Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's estimated 2018 population of 501,334 makes it the sixth-largest city in California and the ninth largest capital in the United States. Sacramento is the seat of the California Legislature and the Governor of California, making it the state's political center and a hub for lobbying and think tanks. Sacramento is also the cultural and economic core of the Sacramento metropolitan area, which had a 2010 population of 2,414,783, making it the fifth largest in California.
The Sacramento region is home to thousands of Muslim immigrants. The death of one of them in Iraq was the spark that brought the United States and Iran to the edge of war. NYTimes.com - Published
Five California mountain lions were seen together on home surveillance video in a rare gathering of the notoriously solitary big cats. The footage was recorded at a rural residence at the edge of the.. USATODAY.com - Published
A woman’s beauty regimen caused severe mercury poisoning and irreversible neurological damage. The 47-year-old Sacramento, California resident sought medical care earlier this July. Her arms..
California Governor Gavin Newsom said he will convene a meeting of Pacific Gas and Electric Co executives, shareholders, wildfire victims, and PG&E's other creditors in Sacramento next week to speed up.. Reuters - Published
Wildfires raging across California are directly impacting schools, students and teaches. A new article by CalMatters education reporter Ricarodo Cano takes a closer look at the issue. He joins CBSN.. CBS News - Published
It was the moonshot of the 19th century – crews working East from Sacramento and West from Omaha to build the Transcontinental Railroad, meeting on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah. To help.. CBS News - Published
The city of Sacramento agreed to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the family of Mr. Clark, an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by officers in 2018. NYTimes.com - Published
Southwest, which began serving Hawaii earlier this year, will add new Sacramento-Maui flights and is boosting frequency of flights from other cities.
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California authorities say they have found what they believe to be the remains of a missing mother two months after she disappeared. CBS Sacramento reported that the discovery of Heather Gumina.. CBS News - Published
Unarmed black man was shot dead by cops in grandparents' backyard, prompting widespread protests; parents' and grandparents' claims in $20 million suit still pending CBS News - Published
At least 27 people were injured in the light rail derailment in Sacramento, with 13 taken to hospitals. None of the injuries were life-threatening.
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Here's the latest for Friday August 23rd: Protests start in France ahead of G7; Bernie Sanders introduces climate plan; Sacramento light rail accident injures more than two dozen; Wildfire forces.. USATODAY.com - Published
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders on Thursday unveiled a $16.3 trillion climate change strategy on a tour of northern California that included meeting families displaced by deadly.. Reuters - Published
For the second time in less than a week, a small engine plane has crashed and burst into flames. Miraculously, everyone on board survived. The twin engine Cessna jet ran off the runway Wednesday at.. CBS News - Published
The man behind a petition drive to recall a California state senator and physician pushing for tougher vaccine requirements was charged on Wednesday with assault after livestreaming himself shoving the.. Reuters - Published
The city of Modesto, California, is considering a permit for a "Straight Pride Parade" in a local park. Rob Malcolm of CBS Sacramento reports. CBS News - Published
The Sacramento emergency dispatcher who handled the chilling police channel during a violent standoff that killed an officer adopted a therapy dog.
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The Sacramento Police Department released bodycam footage of a shootout that resulted in the killing of 26-year-old rookie officer Tara O'Sullivan.
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A hearing is Monday for the man accused of killing a rookie Sacramento police officer in a fierce shootout captured on the bodycam of a fellow officer.
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Sacramento police have released body-cam video of a deadly police shooting showing officers coming under heavy gunfire. Officials say police were responding to a domestic call when police say they were.. CBS News - Published
Sacramento is mourning the loss of a rookie officer, who was gunned down responding to a domestic violence call. Tara O'Sullivan is the first officer killed in the line of duty in the city in 20 years... CBS News - Published
A rookie police officer in California's capital city has died after she was shot at the scene of a domestic dispute, spurring a standoff and exchange of gunfire with the suspect, who surrendered early.. Reuters - Published
Devastated members of the Sacramento State University community remembered rookie Sacramento police officer and recent grad Tara O'Sullivan, who was killed by a gunman Wednesday while helping a woman.. CBS News - Published
The Sacramento Police Department has confirmed that a female officer shot while assisting on a domestic violence call has died. 26-year-old Tara O'Sullivan was shot while responding to a domestic.. USATODAY.com - Published
A Sacramento police officer was wounded Wednesday by a rifleman who also fired at other officers. Police said the shooting scene remained active and dangerous on Wednesday night. (June 20)
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A Sacramento police officer was shot and seriously wounded Wednesday evening by a rifleman who blasted away at officers trying to rescue her, police said.
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150 years ago, crews working west from Omaha and east from Sacramento (including thousands of Chinese laborers) constructed a 1,776-mile-long railroad across an untamed frontier CBS News - Published
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