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He says he got a call from Bowers on Monday night saying the tow truck he was driving overheated on westbound Highway 50 near Jefferson Boulevard. Portugal responded and fixed the truck.
Engine 42 is back at its Station 42 home on Jefferson Boulevard for the first time since Feb. 9 when the station was be closed while it is refurbished.
Rice grown in the valley is shipped from West Sacramento and Oakland to countries in the south Pacific. It should take one week to get the billion-dollar product from the valley onto the waters of the Pacific, but instead it's taking two months.
Engine 42 will be moving from its Station 42 home on Jefferson Boulevard on Feb. 9, and the station will be closed while it is refurbished.
Sacramento Police says a probationary employee accused of impersonating a police officer has been fired.
Sacramento Police identified the suspect as Ilaya Prozorov, who has been employed as a civilian community service officer for just over a month. Prozorov graduated from the department's basic recruit academy in December.
An incident on Interstate 80 in West Sacramento ended with a fire truck hit and a man in in custody.
It's been almost two months since Mark Anthony Green was homeless, living on the banks of the Sacramento River on and off for more than 20 years. He's a different man today.
t least 10 people are displaced from their flooded apartments in West Sacramento after a sprinkler went off.
It was CBS13's story from Wednesday that planted an idea in his mind. He saw the sisters talking about their loss after a fire they believe was started by a space heater quickly took over, filling their home with black smoke.
Carole says it's amazing she, her sister, the bird and their two dogs made it out alive. She says it wasn't the smoke alarm that woke her in time, but a persistent back injury.
A fire caused extensive damage to a home in West Sacramento on Wednesday morning.
Alex Mehmood of Sacramento Auto Sales says the work is leaving a thin film of concrete dust on his cars, turning off potential customers.
Two people are safe after the roof of the auto shop they were working in partially collapsed.
Parents joined the teachers as they walked into the school board meeting. According to the teachers, the district leaders want to be able to transfer a teacher to any school at any time.
A cyclist was shot multiple times in West Sacramento on Tuesday morning.
After the city and a few dozen organizations heard that a known transient camp in West Sacramento would be uprooted, they stepped up to help get the homeless into a home just in time for the holidays.
Collin Samaan hops aboard the custom bike he's named Veggie Trike. He pedals four days a week on the streets of West Sacramento, with music playing like an ice cream truck.
A husband and wife are dead after their motorcycle crashed in rural West Sacramento late Wednesday night.
Police are investigating a shooting that happened in a West Sacramento park on Monday morning.
Officials at Riverbank Elementary School in West Sacramento say the burglar broke in over the weekend, but they didn't know what had happened until the teacher showed up for work on Monday.
While organizers of last weekend's TBD Fest say the event was a huge success in West Sacramento, some are saying the music hit a sour note for them.
Some say you didn't need to buy tickets to the TBD Fest in West Sacramento to hear the music.
Overcoming its once bad rap, West Sacramento has now blossomed into a popular neighborhood for Sacramento residents.
A Michelin tire study found 52 percent of teens between the ages of 15 and 17 don't know how to change a tire, while 44 percent don't know how to check for tread depth, and 32 percent don't understand the importance of tire pressure.
A new sponsorship patch will adorn the jerseys of Sacramento Kings players next season.
Two of the three suspects wanted in connection with a violent carjacking that was caught on camera in April are now under arrest, authorities say.
U.S. consumer prices rose in April, fueled by a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war.
A deal is taking shape for the U.S. and Ukraine to jointly develop and build weapons that have been at the forefront of the wars in both Ukraine and Iran.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Four Californians are being monitored after possible exposure to a deadly cruise-linked hantavirus.
A new sponsorship patch will adorn the jerseys of Sacramento Kings players next season.
Two of the three suspects wanted in connection with a violent carjacking that was caught on camera in April are now under arrest, authorities say.
U.S. consumer prices rose in April, fueled by a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war.
A deal is taking shape for the U.S. and Ukraine to jointly develop and build weapons that have been at the forefront of the wars in both Ukraine and Iran.
A new sponsorship patch will adorn the jerseys of Sacramento Kings players next season.
The debate over Sacramento's water has been going on for decades. From farming to urban uses, it's a natural resource that is in high demand, especially during droughts.
CBS News Sacramento unveiled its new augmented reality and virtual reality-driven news set on Monday, becoming the first television station in the Sacramento market to launch a fully AR/VR news studio.
A Sacramento County resident is among four Californians being monitored for possible exposure to the Andes hantavirus linked to a deadly cruise ship outbreak, state health officials announced.
A new proposal aimed at saving more animals at Sacramento's Front Street Animal Shelter could soon give the public a last chance to adopt pets facing euthanasia.
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.
Gov. Gavin Newsom defended his administration's water policies and pushed for major infrastructure projects, including the controversial Delta Conveyance Project, arguing California is now "more prepared for our water future than ever before."
A spring storm has hit farmers in what many consider the cherry capital of the world.
An early morning earthquake in Nevada on Friday was felt as far west as the Sacramento Valley.
The sunny skies and warmer weather in Northern California are increasing the chance of seeing snakes, and this year, there's been a big spike in the number of fatal rattlesnake bites in the state.
Janelle Salaun scored 21 points off the bench, Gabby Williams contributed 19 points and five rebounds in her home debut for Golden State after the All-Star forward signed last month, and the Valkyries beat the Phoenix Mercury 95-79 in their home opener.
Chris Bassitt pitched six solid innings in relief and Leody Taveras threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the seventh to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 2-1 win over the Athletics on Sunday.
The league's worst team this season is getting the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.
The San Francisco Giants sent struggling reliever Ryan Walker to Triple-A Sacramento following his fourth straight outing when he allowed at least one run.
After a long wait, Ballhalla energy is returning to Chase Center as the Golden State Valkyries host the Phoenix Mercury for their home opener on Sunday.
The Senate is returning to Washington to resume work on funding immigration agencies with a package that includes $1 billion for the renovation of the White House East Wing.
Allen is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump, assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two gun counts.
Taiwan, one of the world's biggest diplomatic flashpoints, will be top of mind for President Xi when he meets with President Trump.
The U.S. military's latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed two men Friday while leaving one survivor.
The Trump administration announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign targeting foreign-born American citizens accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
A Sacramento County resident is among four Californians being monitored for possible exposure to the Andes hantavirus linked to a deadly cruise ship outbreak, state health officials announced.
San Francisco Bay Area health officials provided an update on a resident who was exposed to the hantavirus during a cruise in the Atlantic, adding that the risk to the public remains low.
A San Francisco Bay Area resident who was a passenger on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak is being monitored, health officials said.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
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.
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.
Junior Romello Bruhn of Woodland Christian High School is closer than ever to scoring 3,000 career points, something only 13 high school athletes have accomplished in California state history.
The incident happened at a gas station near Florin and Power Inn roads.
Jake Gadon reports.
The debate over Sacramento's water has been going on for decades. From farming to urban uses, it's a natural resource that is in high demand, especially during droughts.
Kayla Moeller reports.
Kayla Moeller reports.