After a marathon hearing, Davis set a June 2 vote on the 1,800‑home Village Farms plan.

Rack & Riddle says it will close its Lodi plant and consolidate production at a new Healdsburg Sparkling Innovation Park, a move that reshapes local jobs and capacity.

A 32-year-old Orangevale father is jailed after admitting he tried to strangle his pregnant wife at Celebration Park; she remains critical and their five children were placed in state care.

Family says a 100-year-old Sacramento resident with dementia wandered from a memory-care community and died of hypothermia; the matter is now part of an elder‑abuse and wrongful‑death case.

Dapper Doughnut is coming to Stanford Plaza in Rocklin, bringing made-to-order mini doughnuts to the Stanford Ranch shopping center.

A South Sacramento family says a woman smashed their home and truck with a baseball bat; police are investigating and the family plans to press charges.

A bipartisan group of California senators pressed Gov. Newsom for detailed budget numbers Thursday, citing conflicting forecasts and volatile AI-driven revenues.

Marysville has applied for nearly $4 million in EPA Brownfields funds to remove a gunite‑capped pile of asbestos- and lead‑tainted demolition debris and prep the downtown site.

A man was killed and two others, including an infant, were injured in a wrong-way crash on State Route 70 in Sutter County. The CHP is investigating, and the cause of the crash is undetermined. Witnesses are urged to come forward.

The Yuba County Sheriff arrested Vincent Ciulei for arson and related charges after a body was found burned near Parks Bar Bridge; he is the victim's nephew.

A local soup‑dumpling shop will take over Red Robin’s big Palladio unit in Folsom, giving Journey to the Dumpling its largest location yet. The swap signals more food‑first activity at the center.

A San Diego firm says a federal complaint ties multiple Motel 6 properties to years of sex trafficking, alleging lasting injuries and a child born with severe disabilities. The First Amended Complaint names G6 Hospitality and local operators.

DNA from a discarded water jug produced a CODIS match that helped prosecutors win a first‑degree murder conviction and a 26‑years‑to‑life sentence in south Sacramento.