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Detectives with the Modesto Police Department continued their investigation Sunday morning into Saturday night's triple homicide on the 1600 block of Bay Meadow Drive.
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Caltrans says a portion of the pavement near the Jefferson Exit of Eastbound US 50 has buckled, causing emergency road repairs.
Humboldt County Sheriff's officials say 45-year-old Kimberly Felder stripped her daughter naked and shoved sand into her mouth before a witness tried to stop the attack at a secluded beach Friday.
After approving a $125 billion budget last week, California lawmakers are turning their attention to other matters for the last three months of the annual legislative session.
The lower deck of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge was shut down for hours after officers responding to a crash shot and wounded a motorist who drove at them.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department says a fight between two men turned deadly when one of them ran over the other with a car.
Police are investigating a homicide on the 1600 block of Bay Meadows in Modesto. Police were called to the are a little after 7pm tonight on the report of a disturbance and found a woman and two children killed inside the home.
uneral services have been set for three U.S. soldiers from Fort Campbell who were killed in Afghanistan. The Defense Department says Sgt. Eric M. Houck, 25, of Baltimore, Maryland; Sgt. William M. Bays, 29, of Barstow, California; and Cpl. Dillon C. Baldridge, 22, of Youngsville, North Carolina, died of gunshot wounds on June 10 in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. They were part of the 101st Airborne Division based at Fort Campbell, located on the Kentucky-Tennessee line.
Officials at Yosemite National Park say they will reopen on Sunday morning a road that was damaged in a rockslide.
Stephen Furst, who played naive fraternity pledge Flounder in the hit movie "Animal House," has died of complications from diabetes, his family said Saturday. Furst was 63.
Prosecutors in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial have vowed to try him a second time. A suburban Philadelphia judge declared a mistrial on Saturday after a jury insisted it was hopelessly deadlocked on charges the 79-year-old TV star drugged and molested Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia-area home in 2004. Cosby says the encounter was consensual.
Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise was upgraded from "critical" to "serious condition" Saturday and continued to show signs of improvement after he was wounded in a shooting at a Republican baseball practice outside Washington.
Sacramento Area Cooling Centers The Sacramento area weather is forecast to be extremely hot this week, with temperatures reaching well over 100 degrees. These faith-based, government, and non-profit organizations have opened their doors as cooling centers so people can get in out of the heat. In addition to the list below, call 2-1-1 to find your nearest cooling center and to find other cool places to go such as libraries and community centers.*
With local reservoirs only being 1/3 full, why is water being released? CBS13's Andrew Haubner is getting answers.
Laura Haefeli shows how much water is covering the roadway on Kiefer Boulevard.
A series of Pacific storms are expected to slam into northern California and the concern for flooding is rising. Flood Watches are in effect through late Saturday night due to excessive rain and melting snow.
Nic Merianos has the latest information on the storm moving across the Sacramento region.
Here's how the next seven days of weather are going to look.
Sacramento police said they are investigating a shooting that sent four people, including a child, to the hospital in Oak Park on Wednesday evening.
Population estimates released by U.S. Census Bureau show growth rates slowed sharply in metro areas in 2025, as immigration dropped and hurricanes pushed people out of some Gulf Coast counties.
A man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with a shootout at a popular Roseville park was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on Wednesday.
Who says there are no free rides anymore? In Elk Grove, they'll soon be offering unlimited bus rides to senior citizens at no cost.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's bill would raise taxes on households worth more than $50 million and on billionaires.
SMF says it's aware of reports that ICE agents are being used to assist TSA at other airports during this time but noted that as of Monday, it has no plans to use federal immigration officials for support.
Parts of Downtown Sacramento have sidewalks that are 150 years old, and next week, city leaders will consider spending more than $1 million to help restore them.
A teachers' strike at the Natomas Unified School District in Sacramento ended Thursday morning, after both sides announced a tentative agreement.
There's a push to start charging property owners who have vacant buildings or undeveloped land in Sacramento, but some are concerned that new fees could discourage development.
More than a dozen people have been killed by cars so far this year on Sacramento streets, and on Tuesday night, the city council debated what can be done to reduce future fatalities.
