Sacramento news

• Police Urge Caution Near American River As Folsom Dam Releases Increase

  07-03-2016 23:13
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are urging people near the American River in the Cal Expo area to seek higher ground.
  A Sacramento Police helicopter could be heard flying over the area Monday, broadcasting a recorded precautionary message urging people near the river to move to higher ground.
  The recent storm has prompted the Bureau of Water Reclamation to increase the rate of water being released from Folsom Lake. A powerful storm brought heavy amounts of rain and snow to the foothills and Si
  
  Read more

• Wet weather begins to wind down Monday

  07-03-2016 21:32
  
  Several Sierra foothill schools are closed and others will be starting late Monday due to snowy conditions, but the wet weather will be moving out of the area later in the day.
  
  Read more

• 2 Killed After Car Loses Control, Hits Tree Near Modesto

  07-03-2016 20:14
  
  (CBS13) – Two passengers in a vehicle were killed near Modesto on Monday during an incident involving another vehicle.
  Just before 7 a.m. Monday, a vehicle with three male passengers was headed westbound on Beckwith Road, just outside of Modesto, when another vehicle passed the vehicle and came close to hitting it as it went by. According to the survivor, this allegedly caused the driver of the vehicle being passed to lose control of his vehicle, which CHP says was going very fast, and hit
  
  Read more

• CHP: 2 killed, 1 hurt when car hits tree in Modesto

  07-03-2016 19:20
  
  Two people were killed Monday morning when a driver lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree in Modesto, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Social Activists Express Concerns About Changing Demographics of Oak Park

  07-03-2016 17:35
  Sacramento Black Lives Matters leaders Dianna Tejada, right, and Tanya Faison, left, led the gentrification protest in front of the Guild Theater in Oak Park on Feb. 27, 2016. (OBSERVER photo by Antonio R. Harvey)
  OAK PARK — While a summit was taking place in the Guild Theater in Oak Park hosting “house flippers,” wholesalers, and commercial-resident landlords, a diverse group of individuals on the outside of the facility were letting them know that predators who prey on their
  
  Read more

• Man Killed Sunday In Head-On Crash In Sacramento

  07-03-2016 17:34
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Three family members are recovering after a deadly crash in Sacramento on Sunday.
  The crash happened in the early evening hours near Main Avenue and Kelton Way.According to police, two vehicles hit each other head-on, causing major injuries to family members in one vehicle, and killing a man, in his 30s, who was driving the other vehicle.Police have not released the exact cause of the crash.
  
  Read more

• Snow prompts foothill school closures, delays Monday

  07-03-2016 17:30
  
  Several Sierra foothill schools are closed and others will be starting late Monday due to snowy conditions, but the wet weather will be moving out of the area later in the day.
  
  Read more

• NB Highway 70 in Yuba County reopens after flooding

  07-03-2016 17:23
  
  Highway 70 in Yuba County fully reopened early Monday morning after rain flooded the road, where a woman died after the vehicle she was in became submerged in the flood water.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Woman Suffers Major Injuries After Car Hits Pole In Carmichael

  07-03-2016 17:02
  
  CARMICHAEL (CBS13) – Wet roads and being partly blamed for a crash that ended in major injuries in Carmichael.
  The crash happened around 7 a.m. Monday in the area of Manzanita Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard. According to a CHP statement, the driver, a 51-year-old Rancho Cordova woman, was driving too fast for conditions when her subcompact vehicle lost traction, hit a curb, and slid sideways into a pole on the driver’s side.The driver was taken to a local hospital to be treated for w
  
  Read more

• Some Foothill Schools Closed, Others Delay Start Times Due To Wet Weather

  07-03-2016 16:39
  
  (CBS13) – Wet weather conditions are affecting some schools in the foothills on Monday morning.
  As a precaution, the Pollock Pines School District has closed Sierra Ridge Middle School and Pinewood Elementary. Other schools are delaying the start of their day.
  In the El Dorado Union High School District, El Dorado High School and Union Mine High School will be delayed by two hours due to weather.The Gold Oak Union School District will also be on a two-hour delay. Schools affected in that d
  
  Read more

• Powerful Winter Storm That Soaked Northern California Heads South

  07-03-2016 15:25
  
  (CBS/AP) – A massive winter storm that walloped the Sierra Nevada with blizzard conditions is bringing powerful thunderstorms and dangerous surf to Southern California.
  A section of Interstate 80 in the Sierra was closed due to blizzard conditions, and Caltrans crews shut a section of the highway over Donner Summit late Sunday for an unknown duration.
  Chain control is now at Alta to Truckee along I-80. @GoodDaySac @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/e7oMzlvZqr
  — Sean Bennett (@tvseanb) Ma
  
  Read more

• Sacramento police: Man killed in head-on crash

  07-03-2016 15:09
  
  A man in his 30s was killed in a head-on collision in Sacramento on Sunday, the Sacramento Police Department said.
  
