Home Care In North Highlands, CA

It was a busy Friday morning at Lou’s with a steady flow of customers coming in to support the drive-in burger stand.

As patrons got to the order window, many asked to confirm the news about the mainstay’s closing, while others proposed ideas to the owners so that they could remain open.

Lou’s Drive-in has been serving burgers and shakes to the North Highlands community in Sacramento County since 1958, but come Oct. 28 the restaurant will be permanently shutting its doors, according to an Instagram post on Thursday.

Restaurant owners Leilan and Robert Kitchens have been negotiating with their landlord to buy the current building at 6229 Watt Ave., but they haven’t been able to come to an agreement, Leilan Kitchens said as she blended two vanilla milkshakes.

“We’re not millionaires here. We’re literally just getting by,” she said as her husband grilled burgers and her mother punched in orders at the register.

The Kitchens have owned Lou’s for 14 years after purchasing the drive-in from Don Roberge, Robert’s grandfather.

“Grandpa was the one that was going to shut the doors down, because he was going to retire, but we ended up buying it from him,” Leilan Kitchens said.

There were once four Lou’s in the Sacramento area that were opened by the late Lou Bergh, according to The Bee’s archives. Bergh and Roberge were business partners.

A cheeseburger at Lou’s ranges from $6.35 to $10.80 depending on the type of cheese, patty and chili fixings. Leilan Kitchens wants to keep her menu items fairly priced, she said, and feels that with a steep commercial mortgage payment she won’t be able to do that.

North Highland resident Judy Whitaker was waiting for two chocolate milkshakes at Lou’s on Friday morning. She worked at the shop 30 years ago and refers to the burger drive-in as “an icon.”

“I’m really upset about it,” Whitaker said as she leaned on the counter next to the order window. “This is an icon. These are the best milkshakes and burgers that you can possibly get.”

Lou’s is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. On Friday, just an hour after opening, there was a line of about five customers waiting to place their orders.

On Instagram people lamented the closure with crying emojis and red hearts.

“I grew up here, I worked here when I was going to college,” Whitaker said. “In the summers my son used to ride his bike down here.”

Lou’s plans to serve its last burger and milkshake on Saturday, Oct. 28.

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This story was originally published October 21, 2023, 5:00 AM.

On Sunday, September 24th, Sacramento County Animal Care Services will bring the Free BAAT Clinic back to Freedom Park in North Highlands.

Vaccines, microchips, ID tags, collars, deworming, flea prevention, low-cost spay/neuter vouchers, and treatment of some minor medical issues are available for eligible low-income Sacramento County Residents. For details, call (916) 875-BAAT.

This will take place from 10am to 1pm at Freedom Park, 3200 Freedom Park Drive, North Highlands in McClellan Park.

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VIP Petcare Vaccination Clinic: 3839 Bradshaw Road, Sacramento, CA 95827

VIP Petcare Clinic Schedule: (Please check the website for schedule changes)*Please visit the VIP Petcare website for updates on new clinic procedures.

For a list of VIP Petcare locations, visit ?the Find a Location? page. ?

Community Spay and Neuter (CSN) Clinic Vaccinations: Building next to Bradshaw Shelter ?

For a list of free and low-cost options, visit ?sac?animal.org or Sacramento SPCA.

?Importance of Microchipping: Microchipping your pet can help reunite you if your pet becomes lost. ?For more details, visit Microchip Pet IDs page.?

Microchipping Information: If you adopted your dog or cat from the Bradshaw Animal Shelter, your pet may have been registered through the ??Michelson Found Animal? Registry?. Pl?ease contact them if you need to update your pet’s information at [email protected] and mention the microchip number on file. If you need assi?stance locating your microchip number, please contact our staff at [email protected].? If you microchipped your pet through VIP Petcare during one of our monthly clinics at the shelter, visit VIPPetcare.com? and click on “request pet records” at the top of the page.

NORTH HIGHLANDS - It's quickly become Governor Newsom's signature style at disaster scenes: A distinctive white California state bear embroidered on his jackets and hats.

It turns out that a local small businesswoman who works out of her garage created the embroidered look. Leslie Myers showed CBS13 inside her North Highlands workspace.

