Mother Of Abducted Calif. Girl Died Of Head Injury
A woman whose body was found near the remains of her 8-year-old son at a family friend's rural house died of a blunt injury to the head, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said.
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A woman whose body was found near the remains of her 8-year-old son at a family friend's rural house died of a blunt injury to the head, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said.
The Davis teenager charged in the brutal murder of an elderly couple will be back in court today.
An elderly woman accused of killing her husband is expected in court on Wednesday morning.
His appearance comes just a day after his arrest in the 13-year-old's murder. Funk-Haslam was discovered stabbed and strangled more than a year ago in Rosemont Community Park.
Wednesday would be the last time Maria would get to enjoy her garden. Detectives say she was stabbed inside her home. She made it outside to her yard, but her wounds would be too great.
A Placer County woman is facing murder charges after she allegedly stabbed her own mother to death.
Natalie insists her son is no murderer, despite the death of 51-year-old Robert Vickney, who died from a stab wound at his home on Saturday night.
A 19-year-old initially accused of Rocklin's first murder since 2007 is out of police custody, and the district attorney's office says it could be a case of self defense.
The Rocklin Police Department is still interviewing more than a dozen witnesses to the crime. They say it started as a quiet evening barbecue and birthday party until the victim's son's friend showed up.
A judge says a Modesto man convicted of murder nearly two decades ago has been falsely imprisoned, and was released Wednesday afternoon.
The suspect stole the victim's car to get away, but vanished after that. Now the question for officers is whether the alleged killer is dead or alive.
A memorial was held Sunday for the three murder victims found in a burned out car in Butte County.
The bodies were discovered a week ago in Magalia inside a burning car. Deputies say the three people came from the Sacramento to meet Clark for reasons the investigators won't reveal.
Shackled in a shirt and tie, showing little emotion, Daniel Marsh, 16, asked for a public defender, saying he couldn't afford counsel.
Jurors in the trial of a 79-year-old man charged with the decades-old slayings of four women in Northern California wiped tears from their eyes on Monday, as a prosecutor showed images of the victims' bodies and described how they were discovered.
A murder suspect is behind bars in Modesto. Police arrested 28-year-old Justin Banks Saturday in Turlock.
An Oroville man is under arrest accused of killing another man in front of an Oroville gas station early Saturday morning.
A known white supremacist gang member has been sentenced to 75 years to life in prison Wednesday under California's Three Strikes Law.
A 10-year-old girl was shot to death and her parents were hospitalized after gunmen walked up to the front door of a home in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County and started shooting, sheriff's officials said.
There's a renewed effort on the streets in midtown Sacramento to find clues in the beating death of a man a couple of months ago.
According to Northup's family, the couple was found laying in their bed. Family members called police after not hearing from the couple. Without any obvious motive—the Northups say nothing was taken from the couple's home—they are at a loss.
Calaveras County sheriff's officials say investigators will be knocking on the doors of hundreds of homes as they try to find possible witnesses in their search for the killer of 8-year-old girl Leila Fowler.
For the second day in a row, investigators work to clear brush around the home where 8-year-old Leila Fowler was stabbed to death almost a week ago.
Courtney Addington, 24, was arrested at around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday after a search of her residence earlier this year turned up a dead infant.
As the fire at a warehouse in Tracy continues to burn on Friday, officials are alerting residents to remain indoors and keep their windows closed as smoke could impact areas across the San Joaquin Valley.
Mandatory evacuations are underway near a gas leak in the Amador County community of Jackson late Friday morning.
A Modesto man died after a rollover crash on Briggsmore Avenue early Friday morning.
The SpaceX CEO's fortune on paper now rivals the annual economic output of many countries, according to World Bank data.
An Iran-linked hacker group claims to have breached FBI drones and has threatened to target the World Cup, a monitoring group says. The monitor disputes some of the other group's claims.
A massive fire at the Medline Industries warehouse in Tracy forced nearby businesses to evacuate as crews dealt with water supply issues.
As the fire at a warehouse in Tracy continues to burn on Friday, officials are alerting residents to remain indoors and keep their windows closed as smoke could impact areas across the San Joaquin Valley.
A Northern California McDonald's employee who was hospitalized with serious burns after officials say a coworker threw hot cooking oil on him released a video from his hospital bed thanking community members for their support.
Mandatory evacuations are underway near a gas leak in the Amador County community of Jackson late Friday morning.
A Modesto man died after a rollover crash on Briggsmore Avenue early Friday morning.
A child has died and a man suffered major injuries in a hit-and-run collision in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood, officials said Thursday night.
Several families have secured shelter while advocates say others remain unhoused a week after the City of Sacramento transitioned from its Motel Shelter Program to an Emergency Shelter Vouchers for Families program.
An arrest has been made after a man was killed in a weekend shooting at an Arden-Arcade business, officials said on Tuesday.
A Citrus Heights man has been arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing that happened this week in Sacramento, officials said on Thursday.
A man has been charged with bringing an explosive device into Sacramento International Airport, federal prosecutors announced.
The utility said it is monitoring a wind event forecast to hit the region by Wednesday for expected public safety power shutoffs.
A California couple was injured after discovering their dogs were fighting a bear in the Mammoth Lakes area earlier this week, police said.
Three U.S. citizens, including two California residents, have been arrested by the FBI in connection with an alleged plot to support ISIS.
A series of offshore earthquakes shook near California's North Coast early Wednesday morning.
A massive search effort is ongoing for a man missing since Memorial Day weekend in the Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe.
With matches being played in 11 cities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada, fans are getting three World Cup opening ceremonies.
With 104 World Cup games being played in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, it's like "a Super Bowl every single day for five weeks," U.S. team captain Tim Ream told CBS News.
The U.S. men's national soccer team kicks off its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium on Friday.
Carlos Cortes and Lawrence Butler hit towering home runs in the seventh inning to rally the Athletics to a 4-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers and win the series.
Henry Bolte hit his first career home run and the Athletics went deep five more times at Las Vegas Ballpark in a 7-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Voters in California may decide this fall on a proposal that would make tax increases on high-income earners to fund education permanent, officials said.
The signing of the memorandum or letter of intent would kick off 60 days of talks to negotiate details of an enduring U.S.-Iran agreement.
Many have watched recently released UFO videos, but most still think the government knows more than it is saying.
California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom spearheaded a redistricting initiative that was intended to make up to five more districts more friendly to Democrats. Voters may have different ideas.
Bill Gates told members of Congress on Wednesday that Jeffrey Epstein put his philanthropic work at risk, and that meeting him represented "a grave error in judgment."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A West Park High School sophomore is celebrating the end of the school year and a second chance at life after suffering a sudden cardiac arrest during band class last month.
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.
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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.
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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.
Crews are battling a vegetation fire that was threatening structures near Camanche Reservoir in California's San Joaquin Valley, officials said Wednesday evening.
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.
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San Joaquin County secured a grant aimed at helping to build a wildfire protection plan for the entire county.
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It could take days for crews to extinguish a fire that destroyed a Medline Industries medical supply facility in Tracy on Thursday, the city's fire chief said.
Park rangers are cracking down on new rules for e-bikes along the American River Parkway in Sacramento County.
A child has died and a man suffered major injuries in a hit-and-run collision in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood, officials said Thursday night.
It could take days for crews to extinguish a fire that destroyed a medical facility in Tracy on Thursday, the city's fire chief said.
California is among nearly 20 states that protect the right of students to wear traditional tribal regalia during graduation ceremonies at public and charter schools.