Sacramento breaks its record for hottest October day
The hottest day on record in the month of October in downtown Sacramento was recorded on Thursday as a late-season heatwave makes its presence in Northern California.
Plane's engine sputtered before crash at Sacramento-area golf course, NTSB says
A pilot who survived a plane crash at a Sacramento golf course in early August reported the engine sputtered, then the propeller stopped spinning before the crash, according to a report released by the NTSB on Wednesday.
Suspect convicted 35 years after woman killed during Stockton burglary
A suspect in a 1989 murder in Stockton was found guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday, prosecutors said.
Stanislaus County woman indicted in $1.2 million embezzlement scheme
A Stanislaus County woman was indicted on dozens of counts of grand theft, money laundering and tax evasion, alleging that she embezzled more than $1.2 million between 2018 and 2021, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
March Madness set to return to Sacramento in 2027
March Madness will be returning to Sacramento in 2027, hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA men's tournament.
Suspects detained after chase that started in Stockton and ended in Lodi
Two suspects are in custody after a chase and eventual crash in Lodi Wednesday morning.
Inmate considered "violent and dangerous" escapes Northern California jail, sheriff says
A search is still on for the inmate who authorities say is considered "violent and dangerous" after he escaped from a Northern California jail on Friday morning.
Sacramento driver killed in early morning crash, passenger injured
Sacramento police said a driver died early Sunday morning in a crash.
Petroleum spills into Stockton canal, clean-up efforts underway
A clean-up effort is underway after petroleum spilled into a canal near Stockton, officials said.
1 killed, another arrested after road rage incident escalates to stabbing in Turlock
One person is dead and another person is behind bars after a fight over a road rage incident escalated into a stabbing in Turlock late Friday night, police said.
Body found at Sacramento County trash facility, deputies investigate
An investigation is underway after a body was found in a trash facility in Sacramento County on Friday evening, the sheriff's office said.
Former UC Davis assistant water polo coach sentenced for distributing child porn
A former UC Davis assistant water polo coach was sentenced to more than seven years in prison after he pled guilty to charges relating to distributing child pornography earlier this year, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
Northern California's Park Fire reaches full containment 2 months later
Just over two months after the Park Fire broke out in Chico, officials said the fire is 100% contained after burning more than 429,000 acres across Northern California.
Woman arrested for abandoning dead newborn in Lodi, police say
A woman was arrested after a newborn was found dead in Lodi on Thursday, police said.
Southbound Highway 99 closed for hours in Sacramento County after semitruck overturns
All southbound lanes of Highway 99 were closed for multiple hours Thursday evening after a semitruck hauling cement overturned in Sacramento County, officials say.