A Sacramento man says a black bear charged at him outside his Lake Tahoe vacation home; bear spray stopped the animal but temporarily blinded him with overspray. Local experts warn visitors to secure food and trash.

Placer Mosquito officials confirmed the county's first West Nile–positive mosquito samples of 2026 and are expanding trapping and targeted treatments. Residents are urged to use repellents and report dead birds.

USA Properties Fund has proposed roughly 276 apartments at Don Julio Blvd & Antelope Rd in Antelope; county records show entitlements for the Barrett Ranch site.

A man the FBI had been seeking was returned to Sacramento after a 2025 capture in Mexico and arraigned on a murder charge tied to a 2017 death.

StreetZlan in Elk Grove will appear on Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives Friday at 6 p.m.; the taqueria teased a watch party and a new menu.

About $13,000 in fireworks were stolen from a San Juan High boosters' booth early Sunday, jeopardizing the group's summer fundraising.

A fatal early-morning stabbing on Cantrill Drive left one person dead and a suspect in custody as investigators work the scene.

A vegetation fire burned near the 9100 block of McCoy Avenue in Sacramento's Vineyard area on Saturday; crews worked to contain the flames and protect nearby homes.

CalEnviroScreen 5.0 adds small‑air toxic site and diabetes indicators that could shift which California neighborhoods qualify as disadvantaged and where climate dollars flow.

A 7-year-old Corning girl was critically injured in a June 27 dog attack; six dogs were seized and the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. Family updates say she is recovering at UC Davis.

Vacaville police arrested a 32-year-old man after a caller reported indecent exposure near the Ulatis library; the department posted video of the arrest.

Folsom paid $1.55 million to buy two Historic District parcels totaling about 1.92 acres near its corporation yard and will hold the land for future affordable housing. The purchases come as the city advances planning to relocate the corp yard.

A viral Nextdoor post showing a supposed mountain lion in Lemon Hill was debunked as an AI‑edited image, officials say. The episode highlights how manipulated footage can spread fast.