Pastry Cat, a cat‑themed weekend bakery from chef Nariya Charoensupaya, opened a small East Sacramento shop at 533 53rd St selling specialty cookies and laminated pastries. Weekend hours are limited, so go early.

Deputies found a man's body near the shoreline on North Rio Blanco Road in Stockton; the death is under investigation and authorities are asking for tips.

A Madera resident pleaded guilty after officers found about 86.5 pounds of pure meth and roughly 4,700 counterfeit M30 pills that tested positive for carfentanil.

UC Davis Health’s trauma recovery center was left out of this year’s state grants after Prop. 36 cut into the Prop. 47 savings that fund victim services. Advocates want $34M in bridge money to keep clinics open.

Folsom High briefly locked down Tuesday after an anonymous threatening call. Police swept the campus and found no credible threat.

City leaders opened hearings on a proposed FY2026–27 budget that aims to close a $66.2M shortfall; dozens of jobs and some services could be cut while police and fire staffing is defended.

Officers pursued a suspect who ran into a home on Seavey Circle; police are calling the person out while the scene remains active.

Federal agents removed five card‑skimming devices in a Sacramento‑area sweep that inspected roughly 510 businesses and more than 3,000 terminals.

Lawmakers and the attorney general want clearer rules to stop high‑powered 'e‑motos' being sold as e‑bikes after a Mineta study found many schoolyard devices exceed legal limits.

A Stockton pastor who shelters migrant families says he keeps his U.S. passport on him as both protection and a public rebuke of racial profiling.

Sacramento Bee reporters and colleagues at other McClatchy papers are withholding bylines after a Claude‑based AI tool repackaged reporting, prompting grievances and debate about labeling.

Sacramento Valley ICAC detectives served a search warrant in Woodland and say evidence suggests attempted grooming; potential victims are asked to contact tip lines.

A Sacramento family built the city's first permitted 3D‑printed home in their backyard, using robot‑extruded concrete to form the shell and clearing a city permit.