Native plants, wildlife return to American River Parkway spot cleared of homeless camps over flooding concerns
The nature area gets an estimated 5 million visits each year, more than even Yosemite.
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The nature area gets an estimated 5 million visits each year, more than even Yosemite.
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced a new approach to tackling homelessness during the State of the City series: utilize emergency management plans and treat the issue like an emergency disaster.
Police are investigating millions of dollars in damage done to a major downtown Sacramento development. The A.J. apartment complex was supposed to be the first residential building in the Railyards. Now it's delayed indefinitely.
As the homeless population in Sacramento soars, a temporary housing site is offering a path to success.
As the homeless population in the city of Sacramento soars, a temporary housing site offers a path to success.
The Sacramento County Sheriff calls revelations from a six month outreach and enforcement operation on homelessness, "troubling."
The announcement of the stats, and the sheriff’s concerns, come the same week as the county district attorney’s call-out of Sacramento city leaders for failing to enforce a ban on homeless blocking sidewalks.
The State of California is doing its part to help meet a goal of 2.5 million new housing starts by 2030. One plan is to turn empty office buildings into affordable housing.
The Sacramento County district attorney is set to sue the City of Sacramento over the downtown homeless crisis.
When it comes to finding new homeless shelters in Sacramento, who's responsible for that decision?
The City of Stockton enacted an emergency declaration in response to the Stockton Shelter for the Homeless' notification two weeks ago they would close their doors in 30 days.
Speaking out after a vicious assault on the Capitol Mall, the victim of a random attack is sharing her story and calling for change.
The midtown Sacramento encampment is considered one of 27 Level 1 Priority Encampments throughout the city. The city looks at multiple factors such as impacts on critical infrastructure, the environment, health and safety.
The City of Sacramento and its police department forced the removal of more than 100 people at a homeless encampment outside Stanford Park in Midtown on C and 28th streets Wednesday morning. Notices to vacate started going up on tents Tuesday.
The victim is the wife of Sacramento Downtown Partnership executive director Michael Ault.
A big midtown Sacramento homeless sweep aims to clear an encampment near a neighborhood park that has become overrun with transient tents.
Neighbors say problems in and around homeless encampments only continue to grow at a Sacramento park. More than 100 unhoused people live in tents paralleling Stanford Park at 27th and C streets.
The Sacramento County district attorney is taking the first steps toward a possible lawsuit against the City of Sacramento over the downtown homeless crisis. He is now asking anyone who lives, works or visits downtown to fill out a "Neighborhood Nuisance Abatement Questionnaire."
Jason Means has walked 41 miles from Martinez to Dixon and plans to finish off his walk at the state capitol.
An investigation is underway after deputies say a woman was reportedly beaten by a homeless person near an Arden Arcade park on Wednesday.
In support of the homeless community, 60 tents are being added to Sacramenton's temporary "safe ground" camping site in Miller Park, where there are currently 17 trailers.
Neighbors in South Land Park say they are feeling the heat. They're not talking about the rising temperatures but back-to-back fires near their Oregon Drive and Gilgunn Way homes.
The goal is to help transform participants' lives and help change the perceptions of homelessness. Organizers estimate there are about 100 million homeless people worldwide. Their mission is to help end the crisis.
The Sacramento State football stadium is being transformed for a different kind of football – street soccer.
The Sacramento State football stadium is being transformed for a different kind of football – street soccer.
The Golden Gate Bridge will be closed for several hours on July 4, as fireworks will be launched from the span for the country's 250th birthday.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted on June 11 to eliminate its contract with HopSkipDrive, a youth transportation service, with the approval of a budget that cut a total of $57 million from general fund departments.
The CDC is reporting the highest rate of emergency room visits from tick bites since 2017 in many parts of the U.S.
District officials said there are currently no plans to choose a replacement.
The Vatican says bishops from the ultra-conservative Catholic SSPX society were automatically excommunicated after ignoring Pope Leo's plea for unity.
The victims' families say the pain is still as raw to this day.
The Golden Gate Bridge will be closed for several hours on July 4, as fireworks will be launched from the span for the country's 250th birthday.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted on June 11 to eliminate its contract with HopSkipDrive, a youth transportation service, with the approval of a budget that cut a total of $57 million from general fund departments.
We compiled a list of where you can view fireworks around the Greater Sacramento area.
The CDC is reporting the highest rate of emergency room visits from tick bites since 2017 in many parts of the U.S.
A North Sacramento home was damaged from flames that spread from a nearby trailer fire, officials said Wednesday afternoon.
A year after fireworks sparked a destructive fire, a Sacramento business is still dealing with damages.
There are growing concerns and confusion over Sacramento's new emergency shelter voucher program that helps homeless families. Advocates are demanding change after they say more families were forced to leave their motels.
Artificial intelligence is developing faster than phones, the internet, and maybe anything we've seen. With popularity rising among AI-generated images, some artists say they are feeling the squeeze.
Let the games begin. The debut of the X Games in Sacramento is on Friday at Cal Expo.
Assemblymember Alex Lee announced on Wednesday that $20 million in the 2026-27 fiscal budget has been allocated to restart the CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Program after the program paused at the end of June due to a lack of funding.
Two men were arrested in Central California after detectives found about 2,000 pounds of stolen peaches loaded onto a trailer, authorities said.
The City of Sacramento is on the cusp of transformation as most state workers are set to return to the office four days a week under a mandate ordered by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Downtown businesses are welcoming the added foot traffic.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a nearly $352 billion spending plan Monday that delays some cuts to healthcare programs, increases funding for childcare and sets aside money to help speed up the state's vote count ahead of the November election.
Fracking and drilling could be coming back to California. Environmental advocates say it could be devastating to wildlife and communities.
Shea Langeliers hit his 20th home run and the Athletics defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 on Wednesday night to stop a four-game losing streak, their longest this season.
Folarin Balogun got the scoring going with a goal in the 45th minute, but was sent off with a controversial red card in the 64th minute.
The Athletics will be without slugger Brent Rooker for the remainder of the season as he will undergo left knee surgery, manager Mark Kotsay said on Wednesday.
The San Francisco Bay Area repeated history with Wednesday's FIFA Men's World Cup round-of-32 match between the U.S. and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Tommy Edman had four hits including his first home run of the season, and Dave Roberts became the fastest manager in history to reach 1,000 career wins after the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Athletics 9-3 on Tuesday.
NCAA President Charlie Baker told CBS News he doesn't think the group will need to change its rules on transgender athletes in light of a Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to ban their participation.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will remain in effect until it expires in 2036, unless the countries strike another deal to extend it.
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said "the Constitution is not a suggestion" and that "the Second Amendment is a sacred right belonging to all Americans."
Longtime labor activist Dolores Huerta says President Trump's disparaging remarks about Mexicans show he "does not know history," and called on Latinos in California, Texas and other states to push for change.
President Trump earned more than a billion dollars from crypto-related ventures alone last year, according to a financial disclosure, including from his meme coin business and his family's cryptocurrency firm.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Confirmed Ebola cases in the outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said, and tracing those who've been in contact with patients remains a major challenge.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
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.
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.
A key source of transportation for foster youth in Sacramento County ended June 30.
For more than a year, a roadside memorial of flowers, pictures, and a white cross has sat along Sheldon Road in Elk Grove, but now it's in danger of being taken away.
Carmela Karcher reports.
Brady Halbleib reports.
Mandi Bottoms with Ag in the Classroom shows Michael Marks a blueberry science experiment.