Attorney General Rob Bonta says Eugene Anthony Souza was sentenced to 36 years in state prison after a Kings County conviction for sexually abusing a young family member.

Pizza Factory is joining Folsom Village shopping center, taking the Suite 12A space once home to a martial-arts studio. No opening date has been announced.

Two former AFSCME officers admitted to using union cards for personal luxury purchases, prosecutors say the scheme totaled about $270,000. The union says the funds were recovered.

PG&E has started construction on the Momentum substation in west Placer to feed the Placer One development and Sacramento State’s planned Placer Center. The county says phase one is due in 2027.

DQ Hawaiian BBQ is opening at 7423 Fair Oaks Blvd in Carmichael with a tentative soft opening next weekend and family‑friendly dine‑in and takeout.

Del Oro High in Loomis was placed on lockdown Friday after a reported threat; deputies are on campus and officials urged people to avoid the area.

Sephora is under construction at Rocklin Crossings, its first standalone Rocklin store. Job postings list 5410 Crossings Dr and hiring appears to be underway.

A Kentucky judge rejected a plea deal in the murder-for-hire case tied to the 2022 killing of a Sacramento HVAC owner, returning the case to court for trial.

A boy died after an apparent rock‑climbing fall near Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe on Thursday; deputies found him near the Eagle Falls trailhead and an investigation is underway.

A severe thunderstorm warning hit the Northern Sierra foothills Friday morning, with quarter‑size hail and dangerous lightning threats for small mountain towns.

CAISO’s draft transmission plan calls for roughly $7 billion and 38 projects to carry offshore wind, imports and big new loads — with a major 500‑kV line among the costliest items.

A UC Davis–linked accelerator at Aggie Square will back 30 startups over three years with roughly $250,000 per company. Applications are due Friday.

Neighbors say a proposed crematory at Sant Sagar Funeral Home would sit within 1,000 feet of homes and D.W. Babcock Elementary, raising air‑quality and health worries as the air district reviews the permit.