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February marks 25 years since the murders of the Yosemite sightseers. Then-FBI Special Agent Jeffrey Rinek discusses how he got Cary Stayner to confess to the killings.
Piper changed his plea in Lopez's killing from not guilty to guilty for a second-degree murder charge Thursday afternoon. He appeared in court remotely as he is already in federal custody after being convicted of sexually exploiting a girl.
Woll, the president of a Detroit synagogue, was found stabbed to death outside her home Saturday morning.
A Modesto mother has been charged with murdering her daughter and for trying to kill her son as well.
An accused child killer made his second appearance in Solano County court Thursday afternoon after DNA evidence cracked a decades-old cold case wide open.
Serial killer Douglas Daniel Clark, who was sentenced to death for six grisly murders in California during the early 1980s, has died of natural causes, officials said Thursday. He was 75.
"The depravity of it is haunting," an Israeli military official told CBS News of the scene in Kfar Aza, where an emergency responder says even babies were beheaded.
It's a first in the state of California: A fentanyl dealer who was convicted of murder and has now been sentenced. Nathaniel Cabacungan, 21, is accused of selling the drug to 15-year-old Roseville girl, Jewels Wolf, who died in June 2022. Cabancungan was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, the Placer County DA's Office said.
The video, obtained by CBS affiliate KLAS-TV, shows an officer approach Davis near his home.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 60, has been charged with one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement.
Jeremy Stoner was abducted from near his Vallejo home in 1987. His body was later found four days later on Sherman Island in Sacramento County.
All charges against the alleged Roseville shooter are being consolidated into one case. That decision came today during Eric Abril's court appearance in Placer County. Abril is accused of murder and attempted murder, after fatally shooting James Makegan as CHP officers tried to serve a search warrant in April. Then in July, Abril pleaded not guilty to escaping from custody at the Sutter Roseville Medical Center. With the combined charges, the Placer County District Attorney's Office says he could face life in prison without parole.
"The victim's body weighed approximately 70 pounds when discovered by detectives," police said
When a yoga teacher turned out the lights toward the end of one of her classes in Britain this week, her hope was to encourage peaceful relaxation.
Jeffrey Allen Maria was released from prison Monday, Sept. 4 after a years-long parole battle. He is the first of four crime partners to win back their freedom.
Jeffrey Allen Maria is one of four men who tortured and killed Philip and Kathy Ranzo at their Modesto home back in 1979. He was released from prison on Monday.
In the span of just 11 days, a Fairfield woman has gone from missing to presumed murdered.
From missing to murdered? An arrest warrant has now been issued after detectives found reason to believe that a missing Fairfield woman is dead.
An arrest warrant has now been issued after detectives found reason to believe that a missing Fairfield woman is dead.
California's Board of Parole ruled in a majority Wednesday that Jeffrey Allen Maria, convicted along with three others of the murders of Kathy and Philip Ranzo more than 40 years ago in Modesto, will walk free.
Mackenzie Shirilla, 19, was found guilty last week on charges of murder, felonious assault, aggravated vehicular homicide, drug possession and possession of criminal tools.
A Yolo County judge has formally committed Davis double murder suspect Carlos Dominguez to a state hospital.
Which hospital, and when it will happen, remains unclear.
Pandemic delays and a plea deal have left the father of Kamaria Evans frustrated a week before the suspect is set to be sentenced. Read more now.
Inside the courtroom for the suspected Davis serial stabber Carlos Dominguez's competency trial came a question: How did a UC Davis student spiral into an accused killer?
Caden Pinnick threw two of his five touchdown passes to Zach Jones, Jordan Fisher had 140 yards rushing, which included a 50-yard touchdown run, and UC Davis beat Rhode Island 47-20 in the second round of the FCS playoffs.
A love for music has turned into a mission to give back as a North Sacramento musician is starting a studio from scratch, one that not only launches new artists but also reinvests in the very community where he grew up.
One week after a mass shooting that left four people dead and thirteen others wounded, thousands of Stockton families gathered downtown Saturday night for the city's annual Christmas tree lighting.
Zach LaVine scored a season-high 42 points, including eight 3-pointers, as the Sacramento Kings beat the Miami Heat 127-111.
The Rubio family of Dixon, California, is mourning the loss of 21-year-old Private First Class Tanner Rubio.
One week after a mass shooting that left four people dead and thirteen others wounded, thousands of Stockton families gathered downtown Saturday night for the city's annual Christmas tree lighting.
The Rubio family of Dixon, California, is mourning the loss of 21-year-old Private First Class Tanner Rubio.
