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Student athletes are at risk for heat stroke, but these tips can save lives
A late-summer heat wave is creating dangerous conditions for student athletes. Here's what experts say.
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A late-summer heat wave is creating dangerous conditions for student athletes. Here's what experts say.
From 1999-2023, the Journal of American Medical Association recorded 21,518 deaths where heat was either the underlying cause or the contributing cause of death, likely an underestimation, they say.
A growing number of Americans face energy poverty, struggling to afford to heat or cool their home. Health officials and climate experts are sounding the alarm.
While five states have laws in place protecting workers from excessive heat, for decades there have been no federal protections.
Expert tips to keep your pets safe this summer as temperatures soar across the U.S.
A man got severe burns from walking barefoot on sand dunes in Death Valley, where air temperatures were 123 degrees and the ground was much hotter.
On the heels of the last heat wave and more triple-digit temperatures on the way, many people around the area are starting to get their electric bills—which is coming with sticker shock.
After a short stint of mild and seasonable weather in Northern California, our weather pattern has taken another hot turn.
The City of Davis secured $24 million in federal funds, the largest grant in city history, to begin its cool pavement project.
There's concern that this heat wave could be putting people's health and lives at risk. That's why many Greater Sacramento cities are extending operations at cooling shelters.
A visitor to Death Valley National Park died Sunday from heat exposure and another person was hospitalized as the temperature reached 128 degrees.
Saturday was the first of the two free fishing days of 2024 in California.
The National Weather Service said record-breaking temperatures can be expected throughout the weekend.
This major heat has no signs of slowing down either with more triple digits in the forecast through next week. This heat wave has the potential to be historic for Northern California if this streak continues.
More than 2,000 Pacific Gas and Electric customers in Northern California began their day Wednesday without power after the utility turned off electricity to high fire-risk areas amid a prolonged heat wave.
As the Sacramento region bakes in what could be the hottest temperatures ever recorded for the area, events scheduled this week are still expected to go on without changes.
Of the 12,000 customers PG&E warned of possible power shutoffs, several hundred impacted homes are in rural Yolo and Solano Counties in the greater Sacramento area.
From down under to flying high above wildfires, an Australian aircrew has been hired by California to help in fire attacks this year.
A long-duration heat wave begins on Monday with valley highs soaring above 100 degrees through the upcoming weekend. These will be some of the hottest temperatures we've seen not only this year but since 2022 for most of Northern California.
Captain Justin Sylvia, Sacramento Fire Department Public Information Officer, said remembering a life vest on the water is one of the most important things you can do.
Millions of Americans – particularly those in the highly populated Interstate 95 corridor are under heat-related advisories or alerts as the squelching heat is expected to hit record-breaking temperatures in some areas.
Proposed state standards to protect indoor workers from extreme heat would extend to schools. The rules come as climate change is bringing more frequent and intense heat waves, causing schools nationwide to cancel instruction.
Hidden Falls Regional Park is closed through Thursday due to excessive heat and high fire danger.
As things are heating up in the Sacramento Valley, firefighters are working hard to keep up with fires. They are sharing their frustrations as the first heat wave has people scrambling.
"Our planet is trying to tell us something. But we don't seem to be listening," the U.N.'s secretary-general said after May marked another month of back-to-back global heat records.
Crews are searching for a person believed to be missing in Lake Natoma, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said.
Detectives posed as a 14-year-old girl online, where they were contacted by the suspect who drove from Sacramento to meet them. Instead, he was met by deputies who arrested him.
Shea Langeliers led off the ninth inning with his second home run of the game and first career walkoff hit, lifting the A's over the Mariners 5-4.
For Sacramento mayoral candidates Dr. Flo Cofer and Kevin McCarty, Labor Day meant locking into their campaigns.
While many people spent their Labor Day at Lake Tahoe, dozens of volunteers spent the morning helping to clean it up.
The train was traveling through Sutter County, near Marysville, when the incident happened.
An arrest has now been made in one of the fires.
As the Labor Day Festivities continue, Sacramento business owners said this holiday weekend can be some of their busiest days of the year.
California lawmakers passed a bill that would require vehicles to warn drivers who are speeding in an effort to reduce traffic deaths.
Crews are searching for a person believed to be missing in Lake Natoma, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said.
For Sacramento mayoral candidates Dr. Flo Cofer and Kevin McCarty, Labor Day meant locking into their campaigns.
The original Sacramento Dixieland Jazz Jubilee started in the 70s but ended in 2017. Now, another annual jazz festival is going on this holiday weekend and is bringing hundreds of fans to town.
Mikuni in midtown Sacramento was struck by thieves who made off with all the cash in the restaurant's safe Sunday night.
An enrollment backlog is keeping some 300 students out of Sacramento classrooms while staff tries to catch up, which the district admits could take up to 14 business days.
The Sacramento Police Department said it's seen an uptick in downtown businesses being burglarized in the last two weeks.
Cellphone footage showed Ricky Pearsall with first responders after he was shot in an attempted robbery near Union Square.
