Family‑run Taqueria La Perla Tapatia is expanding beyond Arden‑Arcade, with a Rancho Cordova permit filing and a South Sacramento "coming soon" listed on its site.

Officers were involved in a shooting while responding to a bank robbery in the 1600 block of Response Road; police say all officers are OK and the area is being secured.

A grandmother and her 10-month-old grandchild were hospitalized after a pickup struck them in Auburn; police say the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperative.

Stockton Unified's career-technical programs were squeezed by 2025 funding cuts. A proposed California bill would convert one-year CTE grants into multi-year renewals to ease planning.

A woman found along I‑5 in 1993 has been identified as Janet Fay Moore, who lived in the Sacramento area for years. Investigators hope the public can help explain how she wound up in Fresno County.

A 300‑acre shaded fuel break above Tiger Creek blunted the Tiger Fire and helped protect Pioneer. Officials say the treated line gave crews the tactical edge.

A 40-year-old man was killed Sunday on the 2400 block of East Sonora Street in Stockton. Police have opened a homicide investigation and are asking residents to call with tips.

Sheriff's deputies rushed to a Rancho Cordova neighborhood after callers reported gunfire and one person said they were setting "booby traps" near Copper Sunset Way. Investigators are on scene.

Chef Scott Ostrander and Kingdom Coffee's Ty Manukyan opened Concept Coffee in Midtown, a walnut‑furnished spot serving breakfast and house‑roasted coffee.

A CBS investigation and state audits found lawmakers left roughly three in four auditor recommendations unaddressed — a pattern that has cost California taxpayers billions. Key examples include unemployment‑benefits fraud and untracked homelessness spending.

Stockton City Manager Johnny Ford, not at fault in a fatal crash that killed one pedestrian and critically injured another, cooperated with the investigation.

A speeding stop on I‑80 led Placer deputies to two San Francisco Bay Area 15‑year‑olds who'd been trafficked; two men have been convicted and given lengthy state prison terms.

Local realtors are warning Mayor McCarty’s proposed transfer tax on high-end sales could chill deals and produce less revenue than projected for housing programs. City leaders say thresholds and uses are still being worked out.