How To Throw The Ultimate Halloween Party
Fall has officially arrived and the time has come to start planning for the ultimate Halloween party. These five tips will help you craft a magical, mysterious and memorable Halloween celebration.
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Fall has officially arrived and the time has come to start planning for the ultimate Halloween party. These five tips will help you craft a magical, mysterious and memorable Halloween celebration.
2017 was a great year for horror films. Check out this list for the best of the best.
Whether you're attending a costume party Han Solo on all Hallow's Eve or have the itch to dress up with your significant other, these trending costume ideas will be a huge event no matter where you trick-or-treat this season.
Some of the eeriest and easiest Halloween decorations for your home are inexpensive, do-it-yourself projects you can make with the kids.
Halloween weekend can be a dangerous time for drivers and pedestrians. And with all of the activity downtown, you want to make sure you're safe on the road and on the streets.
Halloween is a fun night of trick-or-treating for kids and a big responsibility for parents keeping them safe while crossing the street.
Feel like making this a Halloween to remember? Spend it at one of these great international celebrations!
Looking for the perfect costume this year? Impress all your friends and be the hit of your costume party with these trendy looks!
Need some tips for making your home a house of horrors? Try these simple techniques scaring guests and trick-or-treaters alike!
Halloween season is officially here, and that means spooky and scary decorations of all kinds are being put up all around Sacramento.
Are you planning to give candy on Halloween? If you live in California, a new survey suggests offering up Life Savers if you want your house to be the most popular among trick-or-treaters.
With the holiday falling on a Saturday, some thought the crowds at the two-year-old parade would be too big.
Dang kids! Stop smashing those pumpkins! There's good eats in those orange, cruciferous, gourds, and there's no season like the current season to stock up. Canned, fresh, etc - you can flex your epicurean muscles this fall, and we have the recipes to get you started. Some of Sacto's top foodie chefs and bloggers reveal their secrets for our readers. So, spare no seed, and blow your holiday party-goers away!
Halloween chills come in many, many forms. Stage theater productions, partying with the animals, train rides and puppet shows are all waiting for you. We've covered all the bases for you in this list: kid themed, adult themed, family friendly. You name it, we've got it all under our noses in Sacto. And with varying performances, you can catch them all. Enjoy a spooktacular holiday - arguably, the best holiday around.
Halloween is the perfect time to have some fun. Pump up your holiday home décor this Halloween with a few expert decorating tips for a delightful holiday change.
Craft the perfect outdoor Halloween decorations with these DIY ideas.
Get a little creative this Halloween. Here are five fun costume ideas for your baby that won't cost you an arm and a leg.
Pair that Halloween costume with the perfect makeup with the help of these YouTube instructional videos.
It's the season of pumpkin everything, including some incredible pumpkin beers that are perfect for your upcoming Halloween party. Here are five tasty offerings to get you started this season.
Celebrate the Halloween season with the scariest amusement parks in the country.
Plan your 2015 Halloween costume with some inspiration from the biggest celebrities and movies of the year.
If you're hoping to hand out something other than sugar to the kids on Halloween this year, you'll want to make sure you do it right. Here are five fun things to offer this year that will keep the kids happy.
Keeping the main attraction alive for the fall is a challenge, as some of his pumpkins are withering on the vine.
What appeared to be dead horses hung up from their hind legs in the backyard of a home was actually something much less cruel.
So they went out in their Doctor Who costumes to get some candy, but they got a lot more than that when they stopped at Sharrie Crockell's home.
An eight-vehicle crash involving an overturned big rig shut down multiple lanes of northbound Interstate 5 near March Lane in Stockton Thursday evening, officials said.
Patterson residents have been without a local hospital emergency department for decades, leaving paramedics to transport patients to emergency rooms in neighboring communities.
Drew Rasmussen pitched five scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays opened a five-game AL East lead with a 10-1 win over the Athletics that extended their winning streak to six.
More than five months after UC Davis student Lincoln Sabini was killed while riding his bike on campus, university officials have released the findings of their investigation and the police report from the crash for the first time.
California winemaker and racecar driver Scott Pruett acknowledges challenges like cost and oversaturation impacting the industry but says quality wines will survive.
An unexpected visitor has made its way into the Sacramento River, with an adult humpback whale traveling deep into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Patterson residents have been without a local hospital emergency department for decades, leaving paramedics to transport patients to emergency rooms in neighboring communities.
