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Nearly four years after the Caldor Fire wiped out most of Grizzly Flats, the first home under El Dorado County's new rebuilding program is finally taking shape, offering a powerful symbol of hope for a community still struggling to recover.
A janitorial supervisor at an El Dorado County elementary school is suspected of multiple child sex crimes, the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office said on Friday.
For decades, visitors to one of Lake Tahoe's most iconic destinations have dealt with chaotic parking and traffic backups. But now, a new shuttle pilot program is being put to the test and local officials hope it will finally ease the gridlock.
A Shingle Springs family is speaking out after they say their 10-year-old son was kidnapped from their backyard last week.
Dozens of people packed into a hall in Georgetown on Tuesday night for a special wildfire evacuation town hall. The goal: help neighbors better protect themselves and their families when fire danger threatens.
A West Sacramento elementary school employee is accused of trying to meet with an underage girl in El Dorado Hills, authorities said Monday.
The legislation allows millions of tipped workers to deduct part of their tip income from federal taxes. At the Country Gables Cafe in Roseville, waitress Jessica Burrus says the change could be a real relief.
A British couple took their travel journey across the United States to social media and it just so happened they made a stop in Northern California.
A case was dismissed against a Sacramento firefighter who faced several sexual assault charges, prosecutors said Monday.
Mandatory evacuations have been lifted in the fire that erupted in El Dorado County near Shingle Springs on Tuesday.
Two people found themselves needing to be rescued after their inflatable vessel hit dangerous rapids along the South Fork of the American River over the weekend.
A 13-year-old girl riding an e-bike died after she was hit by a vehicle near South Lake Tahoe Saturday morning, officials said.
The annual Highway 50 Association Wagon Train started its trek up and down the mountains Sunday.
A man serving a 12-year sentence was apprehended after walking away from a conservation camp in El Dorado County late Friday night, authorities said on Saturday.
A fire ripped through an El Dorado Hills home overnight, crews say.
A vegetation fire forced officials to issue a brief evacuation order and warning on Wednesday afternoon in El Dorado County.
In El Dorado Hills, an evacuation drill was conducted to get everyone up to speed as red flag conditions were at the top of everyone's minds.
In wooded areas along Highway 50 in El Dorado County, deputies are navigating a difficult task. They're addressing homelessness while also protecting communities from the growing threat of wildfire.
One year after a mountain lion attack on two brothers claimed one of their lives in El Dorado County, the family is fighting to change the rules to keep the cougars in check.
Authorities are searching for an inmate who walked away from a Northern California conservation camp on Thursday.
A man has pleaded guilty in El Dorado County court to selling blue M30 oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused a 20-year-old woman to die in 2022, prosecutors said on Friday.
The Shingle Springs resident was reviewing their surveillance camera trained on their doggy door when they noticed the visitor.
Wildlife officials say the incident is uncommon but not unheard of.
El Dorado County sheriff deputies are on the hunt for a stolen John Sutter statue and whoever took off with it.
An operation out of Folsom targeting drug dealers using online services to sell their products resulted in 89 arrests, authorities said Tuesday.
A person died after a stabbing in a Fairfield business parking lot Tuesday morning, police said.
A Sacramento County operation targeting suspected sex buyers led to 13 arrests and the recovery of a missing trafficking victim, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday.
A Placer County sheriff's deputy jumped out of the way of a pickup that came within inches of hitting him during a hit-and-run investigation in Loomis, officials said.
A man suspected in a carjacking died following a shootout with officers in Vallejo Monday afternoon, police said.
The recall affects certain 2020-2027 Aviator and 2020-2026 Explorer vehicles.
A Placer County sheriff's deputy jumped out of the way of a pickup that came within inches of hitting him during a hit-and-run investigation in Loomis, officials said.
Stockton police said a 54-year-old man was stabbed July 16 after a stranger approached him at a bus stop, accused him of being “nosey” and pulled a knife.
A person died after a stabbing in a Fairfield business parking lot Tuesday morning, police said.
A Sacramento County operation targeting suspected sex buyers led to 13 arrests and the recovery of a missing trafficking victim, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday.
Two Siskiyou County men have been charged with kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees who prosecutors say were abducted at gunpoint and held for 15 hours in a remote Northern California trailer.
