How to slash Halloween's bone-chilling volume of plastic waste
While the Halloween holiday brings excitement, creativity, and happy delirium for many kids, it also generates an unsettling amount of plastic waste.
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While the Halloween holiday brings excitement, creativity, and happy delirium for many kids, it also generates an unsettling amount of plastic waste.
Scaring people for a living is a tough racket. "A bunch of teenagers that say 'Boo!' — that won't fly anymore," one haunted house veteran says.
The search is on for a missing demon dog after a young boy's Halloween decoration was snatched from his east Sacramento yard this week.
It's all treats, no tricks in a Halloween video now going viral. It has been seen by millions of people across several different social media platforms.
Halloween is officially over and for those who are itching to toss their pumpkins in the trash -- not so fast. Not only is it bad for the environment, you might be depriving some of your neighbors of a tasty treat.
A Halloween bash ended with a brawl before erupting in gunfire in one Sacramento County city.
A Halloween cold case is back in the spotlight in Placer County as investigators push for answers that have escaped them for 30 years.
Thousands of trick-or-treaters could be seen in east Sacramento on Tuesday night. The area, known for its decorations, was a popular place for Halloween festivities.
When it comes to holidays and other big nights like Halloween, studies show that tonight is one of the safest nights on the roads.
Halloween can be a tricky night for our pets as experts say dog bite wounds go up around Halloween.
Candy buckets were ready and costumes were on point. The scary masks and gory makeup were finally the only thing to fear after crime once kept people out of a South Sacramento park.
From traffic safety to candy consumption, here are ways to make sure your Halloween is all treats — no tricks.
You don't have to wait to trick-or-treat in Lodi. The park is offering a bunch of Halloween events for the kids this week and next weekend.
Sacramento's historic Leland Stanford mansion is being turned into a spooky site just in time for Halloween.
A team of two Sacramento-area growers has broken a California state record with their giant pumpkin.
Halloween is almost here, and for some, the time to stock up on trick-or-treating candy.
A man in Roseville is using his display of hundreds of hand carved pumpkins to raise money for the Placer County Food Bank.
A woman who survived being attacked with a hatchet on Halloween night in 2021 is still recovering one year later, left blind in one eye. She tells CBS13 in an exclusive interview she has been able to find forgiveness for the two assailants who changed her life forever.
A woman who survived a brutal hatchet attack last Halloween is telling her story. It's one of horror, survival, and forgiveness.
Get a load of this! In East Sacramento, the crowd started gathering well before sundown and by 7 p.m. people filled the streets and traffic came to a near standstill. Longtime residents say it's the most trick-or-treaters they've ever seen -- or perhaps after two lackluster covid-era Halloweens, it just seems like it.
Halloween is coming to a close, and while young trick-or-treaters are home counting candy, parents are putting away decorations and trashing pumpkins. But there's something to keep in mind during your spooky season cleanup. After the candy is counted and decorations are all cleaned up, there's another fear factor facing neighbors: Bears and bucks are rummaging through backyards. But why?
A group has been arrested after a vandalism spree in several Roseville-area neighborhoods that saw people's Halloween decorations destroyed.
Happy Halloween! We're looking at prime conditions for trick or treaters this evening.
Find out what kind of weather we're expecting for trick-or-treaters today.
The sun appeared to be "smiling" down on Earth ahead of Halloween weekend. But what does it mean?
A suspect is dead after gunfire broke out with deputies at a Sacramento County home Saturday night, authorities said.
Shea Langeliers hit a two-run homer, Osvaldo Bido pitched five solid innings and the Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-2.
Paolo Banchero scored 24 points in three quarters and the Orlando Magic beat the Sacramento Kings 121-91 on Saturday night.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a go-ahead solo homer, Matt McLain had two extra-base hits and an RBI and the Cincinnati Reds spoiled the San Francisco debut of three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander, beating the Giants 3-2.
A crash in Milton injured a woman Saturday morning, Calaveras Consolidated Fire said.
A suspect is dead after gunfire broke out with deputies at a Sacramento County home Saturday night, authorities said.
Shea Langeliers hit a two-run homer, Osvaldo Bido pitched five solid innings and the Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-2.
Paolo Banchero scored 24 points in three quarters and the Orlando Magic beat the Sacramento Kings 121-91 on Saturday night.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a go-ahead solo homer, Matt McLain had two extra-base hits and an RBI and the Cincinnati Reds spoiled the San Francisco debut of three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander, beating the Giants 3-2.
A crash in Milton injured a woman Saturday morning, Calaveras Consolidated Fire said.
An investigation is underway after a woman was shot and killed near a church in south Sacramento, police said Friday.
City departments created a list of possible cuts and fee increases for the council to choose from.
Some homeowners in Sacramento's College-Glen neighborhood are feeling targeted by the city after a code enforcement officer wrote ticket after ticket up and down the streets.
The Sacramento Downtown Partnership has been running a business incubation contest for 12 years now, and now we know this year's winner: Pittador Brews.
