🌱16,000 Sacramentans Lose Power + Arden Oaks Fire + Onsie Party!

Morning, Sacramento! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Low clouds may break. High: 56 Low: 40.

Here are the top five stories today in Sacramento:

1. Thousands of Sacramento Municipal Utility District customers were without power Thursday night. The outages affected about 16,000 people in Sacramento County, south of Gerber Road and between Bradshaw and Elk Grove Florin Roads, the SMUD outage maps showed. It is unknown what caused the outages, but power was restored by Friday morning. (KCRA3)
2. Prosecutors announced Thursday that a jury this week found a man guilty of second-degree murder for the May 2021 killing of 23-year-old Brenda Jimenez and the attempted murder of 26-year-old Kenneth Robinson Jr., in West Sacramento. Jose Tellez Flores, 20, faces up to 24 years behind bars for both crimes and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 1. (CBS Sacramento)
3. Sacramento police asked for the public's help on Thursday in finding a missing 80-year-old man. Police said in a social media post Thursday that William Montgomery was last seen around 2:00 p.m. on Jan. 6 in the area of Grandstaff Drive and Cherrywood Circle. Thankfully, police are now reporting that William Montgomery and his dog Maggie were found safe. (ABC10)
4. Two teenagers were hurt after a shooting in Sacramento County. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said the shooting happened at Summer Sky Drive and Bastien Court, an area not far from Florin High School. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said the teens had non-life-threatening injuries to the lower body and were taken to the hospital. The shooting caused a temporary lockdown at the nearby school, according to the Elk Grove Union School District. No suspect information has been released. The investigation is ongoing, but Capt. Henry said there is nothing that indicates a threat to the neighborhood at this time. (ABC10)
5. Crews battled a house fire n the Arden Oaks neighborhood on Arden Creek Road, early Friday morning, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. Sac Metro Fire told KCRA 3 the fire was at a large house, but it did not threaten other homes. No injuries were reported as there was no one home at the time of the fire, officials said. (KCRA3)

Today in Sacramento:

• The Great Train Show will be at Cal Expo. The Great Train Show is the nation's only coast-to-coast model train show. The show is designed for the general public, modelers, hobbyists, families, and the just plain curious. (8:00 AM)
• Bring the family for a FREE Youth Dance Day at Sac Dance Academy's Grand Opening! Tour the space and sample some classes, kids 3-17 welcome! (9:00 AM)
• Join Sacramento Storytellers for their virtual Open Mic event! Sign up to share a 5-8 minute story or just show up and listen as an audience member! (5:00 PM)
• Seriously, how could you pass this one up? Hop in your favorite footsie PJs and come out for the 7th Annual Sacramento Onesie Bar Crawl at Dive Bar downtown. (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Miss Tee is AMAZING! This Sacramento dance studio owner made the Forbes Culture 50 Champions List, and for good reason! Her spirit is infectious and her empathy for her community is inspiring. Don't like to dance? Don't worry! T Studio Arts also has a selfie studio, podcast studio and tech studio just waiting to serve us, the Sacramento community. (ABC10.com KXTV)
• Does California owe you money? The state wants to help you claim it! Here's how. (FOX40)
• It's Elvis Presley's birthday today, so, I'm sure you're throwing an Elvis birthday bash tonight, right? How about an Elvis impersonator for your shindig? There are two of them right here in Sacramento and one of them has won "Gigmaster's best" for 8 years running! (Thebash.com)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Jeri Karges

About me: Jeri Karges has been living in and loving the Sacramento region for over 30 years. Her passion is finding new and unique ways to enjoy the city and surrounding areas. On weekends, you can find her pestering her friends to sample the restaurant that doesn't have silverware, or try their hand at throwing an axe. Jeri also enjoys writing about retirement planning at https://rockinretirement.subst...