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Emotional preliminary hearing for Eric Abril reveals new details in 2023 Roseville park shootout
It was an emotional day in court for many who lived through the shootout and Abril's later escape.
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It was an emotional day in court for many who lived through the shootout and Abril's later escape.
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The Sacramento Police Department said Tuesday that an investigation is underway into an in-custody death involving a subject in the Del Paso Heights area.
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A UC Davis researcher spoke about what causes heart failure, what fixes it, and how that could be different for men and women.
The Sears department store in Stockton, a longtime staple of the community, will be closing next month.
Neighbors in Sacramento's Land Park say that in the battle over retail theft statewide, law enforcement officials and retail giant Target have worked to clean up a store location on Riverside Boulevard that had become overwhelmed by crime.
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It was an emotional day in court for many who lived through the shootout and Abril's later escape.
Instead of facing trial for attempted murder, the Pasadena doctor accused of trying to kill his wife and kids by driving their Tesla off a cliff was released on Monday.
Emails obtained by CBS News California Investigates reveal the Governor's Chief of Staff did not want to negotiate with the initiative coalition unless they agreed to postpone their ballot measure until 2026.
Amid concerns that some felony defendants could be misusing California's Mental Health Diversion Court to have their violent crimes dismissed, a CBS News California investigation found that there is no reliable data to indicate how successful the state program is.
In response to a CBS News California Investigation, California lawmakers are demanding answers from Caltrans and considering legislation to fix Caltrans' damage claim process.
What does a 66-year-old Sacramento woman do after she finds an envelope containing $6,000 in cash she misplaced years ago?
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Laura Allen says after months of trying to get her father's military service records from the Veterans Administration, she still didn't have them.
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Evacuation orders and warnings are in place Monday evening as crews battle lightning-sparked fires in the Plumas National Forest on Monday.
Evacuations have been downgraded in Lake County for a wind-driven fire that burned about 2,700 acres near the Lake and Colusa county line, officials say.
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Three homes were destroyed in a fire that burned more than 100 acres in San Joaquin County on Friday afternoon, Cal Fire said.
Jessie Fischer's Airbnb rental off Highway 140 was one of those homes flattened by the fire on the Fourth of July.
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More than one hundred customers came out to celebrate the grand reopening of a restaurant that's been around for seven decades.
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Working smoke detectors helped alert all the residents and get them out safely.
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