"We are in the converted one-car garage of my home," Myers said. "My size is 'Mom and Pop.'"

This is where she got the first call from the Governor's office.

"The first phone call was, um, quite unexpected," Myers said.

It was a request to create a new look for the Governor.

"I was given absolute control, except, it had to be white," Myers said.

The governor wanted a white bear embroidered on his clothing for his press events as he toured disaster zones.

"Really, I believe the whole point of it was 'California strong,'" she said.

Myers' white bear is now prominent in most of the governor's disaster response appearances. The governor recently added hats to his bear embroidered requests, covering up one of his other signature looks: his hair.

"He likes a specific style of hat—and he wanted the modern trucker cap look," Myers said.

His latest request: a tie.

Myers has been in business for 25 years. Suddenly her work is being seen around the world.

"I have a friend in Paris and he messaged through Facebook and said 'oh my God, you are all over the papers,' and I said not me," Myers said,

She works in her North Highland garage, creating the Governor's garments.

Myers says she got the call because of all her years in the business, someone on the Governor's staff, knew her work well.

She has not met the governor yet but hopes to one day soon.

NORTH HIGHLANDS, Calif. — A house fire in North Highlands has left three people without a home Friday and now the search is now on for a person of interest, according to Sacramento Metro Fire Department.

Units responded to a reported roof fire at a two story home around 11 a.m.

"So there was a lot of damage that was done, and our investigators are going to comb through the evidence to figure out exactly what happened in this case," said Fire Captain Parker Wilbourn.

Video recorded by surveillance cameras outside the home show a person riding up to the home on a bicycle. This person is now considered to be a person of interest in the investigation.

"We're looking for the community's help to identify not only that person but any additional information they may have,” said Wilbourn. “The fire appears to have started in the exterior on the same corner that this individual was roaming around. That fire got from the exterior up into the attic and burned throughout the attic. We had a significant fire in the attic when our crews arrived. They're going to need significant repairs and remodeling."

Three people were displaced in the fire and are now getting help for temporary housing from the American Red Cross.

“Imagine being pushed out of your house because of a fire or a natural disaster. It's one of the most intense, scariest moments of your life, potentially,” said spokesperson Steve Walsh. "Home fires are the number one thing that the Red Cross responds to outside of natural disasters.”

Walsh says the Red Cross has arrangements with fire departments all over the country so they’re prepared in case something like this happens and someone needs help.

Investigators are still trying to find the person of interest to talk to them and learn more.

“At this time there's nothing really relating this person to any of our previous cases, although that can't be ruled out at this point,” said Wilbourn. “We do need to get in contact with this individual and find out exactly what they were doing."

If you have any information about this incident, you can contact the fire departments Arson Tip Line at (916) 859-3775.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — (UPDATE 10:30 a.m.) A Bradshaw Animal Shelter public information officer confirmed to ABC10 the dog who attacked the mailman will be euthanized.

They said the owners of the dog surrendered it to the animal shelter to be put down.

"It is crucial for all community members to be aware of their responsibilities as pet owners, ensuring the safety of not only their pets but also those who come into contact with them. We urge the public to take measures to keep their pets secured, especially in situations where they may encounter visitors, delivery personnel, or any unfamiliar individuals," they wrote in a statement.

The animal shelter says the attack happened as the mailman approached the front of the house when the dog charged at the screen door, causing it to open. The mailman suffered 'major bite wounds' to his arms, hands, leg and face.

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A 73-year-old United States Postal Service mail carrier has injuries to his face, feet and arms after being attacked by a pit bull in North Highlands Friday, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office says the attack happened near the intersection of Roseville and Walerga Roads.

Deputies say the man was delivering mail when the dog attacked him.

"The owner of the dog intervened and attempted to halt the attack," deputies said in a press release. "After witnessing the incident, a passerby promptly called 911 and tried to help the mailman."

The man was taken to safety before law enforcement arrived. First responders arrived on the scene to treat injuries to both the mailman and the owner of the dog. It's unclear what injuries, if any, the dogs owner sustained.

The mailman was taken to the hospital and will not need surgery for his injuries after the attack, according to officials.

The dog is now in animal control's custody.

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