A well-known pizza joint in South Sacramento has created a spin-off in Rio Linda at the former Papa’s Pizza location. Famous Pizza, which has two storefronts in South Sacramento, is preparing to open in the MarVal Plaza, at 960 Oak Lane, the former location of Papa’s Pizzaria. Owner/Partner Matthew Tran has been in the location […]
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Tanker 944 has Ceased Operations
FireAviation.com brings us news that the investor group that owns the Boeing 747 fire tanker, Tanker 944, is shutting down operations. In an email sent April 21 to officials in Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and the federal government, Dan Reese the President of Global Supertanker gave them the news: This week the investors that own the […]
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DEA Announces 20th Take Back Day
Sacramento County encourages everyone to go through their medicine cabinets to discard unused/expired medications properly. Helping people dispose of potentially harmful prescription drugs helps to reduce addiction and stem overdose deaths. With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration announces its 20th Take Back Day is scheduled for April 24. At […]
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Sacramento County Extends Project Room Key Through August
The Sacramento COVID-19 Homelessness Response Team (Team), comprised of the County of Sacramento, City of Sacramento and Sacramento Steps Forward (SSF), has been working diligently for a full year on COVID-19 Homelessness Response. The strategy included bringing the most vulnerable into isolation trailers and preventative quarantine motels (Project Room Key), providing encampment support for those […]
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Sacramento County Young People Hard-Hit by STDs
Three common Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)—chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis—are surging across the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Young people are especially hard-hit. In fact, because reported cases only account for a fraction of the national burden, CDC estimates 15-24-year olds account for half of all new sexually transmitted […]
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Driver Killed in April 9th Elkhorn Blvd. Accident Identified
Fatal Head-On Crash on Elkhorn Boulevard near 22nd Street RIO LINDA, CA (April 20, 2021) – A man died in a head-on collision in Rio Linda Friday evening, April 9. The Sacramento County Sheriff Coroner identified him as 41-year-old Timothy Estabrook of Rio Linda. According to the CHP, a green Jeep Cherokee and a pickup truck collided head-on around 7:47 p.m. on […]
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Laura’s Law in Sacramento County
Written by: Supervisor Sue Frost This summer the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors will have a big decision to make regarding whether or not to implement “Laura’s Law.” I want to take this opportunity in my monthly article to explain to you what this law is, why this is coming before the Board of Supervisors, […]
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Historic Trans Am Series Added to Toyota/Save Mart 350 Weekend in Sonoma
SONOMA, Calif. (April 14, 2021) – Modern racing technology meets historic horsepower as the Historic Trans Am Series joins the on-track lineup for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series event at Sonoma Raceway, June 5-6. A 24-car field of historic muscle cars, including Mustangs, Camaros, Javelins, Firebirds and Cougars will hit the track on Saturday and Sunday. These […]
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Sonoma Raceway Unveils Toyota/Save Mart 350 Fan Cutout Program
Proceeds benefit Speedway Children’s Charities SONOMA, Calif. (April 12, 2021) – Sonoma Raceway and Speedway Children’s Charities are excited to announce fans can participate in a fan cutout program at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday, June 6. The fan cutouts, which will be interspersed with our loyal race fans at the race, will be located in the main […]
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Family Resources for Behavioral Health Needs
For families who have children and teens (up to age 21) who are struggling at home, school or in the community due to emotional and behavioral difficulties, Sacramento County offers Flexible Integrated Treatment (FIT) programs. FIT provides mental health outpatient services that are flexible, child-centered, and family-focused to meet the individual needs of high-risk clients and, […]
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Help Prevent Animal Cruelty in Your Community
To hold animal abusers accountable, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s office launched an Animal Cruelty Task Force in our region in January 2018. Since then, many animal abusers have been brought to justice with the help of the County’s Bradshaw Animal Shelter. April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. Since animals cannot speak for themselves, it is up to us […]
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Sacramento County Sheriff Reported Crimes for February of 2021
These are the crimes reported to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office in Rio Linda and Elverta for February 2021.
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Sonoma Raceway is Ready to Welcome NASCAR Fans back for NASCAR Weekend, June 5-6
After a one year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sonoma Raceway will welcome fans back to the grandstands for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR race weekend, June 5-6. “We are thrilled to be able to open our gates and welcome fans back to the raceway for our annual NASCAR race weekend in June. We […]
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Last Chance for the Rio Linda Knights
Silly, bizarre, weird. Whatever you want to call it, this year’s prep football season (which should have taken place last year) is anything but typical. Tonight, the Rio Linda Knights walk into their 4th game of the year against Oakmont of Roseville. It is the next-to-last game of the season and is also the home […]
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Napa Coroner identifies motorcyclist killed in Sunday crash
The Napa County Coroner’s office identified the motorcyclist Monday who was killed Sunday evening March 21 when his Harley-Davidson sideswiped two vehicles on Highway 128 east of Wragg Canyon Road. The collision occurred at 5:30 p.m. when a motorcycle driven by Luis Daniel Romero, 29, of Rio Linda drifted over the solid double yellow lines, according to […]
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Military Items Stolen from Elverta Home
Placer County Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested a man suspected of stealing military keepsakes from an Elverta home. On March 26, According to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, a person on Pope Street in Elverta reported coming home to find a burglar in his bedroom. The suspect ran off, taking the loot with him. Later, a […]
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Sacramento County Sheriff Reported Crimes for January of 2021
These are the crimes reported to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office in Rio Linda and Elverta for December of 2020.
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Knights Get Past Galt 21-8
The Rio Linda Knights -were- scheduled to play the Placer Hillmen, for their home opener on Friday night, March 26th. Due to a positive COVID-19 among the Placer team or staff and the resulting 10-day quarantine policy, that game could not happen. For a time, the Knights did not have an opponent for this past […]
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Freeway Shooting on Interstate 5
On March 28, 2021, at approximately 3:48 PM, North Sacramento CHP Area units were dispatched to a call of a possible freeway shooting that occurred in the area of I-5 southbound just south of Arena Boulevard. Upon arrival to the scene, units discovered that a white Volvo XC90 had stopped on the right shoulder of […]
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Civilian Tip Leads To Arrest and Recovery of Stolen Property
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Highway Patrol (CHP) investigators were contacted by a concerned citizen who stated they observed possible criminal activity taking place on a rural property in North Highlands. The citizen identified two heavy equipment vehicles they believed to be stolen. After confirming the vehicles were stolen, CHP investigators conducted a joint operation with […]
