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A new male African lion will soon call the Sacramento Zoo home -- and he'll have a name familiar to Sacramento Kings fans.
Living too close to a zoo in Elk Grove? On Tuesday night, the public got the chance to sound off on the environmental impacts of what's set to be a 63-acre upgrade to the Sacramento Zoo that right now sits in Land Park.
Seven-time Grammy nominee Victoria Monét calls Sacramento County home. The 34-year-old spent her high school days dancing through the halls of Elk Grove's Sheldon High School.
The singer calls Sacramento home, having attended Sheldon High in Elk Grove.
A 10th grader at Monterey Trial High School is shooting for the stars.
For special needs student Lucas Applegate, making the Monterey Trail High School basketball team was a moment that changed his life. Little did he know the impact his role on the team would have on the Monterey Trail community.
A middle school in Elk Grove was on a precautionary lockdown Wednesday afternoon after deputies said a student received an anonymous text message about a bomb threat.
Police have one less way to use your Ring video to catch crooks after a big change in the company's camera policy and public safety.
For Black business leaders in the Sacramento region, including in Elk Grove, it's a special time to reflect on Dr. King's work and how his words inspired them to give back to their community.
Three armed suspects were arrested after a short pursuit that ended in Elk Grove, authorities said Friday night.
A man died in the hospital after being found unresponsive by firefighters who were putting out a small fire inside an Elk Grove home, officials said on Thursday night.
A man died in the hospital after being found unresponsive by firefighters who were putting out a small fire inside an Elk Grove home, officials said on Thursday night.
A public meeting is also scheduled for Tuesday to get community feedback on the potential new zoo.
A person has died after a fiery crash near Elk Grove on Tuesday morning.
A cold call last year grabbed the attention of veteran and father Miguel Hall. The caller offered to pay him $1,250 now if he agreed to let them list his home in the next 40 years if he chooses to sell.
A Ring doorbell captured the moment a burglar was casing a home posing as a food delivery driver in Elk Grove. The break-in happened in broad daylight while the family was out of town, and now they're warning others.
A man was rushed to the hospital after they were found with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in Elk Grove Saturday night.
Elk Grove police shared an inside look with CBS13 into a covert operation targeting shoplifters during the holiday season. It comes amid a rising trend of retail thefts across the state.
A Sacramento-area native has been nominated again for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
Elk Grove based bakery Sinful Treats is working to deliver delicious cookies for the Polar Express Train Ride in Old Sacramento. Just tonight—Santa’s little helpers are dishing out 4,900 cookies. And you don’t need a train ticket to try their treats or those from other local bakers. Sinful Treats started delivering fresh cookies for the Polar Express ride in 2011. Years later—they continue the tradition.
Caleb McNitt -- or Mr. McNitt in his Elk Grove classroom -- isn't just inspiring young minds as a teacher but also as a cancer survivor.
Police activity has both directions of Highway 99 closed in Elk Grove Tuesday morning.
Police activity had both directions of Highway 99 closed in Elk Grove Tuesday morning.
It wasn't just the hot deals that brought shoppers out, an annual event brought thousands to the streets of Elk Grove.
The scene was on East Stockton Boulevard.
Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, Bryan Reynolds went deep from both sides of the plate and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Athletics 6-5.
A massive fire that destroyed the Medline Industries warehouse in Tracy is now approximately 85% contained, fire officials said Tuesday, as crews move closer to handing the site over to an environmental cleanup team.
Developers have been given the green light to turn 2,000 acres of farmland and wildlife habitat into thousands of new homes near the Natomas area of Sacramento.
Cal Fire said arson investigators arrested a 28-year-old man from Sacramento for allegedly igniting a vegetation fire in Shasta County last week.
Gov. Newsom's office is escalating its fight with the Trump administration, sending a letter Tuesday to Acting U.S. AG Todd Blanche accusing the Justice Department of conducting a politically motivated investigation into his wife and associates.
Gov. Newsom's office sent a letter to Acting U.S. AG Todd Blanche accusing the Justice Department of conducting a politically motivated investigation into his wife and associates.
Developers have been given the green light to turn 2,000 acres of farmland and wildlife habitat into thousands of new homes near the Natomas area of Sacramento.
