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A Sunday traffic stop near Kayak Alley led to a meth seizure, an imitation firearm and the arrest of a Sacramento man.
Three juveniles were arrested after a reported threat at Roseville High; one is a student and the district says the threat has been addressed. Officials plan a briefing for parents as the investigation continues.
Sheriffs detectives say they dismantled a multi-location illegal gambling network in Sacramento County, seizing guns, machines and bulk cash after a months-long probe.
Sacramento police say they now tap more than 2,600 cameras — including nearly 200 license-plate readers — as officials hail falling crime while privacy concerns rise.
A Magalia mother has pleaded no contest to five counts of child endangerment after prosecutors say she let her 11-year-old daughter drive a Jeep into a home. Sentencing is set for March 25.
Two Sacramento skiers dug a man out of at least four feet of powder at Palisades Tahoe, freeing his airway in near-whiteout conditions. A helmet-camera clip shows the moment he gasps for air.
Police say officers stopped a vehicle‑repair con that targeted an elderly couple; about $23,000 in cash was seized and two people were arrested.
Connor Lopez’s family says a misdemeanor diversion could erase the driver’s charge in the Elk Grove crash that killed him, and they’re pressing lawmakers for change.
A Chico man entered a no-contest plea to attempted murder in the June stabbing at Results Radio; police say quick action by employees and officers stopped a larger attack.
An alert Roseville officer recognized a probationer's car and investigators say a subsequent hotel search turned up more than half a pound of meth and two arrests.
A jury found Song Sushumna Landis guilty of first-degree murder in the 2022 Arden-Arcade shooting that killed Joseph Cano. Landis faces up to 75 years to life and is due to be sentenced in May.
A man was arrested after fleeing an Elk Grove DUI checkpoint; officers later found a loaded firearm hidden under the driver’s seat and booked him on weapons charges.
Authorities say Jenkins was arrested in Sacramento and extradited to Travis County after the October shooting at a Rutland Drive 7‑Eleven. Police say the case remains under active investigation.
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