Officials share water safety tips as Folsom Lake nears full capacity
As folks take advantage of our local lakes this Memorial Day weekend, officials are asking the public to keep an eye on the kids and always wear a life jacket.
As folks take advantage of our local lakes this Memorial Day weekend, officials are asking the public to keep an eye on the kids and always wear a life jacket.
Authorities say they have recovered the body of a person who went missing at Folsom Lake over the weekend.
A driver died after he crashed into a tree near Folsom Lake Friday afternoon, the CHP said.
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The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said one of its helicopters lost its door over a Granite Bay neighborhood as it was returning from a rescue drill at Folsom Lake.
The Regional Water Authority is working on creating a "bank" to store water underground doubling the capacity of groundwater stored.
It could end up doubling the amount of water Folsom Lake holds, officials say. But would you notice the change?
The cooler temperatures were keeping some people away from the water.
Authorities say the body discovered at Folsom Lake on Saturday was that of a woman reported missing out of Nevada County earlier in the year.
Authorities say the body discovered at Folsom Lake on Saturday was that of a woman reported missing out of Nevada County earlier in the year.
If you're headed out on the water this weekend, there is a warning that Sacramento County Regional Parks rangers want you to hear: Avoid rope swings.
If you're headed out on the water this weekend, there is a warning that Sacramento County Regional Parks rangers want you to hear: avoid rope swings.
Authorities say a 23-year-old woman has died after she fell from a rope swing at Folsom Lake over the weekend.
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Better weather and slightly warmer temps in waterways had people packing Sacramento area lakes and rivers for Independence Day.
The project's primary goal is to increase the Sacramento region's flood protection, but it will also allow Folsom Lake to store an extra 42,000 acre-feet of water.
Another body was recovered from a Sacramento-area river. Though a cause of death has not yet been revealed, this comes as officials continue warning civilians to stay out of the dangerous and fast-moving local waterways ahead of Memorial Day Weekend.
The bodies of both children that went missing in the swollen and rapidly flowing Kings River over the weekend have now been recovered, authorities said on Monday.
It has been one of the warmest weekends we've had so far this year, and that means boaters are out on the lakes testing their boats ahead of the summer season. But following a wet and rainy winter, park rangers are cautioning boaters about debris in Folsom Lake.
Boaters who frequent Folsom Lake are sounding the alarm over increased debris floating in the water.
Boaters who frequent Folsom Lake are sounding the alarm over increased debris floating in the water. They say the reason is recent wildfires, combined with big storms from this past winter.
There are many situations that require training to prepare, which is why 13 different law enforcement agencies attended a critical incident and hostage negotiation training on Wednesday at Folsom Lake.
Still, water supply reservoirs around Northern California have plenty of room after the recent series of significant storms.
A 30-year-old woman died after she fell off a personal watercraft at Folsom Lake over the weekend.
Despite the drought, Folsom Lake is nearly full on Memorial Day.
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Evacuations are underway as a wind-driven fire has burned about 2,300 acres near the Lake and Colusa county line on Saturday afternoon, officials say.
An early morning shooting in midtown Sacramento has left one man dead and another injured.
Evacuations are underway as a wind-driven fire has burned about 2,300 acres near the Lake and Colusa county line on Saturday afternoon, officials say.
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The SUV was supposed to be shipped from Idaho to Yuba City within three days. The dealer kept changing the delivery date, blaming a shipping issue. With his baby's due date approaching, Deandre Hobbs grew impatient.
Evacuations are underway as a wind-driven fire has burned about 2,300 acres near the Lake and Colusa county line on Saturday afternoon, officials say.
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A wind-driven fire has burned about 300 acres near the Lake and Colusa county line on Saturday afternoon, Cal Fire says.