A quad rider died Saturday after a pickup collided with the ATV at 16th Street and Elverta Road near Rio Linda, CHP says.

Gov. Newsom reissued $50,000 rewards for several Northern California cold cases, naming deaths in Butte County and Sacramento as investigators seek new tips.

A solo rider was killed Monday night in a motorcycle crash near Haggin Oaks in north Sacramento. The coroner will release the rider's identity after next of kin are notified.

Paul Cathey is in custody after a woman says she was sexually assaulted following a meeting arranged through an adult website. Citrus Heights detectives say there may be more victims.

A jury found Ali Mustafa Hudson guilty of second-degree murder and related counts in the 2021 killing of his mother at a Sacramento senior living facility. He faces up to 123 years to life and is due to be sentenced May 8.

A Sacramento man was arrested April 24 in connection with the 2024 disappearance and death of Tyson Fiddler, who was last seen leaving a Placerville bar. Detectives say the arrest follows a lengthy investigation; details remain limited.

A Sacramento jury has ordered the city to pay $32.1 million to the children of a man killed in a 2022 I‑5 crash involving a Sacramento police detective. The city has accepted liability and the judgment was filed in Superior Court.

A jury convicted William Ellis of multiple parking‑lot robberies that prosecutors say involved a handgun and victims with children. Sentencing is May 15.

Bradshaw Animal Shelter released security-camera images after a cat was beaten and killed on Sun Florin Drive. Officials are asking residents to call 311 with tips.

Alexander Mateuz pleaded guilty to first‑degree murder in the 2023 killing of his Mule Creek cellmate and was sentenced to 25 years to life.

The son of former Kern supervisor Zack Scrivner went public in Sacramento, accusing his father of abuse and backing bills to narrow mental‑health diversion eligibility.

GSU detectives say a parolee approached a vehicle stop in South Sacramento; a search turned up a loaded, unregistered Glock 19 and he was booked on a felon-in-possession charge.

A Placer County woman was sentenced to 175 years to life after convictions for repeatedly sexually abusing two young relatives while they were in her care.