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Governor Gavin Newsom said Friday that the California National Guard has been activated to assist local communities with extra testing facilities and capacity in the wake of a nationwide outbreak of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron strain.
The owner of Kiki's Chicken Place has died from COVID-19.
Deputies are investigating after two students were shot near Florin High School, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said Thursday afternoon.
One person has died after a single-car crash in Sacramento late Wednesday night.
Sacramento restaurants were already struggling to stay open due to a staffing shortage, and now the COVID-19 omicron variant is forcing eateries to shutter once again.
Sacramento Public Library teamed up with Sacramento County Public Health to hand out 45,000 free at-home kits Wednesday, but they didn't last long.
Sacramento resident Tomas Butterfield was attacked and killed by a shark on Christmas eve while surfing near Morro Bay. The surfer was in the area visiting family for the holidays.
Omicron is on the rise and California now has the highest positivity rate of any point in the pandemic and more than 23,000 cases a day.
If U-Haul trucks are any indication, the Sacramento area remains a hot location for people moving in.
Wildlife experts say less than 3% of the winter-run Chinook salmon actually survived the hot dry summer. Now, there are concerns restrictions aimed at saving such fish populations could deprive cities and farmers of water deliveries this year.
Two homicides occurred in the first two days of 2022 marking a violent start to the year in Sacramento.
As another storm makes its way across Northern California, there's growing concern in Sacramento about leaves still left in city streets and gutters from past storms.
"We are completely against any kind of COVID-19 vaccine mandate for children," one activist said. "We don't think it's necessary. We think parents can make their own decisions for their children's health."
Interstate 80 is back open at West El Camino Avenue after a closure caused delays for morning commuters.
Three people have been injured after their residences caught fire in North Sacramento on Sunday morning.
California lawmakers are flush with money and unfinished business from last year as they return to the state Capitol on Monday, but they head into an election year rife with uncertainty due to the redrawing of legislative districts after the 2020 census.
A Shasta County man was arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that happened along Roosevelt Avenue in south Sacramento this week, authorities said Saturday.
Chief Kathy Lester was sworn in Friday as the 46th Chief of Police for the Sacramento Police Department.
Gov. Gavin Newsom On Thursday issued an emergency proclamation for nearly two dozen California counties to provide additional response and support amid ongoing statewide winter storms.
The guest nobody asked for, invited, or welcomed to holiday gatherings: the COVID-19 omicron variant, has forced businesses and events to cancel or change previously planned New Year's Eve events across the Sacramento area.
According to Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn, there have been 57 homicides so far in the city and 53 fatal crashes.
With freezing overnight temperatures expected across Northern California throughout the end of the year, warming shelters have opened up across the region for those in need.
The day after Christmas, travelers at SMF told CBS13 their holiday didn't look the same as it did in 2020 because many of them didn't have to spend it alone.
A new law goes into effect in 2022 that requires the state to reduce organic waste in landfills by 75 percent in the next five years.
A series of drone incursions into countries neighboring Ukraine and Russia is fueling concern that their four-and-a-half year war could spread.
Join CBS Sacramento, Pest Pros Pest Solutions and the SSPCA for the 2026 Doggy Dash at William Land Park.
Join CBS Sacramento and Good Day in celebrating literacy in local communities with the first-ever Reading With Your Reporter program.
Big Brother casting call 2026.
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.
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.
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Summer officially kicks off this weekend, and Wayback Burgers is giving guests a sweet way to celebrate. On Saturday, June 20, the burger brand is bringing back its popular Free Shake Day, offering guests a free 12 oz. vanilla milkshake at participating locations nationwide – no purchase necessary. The celebration doesn't stop there. Beginning Friday, June 26, Wayback Rewards members can enjoy Half Off Shake Fridays every week through July 31, making it even easier to cool off with one of Wayback Burgers' signature hand-dipped shakes all summer long.
This fun, family oriented event is the perfect way to spend Father's Day weekend. See live re-enactments, pan for gold, mini train rides and more!
Sacramento's own comedian, DJ Sandhu and his friends, are having a special show at Laughs Unlimited on June 24th. He will be hosting his special Dating Game show!
No college town is complete without a movie theater showing more than your standard blockbusters!
No matter where he goes, Michael Marks finds himself surrounded by fruits and veggies. Today he joins us from San Diego!
The GREATEST skateboarder of All-Time, Tony Hawk joins us in collaboration with Visit Anaheim showing us how Anaheim is a great city to visit. He also took time to help our Good Day Director and former youth skateboarder Jonathan Meris, perform an "Ollie". See how Tony Hawk "coached" Meris on doing the most basic skateboarding trick. Was Director Meris successful?
The Plant Lady is here to help solve all your plant problems! Email her at theplantlady@kmaxtv.com.
Marlene The Plant Lady has returned to fix your plant problems!
Marlene Simon joins us in studio to answer all of your plant and garden related questions!
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.