President Trump's tariffs and the new U.S. trade war have California farmers facing a new uncertainty.
The California Highway Patrol denied claims that its air operations program was grounded, suggesting that concerns likely stemmed from recent changes to the program's organizational structure.
New York Times Film Critic Alissa Wilkinson sits down for an interview about her new book about Joan Didion.
Plans are in the works for California to launch a methane-detecting satellite network, the governor's office says.
California's electric vehicle infrastructure is reaching a major milestone as 25% of new cars sold in the state are electric.
Tuolumne County Public Health officials on Tuesday warned about possible measles exposure at a high school and an emergency room.
Shea Langeliers hit a two-run homer, Osvaldo Bido pitched five solid innings and the Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-2.
Paolo Banchero scored 24 points in three quarters and the Orlando Magic beat the Sacramento Kings 121-91 on Saturday night.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a go-ahead solo homer, Matt McLain had two extra-base hits and an RBI and the Cincinnati Reds spoiled the San Francisco debut of three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander, beating the Giants 3-2.
The first day of what will be a historic baseball season for the Greater Sacramento region is officially in the books.
Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run and Jeffrey Springs pitched six scoreless innings to help the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 on Friday night.
Protesters are trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Elon Musk's role in DOGE.
The nonprofit institute's mission is to promote conflict resolution and the prevention of conflicts globally.
A Department of Health and Human Services official delivered an ultimatum to Dr. Peter Marks: either resign or be fired.
In a Fox News interview, Musk claimed DOGE found billions in waste — including a nearly billion-dollar National Park Service survey. No evidence supports that.
Much of the federal government's efforts to buoy lagging childhood vaccination rates have been run through the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy.
Disability rights advocates say income and asset caps for Medicaid buy-in programs are a "poverty trap" for millions of Americans.
A lot of smokers are switching to e-cigarettes to try and kick their nicotine fix, but does vaping really help kick the habit?
Nestlé USA cites consumer complaints, including "one potential choking incident" for recalling products sold nationwide.
Tuolumne County Public Health officials on Tuesday warned about possible measles exposure at a high school and an emergency room.
Most cases have been from an outbreak in Texas and New Mexico, the CDC says.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
An economic blackout was underway Friday as activists nationwide encouraged people not to spend their money at large corporations, retailers and fast-food chains for 24 hours.
San Joaquin County's retail theft reporting app has only been around for six months and is already bringing a sense of calmness to local business owners.
As the demand for eggs skyrockets, so is the demand for chickens.
Once thought of as a small, rarely-used backstop, the FAIR Plan is now one of the largest insurers in the state, and people without FAIR Plan insurance are the ones on the hook for the FAIR Plan's debt. Yet the FAIR Plan is still cloaked in secrecy.
In an exclusive interview, Huskins and Quinn take us through his interrogation, showing us step-by-step how old-school interrogation training led to their "American Nightmare."
As California faces the largest insurance crisis in the state's history, there is still no leader of the state Senate Insurance Committee. Half committee members are new to the committee, the committee staff is new, and arguably, the most experienced and qualified person in the Senate to lead this committee is embroiled in a federal corruption investigation.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News California, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn reveal the timeline of Matthew Muller's cold-case crimes. Crimes they helped solve. The survivors detail how it took a decade, a documentary, a small-town chief, and a rural district attorney to get anyone to listen.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of fires.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service are joining forces with Sierra Pacific Industries, a major lumber company, in a $75 million partnership to build and maintain fuel breaks throughout California and Oregon.
Research is just beginning on the impacts that the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Southern California had on the health of first responders.
Federal funding cuts to the U.S. Forest Service are raising concerns in Placer County about whether there will be enough resources to prevent wildfires.
A West Sacramento woman who lost everything when her home flooded knew she had to step in to help those now suffering the same fate in the Los Angeles area.
Junior Romello Bruhn of Woodland Christian High School is closer than ever to scoring 3,000 career points, something only 13 high school athletes have accomplished in California state history.
Cake, candles, chicken and a cow are the recipe for a 90th birthday celebration at the Madison Avenue Chick-fil-A for a long-time customer who has become a staple in the Sacramento community.
A high school senior and his girlfriend dressed up as Santa and Mrs. Claus and handed out gifts to every student at their school, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts.
It was a day of conquering fears and overcoming odds at the Sacramento Deep Water Channel this weekend. People living with physical disabilities got an opportunity to feel the exhilaration of setting sail.
A nutrition program to get kids excited about healthy eating in Yuba City is seeing success and now the farm-to-school program will be growing not just food but in size and opportunity.
A suspect is dead after gunfire broke out with deputies at a Sacramento County home Saturday night, authorities said.
A suspect is dead after gunfire broke out with deputies at a Sacramento County home Saturday night, authorities said.
Ashley Sharp reports.
The Sutter County community rallied around the family of the fallen Marysville police officer.
Here's a look at the weather forecast Saturday evening.