The Sacramento Police Department Neighborhood Crimes Unit is seeking the community's help for information leading to the identity of the persons responsible for the armed robberies of the Wing Stop restaurant chain in the city of Sacramento, Sacramento Crime Alert officials report. Full Story »
El Dorado County Undersheriff Fred Kollar will become the county's sheriff on Dec. 27. Full Story »
The first of two rainy days have begun in Sacramento with showers today leading to heavier rain Saturday. Full Story »
It began with a compliment from the pastor and a desire to be obedient. It ended with Karen Sapp allowing the minister to control nearly every aspect of her life. Full Story »
Moving? Be careful whom you trust to haul your belongings. Full Story »
The first wave of rain and snow in a series of forecasted storms is being blamed for a number of accidents on both Valley and Sierra roadways. Full Story »
FBI agents and detectives are looking for at least four unidentified men dubbed the "20 Questions" bandits because they pepper victims with questions during holdups. Full Story »
A serial killer has been extradited to Riverside County to face charges in the killing of a woman whose body was found in the desert near Blythe in 1992. Full Story »
Police at the University of California, Berkeley are arresting protesters who have been staked out in a campus building for the past week. Full Story »
The couple accused of kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard will be back in court later today. And one topic that may come up is Nancy Garrido's apparent past drug use. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration's pay czar is limiting the cash compensation for executives at companies that received the largest taxpayer bailouts to $500,000. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Back-to-back storms are moving through Southern California, snarling Friday morning traffic with fender-benders and prompting new mudslide worries in fire-scarred areas. Full Story »
BERKELEY (AP) — Police at the University of California, Berkeley are arresting protesters who have been staked out in a campus building for the past week. Full Story »
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's first lady, a former Wall Street vice president who helped launch her husband's political career, announced Friday she is filing for divorce months after his tearful public confession of an affair with an... Full Story »
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Five young Americans detained in Pakistan over alleged terrorist links will most likely be deported, a local police chief said Friday. Full Story »
Police at the University of California, Berkeley are arresting protesters who have been staked out in a campus building for the past week. Full Story »
When it comes to peddling porn, Larry Flynt wants you to know his videos of people having sex are a cut above other smut on the rack. Full Story »
A woman was killed and two children suffered minor injuries in a crash in Novato, the California Highway Patrol says. Full Story »
A hearing is scheduled today in El Dorado County to determine if a public defender will continue to represent Nancy Garrido, one of two people accused of kidnapping Jaycee Lee Dugard. Full Story »
A wave of rain passed through the Sacramento region on Friday morning, while snow was falling well above 5,000 feet elevation in the Sierra. Full Story »
It's the Christmas season and, along with finding the perfect yule tree, sipping egg nog, and singing carols, some make a habit of cramming the family into a car and cruising neighborhoods in search of decorated homes. Full Story »
The cautionary business climate, marked by a fragile economic recovery, has now affected one of its biggest cheerleaders, the Vacaville Chamber of Commerce, which laid off its operations chief two weeks ago. Full Story »
New trustees were sworn into the Vacaville Unified School District Governing Board on Thursday night and immediately tasked with making a decision regarding possible school closures. Full Story »
A dog specially trained to detect flammable liquids "alerted" to the presence of possible accelerants at the scene of a deadly Vacaville house fire two years ago, a Vacaville Fire Department captain testified Thursday during a murder-arson trial in Full Story »
Accused of attempted murder for allegedly opening fire with a concealed pistol while he was handcuffed in the back seat of a police car, a Suisun City man will return to Solano County Superior Court next week. Full Story »
Police will be looking for drunken drivers Saturday night at a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed Full Story »
The season of giving is in full swing in the Northern San Joaquin Valley as different groups gear up to collect and distribute goodies of all kinds to children around the region. Full Story »
Sports TV and Radio listings for Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Full Story »
TODAY'S DREAM: Family Support Network of Oak Valley Hospital Distric Full Story »
A panel of 17 local authors and historians will be on hand at the McHenry Museum for book signings a Full Story »
It's been an unexpected week off of school for some El Dorado County students, while utility crews scramble to restore power to customers. Full Story »
A series of storms is forming in the Pacific and will bring rain and wind to the valley and snow to the Sierra through Sunday, News10 Microcast meteorologist Kristine Hanson said. Full Story »
