
California man linked to Wisconsin school shooting apologizes for connection
Alexander Paffendorf expressed regret for his involvement in court on Friday without explaining his precise role.
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Alexander Paffendorf expressed regret for his involvement in court on Friday without explaining his precise role.
A California judge issued a restraining order Tuesday against a 20-year-old man who told FBI agents that he had been messaging with the Wisconsin shooter.
The shooter has been identified as a 15-year-old female student at the school.
Faith over fear in Butte County on Friday, two days after two kindergarteners were wounded in a school shooting in the Northern California community of Palermo.
A community coming is the idea behind an event happening ahead of the annual tree lighting ceremony in downtown Oroville Friday night.
The suspected shooter who wounded two kindergarten students in Northern California on Wednesday was identified as a 56-year-old homeless man with a lengthy criminal and mental health history, authorities said on Thursday.
Two kindergarteners are in critical but stable condition after being shot at school in the Palermo area on Wednesday. Now the community of Oroville is rallying behind them.
A brave sixth-grade girl at Feather River Adventist School stepped up to help her teacher calm the younger students, all while the shooter was outside the building.
The father of Colt Gray, the suspected gunman in the Apalachee High School shooting, has been arrested.
A 14-year-old shot and killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, the latest school shooting in 2024.
A 14-year-old suspect was taken into custody after the shooting at Apalachee High School, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed.
The charges come more than two years after a teenage gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
Many of the survivors of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are graduating from Newtown High School Wednesday.
Police in Oakland on Friday confirmed that one person was arrested in a shooting at Skyline High School following a Thursday night graduation ceremony, an incident that Oakland Unified called "heartbreaking and absolutely unacceptable."
The graduation ceremony at Skyline High School in Oakland was marred by a shooting Thursday evening that left three people wounded and two people detained, authorities said.
Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
Law enforcement took more than an hour to get inside the classroom and kill the gunman, even as children inside the classrooms called 911, begging police to rescue them.
In a message sent to families, Grant Union High School confirmed that a student had been taken to the hospital after being shot. The student suffered a non-life-threatening injury, the school noted, and the suspect had been detained.
A Texas prosecutor has convened a grand jury to investigate the Uvalde school shooting that killed 21 people, multiple media outlets reported.
The Justice Department's report points to "cascading failures" by the police chief and other law enforcement responding to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 4, 2022.
Principal Dan Marburger was critically wounded during a Jan. 4 attack when a 17-year-old shooter opened fire at Perry High School, killing a student and injuring several others.
A Texas judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to families who sued over his conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.
Lawyers for several families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting are criticizing Alex Jones' personal spending as they seek nearly $1.5 billion they won in lawsuits against the Infowars host.
Police said a faculty member had been shot and killed at a chemistry department building on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
A South Lake Tahoe man was sentenced to two years and three months in prison for four counts of impersonating a federal officer.
For California, 2024 was a record-breaking year for the amount of marijuana products pulled by state regulators due to consumer safety issues.
Anfernee Simons had 30 points, including eight 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their sixth straight game with a 108-102 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
Sacramento-area native and Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead has won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award for the 2024 NFL season.
Nine parks in the cities of Tracy and Stockton will be getting a much-needed facelift while a new exhibit could be coming to the Micke Grove Zoo in Lodi.
A South Lake Tahoe man was sentenced to two years and three months in prison for four counts of impersonating a federal officer.
Help is coming for businesses on Del Paso Boulevard with the City of Sacramento offering grants for "for-profit" businesses to make big improvements in North Sacramento.
For California, 2024 was a record-breaking year for the amount of marijuana products pulled by state regulators due to consumer safety issues.
Anfernee Simons had 30 points, including eight 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their sixth straight game with a 108-102 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
The new sheriff's office policy has drawn concern that vulnerable individuals will be left without critical support.
Recurring mail theft in the Natomas area of Sacramento has residents frustrated, suspecting thieves have access to a master key.
Suspects in an armed robbery were detained after they barricaded in a south Sacramento home, police said early Saturday evening.
A Sacramento man was attacked by a person he gave a place to live and believed to be a friend. In this case, a gut feeling — and a neighbor's willingness to act — may have saved a life.
Concern is growing over violent crime in Sacramento's public housing complexes.
Two people were found dead in a U-Haul truck in the parking lot at the Franklin Light Rail Station in south Sacramento, authorities said Thursday night.
For California, 2024 was a record-breaking year for the amount of marijuana products pulled by state regulators due to consumer safety issues.
In what has become a much-anticipated sight, the morning glory spillway at Lake Berryessa is now active after this week's storms.
A former Northern California school district employee is accused of allegedly defrauding his employer out of new tablets, laptops, and other electronic devices and then selling them for his own profit, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday.
