Ruben Dominguez
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Light Rail Station on 7th and K Streets Closing
DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO — A Downtown Sacramento light rail station will soon be shutting down for good. The Sacramento Regional Transit voted to permanently close the station located at 7th and K Streets. The vote was unanimous. Right now, there is no word on what day the station will permanently close.
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Crash Leaves Dump Truck in Flames
MODESTO — A car crash at a Modesto intersection left a dump truck in flames this morning. It happened just after 11:45 a.m. at Finch and Mitchell Roads. Firefighters say the dump truck and a smaller car caught on fire, sparking flames throughout the truck. Crews were eventually able to douse the flames. Two patients were transported to area hospitals.
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Man who Drove Away after Being Shot Dies in Hospital
SACRAMENTO — A man who was taken to a hospital after driving away after being shot has passed away, the man’s family tells FOX40. The victim, whose name the family says was Calvin Goldsmith, died less than an hour ago at UC Davis Medical Center. Sacramento police reported a shooting had taken place on the 3700 block of Branch Street earlier this afternoon. The 35-year-old Goldsmith reportedly had driven himself away from the scene after being shot and crashed. He […]
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Deputies Investigating Body Found in Walnut Grove’s Steamboat Slough
WALNUT GROVE — Sacramento County officials are trying to determine the identity of a man whose body was found in Steamboat Slough. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene just after 2:30 p.m. after reports of a body found abut five miles south of Grand Island Mansion. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office is working to determine the identity of the victim, who is an adult man.
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2015 CIF Sac-Joaquin Football Playoff Brackets Unveiled
The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section unveiled its 2015 high school football playoff brackets today. 78 teams will compete across seven divisions for the right to hang a section championship banner in their school gymnasium. Teams are numerically seeded, with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds. The first round of games begins Friday, November 13. Though game times have yet to be officially announced, afternoon games will start at 1 p.m., while evening games will kick off at 7 p.m. To view the […]
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Man Surrenders After Tense Orangevale Standoff
ORANGEVALE — A SWAT team surrounded a home in Orangevale as police cleared the scene of an “active shooter” Saturday evening. Police say shortly after 9 p.m. a man, later identified as 61-year-old Wesley Martin Bennett, walked outside of his home on 6700 block of Main Ave. and fired his gun straight into the air about 3-5 times. Officers soon arrived on the scene and forced Bennett back into his home. Shortly before midnight, Bennett surrendered to officers without incident. He was booked into jail on weapons […]
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Giants Top A’s in Hudson-Zito Farewell Matchup
OAKLAND — The San Francisco Giants defeated the Oakland Athletics 14-10 today in a game which saw two pitchers beloved by both fan bases face off. Tim Hudson and Barry Zito, once teammates in Oakland, took the mound to thunderous applause from both green- and orange-clad fans at the O.co Coliseum. However, the game was far from a pitcher’s duel. Zito was tagged for four runs through the first two innings, allowing six hits and one walk. However, it was Hudson who would […]
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New Golden 1 Center Solar Panel Renderings Released
DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO — New solar panel renderings for the Golden 1 Center have been released. Officials say Downtown Sacramento’s soon-to-be arena will be as sustainable and energy efficient as possible. SPI, the Shanghai, China-based company with a U.S. headquarters in Roseville, will install the solar panels. The panels covering the roof will told only about five degrees, so they will look the same as they do on the renderings. The system output is designed to produce between 750-771 kilowatts. The gallery of […]
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State Firefighters Lose Their Own Homes While Fighting Fires
SACRAMENTO — Cal Fire Local 2881 is making emergency donations to the families of eight firefighters who have lost their homes in the past few days. While fighting the fires raging across Northern California, some firefighters have received news of their own homes being burned by the blazes and their families relocated as a result. Cal Fire Local 2881 has shared the stories of two such firefighters. 46-year-old Paul Duncan, a 14-year Cal Fire veteran, was on his day off when […]