Seventh and eighth grade Math and P.E. teacher, Shawn Smith, will trade in grading papers for his students at Tobey Johnson Middle School this weekend to make his debut as a Mixed Martial Arts fighter in Placerville. Full Story »
With more than six unemployed people applying for every one open job, a Sacramento employment development expert says job numbers for early 2010 are not very encouraging. Full Story »
Many dog lovers responded Thursday following news reports that animal shelters across northern California were overrun with too many chihuahuas. Full Story »
Love scorned and maybe even broken-hearted. Full Story »
With the cold temperatures...many folks are turnign to their fireplaces for warmth. Full Story »
FOX40.com - Northern California's breaking news source Authorities are investigating why someone would strike a woman with a vehicle after a rudimentary hit-and-run in North Sacramento. Full Story »
Obama acknowledges the irony of receiving the prize as he orders a troop buildup in Afghanistan. He lauds past winners' commitment to nonviolence but says he can't follow their examples alone. President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize here today, acknowledging the irony of winning it as a wartime president and calling his own accomplishments "slight" in comparison to past winners. Full Story »
Federal grants for wildfire control efforts in the Oakland hills are being delayed for further environmental review. Full Story »
Nevada County Supervisor Ted Owens and former Supervisor Sue Horne have not applied to be appointed interim assessor. But Owens said Thursday he will run for the office in the June primary election, and Horne said she is still considering it. Assessor Dale Flippin announced in November he would leave office at the end of this year. He was elected in 2006 for a term that will run out in January ... Full Story »
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a winter weather advisory that is in effect from 10 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. Friday. Snow should begin to fall tonight after 10 p.m. and continue through Friday morning. Light to moderate snow is expected in the Sierra Thursday night spreading into western Nevada overnight and into Friday morning. The total snow accumulation from this system ... Full Story »
TRUCKEE, Calif. - The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a winter storm warning that is in effect from 10 p.m. tonight until 4 a.m. Sunday. Snow will continue to fall throughout the day today with an accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Today's low will be near 29. A stronger disturbance along the Northern California coast will spread light to moderate snow into the Sierra and ... Full Story »
TRUCKEE - The Truckee Noon Rotary Club is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations through the end of 2009 to host the silent auction at the club's 2010 Crab & Pasta Feed. Each year a local nonprofit group runs the silent auction at the Rotary Club's Crab & Pasta Feed. The organization selected to operate the silent auction will receive all proceeds raised from the auction. Previously ... Full Story »
Santa's Sledding Party always a hit For almost 60 years, the Tahoe City Rotary has sponsored a "Santa's Sledding Party" for North Shore children at Granlibakken Resort, 725 Granlibakken Road, Tahoe City. This year's event will take place Sunday, Dec. 13, from noon to 4 p.m. All children from pre-school to 9 years and their parents are invited. Santa will arrive by North Tahoe Fire Protection ... Full Story »
Calaveras County residents were half as likely to die following car crashes, gunshot wounds and other traumatic injuries last year than five years ago. In 2008, there were 68 deaths from trauma across the six counties, including Calaveras, covered by the Mountain Valley Emergency Medical Services Agency, compared with 116 in 2004, according to a new agency report. Full Story »
A Jenny Lind woman was jailed Tuesday after information was uncovered allegedly linking her to a home where three Valley Springs residents are believed to have made more than five bombs. Jennifer Dawn Martin, 33, was living in a house on the 5900 block of Thorneycroft Street, Valley Springs, where bomb-making materials and one live bomb were found last week, according to Calaveras County Sheriff ... Full Story »
Two house fires broke out Tuesday in Tuolumne County. Fire burned a car port and part of the interior of the home in Jamestown Tuesday afternoon, Cal Fire officials said. According to the report, investigators traced the cause of the blaze to fireplace ashes that were left near the exterior wall of the house. Full Story »
A lively debate on whether consensus or voting is better for making decisions sprang from an otherwise dry discussion about committees at Wednesday’s extended Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors meeting. The session was a continuation of the board’s Tuesday meeting, which adjourned early to allow attendees to leave before the night’s hard freeze. Full Story »
Jim Bass spends his days in a small workshop in Mountain Ranch, creating collectible ceramic art pieces — some inlaid with original Mayan art — while listening to rock ‘n‘ roll music. Bass is the kind of man who inspires a love for art in students and is someone to listen to, friends say. Full Story »
Jackass Penguins take a walk at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan. AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye
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