Agencies search for missing couple
Law enforcement agencies from four counties are searching for two adults who were reported missing by family members three days ago. Roderick Clifton, 44, of Citrus Heights, and Paula Lane, 46, left a...
View ArticleLight rail to Folsom not to be restored until Thursday
Light rail service continues to be disrupted to Folsom due damage to overhead transit power lines. Regional Transit reported over the weekend that a large oak tree fell near Folsom Boulevard and Blue...
View ArticleWoman who died in Delta crash is identified
A Delta woman died when her car went into a ditch and hit a tree over the weekend. The Sacramento County Coroner's office identified her as Katherine Marie Znamirowski, 29, of Ryde. The California...
View ArticleUpdate: Man barricaded in S. Land Park gives up
The Sacramento man arrested after making false statements to the police and a prolonged standoff early Tuesday has been identified as Antonio Mata, 51. Mata surrendered to Sacramento police after a...
View ArticleMan convicted of stalking in Sacramento County
A man convicted Monday of stalking a woman, burglarizing her homes and other offenses. The Sacramento County District Attorney's office said in a press release that Jose Moreno, 32, began his stalking...
View ArticleSuspected child molester arrested in El Dorado County
El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man who they allege was caught in the act of molesting a child by the youngster's mother. Deputies were called at about 5 p.m. Monday to an apartment...
View ArticleDriver dies, boy survives crushing tree in El Dorado County
A heavy oak tree fell on a truck this morning near Rescue, crushing the driver but sparing the life of a boy. A California Highway Patrol officer said the Ford 150 pickup was traveling westbound on...
View ArticleArrest made in Red Hawk Casino stabbing death
El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies on Monday arrested the 33-year-old man suspected in the Thanksgiving-eve murder at Red Hawk Casino. After getting a tip on Juarez Estephen's location, deputies first...
View ArticlePlacer County inmates craft children's toys for holidays
A handful of Placer County minimum-security inmates are hoping to brighten the lives of area children through a new holiday toy-making operation. Two inmates crafted some 300 wooden patrol cars, ducks...
View ArticleMan killed by falling tree is identified
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the man killed Tuesday when a large oak fell on his pickup truck He was identified as Bryan Lee Vandeventer, 48, of Shingle Springs. A...
View ArticleHirschfield death penalty would be 'on him,' DA tells jury
The prosecutor today urged a Sacramento jury to deliver the death penalty to Richard Joseph Hirschfield, saying it is "the proper, fitting commensurate punishment for what this man did and who he...
View ArticleMan convicted in Sacramento court of long list of sex assaults
A man was convicted in Sacramento Superior Court of a long list of sex charges, including lewd acts on a minor. Dion Dametrice Tolliver, 36, was convicted Tuesday, by a jury of rape, sodomy, performing...
View ArticleUPDATE: Jury deliberating in penalty phase of Hirschfield trial
A Sacramento Superior Court jury began deliberations today in the penalty phase of the Richard Joseph Hirschfield murder trial. Jurors must decide whether Hirschfield, 63, will be sentenced to the...
View ArticleCouple missing from Citrus Heights found, boyfriend dead
A woman missing for nearly a week after leaving Citrus Heights for a trip across the stormy Sierra has been found alive, but her boyfriend is dead, authorities said. Citrus Heights police said that...
View ArticleSac PD: Man arrested for resisting after grabbing for officer's gun
Sacramento police said a man who allegedly grabbed for an officer's gun was arrested outside a Franklin Boulevard store Wednesday evening. Anthony Genel, 41, was one of three people loitering outside...
View ArticleCulprits steal Bible in trio of oddball Roseville thefts
In the category of "if it isn't nailed down, somebody's going to take it" here's three recent thefts in Roseville. • A thief smashed the window of a car parked at a care facility in the 1100 block of...
View ArticleSacramento County looking for grand jury applicants
Citizens have until Feb. 6 to apply to serve on the 2013-2014 Sacramento County Grand Jury. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens and reside in Sacramento County. The grand jury...
View ArticleSacramento police officer goes 'above and beyond' in helping blind man
It certainly wasn't a routine call for the Sacramento Police Department. But it was one that earned Officer Maryna Stanionis the gratitude of one Sacramento resident in need of some help. Last week,...
View ArticleJury has verdict in penalty phase of 'sweethearts' trial
A Sacramento Superior Court jury reached a verdict today in the penalty phase of the UC Davis "sweethearts" murder trial. The panel is scheduled to announce the verdict on Richard Joseph Hirschfield's...
View ArticleSouth Lake Tahoe man indicted for workers' comp fraud
Federal authorities say a South Lake Tahoe man allegedly received workers' compensation while being a regular skier. A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today against Mark E. Leung,...
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