State Farm General also had a blunt warning to Californians about the future of insurance in the state.
A pair of music legends are set to visit Northern California later in 2025 for the Outlaw Music Festival tour.
Anfernee Simons had 30 points, including eight 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers won their sixth straight game with a 108-102 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
Sacramento-area native and Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead has won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award for the 2024 NFL season.
The NCAA updated its policy one day after the administration's order banning transgender athletes from competing on female teams.
The Sacramento Kings have acquired Jake LaRavia from the Memphis Grizzlies for Alex Len, Colby Jones and a second-round pick as part of a multi-team deal ahead of Thursday's NBA trade deadline, a league source confirmed.
The Sacramento Kings have traded for Washington Wizards' Jonas Valanciunas in exchange for Sidy Cissoko and two second-round draft picks, sources confirmed to CBS News Sacramento.
Google is scrapping some of its diversity hiring targets, joining a lengthening list of U.S. companies that have been abandoning or scaling back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
California has more undocumented immigrants than any other state in the country, and there is plenty of work done to bring them here, even if the law does not allow it.
During an Oval Office meeting with President Trump on Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke on the critical need for federal assistance as Southern California recovers from a series of devastating wildfires in January.
Immigrant-rights groups and five pregnant women are challenging President Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
The issue was a political lightning rod during the 2024 campaign, with Republicans spending tens of millions of dollars on ads focusing on transgender rights issues.
Knobs on ranges can be unintentionally activated, an issue that has proved a hazard with other brands, safety agency says.
The strain, called D1.1, was behind a human death from bird flu last year.
Health experts say the website purge could result in deaths.
Federal officials approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.
It's a crisis that has impacted so many lives and families, but a new way of fighting fentanyl overdoses could be coming out of Stockton.
The first dispensary of three planned in the city of Manteca held its soft opening.
Roadside food stands are a popular place to get a quick bite to eat, but Sacramento County worries some are also serving up problems.
Increasing costs have weighed up against Marcella's Mexican Restaurant, which has stayed in the same location under the same name for over 50 years.
The Macy's locations in downtown Sacramento and Citrus Heights are two of the 66 locations it plans to close across the country in 2025.
A Fairfield couple had their home insurance policy canceled because of a photo taken from high above their residence. They called Kurtis when they thought the insurance carrier got it wrong.
As California faces the largest insurance crisis in the state's history, there is still no leader of the state Senate Insurance Committee. Half committee members are new to the committee, the committee staff is new, and arguably, the most experienced and qualified person in the Senate to lead this committee is embroiled in a federal corruption investigation.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News California, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn took us through the timeline of Matthew Muller's crimes that they helped solve and detailed how it took a decade, a documentary, a small-town chief, and a rural district attorney to get anyone to listen.
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.
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.
A West Sacramento woman who lost everything when her home flooded knew she had to step in to help those now suffering the same fate in the Los Angeles area.
As containment grows on the Los Angeles-area fires, the state's disaster response is not done even when the flames are out.
The dangers of responding to a disaster are made a little less risky thanks to this roadside pit stop in Davis.
The Walt Disney Company committed $15 million to help with response and rebuilding efforts for the deadly wildfires that have scorched the Los Angeles area this week.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass awkwardly remained silent when she was questioned by a reporter at Los Angeles International Airport about the devastating fires.
Cake, candles, chicken and a cow are the recipe for a 90th birthday celebration at the Madison Avenue Chick-fil-A for a long-time customer who has become a staple in the Sacramento community.
A high school senior and his girlfriend dressed up as Santa and Mrs. Claus and handed out gifts to every student at their school, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts.
It was a day of conquering fears and overcoming odds at the Sacramento Deep Water Channel this weekend. People living with physical disabilities got an opportunity to feel the exhilaration of setting sail.
A nutrition program to get kids excited about healthy eating in Yuba City is seeing success and now the farm-to-school program will be growing not just food but in size and opportunity.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
For California, 2024 was a record-breaking year for the amount of marijuana products pulled by state regulators due to consumer safety issues.
Sacramento-area native and Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead has won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award for the 2024 NFL season.
Prosecutors say he made up a fake name and sent counterfeit investigative documents, all in an attempt to get highly protected information from the Department of Defense.
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Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn gained worldwide notoriety when their 2015 kidnapping was detailed in Netflix's highest-rated docuseries of 2024, "American Nightmare." The couple survived, only to be publicly defamed by police and the FBI, who claimed they made the whole thing up. Meanwhile, their kidnapper continued terrorizing other families. In an exclusive interview with CBS News California, Huskins and Quinn detailed what happened after the documentary ends. Critics blame antiquated interrogation training for their "American Nightmare." Quinn takes us through his own interrogation, showing us step by step how traditional interrogation techniques failed them.