The three students were walking to school when they were hit near the campus Thursday morning.
An eight-vehicle crash involving an overturned big rig shut down multiple lanes of northbound Interstate 5 near March Lane in Stockton Thursday evening, officials said.
More than five months after UC Davis student Lincoln Sabini was killed while riding his bike on campus, university officials have released the findings of their investigation and the police report from the crash for the first time.
As children head back to school, many adults are returning to their regular routines, leaving local animal shelters with fewer volunteers at a time when they need them most.
The Twin Rivers Unified School District is taking a stand against plans for a crematorium less than 1,000 feet from Babcock Elementary School in Sacramento, citing concerns about air quality and potential health risks for students and families.
Sacramento police are searching for an e-bike rider who led officers on a chase Tuesday afternoon before getting onto Highway 99 and escaping.
Sol Blume, an R&B music festival in Sacramento that's been postponed several times, is still causing headaches for some ticket holders awaiting refunds.
Concert-goers arrived in Downtown Sacramento on Saturday expecting a day of reggae, hip-hop and food vendors. Instead, they found an empty park.
The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, a move that could change how some undeveloped forest areas in California are managed.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority paid out more than half a million dollars to consultants for wasteful expenses such as first-class flights and trips to nightclubs, a state watchdog said.
Qualifying collector cars will gradually become exempt from smog checks beginning Jan. 1, 2028.
California dairy farmers are bracing for another economic hit as the escalating U.S.-Canada trade war brings new tariffs on American dairy products.
Thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers across Northern California had their power restored after the utility cut off power because of the risk of wildfires on Saturday.
Drew Rasmussen pitched five scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays opened a five-game AL East lead with a 10-1 win over the Athletics that extended their winning streak to six.
Nick Martinez worked five efficient innings for his 15th win, Jonny DeLuca was 2 for 4 with an RBI double, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Athletics 4-3 for their fifth straight win.
Junior Caminero hit his second game-ending homer in four games, an opposite-field liner leading off the ninth inning that gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 victory over the Athletics.
Lawrence Butler hit a two-run drive off Andrés Muñoz in the ninth inning for his second home run of the game as the Athletics overcame a four-run deficit and beat Seattle 8-7, leaving the Mariners five games back in the AL West with 12 to play.
Manny Machado hit a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres ran their winning streak to seven games with a 6-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday night.
Patterson residents have been without a local hospital emergency department for decades, leaving paramedics to transport patients to emergency rooms in neighboring communities.
In court documents filed Wednesday by Rep. Joyce Beatty, a witness said he saw a "forklift run into and hit the pillars" of the building.
California firefighters, police officers and other public safety employees rallied at the state Capitol this week, urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign legislation that supporters say would allow first responders to retire earlier and improve their retirement benefits.
Qualifying collector cars will gradually become exempt from smog checks beginning Jan. 1, 2028.
The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against White people and other minority groups in South Africa.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
For children facing cancer and other serious medical conditions, a hospital stay can be especially difficult. But at hospitals across Northern California, one familiar superhero is helping bring some joy to kids who need it most.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
Yolo County has reported its first death from West Nile virus this year as health officials say mosquito activity increases across the county and throughout California.
Stanislaus County has reported its first human case of West Nile virus for 2026 as the number of cases in California surges compared to recent years.
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.
The Dome Fire in California's Yosemite National Park has rapidly grown as firefighters work to slow the flames burning in steep terrain in Mariposa County.
The Lucas Fire burning in the Potter Valley area of Mendocino County, right at the Lake County border, has prompted an evacuation order.
Two firefighters were injured while battling a wildfire in California's Mariposa County that prompted evacuation orders and road closures.
An evacuation order for the Ross Fire in Calaveras County was downgraded as crews stopped the forward progress.
The evacuation order and warning were lifted for the Clover Fire in the Alta Sierra area in Nevada County on Friday afternoon.
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.
Madisen Keavy reports.
A crash involving six vehicles, including a big rig, was heavily affecting traffic on northbound I-5 in Stockton on Thursday.
Patterson residents have been without a local hospital emergency department for decades, leaving paramedics to transport patients to emergency rooms in neighboring communities.
Nina Burns reports.
Conor McGill reports.