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Crews put out grass fire near parkway’s bike trail

Firefighters on Wednesday contained a two-alarm grass fire at Discovery Park near Garden Highway, said Capt. Jonathan Burgess, spokesman for the Sacramento Fire Department, in a news release.

Sacto 9-1-1: Discovery Park grass fire nearly extinguished

Firefighters have contained and nearly extinguished a two-alarm grass fire at Discovery Park near the Garden Highway, said Capt. Jonathan Burgess, spokesperson for the Sacramento Fire Department, in a press release.

Grass Fire Burns 12 Acres In Discovery Park

Fire firghters are trying to determine what sparked a two-alarm grass fire near Sacramento’s Discovery Park Tuesday night.

Sacto 9-1-1: Firefighters battle Discovery Park grass fire

Sacramento firefighters are battling a 10-acre grass fire at Discovery Park near Garden Highway.

Police kill gunman who held 3 at Discovery Channel

A man who railed against the Discovery Channel’s environmental programming for years burst into the company’s headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death, officials said. Police block the street in front of the headquarters of the Discovery Channel networks building in Silver Spring, Md., Wednesday Sept.

Temperature in Sacramento could reach record heights today

Tuesday was the hottest day of the summer in Sacramento. Today could be hotter. Claudia Chun, left, and Hiromi Dagger share a parasol for shade while walking to class at Fremont School for Adults in midtown.

Plumas-Eureka State Park campground closed after plague discovery

The campground at Plumas-Eureka State Park is temporarily closed after the discovery of bubonic plague in a rodent.

Sacramento disaster drill preps emergency response volunteers

Local emergency response teams received a crash course, assessing damage and caring for dogs covered in oil after a mock oil tanker crash at Discovery Park.

Ex-Kings Player Wright Found Dead In Memphis

Relatives and friends of Lorenzen Wright gathered Wednesday and grieved for the former NBA player who has been missing for 10 days, as police investigated the discovery of a man’s body outside of Memphis.

Sacto 9-1-1: Sacramento warehouse fire damages legal pot-growing operation

A legal marijuana-growing operation was damaged after the Sacramento warehouse where it was housed caught fire early this morning, according to a lawyer for the grower.