A massive fire that destroyed the Medline Industries warehouse in Tracy is now approximately 85% contained, fire officials said Tuesday, as crews move closer to handing the site over to an environmental cleanup team.
Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, Bryan Reynolds went deep from both sides of the plate and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Athletics 6-5.
Family members identified the victim as 73-year-old Carla Zepeda, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Developers have been given the green light to turn 2,000 acres of farmland and wildlife habitat into thousands of new homes near the Natomas area of Sacramento.
The capital city's newest museum is about to open in Old Sacramento, and we got an exclusive inside look.
Sacramento police said on Tuesday that a person of interest was taken into custody after a 16-year-old was killed in a weekend shooting.
Old Sacramento is one of the city's top tourist attractions, but finding a way to enjoy the water can be a challenge. A new business is now making a big splash in the area.
An arrest has been made in a hit-and-run in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood that killed a child and left her father with serious injuries, officials said on Friday.
Gov. Newsom's office is escalating its fight with the Trump administration, sending a letter Tuesday to Acting U.S. AG Todd Blanche accusing the Justice Department of conducting a politically motivated investigation into his wife and associates.
The utility said it is monitoring a wind event forecast to hit the region by Wednesday for expected public safety power shutoffs.
A California couple was injured after discovering their dogs were fighting a bear in the Mammoth Lakes area earlier this week, police said.
Three U.S. citizens, including two California residents, have been arrested by the FBI in connection with an alleged plot to support ISIS.
A series of offshore earthquakes shook near California's North Coast early Wednesday morning.
Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, Bryan Reynolds went deep from both sides of the plate and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Athletics 6-5.
The family of former NFL star Aldon Smith is donating his brain to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries following his sudden death at age 36.
Serena and Venus Williams are getting back together as a doubles team, at Wimbledon. The last time the sisters were a doubles duo was at the 2022 U.S. Open, where they lost their opening match.
Nick Kurtz hit two homers and drove in five runs, Jeff McNeil also went deep and knocked in four, and the Athletics beat the scuffling Pittsburgh Pirates 11-2.
Sacramento State is adding women's flag football as an official team, the school announced Monday.
Gov. Newsom's office is escalating its fight with the Trump administration, sending a letter Tuesday to Acting U.S. AG Todd Blanche accusing the Justice Department of conducting a politically motivated investigation into his wife and associates.
The FBI said it disrupted an attempt to attack Sunday's UFC America 250 event at the White House, with court records detailing an alleged plot to use small drones carrying explosives.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said the Justice Department is investigating he and his wife, Jennifer.
President Trump's investment accounts traded between $212 million and $695 million in stocks and other securities in the first three months of the year — an unprecedented sum for a sitting president.
The U.S. and Iran are expected to meet for a signing ceremony on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland, Pakistan's prime minister said.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A West Park High School sophomore is celebrating the end of the school year and a second chance at life after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during band class last month.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Fresh off their undefeated season and conference championship win, the women on the team are speaking out for the first time.
Finding the perfect dress isn't easy, but now, selling them could become a lot more challenging.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have made several different claims about California gas prices. Here's what we found.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The California Highway Patrol captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout said.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
Crews are battling a vegetation fire that was threatening structures near Camanche Reservoir in California's San Joaquin Valley, officials said Wednesday evening.
Six months after a California wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in the Tuolumne County community of Chinese Camp, officials say debris removal is now complete and properties are being returned to their owners.
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Tiger Fire that burned 118 acres in California's Amador County last summer and forced evacuations near Pioneer.
A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.
San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
Their message is simple: keep showing up, keep moving and keep your heart open, because sometimes, the person who changes your life is living right across the street.
A Sacramento County dog picked up thousands of miles from home after he went missing five years ago was reunited with his family on Wednesday.
What started as a suspicious circumstances call for Rancho Cordova police ended with a newborn surprise.
A once-empty lot behind Church of the Cross in north Modesto now hosts a thriving community garden with more than 140 plots and growers from across the globe.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
Developers have been given the green light to turn 2,000 acres of farmland and wildlife habitat into thousands of new homes near the Natomas area of Sacramento.
Madisen Keavy reports.
Chickens are a common sight in the Yuba-Sutter region — wandering neighborhoods, perching in trees, and sometimes causing a little trouble. But some have a much bigger job.
Nina Burns reports.
Steve Large reports.