel Secrest, formerly of San Francisco, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, said the Department of Justice.
With Omicron now present in Sacramento, we turned to experts to see what they recommended.
Gunshots shattered a peaceful funeral service at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Oak Park Friday afternoon.
The popular Polar Express is back on the rails. The Christmas-themed train ride is the biggest annual fundraiser for the California Railroad Museum Foundation.
Visitors to downtown Sacramento were frustrated Friday by the looming possibility of another COVID-19 shutdown as the Omicron variant continues to spread.
In preparation for cold overnight temperatures in the Sacramento area this weekend, there are warming centers opening.
With employers adding over 45,000 non-farm payroll jobs, the unemployment rate declined to 6.9 percent in November, said the California Employment Development Department.
New documents show the substation that caught fire needed improvements, and SMUD was planning on change before the explosion.
Day three of the power outage in downtown Sacramento forced thousands to seek shelter or shelter in place as temperatures drop.
Old Sacramento's Theatre of Lights and Polar Express have been canceled Thursday due to the widespread power outage affecting a portion of the downtown area.
More than 500 SMUD customers are still without power in downtown Sacramento on Thursday morning.
The CHP is urging drivers to take it easy on the roads as the rain tapers off in the valley.
Videos showing extreme violence are easily accessible on Instagram — and people are making thousands posting graphic content on the platform, a CBS News investigation found.
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Donate a backpack or school supplies to the Phoong Law Sacramento headquarters or the following Great Clips or Jimboy's locations.
Help local students succeed by donating backpacks or school supplies.
Do you think you have what it takes to be on Survivor? Then apply for the adventure of a lifetime.
Big Al – whose name was Alvin Sams – was part of Northern California television and radio for more than 25 years.
Alvin "Big Al" Sams will be remembered at a funeral service on Thursday.
Videos showing extreme violence are easily accessible on Instagram — and people are making thousands posting graphic content on the platform, a CBS News investigation found.
To take photos of the Mount Lyell shrew, three students laid out over 100 traps last November in the Eastern Sierra Nevada region and checked them every two hours.
A farewell celebration for the Hotel Marysville took place Monday, seven months after a fire devastated the historic vacant building.
Six local high school football teams went to SoCal this weekend to fight for the state championship glory!
The Santa Parade is a Sacramento tradition. The parade features marching bands, clowns, youth groups, horses, antique vehicles and Santa Claus. Free. December 13, 2025, 10 AM, circling Capitol Park. Santa is back in downtown, and we want you and your family to experience the magic on Saturday, December 13th, at 10 am. The fun kicks off at 14th and N streets with cheer teams, dance troupes, festive floats, vintage vehicles, bands, superheroes, and of course, Santa himself.
Appellation’s Chief Culinary Director, Chef Thomas Bellec, and Americana House Chef de Cuisine, Robert Ito join us in studio to make Spiced Honey butternut squash with granny smith apple and chestnut relish and Shisho Tuna Tartare with ponzu and garden radishes.
Every year, Lost But Not Forgotten—a local nonprofit—supports dozens of families facing temporary hardships. Whether it’s job loss, illness, or an unexpected loss in the family, the organization is dedicated to helping households with teenagers, who are often overlooked during the holiday season. Today is their annual Wrapping Day, where more than 200 volunteers come together to wrap gifts for local families in need!
Appellation’s Chief Culinary Director, Chef Thomas Bellec, and Americana House Chef de Cuisine, Robert Ito, visited our studio to tell us about Appellation Lodi and they will show us their recipe for Shisho Tuna Tartare with ponzu and garden radishes!
Marlene Simon is in studio answering all your plant and garden related questions!
Marlene Simon is in studio answering all your plant and gardening related questions!
Marlene answers your plant questions while hula hooping, that's skill!
Marlene joins us to share more of her garden tips
Marlene the Plant Lady joins us to share some plant advice
Videos showing extreme violence are easily accessible on Instagram — and people are making thousands posting graphic content on the platform, a CBS News investigation found.
To take photos of the Mount Lyell shrew, three students laid out over 100 traps last November in the Eastern Sierra Nevada region and checked them every two hours.
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months.
The former first lady, senator, secretary of state and presidential nominee opens up about personal matters in her new book, "Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty."
Thanks to vaccinations, measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. But measles cases are now back; one reason is that more families have exempted their children from routine immunizations than ever before.