Regional boards advanced funding and studies to bring HOT toll lanes to a roughly 12‑mile stretch of I‑5 between downtown Sacramento and the airport.

A jury found Hughson resident Troy McComak guilty of multiple felonies, including assault with a firearm and false imprisonment. Sentencing is pending in Stanislaus County.

SK Hynix filed to list ADRs on Nasdaq in a deal that could raise about $29–30 billion, a move that shines a spotlight on Rancho Cordova’s Solidigm HQ. The filing lays out planned uses and a tentative summer timetable.

A 58-year-old Cedar Ridge man died after his car struck a tree on southbound Highway 174 near Peardale. CHP says speed may be a factor and Caltrans inspected the tree.

Meagan Ann Dixon pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the death of her 11‑year‑old son; sentencing is set for July 17 in Sutter County. The plea follows earlier animal‑cruelty pleas.

San Joaquin County recorded its first West Nile‑positive mosquito sample of 2026 after a Delta trap tested positive. Officials urged residents to dump standing water and use repellent.

A UCLA study finds unified financing could cut billions from California’s health bill — but federal waivers, ERISA and fraught political choices make implementation difficult.

A person believed to have been shot in Old Sacramento showed up at a Natomas fire station and was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant, police said. Officers found evidence near Firehouse Alley and K Street as detectives investigate.

A 43-year-old rider died after a solo motorcycle crash in the Willowcreek neighborhood; coroner dashboards show at least two other motorcyclist deaths this week.

A stolen Sacramento Police cruiser led to a southbound chase on Highway 99 that ended near Turner Road; the driver was detained after a CHP PIT attempt.

Inspectors found 38 German cockroaches at Pho Bac Hoa Viet, prompting a red placard; the restaurant was reinspected and passed the next day.

A federal grand jury returned a five‑count indictment charging an Oroville man and two others with conspiring to distribute cocaine in Yuba County after controlled buys and a traffic stop.

Eight people were arrested after a multi‑county narcotics sweep that seized meth, powdered fentanyl, 274 suspected counterfeit pills, multiple firearms and thousands of rounds of ammo.