FOX40 Sacramento

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 »

First On FOX40.com - Northern California's breaking news source Would you pay more to cross over the Bay Bridge? Full Story »

Utility crews continue to work around-the-clock with hopes of restoring electricity to much of Northern California's foothill communities blasted with icy cold weather earlier this week. Full Story »

FOX40.com - Northern California's breaking news source Two people have been arrested by authorities for the December 2008 homicide of a man following a "drug deal gone bad." Full Story »

A family escaped their east Modesto home without injuries on Wednesday night after a fire that began in the chimney box spread to the roof. Full Story »

The school board blinked. Full Story »

The Berkeley City Council has a pointed message for Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives who voted to keep federal funds from being used to pay for abortions. Full Story »

The $700-billion bailout fund, which was set to expire at year's end, will now end in October. The news comes as a government audit finds the program lost $41.4 billion in the last fiscal year. The Treasury Department formally extended the life of the controversial $700-billion bailout fund to October, saying it planned to sharply scale back use of the money, even as a government audit found the ... Full Story »

Desperate parents try alternative therapies that aren't based in science and may hurt kids, an investigation finds. James Coman's son has an unusual skill. The 7-year-old, his father says, can swallow six pills at once. Full Story »

FOX40.com - Northern California's breaking news source Police on Thursday arrested a dozen San Francisco State University students who barricaded themselves inside a classroom building to protest budget cuts and fee hikes. Full Story »

Toy Drives are way under in donations, so now some organizers are getting competitive to get you to give. Full Story »

As of Wednesday night, approximately 8,000 PG&E customers were without power in El Dorado County, and roughly 2,000 in Calaveras and Amador Counties, according to utility spokesman Brian Swanson. Swanson said nearly 300 crew members will work around the clock until all power is restored. Full Story »

A prominent deacon of the Baptist Church in Cool in El Dorado County has been arrested for molesting two Sacramento area girls. 65 year old Robert "Bob" Cowan was arrested by Sacramento County child molest detectives. They say he frequently attended in-home bible study sessions. The alleged incidents occurred during one such session on October 22. Full Story »

FOX40.com - Northern California's breaking news source A church deacon is in custody after authorities say he allegedly molested a child during an in-home bible study session. Full Story »

Tattoos are all the rage these days, but what you may think is cool art or personal expression, may work against you when you look for a job. A lot of employers frown on tattoos, and it has a lot of people thinking twice about getting one now. Full Story »

A man who says he was kidnapped, held hostage and robbed may have saved his own life by crashing the car he was driving into a Sacramento sheriff deputy's squad car. Full Story »

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is urging state lawmakers to get serious about education reforms California must make to compete for a one-time pot of federal money. Full Story »

A wounded sea lion that was rescued from the Sacramento River is now in critical condition. Full Story »

A state program that provides mammogram services to low-income women is temporarily stopping new enrollments, and plans to raise the eligibility age when it restarts seven months later. Full Story »

FOX40.com - Northern California's breaking news source - First to report... The Sacramento Sheriff's Department has arrested a man on seven felony counts of lewd acts with a child. Full Story »

Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives today are trying to sort out a mystery in upscale Rolling Hills Estates after a prominent attorney was fatally shot on the lawn of his home. Full Story »

FOX40.com - Northern California's breaking news source... A Sacramento Sheriff's deputy was involved in a fatal late morning shooting Tuesday. Full Story »