  Read more

• CAAASA Elects Vallejo Superintendent For President at Annual Conference

  07-03-2016 15:00
  (CBM) – The California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA) unanimously elected Dr. Ramona Bishop, Superintendent of Vallejo Unified School District, its new president on Friday, March 4. She will serve in the role through early 2017.
  CAAASA, first founded in 1993, held its four-day annual conference last week in Sacramento. The group created to address statewide education policy as it relates to Black Students, hosted parents and student engagement s
  
  Read more

• Nancy Reagan Left Lasting Impression In Sacramento

  07-03-2016 07:16
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Political leaders across the world – and those who knew her here in Sacramento – are remembering the former First Lady after her passing on Sunday.
  When the Reagan’s first arrived, the Capitol threw a parade.
  It was a big election victory – and there would be more of that to come.
  As California’s first lady, Nancy Reagan made Sacramento her home.
  Just as their children were growing, the pair brought some of their star power from Los Angele
  
  Read more

• Scary Moments For Sierra Drivers As Heavy Snow Rolls In

  07-03-2016 07:13
  
  COLFAX (CBS13) – The drive along Interstate 80 towards Reno became increasingly slippery and more dangerous the higher you climb.
  “It was scary. Not something I want to do again,” Amanda Ballew said.
  Treacherous road conditions in along I-80 made driving a nightmare on Sunday night.
  .@CaltransDist3 reports #I80 traffic closed from Alta to Truckee: whiteout conditions #cawx https://t.co/if6ShjbdtN pic.twitter.com/rTObC4uBmj
  — NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) March 7, 2
  
  Read more

• Man killed in head-on collision in Sacramento

  07-03-2016 06:37
  
  A man in his 30s was killed in a head-on collision in Sacramento on Sunday, the Sacramento Police Department said.
  
  Read more

• Police: Man Killed In Head-On Collision In North Sacramento

  07-03-2016 05:54
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are investigating after a man was killed in a head-on collision Sunday evening.
  The scene is near Main Avenue and Kelton Way.
  Sacramento Police say a man in his mid-30s was killed in the collision a little before 6:30 p.m. The circumstances surrounding the collision are unclear.
  Police say an adult and two children who were in the other car escaped with minor injuries.
  Main Avenue between Pell Drive and Kelton Way is closed for the time being as police process t
  
  Read more

• Rain, wind expected in Valley, foothills during week

  07-03-2016 05:46
  
  The rain started out spotty Sunday afternoon in the Valley and foothills but is expected to become heavy starting about 7-8 p.m. going into the overnight
  
  Read more

• Nancy Reagan remembered as 'fiercely loyal'

  07-03-2016 04:25
  
  At the state Capitol on Sunday, Californians came to see the statue of America's 40th president, Ronald Reagan -- and to remember former First Lady Nancy Reagan.
  
  Read more

• NB Hwy. 70 in Yuba County could be closed for 2-3 days

  07-03-2016 03:05
  
  The northbound lanes on Highway 70 near McGowan Parkway could be closed for the next two to three days due to excessive flooding, California Highway Patrol said Sunday.
  
  Read more

• Man Rescued After Driving Car Into Flooded Area Near Elverta

  07-03-2016 02:53
  
  ELVERTA (CBS13) – A man was rescued from his vehicle after driving into this water near Elverta on Sunday afternoon.
  Metro Fire responded around 2 p.m. They brought an inflatable rescue boat along with several first responders.
  The driver was actually able to climb out of his window and stand on top of his car as he waited for the first responders.
  #MetroFire on Sorrento Rd North of Elverta for car stuck in 3 ft of water. Driver rescued from roof, uninjured. pic.twitter.com/RNxeGpiVrR
  &mda
  
  Read more

• Rescue Crews Called Out After Homeless Encampment Floods

  07-03-2016 02:36
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Fire crews performed a water rescue at a homeless encampment in North Sacramento.
  The scene was next to the Steelhead Creek Canal near North Natoma Street.
  Overnight rains caused water level in the canal to rise, trapping two people in the center of it.
  One victim says she was surprised how fast the water rose.
  “When we first hit the bed it was like a foot … but when we woke up, it was full of water,” Ashalana McCanahan said.
  She says she will now ha
  
  Read more

• Nationwide Gas Prices Jump By 7 Cents Over Past 2 Weeks

  07-03-2016 00:52
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (CBS13/AP) – The average price of gasoline has jumped by 7 cents over the past two weeks, to $1.84 a gallon.
  Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that despite the increase, the price is 70 cents per gallon cheaper than a year ago.
  Lundberg says the moderate price hike is due to growing demand for gasoline across the nation and higher crude oil prices.
  According to AAA, California’s average gas price for regular unleaded is up to $2.45, up nearly $.06 from la
  
  Read more

Follow @SacramentoNewsl on Twitter!