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Firefighters respond to train derailment near Roseville
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (KTXL) — Crews responded to a train derailment Friday afternoon at the JR Davis Railyard near Roseville. According to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, five rail cars derailed around 12:15 p.m. Three of the cars contained butane and the other two were carrying lumber. Roseville Fire is on scene of a multi car train derailment at the JR Davis Railyard. The cars derailed are not actively leaking any product and there is currently no threat to the Roseville […]
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Rockslide blocks traffic on Highway 50 near Echo Summit for hours
ECHO SUMMIT, Calif. (KTXL) — Massive boulders crashed onto the westbound lane of Highway 50 east of Echo Summit on Monday. While no cars were caught underneath the rockslide, plenty were stuck because of the mess. Caltrans got right to work clearing the rockslide. Traffic had to be held in both directions at times during the five-hour cleanup. When possible, there was one-way, controlled traffic. By 7 p.m., the California Highway Patrol said the rockslide was cleared and all lanes […]
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Forecasters discourage Sierra travel Tuesday evening, all day Wednesday
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — If you’re heading over the hill and through the woods for Thanksgiving, you better leave sooner rather than later. Nearly 50 million people plan to drive for the Thanksgiving holiday, according to the American Automobile Association. But those heading through the Sierra need to be prepared for a winter storm warning. On Monday, Mike Bellini was getting a jump-start on his Thanksgiving. “Because I don’t want to hit traffic. So, yeah. Get up there early and […]
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Officers search for owner of dogs suspected of killing man
MADERA, Calif. (KTXL) — Police in Madera are searching for the owner of two dogs they say killed a man on Monday. According to a post from the Madera Police Department’s Facebook page, the body of a man was found in a riverbed off East Yosemite Avenue near Tozer Street. Investigators say the man had died as a result of injuries he had from a dog attack. Police identified the man as 38-year-old Lasaro Macedo. At the scene, police say […]
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Officers investigate Arden-Arcade hit-and-run
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — The California Highway Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a man hospitalized with major injuries Sunday night. Investigators say a 46-year-old man was hit while crossing Cottage Way near Fulton Avenue shortly before 10 p.m. Video released by the California Highway Patrol shows the man with two bags in hand crossing the street within a crosswalk when a driver in a silver sedan hits him head-on. He was taken to the hospital with major […]
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Video shows dangling power line causing sparks in Vacaville backyard
VACAVILLE, Calif. (KTXL) — Frightening video shows just how quickly a downed power line can lead to a fire. Colleen O’Connor-Garner, who lives in Vacaville, shared the video her sister took of a dangling power line causing sparks in her backyard. O’Connor-Garner says she and her sister, who had evacuated from the Santa Rosa area, saw a PG&E truck nearby and flagged it down to turn off the power. “It was scary when the fire department came and could not […]
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3.0 earthquake reported near Tahoe Vista
TAHOE VISTA, Calif. (KTXL) — A 3.0 magnitude earthquake was reported shortly before 7 a.m. Friday near Tahoe Vista. The United States Geological Survey reports the small quake was felt by some in the Truckee area. There were no reports of damage.
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Sheriff’s office investigating South Sacramento homicide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating a homicide along 65th Street near the Lindale neighborhood. Officials say the sheriff’s office was called about a woman assaulting a man shortly before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Responding deputies found an unresponsive man with injuries to his upper body. Deputies did not describe the nature of the injuries. The man was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The woman suspected of killing the man is believed to […]
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Truck fire closes Highway 50 near Bradshaw
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — A semi-truck fire closed some lanes of Highway 50 near Bradshaw Road. The closure stretched from Watt Avenue to Bradshaw Road and all but two lanes in each direction reopened by around 2:30 p.m. Metro Fire tweeted that a crash sparked the fire and that there were injuries. #US50 WB at Bradshaw: Vehicle accident w/I@juries & fire involving a semi-truck. Expect major delays on US50 – closed in both directions (EB at Watt Av / WB […]
