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New Kings Owners Plan to Buy Downtown Plaza

May 21, 2013

SACRAMENTO-

JMA Ventures, the company that owns the Downtown Plaza in Sacramento, has agreed to sell the property to Vivek Ranadive and the rest of the new Kings ownership group for a price that has yet to be disclosed.

This …


Police: Man Called 911 More Than 100 Times in a Month

May 21, 2013

SACRAMENTO-

A Sacramento believes it’s the federal government that’s causing him agonizing pain, forcing him to dial 911, according to police, more than 100 times.

“They squeeze my brain, the press my stomach, they stir my intestines,” Jimmy Shao told …


CPS Investigated Man Accused of Killing Son with Hatchet

May 21, 2013
CPS Investigated Man Accused of Killing Son with Hatchet

SACRAMENTO-

Safety was a priority for Mathew Hernandez’s mother who contacted Child Protective Services three weeks before her son was murdered.

She warned the boy’s father, Phillip Hernandez, had a history of violence and got abusive when high.

“Safety is …


Red Cross Volunteers Drill for Disaster

May 21, 2013

SACRAMENTO-

It was chaos in the Red Cross kitchen Tuesday at McClellan Park as volunteers prepared some 400 meals for firefighters, probation officers and police cadets. 

This disaster drill is perfect training for the much more chaotic scenes many of …


Budget Cuts Affect Probation Department

May 21, 2013

SACRAMENTO COUNTY-

There are nearly 20,000 probationers in Sacramento County and there’s no way the Probation Department can
monitor every single one of them.

Due to budget cuts, thousands are going unsupervised.

The chief of the department told FOX40 Tuesday …


U.C. Medical Workers Hit Picket Lines

May 21, 2013
U.C. Medical Workers Hit Picket Lines

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More than 12,000 U.C. Medical Workers hit the picket lines across the state Thursday.

In Los Angeles, workers in their green and yellow-colored shirts paced the street and held their picket signs high.

There was a different dress code …

Detectives Continue to Investigate Shooting of 10-Year-Old

May 21, 2013

NORTH HIGHLANDS-

The search for the killer, or killers, of 10-year-old Elvira Campos continued Tuesday.

The 5th-grader was gunned down while watching television in her home Saturday night.

The Sheriff’s Department tells FOX40 it has leads but no suspects yet.…


Sacramento Firefighters Physically Attacked

May 21, 2013
Sacramento Firefighters Physically Attacked

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Two Sacramento fire fighters were attacked in separate incidents this weekend while responding to medical calls.

The police department said 29-year-old Daniel Sevall came at a paramedic after they responded to a call for help.

The firefighter grabbed him …


Marysville Considers More Red Light Cameras

May 21, 2013
Marysville Considers More Red Light Cameras

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The Marysville City Council will look at a proposal by the police department to add two more red light camera intersections to the eight the city already has.

The police department says they will allow a short-staffed department to …

Body Found in Natomas Canal

May 21, 2013
Body Found in Natomas Canal

NATOMAS-

A body of a woman was found Tuesday afternoon floating in a canal in Natomas, police say.

It was reported shortly after 4:30 p.m., near Natomas Boulevard and Bridgecross Drive.

Police say there were “no obvious signs” of trauma …