Report outages at smud.org/outages SMUD is prepared for this week’s winter storm, which is expected to produce widespread precipitation starting Tuesday evening and lasting into next week. The National Weather Service is also forecasting windy conditions, with gusts up to 40 mph starting Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. When storms knock out power, SMUD works around-the-clock […]

In a distressing incident at Grant Union High School on Tuesday, a male student was shot in the arm during school hours, prompting an immediate “emergency lockdown” that lasted for two hours. The Sacramento Police Department swiftly detained a 14-year-old suspect, who was also a student at the school, off-campus shortly after the shooting, according […]

On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at around 11 AM, law enforcement deputies in Rio Linda were summoned to the vicinity of 18th Street and Elkhorn Boulevard in response to reports of trespassing. However, what transpired on that scene quickly escalated into a more serious incident involving a carjacking. While at the scene of the initial […]

A hit-and-run incident involving a pedestrian is currently under investigation by authorities in the North Highlands area. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the incident occurred on Thursday night (1/25/24) at approximately 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Walerga Road and Elkhorn Boulevard, where a pedestrian was crossing the street within a crosswalk while […]

RIO LINDA – A tense standoff culminated in the arrest of a carjacking suspect in Rio Linda on Wednesday, following an extensive negotiation period by Sacramento County sheriff’s SWAT deputies. The incident, which lasted over three hours, began when deputies, responding to an unrelated trespassing call around 11 a.m. on the 6800 block of 18th […]

Article Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 ​The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors intends to continue providing $1 million through the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Grant Program to support nonprofit organizations located in Sacramento County in Fiscal Year 2024-25. For the last 7 years, the Board of Supervisors has awarded funds to organizations that carry out community-based […]

I’m weary of news reports about criminals who prey on our citizens. I’m tired of having to console constituents who are the victims of theft, assault, and other crimes. We can’t wait for someone else to fix the problem – we need to act. Our Sheriff and Deputies are doing heroic work and continue to […]

In California, the dawn of the new year brings forth a slew of fresh legislative changes. On January 1st, the Golden State saw the implementation of numerous new laws, some of which were passed by lawmakers in the preceding autumn. Among these changes is a 50-cent boost in California’s statewide minimum wage, now standing at […]

With the dawn of a new year comes a fresh set of traffic safety laws in California, brought to you by the diligent efforts of Governor Gavin Newsom and the state’s legislative session. These laws are poised to take effect on January 1, 2024, unless otherwise specified by the California Highway Patrol. Here’s an overview […]

Pam Miller, Executive Director of the Agency on Aging Area 4. Photo by Anne Stokes California launched the Master Plan for Aging in 2021 to create a California for All Ages by 2030. “We are all aging, whether we’re 10, 20, 30, 40, or 70, 80, 90, or 100,” says Heidi Richardson, program planner with the Sacramento […]