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The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., Monday was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph. The mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives.
A South Lake Tahoe police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple counts of witness tampering and obstruction of an official proceeding.
After burning more than 11 acres, firefighters in Rancho Cordova were able to get a handle on a grass fire burning at River Bend Park.
A man confined to a wheelchair was killed after a hit-and-run early Wednesday morning in downtown Sacramento.
A rally celebrating the Kings staying in Sacramento that was originally scheduled for Wednesday has instead been moved to this Thursday.
Brent Burns helped San Jose jump off to a fast start with his second goal of the postseason and the Sharks tied their second-round series against Los Angeles at two games with a 2-1 victory over the Kings in Game 4 on Tuesday night.
The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base on Wednesday, a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with North Korea.
"We'll meet (Wednesday), practice, and we're going to try to win a game," Tortorella said. "That's all you can do. Down 3-0, it's a very tough situation, but I have full faith in our athletes. They will be ready to play another game."
Fire caused heavy damage to the garage of a North Highlands home overnight. The blaze started just before 2 a.m. on North Country Drive near Brown Otter Drive.
When caring for a sick child, many parents race to the home medicine cabinet. What are they really finding there?
A Dodge Ram truck crashed into a guardrail, just as Caltrans engineers planned. At a cost of a $250,000, the crash at this West Sacramento test track would be an expensive ride. But it's a necessary one for safety.
Jimmy Shao doesn't believe he's wasting the time of emergency responders because he has an emergency of his own: Shao believes he's being watched by shadowy government authorities.
Cecil Houston's family was among the first to drive through the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza after it got rid of its toll takers. Houston recalls the weekend of March 30, no one was there to take his money.
Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputies say Z'amila is lucky to be OK after deputies say her babysitter, Chavonne Jackson, put her in danger and didn't seem to care.
