California May End 'Spousal Rape' Distinction In Punishment
California would end what lawmakers called an archaic distinction between spousal rape and other forms of sexual assault under identical bills backed by proponents on Monday.
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California would end what lawmakers called an archaic distinction between spousal rape and other forms of sexual assault under identical bills backed by proponents on Monday.
A softball coach who was convicted of sexually assaulting two Yolo County girls has been sentenced to 37 years and 4 months-to-life in prison.
An investigation into the sexual assault of three young children has resulted in two arrests, the Citrus Heights Police Department said on Thursday.
San Joaquin County Sheriff deputies arrested James Lee Coose Wednesday for the attack a day earlier.
A Sonora man is under arrest after he allegedly had sex with a teenage girl.
Police have released the description and a sketch of a man suspected of assaulting a woman in Sacramento earlier this week.
Authorities are searching for a man who tried to sexually assault a woman overnight in Davis.
Police are searching for a man accused of raping a woman at Sutter's Landing Regional Park and attempting to rape a second woman not far away on the American River bike trail.
Police are investigating whether three separate sexual assaults reported in the last several months are related.
The Folsom Police Department received a report of a 15-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted on a bike trail Friday night.
Police are looking for a person of interest in a burglary and sexual assault.
A retired corrections officer living in Georgia and accused of several Sacramento-area rapes between 1992 and 1994 is scheduled to appear before a judge Friday.
Police in Turlock have arrested a man suspected of sexual assault and of holding a woman against her will.
A man was convicted by a jury of several serious crimes in connection with the burglary of a trailer where an Airbnb guest was staying, and for sexually assaulting that guest.
A manhunt is underway after a woman is brutally sexually assaulted on a pedestrian overpass near Hwy 50 and Watt Ave.
Hundreds of men across the U.S. are signing up with lawyers to sue the Boy Scouts for damages related to sex abuse they claim to have suffered at the hands of scout leaders.
Here are some fast facts about the author, broadcaster, and former college athlete who is accusing Kings coach Luke Walton of sexual assault.
A Sacramento man is behind bars after he allegedly sexually assaulted a minor he met on a dating app.
A 42-year-old softball coach from Arizona was arraigned in Yolo County Friday for multiple counts of sexual assault on two juvenile female victims.
Investigators believe there may be more victims and are urging them to come forward.
An Oregon man sentenced to 50 years in prison has walked free after a district attorney asked for dismissal of the sex-abuse case against him.
A Georgia waitress has become an online sensation after body-slamming a customer who was caught on camera groping her.
A Massachusetts beauty queen has given up her crown due to a joke about the #MeToo movement.
A Texas sheriff's deputy is accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl and threatening the child's mother with deportation if she reported him.
Petaluma High School valedictorian Lulabel Seitz never had a chance to drop the mic at her graduation address. School officials silenced the sound system after she veered off a preapproved speech.
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a local state of emergency declaration in response to the invasive golden mussel species.
A group of Downtown Sacramento business owners says they grew tired of watching garbage pile up on city streets and decided to roll up their sleeves and take matters into their own hands.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has retained prominent Washington defense attorney Abbe Lowell as the U.S. Department of Justice continues a federal investigation involving the governor's wife and several people in his political orbit.
A Yolo County jury on Tuesday found former UC Davis student Carlos Reales Dominguez guilty of two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2023 fatal stabbings that shook the Davis community.
A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the trial of two men accused in Sacramento's 2022 K Street mass shooting after jurors failed to reach a verdict.
A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the trial of two men accused in Sacramento's 2022 K Street mass shooting after jurors failed to reach a verdict.
A Yolo County jury on Tuesday found former UC Davis student Carlos Reales Dominguez guilty of two counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2023 fatal stabbings that shook the Davis community.
The Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a local state of emergency declaration in response to the invasive golden mussel species.
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 group of Downtown Sacramento business owners says they grew tired of watching garbage pile up on city streets and decided to roll up their sleeves and take matters into their own hands.
A group of Downtown Sacramento business owners says they grew tired of watching garbage pile up on city streets and decided to roll up their sleeves and take matters into their own hands.
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.
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.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has retained prominent Washington defense attorney Abbe Lowell as the U.S. Department of Justice continues a federal investigation involving the governor's wife and several people in his political orbit.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers the Iran war has cost $37.5 billion. Sources told CBS News the total cost could be far higher, in part due to military construction for damaged U.S. bases.
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.
Here's how weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could reduce worker illness and save companies money.
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.
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.
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