SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Downtown Sacramento, where thousands reside and millions visit each year, has seen its share of live entertainment, tourists, buzzy nightlife, city employees — and violence. The shooting on K Street that killed six people, which au…
Editorial: Some argue Sacramento shootings show California’s tough gun laws don’t work. They’re wrong
Gun control opponents can be counted on to cite violence such as the horrific mass shooting in downtown Sacramento last weekend as evidence that gun laws don’t work. California has more gun laws than any other state, the argument goes, so every shootin…
Mass shootings are becoming ‘white noise.’ Will Sacramento’s horror change anything?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Eleven people were wounded and one killed after a concert in Dallas. Five more people were hurt when they were shot on a rural road in South Carolina. Sunday’s horrific melee in Sacramento was just one of three mass shootings in th…
Second suspect arrested in Sacramento mass shooting is brother of man arrested Monday
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento police have arrested a second suspect related to Sunday’s mass shooting downtown, announcing early Tuesday that the brother of the man arrested Monday is now in custody for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person …
Suspects at large after mass shooting killed 6, injured 12 in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officers cleared crime tape and evidence markers early Monday morning in downtown Sacramento, reopening streets in the area of 10th and K streets a little more than 24 hours after the deadliest mass shooting in the history of Calif…
Edible cannabis vs smoking weed: How are they different and what are the health effects?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Today’s edible cannabis scene has evolved from your stereotypical homemade “pot brownies” into an innovative industry, pushing the tastebuds of both stoners and first-time marijuana users. There’s THC-infused salad dressing, candie…
A Sacramento woman was evicted from a city homeless shelter. She died in a tent 10 days later
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tammy Couisan lost everything over the past four months. Her wife, Christine, died four days before Christmas. Then her poodle Toto died. She lost her shelter on Feb. 22, too, when a city of Sacramento-run motel evicted her. Ten da…
Kings center Richaun Holmes vehemently denies child abuse allegations in deleted tweets
Kings center Richaun Holmes vehemently denied abusing his son in a series of since-deleted tweets Wednesday after The Sacramento Bee reported claims made in an ugly custody battle between Holmes and his ex-wife. In court documents, Allexis Holmes accus…
California warns that mandatory water cuts are likely coming
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State regulators gave a bleak drought warning Monday to the farms and cities that draw drinking and irrigation water from California’s major rivers: Prepare for mandatory cutbacks. The State Water Resources Control Board announced …
Why are California’s hunting groups against a bill that makes it easier to kill wild pigs?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill making its way through the California Legislature would make it easier for landowners and hunters to kill wild pigs doing damage to agricultural lands. Yet hunting associations are lining up to fight Senate Bill 856, authore…