A man was seriously wounded in a shooting near Florin Road and 24th Street Sunday night; police detained a person and recovered a firearm, authorities say.

A federal judge gave an Elk Grove man nine years after prosecutors said he ran a cocaine and fentanyl trafficking network that crossed state lines.

A multihour SWAT standoff at Creekview Manor ended when police arrested a man reportedly armed with a knife and a sword; one person was hospitalized.

A driver was killed in a hit-and-run on Florin Road Friday night. Police have opened a major collision probe and are asking for tips and video.

Detectives arrested Larry Candies, 75, on eight counts of lewd and lascivious acts; investigators say there may be more victims.

A boarded‑up commercial building on the 2300 block of American River Drive burned Saturday; one firefighter was injured and officials are treating the origin as suspicious.

The California DOJ says Kai Jones pleaded guilty and received an eight-year sentence for human trafficking and sexual exploitation of two minors.

A jury convicted Mina Nazari of killing her 4-year-old daughter and trying to kill her son. Prosecutors say the Modesto mother now faces multiple life sentences.

The DOJ has opened a civil‑rights probe into two California women's prisons after allegations that housing transgender inmates led to sexual assaults. Federal investigators are reviewing records and testimony.

A Sacramento family mourns 26-year-old Shauvin Horsley after he was struck and dragged near Madison Avenue; CHP says an arrest has been made.

A Las Vegas man was killed after his car spun out on southbound I‑5 and was struck by another vehicle near Highway 33 in Fresno County.

A 40-year-old man was fatally struck while crossing southbound Bradshaw Road Thursday night. CHP says the driver stayed and is cooperating as investigators probe the crash.

A staff briefing on Elk Grove’s Flock ALPR network reignited fears that federal agencies could be given access to the city’s roughly 90 license‑plate cameras.