Spotty morning showers taper to partly sunny skies and a high near 74°F. Temperatures spike into the 90s by early next week.

At a May Day rally in East San Jose, Tom Steyer wore a "Workers Over Billionaires" shirt and pledged to tax fellow billionaires while pouring record money into his campaign.

A Modesto paraprofessional was arrested at Alice N. Stroud Elementary on allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student. Detectives say the first incident may date back about four years.

Amazon’s new 630,000‑sq‑ft inbound cross‑dock in Rancho Cordova stages incoming freight on 11 miles of conveyor and aims for roughly six‑hour turnarounds.

A short-lived severe thunderstorm warning swept parts of northern Siskiyou County Wednesday evening; the NWS warned of 60-mph gusts and possible hail.

Elk Grove police say the former treasurer and president of the Elk Grove Jr. Thundering Herd diverted more than $100,000 from the league. The arrest follows a two‑year probe that used more than 20 search warrants.

AB 1903 cleared the Assembly 70-0 and would force repairs before lawsuits, a shift supporters say could ease insurance pain and help restart condo construction. The bill now heads to the State Senate.

Nebraska troopers stopped a Nissan Rogue on I‑80 and found roughly 525 pounds of suspected cocaine; the Yuba City driver was arrested and booked in Seward County.

Paris Baguette is lining up a 3,255‑sq‑ft bakery‑café at Delta Shores in South Sacramento as the chain accelerates U.S. expansion. The listing appears in the center’s leasing materials but no opening date is set.

One person was killed and three others, including two children, were seriously injured after an SUV left Highway 50 and plunged into the South Fork of the American River near Riverton.

A civil grand jury found major staff vacancies at El Dorado County jails, warning that heavy overtime and lagging pay could complicate the Placerville jail expansion.

A tanker trailer detached from a big rig on I‑80 north of Auburn, colliding with a pickup and killing a Colfax resident. CHP is searching for the truck driver.

Stanislaus County is proposing roughly a 2.3% increase to unincorporated garbage rates after the Crows Landing burner closed, with a public hearing set for June 23.