Deputies searched near Columbia Elementary after reports of shots fired nearby; the Tuolumne County Sheriffs Office said the campus was not in danger.

A Sacramento man was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot an employee during a robbery at the Folsom Premium Outlets; police recovered more than $2,600 in stolen goods.

A 57‑year‑old El Dorado Hills man pleaded no‑contest to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 15‑year‑old he met online and was sentenced to six months of house arrest.

Roseville police say at least a dozen vehicles were broken into overnight at hotels near Taylor Road and Highway 65. Detectives are collecting surveillance and asking witnesses to come forward.

A federal judge sentenced Richard Best to three years and ordered $2M restitution after prosecutors say he diverted nearly $4.8M in canola meant for livestock feed.

A failed passing maneuver on Highway 113 in Woodland flipped a car and left its driver dead, CHP says.

A Sacramento woman was sentenced to four years in federal prison after prosecutors say she used stolen identities to get loans for a Jaguar and Mercedes and siphoned funds.

Sheriff’s deputies say Jorge Tinoco, convicted in 1994 of assaulting a 5‑year‑old, was granted elderly parole and should not be released. Local law enforcement and the sheriff are pushing legal and ballot fixes.

A car crashed into the front of a Walgreens in Antelope early Tuesday in what deputies say may have been an attempted burglary. The vehicle fled before deputies arrived and investigators are combing the scene.

A suspicious early-morning fire gutted a North Sacramento home on Yampa Circle; five people escaped and investigators are canvassing for footage and witnesses.

A Fresno woman was sentenced to three years in federal prison after jurors found she arranged her teenage son's abduction and transport to a Missouri facility.

A hot-air balloon struck Sky River Casino during a hotel groundbreaking; live video shows the basket hit the building and later land nearby. The casino says the pilot is safe.

State and federal agencies warn that unauthorized drones over wildfires can ground air support, delay drops and endanger firefighting crews. Officials say keep drones grounded.