Caden Pinnick threw two of his five touchdown passes to Zach Jones, Jordan Fisher had 140 yards rushing, which included a 50-yard touchdown run, and UC Davis beat Rhode Island 47-20 in the second round of the FCS playoffs.
A love for music has turned into a mission to give back as a North Sacramento musician is starting a studio from scratch, one that not only launches new artists but also reinvests in the very community where he grew up.
As the holiday season shifts into high gear, struggles are mounting for the Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights, with more stores shutting their doors.
Sacramento State Hornets head football coach Brennan Marion is leaving the program after just one season to become the offensive coordinator for Deion Sanders's Colorado Buffaloes.
A domestic violence suspect who fled from and fired at Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies early Monday morning before engaging in a hours-long standoff died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Sheriff's Office said.
Last week, the California DMV approved a major expansion for Waymo, allowing the company to bring its robotaxis to more regions across the state, including in parts of Solano, Yolo and Sacramento counties.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said a suspect was arrested in connection with the deadly shooting that happened in the Del Paso Heights area of Sacramento.
A birthday surprise brought a retired racehorse to an East Sacramento neighborhood, all because of a "longshot" call put out on social media and a pair of willing volunteers.
California's public health department said one person has died and several others have suffered severe liver damage due to eating toxic mushrooms that were foraged.
FIFA announced the match-ups and times for the six World Cup 2026 games that will be played at Levi's Stadium.
The Trump administration will start sending more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley.
A California animal rights activist who took four chickens from a Perdue Farms poultry plant in Sonoma County was sentenced on Wednesday to 90 days in jail following her conviction in October.
California's essential health care facilities are wasting money on expensive contract labor amid chronic staffing shortages, even as agencies involved report hundreds of millions of dollars in savings from unfilled positions, a new report shows.
Caden Pinnick threw two of his five touchdown passes to Zach Jones, Jordan Fisher had 140 yards rushing, which included a 50-yard touchdown run, and UC Davis beat Rhode Island 47-20 in the second round of the FCS playoffs.
FIFA announced the match-ups and times for the six World Cup 2026 games that will be played at Levi's Stadium.
The 2026 Men's World Cup will be held across the United States, Canada and Mexico next summer.
The Athletics are on track to open their new Las Vegas stadium on time, officials said Thursday.
Sacramento State Hornets head football coach Brennan Marion is leaving the program after just one season to become the offensive coordinator for Deion Sanders's Colorado Buffaloes.
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide the legality of President Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship.
California lobbyist Greg Campbell pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in connection with stealing funds from Xavier Becerra's dormant campaign account.
Texas approved a new congressional map this summer after Trump urged state GOP lawmakers to craft new House district lines to help Republicans hold onto their majority in the 2026 midterms.
Authorities say the FBI has arrested a man suspected of placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
In the aftermath of the Stockton mass shooting, there are new calls to restore funding to a gun violence prevention program forced to close in March due to federal Department of Government Efficiency cuts.
California's public health department said one person has died and several others have suffered severe liver damage due to eating toxic mushrooms that were foraged.
The plan is to embed street medicine training directly into residency programs across multiple hospitals.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
Ray Cathey is on a journey from silence to new sounds. Cathey's hearing took a pounding when he was an air rescue paramedic during the Vietnam War.
ByHeart said it can't rule out that all of its baby formula across all product lots could be contaminated, citing recent test results.
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.
More than two dozen structures were destroyed in a wildfire in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
Clean-up has started in Chinese Camp after the TCU September Lightning Complex Fire ripped through the Gold Rush town earlier this month.
The fires burning in Calaveras and Tuolumne County caused air quality officials to issue a smoke advisory, warning people that the air quality may be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
The TCU Lightning Complex fires have burned nearly 14,000 acres in Central California, but in a Saturday update, Cal Fire said containment was at 42%.
A vegetation fire near El Dorado Hills broke out on Labor Day, quickly growing in size and prompting evacuations, 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.
McClymonds beats Roseville 42-34.
Sonora wins 41-14 over Woodcreek.
A suspect in an armed robbery at a Fairfield mini mart was arrested after leading police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle into Napa County on Saturday, authorities said.
A love for music has turned into a mission to give back as a North Sacramento musician is starting a studio from scratch, one that not only launches new artists but also reinvests in the very community where he grew up.
One week after a mass shooting that left four people dead and thirteen others wounded, thousands of Stockton families gathered downtown Friday night for the city's annual Christmas tree lighting.