Power lines in the area were damaged by the growing flames and fell toward the firefighters who were trying to access the building from a side alley, the fire department said.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup came to a close Sunday with Spain defeating Argentina in the championship match, ending a month-long tournament that transformed Sacramento bars, restaurants and coffee shops into gathering places for soccer fans.
Granny Award-winning artist Wyclef Jean was scheduled to perform Saturday at the Sky River Casino Stage, but the California State Fair announced just five hours before showtime that the concert had been canceled due to "unforeseen circumstances."
For the first time ever, the California State Fair will feature an exhibit like no other. This temporary display is filled with artifacts and rich traditions from the first people of California.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is playing in 70mm IMAX film at Sacramento's Esquire IMAX Theatre, one of only a small number of U.S. locations equipped to show the Matt Damon-led epic in the premium format.
A United Airlines employee appears to have been caught on video threatening to call ICE on a passenger last week at San Francisco International Airport.
Two Siskiyou County men have been charged with kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees who prosecutors say were abducted at gunpoint and held for 15 hours in a remote Northern California trailer.
A body found in San Francisco Bay on Thursday afternoon was identified as one of the three passengers missing after the sinking of their boat near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday.
A man who lost relatives in the San Francisco Bay boating tragedy says his brother who captained the vessel was an experienced seaman and not at fault.
A coalition of crime victims' families, prosecutors and victim advocates filed a lawsuit challenging new California Board of Parole Hearings regulations they say could allow some of the state's most violent offenders to seek release.
Kiki Iriafen had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Shakira Austin finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the Washington Mystics rallied past Golden State for a 90-82 victory Monday night to snap the Valkyries' nine-game winning streak.
CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning to send the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Athletics.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup came to a close Sunday with Spain defeating Argentina in the championship match, ending a month-long tournament that transformed Sacramento bars, restaurants and coffee shops into gathering places for soccer fans.
Spain dominated the match, outshooting Argentina 20-3, but couldn't manage a goal in regulation — finally scoring in the second period of extra time.
J.T. Ginn took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Athletics routed the Washington Nationals 15-1 to end their 10-game losing streak Saturday night.
Homeland Security Investigations is an arm of ICE, meaning the immigration enforcement agency would effectively be investigating incidents involving its own agents.
This is the first time in more than 150 years that a vice president's family had a child while in office.
White House border czar Tom Homan said "I think body cameras are the way to go" after fatal shootings by federal immigration officers in Texas and Maine earlier this month.
The Justice Department determined this week a federal law banning TikTok from government devices no longer applies to the social video app.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin sent letters to four states alleging that a combined 250,000 noncitizens were registered to vote. Elections experts caution that could be a significant overcount.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A Monterey County company is now at the center of a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak. The Washington Post is reporting that lettuce from Taylor Farms, a company headquartered in Salinas, may have supplied contaminated lettuce to Taco Bell.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
While there are a few Californians sick with cyclosporiasis, there aren't any known local outbreaks right now, and none linked to the national outbreak, state health officials say.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Fresh off their undefeated season and conference championship win, the women on the team are speaking out for the first time.
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.
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.
Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire that forced evacuations Sunday afternoon in the Pilot Hill area of El Dorado County.
Nothing but rubble remains of the McCombs home that was destroyed by the Kearny Fire. All their kids' toys, a wedding dress, memories and everything that meant something to them are completely gone.
All evacuation orders were lifted for a grass fire in rural Nevada County, west of Penn Valley, on Tuesday.
The Van Fire was reported Wednesday northeast of White Rock Road in Cathey's Valley, and north of Eastman Lake. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Three firefighters were injured while attacking a rapidly spreading vegetation fire sparked by a vehicle fire on Monday afternoon near Groveland, officials said.
Their message is simple: keep showing up, keep moving and keep your heart open, because sometimes, the person who changes your life is living right across the street.
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.
Find out what kind of weather we're expecting this week.
A Placer County sheriff's deputy jumped out of the way of a pickup that came within inches of hitting him during a hit-and-run investigation in Loomis, officials said.
What issues are top of mind ahead of the general election?
Carmela Karcher reports.
Sacramento allowed stores to sell tobacco if they also stocked healthy foods, but 25 years on, it's looking to get rid of the exemption and crack down on the growing number of tobacco shops.