Loomis man with autism defies odds, turns passion into purpose
April is Autism Awareness Month, and one young man in Loomis is proving that you can do anything you set your mind to.
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April is Autism Awareness Month, and one young man in Loomis is proving that you can do anything you set your mind to.
In the small town of Loomis, a growing population is already top of mind for many residents. Now, a proposal to allow digital signs in town is adding to that conversation and raising concerns about what Loomis could become.
The proposal could transform the way people experience downtown, allowing visitors to legally enjoy alcohol outdoors.
A longtime Loomis canal has been shut down, leaving dozens of property owners scrambling to find new water sources for their land.
The chalking tradition is now at the center of a growing controversy, with many calling it vandalism.
A beloved summer staple in Loomis is missing this year, leaving many residents without a place to cool off.
Each year, graduating seniors from Del Oro High School leave their mark on a Loomis intersection, spray-painting messages of celebration across the pavement at Taylor and King Roads.
A California Highway Patrol vehicle was involved in a crash along Interstate 80 early Tuesday afternoon.
A man who previously worked as a custodian for a Loomis school has been arrested on suspicion of inappropriate communication with a student.
The Del Oro High School girls' softball team is taking on a challenge most teens would find impossible: giving up their smartphones for an entire month.
A woman has been rescued after she fell down a well in Placer County Thursday morning.
Loomis, a small Northern California town relatively untouched by growth, may soon see some changes in one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation.
The town of Loomis geared up for a major grand opening with Thursday marking the official opening of a new Costco.
The 148,000 square-foot warehouse sits along Sierra College Boulevard.
The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. at the park on Taylor Road.
A Placer County teenager has died after an accident involving a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) over the weekend.
Today was the 36th annual Loomis Eggplant Festival. It boasted something great for everyone.
The Loomis Eggplant Festival is celebrating its 36th year.
Firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire that is threatening a structure near Loomis on Saturday afternoon.
A bird's nest appears to have been the tinder to a fire at a Loomis home on Monday.
investigators are searching for the driver who hit and killed a Loomis cyclist this weekend.
Deputies say a registered sex offender was arrested on suspicion of trespassing at a Loomis-area school.
The child's condition is unknown.
Loomis and Rocklin have reached an agreement "that paves the way" for Costo to build a store in Loomis along the border of the cities.
Loomis and Rocklin have reached an agreement "that paves the way" for Costo to build a store in Loomis along the border of the cities.
Pop rock legends The All-American Rejects are set to play a special acoustic set at Sacramento's Concerts in the Park.
Southwest is walking back some recent changes in its policies for passengers who require a second seat.
An African elephant who called a Central Valley wildlife sanctuary home for the past decade has died.
Winters police announced the boy's arrest Thursday and detailed several incidents they said happened over the past few weeks.
The climbers' conditions weren't immediately known, and rangers were seeking a weather window to reach the area by helicopter.
Utility workers face storms, fires and dangerous overnight calls. They say attacks on the job are becoming another threat.
Pop rock legends The All-American Rejects are set to play a special acoustic set at Sacramento's Concerts in the Park.
Sacramento's big-league baseball ambitions took a formal step forward Thursday.
Southwest is walking back some recent changes in its policies for passengers who require a second seat.
An African elephant who called a Central Valley wildlife sanctuary home for the past decade has died.
Could a "museum mile" be a way to boost tourism in Sacramento? There are nearly a dozen museums already within a short walk of the city's waterfront, and new efforts aim to make them a destination for more global visitors.
Sacramento Regional Transit is holding a series of public workshops, saying it has a plan in place to begin construction on a new Tower Bridge streetcar in 2027.
A motorcycle driver in Sacramento died after crashing into a vehicle that made an illegal U-turn on Monday, the California Highway Patrol said.
For music producer Derek Sample, his wife was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer the day the fires broke out. They are now displaced, even though their home survived because of the toxins that rendered their home unlivable.
Sacramento City Council candidate Jenn Chawla has condemned what she said were separate incidents of her campaign signs being vandalized with racist slurs.
Utility workers already face tough conditions during storms, fires and working at night. But they say there's also a growing threat of being attacked on the job. Some California lawmakers are making moves to help prevent those assaults.
The California State Assembly passed a new bill that they hope can rein in a black market in restaurant reservations.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday aimed at tightening California's election security rules ahead of the June 2 statewide primary.
Authorities in Northern California alerted residents on Tuesday about an invasive species found on plants from Costco that could threaten the vineyards and other agriculture in the region.
El Niño conditions are 82% likely to return as soon as next month, with a 96% chance of it lasting through at least February, and there are increasing chances that the El Niño event will be moderate to very strong, but what does that mean?
Rob Refsnyder and Julio Rodríguez hit three-run home runs and Logan Gilbert threw six shutout innings as the Seattle Mariners beat the Athletics 9-1 to complete a series sweep and move into first place in the AL West.
Emerson Hancock allowed one hit in six innings, Victor Robles had three hits and the Seattle Mariners beat the Athletics 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was arrested Tuesday in Wisconsin on domestic violence charges, officials said.
Carlos Cortes hit a leadoff home run and Nick Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 47 games as the AL West-leading Athletics beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 to avoid a three-game sweep.
Rafael Devers hit San Francisco's third grand slam in a seven-day span, a tiebreaking, fifth-inning drive that led the Giants over the Chicago White Sox 8-5.
DOJ is probing a nonprofit run by billionaire Reid Hoffman that funded a portion of E. Jean Carroll's civil litigation against President Trump, several sources said.
Many artists announced for the Freedom 250 concert series in Washington, D.C., this summer, say they won't be performing.
The California State Assembly passed a new bill that they hope can rein in a black market in restaurant reservations.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday aimed at tightening California's election security rules ahead of the June 2 statewide primary.
Former first lady Jill Biden said she thought her husband, Joe Biden, was having a stroke during the 2024 debate against Donald Trump.
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.
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.
More than two dozen structures were destroyed in a wildfire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
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.
California's craft beer industry is going through a transformation, and while it's happening slowly, it's changing what a brewery looks like and what it has to do to survive.
Utility workers already face tough conditions during storms, fires and working at night. But they say there's also a growing threat of being attacked on the job. Some California lawmakers are making moves to help prevent those assaults.
Carmela Karcher reports.
Steve Large spoke with Steve Sax on Thursday after a formal bid for a Sacramento area MLB expansion team was put forward.
Ashley Sharp reports.