The Board of Parole Hearings denied parole for William Doughtie and set his next review in five years, the Sacramento County DA said.

An out-of-state visitor hit a $1.13M Face-Up Pai Gow jackpot at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln on July 15, the casino said.

Nearly 50,000 turned out at Elk Grove Regional Park. Police logged hundreds of calls, drones flew dozens of missions and enforcement issued roughly $239,000 in citations.

After a heated hearing, Sacramento supervisors voted 3-2 to restore funding for the sheriff’s POP team, tapping contingency reserves to keep the six‑person unit operating.

Sacramento lawmakers advanced AB 2164 to lock shield protections into law and narrow when governors can honor out‑of‑state extradition requests tied to legal care. The bill aims to protect providers and helpers from prosecutions in hostile states.

AB 2540 would require community colleges with health centers to offer or arrange access to medication abortion by 2029 if lawmakers fund it. The proposal has sparked debate over costs and clinic capacity.

Supervisors advanced three charter changes — two headed to the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot and a third in 2028. The measures address vacancies, CEO removal and supervisor pay.

A Reno woman died after a personal watercraft collided with a boat at Frenchman Lake; Plumas County says alcohol is suspected. Authorities are investigating.

Police say a live feed from the city's camera network helped officers detain suspects after someone was seen displaying a firearm near Old Sacramento. A 27‑year‑old was arrested and the weapon recovered.

A Thunder Valley gambler hit a $120,123 progressive jackpot after being dealt the rare "five aces" on a Face Up Pai Gow hand. We break down the win and what the hand means.

A Sacramento man was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life for a Del Paso Heights shooting that prosecutors say began as an argument at a convenience store.

Sutter Health filed design‑review plans for a 117,000‑sq‑ft medical office at Highland Pointe in Roseville, aiming to finish the business park’s long‑planned final phase. The proposal expands Sutter’s outpatient footprint near its Roseville campus.

Buzz Oates is moving Placer Commerce Center from infrastructure into vertical construction, planning two speculative warehouses on the 400‑acre site north of Roseville.