Lawmakers in the California state legislature said they are moving to designate "Farmworkers Day" as a state holiday following sexual abuse allegations against Cesar Chavez.
A Chilean national on Monday pleaded guilty to a string of bank and ATM robberies for his role in a robbery crew using sophisticated tactics to steal more than $5 million in California, Oregon and Washington, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
Serious allegations against late labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez have prompted the union he co-founded to abstain from this year's Cesar Chavez Day activities.
San Jose, Livermore, Napa, Concord, and many other inland areas will be within reach of the 90° mark, which would either tie or break all-time record warm temperatures for March. The reason? A strong area of high pressure is building overhead.
The war with Iran is now leading to growing concerns among California farmers over a fertilizer shortage, with many fertilizing products coming from shipments that are stuck in the Persian Gulf. tuck in the Persian Gulf.
Major League Baseball's "robot umpire" made its debut in the season-opening New Yankees-San Francisco Giants game in Oracle Park.
Aaron Judge went hitless on opening day for the first time and struck out four times for the first time since September 2024, but the New York Yankees still produced plenty of offense and beat San Francisco 7-0 in the debut of Giants manager Tony Vitello as the major league season began.
Wednesday's baseball Opening Night marks the end of a somewhat embarrassing streak by the San Francisco Giants.
The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams will begin their upcoming season in the National Football League's first regular-season game in Australia, league officials said.
Coby White made six of Charlotte's franchise-tying 26 3-pointers and finished with 27 points as the Hornets routed the Sacramento Kings 134-90 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's bill would raise taxes on households worth more than $50 million and on billionaires.
Controversy over a Sacramento councilmember-sponsored Easter egg hunt is drawing backlash from domestic violence victim advocates.
In a post on X Saturday, Musk offered to pay the salaries of TSA workers during the DHS shutdown.
A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he's investigating a ballot count discrepancy.
A command element and some ground forces are expected to be part of the Middle East deployment, according to a source familiar with the planning.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Public health officials say they've confirmed two cases of measles in Sacramento County.
Multiple elephant seal pups along the Northern California coast have tested positive for the deadly avian influenza, or bird flu, according to new research from the University of California.
Here's what to know about TrumpRx, including how it works, who can use it, and how much money it can save.
Finding the perfect dress isn't easy, but now, selling them could become a lot more challenging.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
An economic blackout was underway Friday as activists nationwide encouraged people not to spend their money at large corporations, retailers and fast-food chains for 24 hours.
San Joaquin County's retail theft reporting app has only been around for six months and is already bringing a sense of calmness to local business owners.
President Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom have made several different claims about California gas prices. Here's what we found.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The California Highway Patrol captain accused of workers' compensation fraud was the commander in charge of the fatal Mahaney Park shootout in Roseville, three officers who worked under him at the time of the shootout said.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
Six months after a California wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in the Tuolumne County community of Chinese Camp, officials say debris removal is now complete and properties are being returned to their owners.
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Tiger Fire that burned 118 acres in California's Amador County last summer and forced evacuations near Pioneer.
A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El Dorado County.
San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
More than two dozen structures were destroyed in a wildfire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
A Sacramento County dog picked up thousands of miles from home after he went missing five years ago was reunited with his family on Wednesday.
What started as a suspicious circumstances call for Rancho Cordova police ended with a newborn surprise.
A once-empty lot behind Church of the Cross in north Modesto now hosts a thriving community garden with more than 140 plots and growers from across the globe.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
Junior Romello Bruhn of Woodland Christian High School is closer than ever to scoring 3,000 career points, something only 13 high school athletes have accomplished in California state history.
Who says there are no free rides anymore? In Elk Grove, they'll soon be offering unlimited bus rides to senior citizens at no cost.
A man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with a shootout at a popular Roseville park was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole on Wednesday.
Sacramento police said they are investigating a shooting that sent four people, including a child, to the hospital in Oak Park on Wednesday evening.
We're going back to science class to ask: When did Earth’s crust start breaking apart and moving? Well, scientists say they may now have a new answer. We break down what they've discovered in The Answer.
Steve Large reports.