California lawmakers passed a bill that would require vehicles to warn drivers who are speeding in an effort to reduce traffic deaths.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the Legislature into the special session Saturday after Democrats in the Assembly pushed back on his efforts to pass an energy package that he unveiled last week.
California has become the first state to launch a clean, renewable hydrogen hub.
The state of California has agreed to pay a former employee $350,000 to settle her claims that Democratic state Treasurer Fiona Ma sexually harassed her.
Shea Langeliers led off the ninth inning with his second home run of the game and first career walkoff hit, lifting the A's over the Mariners 5-4.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall has been placed on the Reserve / Non-Football Injury List after being shot during an attempted robbery over the weekend.
Darren Baker spent much of his childhood around baseball.
Roderick Townsend, who has an upper right shoulder impairment after sustaining nerve damage at birth, considers himself the "bad guy."
A stretch of Interstate 80 in San Francisco will be renamed after Giants legend Willie Mays, after the California Legislature approved a resolution last week.
For Sacramento mayoral candidates Dr. Flo Cofer and Kevin McCarty, Labor Day meant locking into their campaigns.
The U.S. seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's plane in the Dominican Republic and brought it to Florida on Monday, the Justice Department said.
Vice President Kamala Harris made the announcement in Pittsburgh alongside President Biden.
A stretch of Interstate 80 in San Francisco will be renamed after Giants legend Willie Mays, after the California Legislature approved a resolution last week.
U.S. energy infrastructure has proven to be problematic as-is, and threats to its reliability are growing. Experts say there's a solution.
Food dyes in popular snacks have been linked to adverse health outcomes in kids, says state legislature.
An advisory from the nation's top doctor draws attention to the importance of parents' mental health and well-being.
Want to know if your personal care products contain harmful forever chemicals? Here are some steps you can take.
From 1999-2023, the Journal of American Medical Association recorded 21,518 deaths where heat was either the underlying cause or the contributing cause of death, likely an underestimation, they say.
The updated COVID-10 shots for fall 2024 are rolling out earlier than last year.
Places like Big Lots and 99 Cent Only stores have been closing across the region, but there's one type of retailer that's making a resurgence.
When you've got to go, you've got to go. But it's sometimes tough to find a restroom available to the public. Kurtis Ming is getting answers on your rights to access.
South Natomas community members got their first look at plans to build a new Topgolf attraction in the neighborhood.
A Stockton gas station owner took it upon himself to keep prices low. At Ernie's General Store, the cash price for a gallon of gas is $3.99.
The federal government announced Wednesday that it will keep interest rates where they are for now, but that could change in the next few weeks.
California lawmakers are trying again to give public school teachers paid family leave. Critics worry it could come at the actual expense of students.
Lawmakers quietly amended a bill prompted by a decade-long CBS investigation into California's Newborn Genetic Biobank. They removed the part that requires the state to reveal who is using our DNA for research and why.
The doctor who was released from jail after driving his family off a cliff is being called the "poster child" for and against a California law that allows attempted murder defendants to get at-home mental health treatment instead of standing trial for alleged crimes.
It was an emotional day in court for many who lived through the shootout and Abril's later escape.
Instead of facing trial for attempted murder, the Pasadena doctor accused of trying to kill his wife and kids by driving their Tesla off a cliff was released on Monday.
When you've got to go, you've got to go. But it's sometimes tough to find a restroom available to the public. Kurtis Ming is getting answers on your rights to access.
A Sacramento man said his bank added a zero to a check he wrote. When it put his account in the red, it was time to call Kurtis.
The hook? Signing up for Chevron's loyalty program.
A Manteca mother was scammed following something that she saw on her Facebook feed about Bitcoin.
A Sacramento woman who wanted to do a good deed by donating her car to charity ended up getting more than she bargained for.
A mandatory evacuation order was issued for a wildfire in Northern California's Tahoe National Forest on Monday.
The man accused of igniting the Park Fire, which has grown to be California's fourth-largest wildfire ever, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of arson, prosecutors said Thursday.
A flash flood warning will be in effect this weekend for the Park Fire burn scar area as wet weather is expected to roll through Northern California.
A wildfire in the hills near the Solano County community of Green Valley prompted evacuation warnings and orders on Wednesday.
The last remaining evacuation warnings prompted by the massive Park Fire were lifted on Tuesday, Cal Fire announced.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
More than one hundred customers came out to celebrate the grand reopening of a restaurant that's been around for seven decades.
Pursuing higher education can be challenging for any college-bound student and for former foster youth, doing it alone can seem impossible.
A celebration at Sacramento Charter High on Thursday as college-bound seniors announced their campus of choice and 95% were accepted into four-year schools.
A bank employee in Lodi has some big bragging rights. He's never missed a day of work in his 47 years on the job and now he's getting ready to retire.
Beautiful weather over the Labor Day holiday weekend gave people across our region the perfect reason to get outside. The popular Apple Hill attraction in Placerville was no exception as it hosted its official opening weekend.
Steve Large reports.
While many people spent their Labor Day at Lake Tahoe, dozens of volunteers spent the morning helping to clean it up.
Here is your extended 7-day forecast on this Labor Day 2024!
Porter Connors had a career-high 13 tackles and a touchdown return.