Franklin Elementary School and Sheldon High School have each won $2,000 first place prizes in the Big Lots Lots2Give video contest. The schools will be recognized at two check presentations on Friday, August 13 at the Big Lots store in South Sacramento (6630 Valley Hi Drive, Sacramento 95823).

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Xieng Her was in court today and pleaded not guilty to killing Nancy Naranjo and her 9-month-old Joshua Bonton. The accident occurred last Sunday.

Xieng Her was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated without malice, driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol resulting in injury, and driving under the influence at .08 blood alcohol causing death or injury, all felonies. Her’s bail was set at $250,000.

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A Sacramento based radio station hosted its Jingle Ball concert last December and covers up this video until now. The video shows Justin Bieber getting pelted with a water bottle.

Early Sunday morning Nancy Naranjo, 23, of Galt was hilled by a suspected DUI driver. Naranjo’s 9 month old was also in the car and was also killed by the impact. The suspected drunk driver slammed into the back of their car as they waited for a red light.

According to California Highway Patrol spokesman Michael Bradley, 22-year-old Xieng Her was driving his Toyota 4Runner SUV at the time of the accident. He slammed into Naranjo at around 4:30am at a high rate of speed at the intersection of Stockton Boulevard and Orange Avenue. Both Naranjo and her son, Joshua Bonton, were killed instantly.

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Crews in West Sacramento chopped down an 125-year-old butternut tree to make room for a “high-density” business, shopping and residential development, despite a resident’s bid to save the tree in Yolo County Superior Court.

In her July petition seeking to block the tree’s removal, Lana Paulhamus said the city “is responsible for assuring that our natural resources are not destroyed willy-nilly.” Arborists told the Sacramento Bee that the tree, with its 22-foot trunk, was “one of the largest in the region and perhaps the biggest butternut tree in the United States.” They reportedly said the tree was “in fair to good condition and would live 20 to 40 years more with moderate care.”

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Three brothers have been arrested in the May shooting death of a 29-year-old man at a Sacramento motel. Sacramento County sheriff’s detectives say the three brothers were with the alleged gunman when he shot Marcel Hatch in the abdomen on May 8th. The alleged shooter, 25-year-old Charles Antonio Williams, was arrested on May 11.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Tim Curran says 18-year-old Kenyatta Mays, 27-year-old Lorenzo Jesus Mays and 30-year-old Demetrius Wayne Mays were arrested Thursday night and are being held in the county jail on one count of murder each.

They were allegedly passengers in Williams’ vehicle when he went to confront Hatch at the Eco Lodge after a fight.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is asking motorists to consider alternate routes and avoid peak travel times when traveling on Interstate 80 (I-80) over the Sierra Nevada during the Hot August Nights event.

Major delays are expected on I-80 due to lane restrictions and narrowed lanes between Truckee and the Nevada State Line during the Hot August Nights event. Delays in excess of 45 minutes can be expected. To help lessen the delays, Caltrans recommends avoiding traveling between 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday and between 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Motorists are encouraged to travel early to their destination and extend their stay, if possible, to avoid delays.

To minimize delays, Caltrans recommends that motorists consider the following alternate routes to Reno:

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Do you know who Ryan Rose is? If you have eaten at Zocalo’s you have had one of his delicious dishes. Ryan Rose is the head chef at the popular Sacramento restaurant Zocalo’s. Ryan is also one of 14 finalists on the Food Network TV show “Next Food Network Star.”

Rose started working at Zocalo right out of college and then three years ago, Ryan worked his way from the dining room to the kitchen. He has dreamed of becoming a head chef since his time living and studying in Spain.

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Hundreds of people gathered in Sacramento to remember Republican state Sen. Dave Cox. The gathering on Thursday was in remembrance of the man they said dedicated his life to service.

The Sacramento-area lawmaker’s memorial took place several blocks from the Capitol, where he served for 12 years in the Assembly and Senate, including three years as Assembly minority leader. The 72-year-old Cox died at his home July 13 after a 13-year battle with prostate cancer.

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Peter Scott and his nephew, Robert “Robbie” Scott Jr. were both indicted on a 13-count federal indictment of defrauding the city of Sacramento. Peter Scott is from Roseville and Robert Scott is from Sacramento.

The men are accused of submitting a fraudulent bid and surety bonds on behalf of Advantage Demolition and Engineering in bidding on the city’s water meter retrofit project. The bonds guaranteed execution, payment, and performance of two multi-million dollar contracts with the city for the replacement of water meters. The men actually submitted bids for eight different water meter retrofit projects.

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