A motorist trapped inside a burning car died after a five-vehicle pileup shut down Elkhorn Boulevard in Rio Linda.

The free after-school hub for up to 100 Elk Grove teens closed Sept. 30 as the city weighs the building's future.

Crews stopped the Clover Fire near Grass Valley at under an acre, but two zones near Alta Sierra Country Club were told to leave now.

Arturo Daniel Duran, 58, vanished after leaving a designated swim area; his empty board turned up drifting minutes later.

The Folsom Boulevard newcomer bakes three Roman-style crusts and doubles as an art space for Second Saturdays.

Emari Thompson, 27, was booked five days after his 11-month-old was found unresponsive on Rivergate Way.

Crews battling the small but fast-moving Lome Fire report short-range spotting near Swiss Ranch Road as evacuations expand in Calaveras County.

City leaders are debating whether to strip police oversight from the Office of Violence Prevention after a Sacramento Bee probe found lax grant monitoring.

Crocker/Riverside's new hard court opened this summer, but the school's natural grass field won't be finished until spring 2027.

Edgar Avalos allegedly admitted to the crimes after detectives traced his movements from months of victim reports.

Police say the suspect fled on foot after forcibly grabbing a necklace inside a business in Stockton's Lakeview District.

License plate readers helped Placer deputies find a Nevada County teen accused of pointing a gun at a Colfax gas station clerk.

County officials say federal cuts could add $58 million in new costs next fiscal year, straining local emergency rooms.