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A suspect was arrested after investigators linked 27 BB‑gun attacks that shattered car windows across Lathrop. Police say surveillance and evidence tied the cases together.
A home battery-storage fire near Baseline Road led to a shelter-in-place for about 18 West Roseville homes while hazmat teams respond.
Sacramento County paid $1.62 million to the family of Amelian Houff after a 2021 high‑speed chase crash; the family says medics were blocked for hours.
One person was killed and three others were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on Highway 104 west of Ione; investigators say the cause is under review.
Jury selection and opening testimony began in Oroville as witnesses described smoke, a stuck car and a burning embankment at Upper Bidwell Park. The accused faces enhancements that could mean 25 years to life.
A federal jury convicted a Mendota man of RICO conspiracy and attempted murder tied to MS‑13 activity, federal authorities said.
A Solano County judge handed a Fairfield man life without parole after his conviction in the June 2024 abduction and sexual assault of two school-age children.
A Stockton campaign consultant was stabbed while waiting at a South Commerce Street bus stop on July 16; police arrested a suspect and Vice Mayor Jason Lee urged safety over politics.
A viral video shows a late‑night fight inside a Sacramento In‑N‑Out between an employee and a customer; coworkers pulled the employee away and the clip includes a wig on the floor.
A federal lawsuit says an inmate was assaulted at the Placerville jail and accuses county staff of failing to protect him amid grand‑jury warnings about staffing and pay.
A Placer County deputy narrowly avoided being struck in Loomis as a pickup involved in a hit‑and‑run barreled past; bodycam shows the truck crashing and the driver was arrested.
Thirteen people were arrested and a juvenile was recovered in a DOJ-led Sacramento sweep. Officials say the operation targeted buyers and referrals will go to the county DA.
A 4-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy were found face down at Lake Oroville's Nelson Bar ramp and revived; both were taken to Enloe Medical Center in Chico.
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