Stockton's City Council voted to make some uses of ski masks a misdemeanor, splitting supporters who cite safety and critics who warn of enforcement and legal risks.

A 58-year-old Cedar Ridge man died after his car struck a tree on southbound Highway 174 near Peardale. CHP says speed may be a factor and Caltrans inspected the tree.

A Sacramento man was handed 4½ years and ordered to repay $575,425 after pleading guilty to filing fake COVID unemployment claims.

Law enforcement searched south of Elk Grove after multiple people ran from a stolen car at the Highway 99/Dillard Road offramp. Drivers were warned to expect delays on SR‑99.

Meagan Ann Dixon pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the death of her 11‑year‑old son; sentencing is set for July 17 in Sutter County. The plea follows earlier animal‑cruelty pleas.

A Carson City man was arrested after CHP says he attacked his partner on SR‑99 near Elk Grove; she was hospitalized and he now faces attempted murder and other felony counts.

Two adults were killed and a child was injured in a shooting at the Chico branch of the Butte County Library on Monday. A suspect is in custody and investigators are working with federal and county agencies.

Davis and West Sacramento crews used high-angle rope rescue to pull a person back onto the eastbound I‑80 Yolo Causeway. The individual was treated on scene and taken to a hospital.

A Father's Day blaze on Auburn Boulevard damaged a building of townhomes in Citrus Heights and displaced more than a dozen residents; investigators are probing the cause.

An 18-year-old man was fatally shot early Monday near West Weber Avenue in Stockton. Homicide detectives are investigating.

Sacramento deputies say a drone fitted with a magnet removed a knife from a suspect during a SWAT standoff, an action the sheriff called a 'nationwide first.'

A man's body was found along Milk Farm Road in Dixon late Sunday. Dixon police have opened a suspicious-death investigation and have not identified the victim.

Davis police say two juveniles on a single e‑bike are suspected of firing BB or airsoft guns in four separate incidents this week; no one was seriously hurt. The investigation is ongoing.