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Player stomped on Elk Grove teen's head during basketball game, family says
ELK GROVE – An Elk Grove family wants justice after their teen was stomped on the head in a youth basketball game in Alameda.Video from the game between Tumakbo United, a youth organization of Filipinos, and a non-profit Bay Area basketball team Payton's Place, shows the moments leading up to and during the head stomping. In the video, you can see the two teens from different teams scuffling for an inbound ball, ending with a player from Payton's Place appearing to stomp on 13-year-old Seth Guingab's head.Seth's father, Roderick Guingab, shared a photo of his son, Seth, with CBS 13...
Park Fire: Blaze rips through 100,000 acres in 24 hours as suspect arrested
Wildfires have been raging across California, including the Park Fire which has spread to 164,286 acres as of Friday, 26 July.Authorities have said that the Northern California wildland fire was allegedly started by a man who pushed a burning car into a gully.The blaze is the state’s largest conflagration this wildfire season, following the Lake Fire near Santa Barbara that started on 5 July.Boosted by high temperatures and wind, it began to produce pyrocumulus clouds as it neared 100,000 acres in less than 24 hours.Investigators have arrested a 42-year-old man who will be arraigned Monday. Read More Google Street View image may offer clue into case of missing womanPolice inspect scene of Paris Olympics sabotage attackPharrell confronted by animal rights activists at Olympics party
Man dies in Northern California after getting trapped between two vehicles, CHP says
(FOX40.COM) — According to the California Highway Patrol’s South Lake Tahoe unit, a man recently died after getting trapped in between a truck and a truck tractor’s trailer. CHP said the incident occurred around 1 p.m. on Monday in Tahoma. According to the agency, a 53-year-old man attempted to stop a Ford F450 as it […]
Park Fire in Northern California explodes in its first day; man arrested
A wildfire that started Wednesday afternoon in a park near Chico, California, north of Sacramento, exploded in size overnight and continued to spread through the day Thursday — and it may have been deliberately set. The Park Fire grew from about 6,400 acres late Wednesday night to 45,550 acres Thursday morning and then to over 71,400 acres Thursday afternoon local time, Cal Fire said. The fire was only 3% contained.Cal Fire arson investigators have arrested a 42-year-old Chico man on suspicion of starting the blaze, Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey announced. His arrest followed reports of an unknown male seen...
Officials charge man for starting California wildfire that has burned more than 71,000 acres
A Northern California wildland fire that exploded overnight into the state's largest blaze this wildfire season, destroying structures and prompting thousands of evacuations, was allegedly started by a man who pushed a burning car into a gully, authorities said Thursday. The 48-year-old arson suspect charged with starting the Park Fire in Butte County near the city of Chico was arrested Thursday morning and jailed without bail, said Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey. The suspect's name was not immediately released. The suspect was allegedly spotted just before 3 p.m. local time on Wednesday, pushing a car that was on fire down a gully called "Alligator Hole" in Bidwell Park, near Chico, Ramsey said. "The car went down an embankment approximately 60 feet and burned completely, spreading flames that caused the Park Fire," Ramsey said in a statement.
Man that paralyzed child in Sacramento County DUI crash facing 32 years in prison
(FOX40.COM) — The man who paralyzed a 4-year-old girl while driving under the influence in 2022 has been charged by a Sacramento County jury, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office. At 9 a.m. on Oct. 24, 2022, while under the influence of methamphetamine and fentanyl John Hart stole a dully pickup truck. He […]
West Sacramento man convicted of killing mother of 4
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — A West Sacramento man was convicted Wednesday of fatally shooting a mother of four back in July 2020. According to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, Mandiko Kwadzo was convicted of first-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm. The murder conviction stems...
Lodi Home Engulfed by Flames, One Dead, Elderly Woman Hospitalized
A devastating blaze tore through a home in Lodi yesterday. The fire, which ignited in the 2600 block of Magnolia Ct., was battled by Lodi firefighters who rushed to the scene at approximately 5 p.m. Upon their arrival, they encountered heavy flames and smoke engulfing a single-story residence, necessitating an immediate rescue operation, according to a post on their Facebook page by the Lodi Fire Department.
Orangevale Gun Store Burglarized, Suspects at Large
“At approximately 3:45 AM on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, Sacramento County Sheriff’s North Patrol Deputies responded to a gun store on Greenback Lane in Orangevale regarding a burglary in progress. The business owner was remotely monitoring a live video from inside the business when he reported an unknown individual running around inside and the front window having been broken out.
Two Cal Fire contractors killed in Humboldt County plane crash
KNEELAND, Calif. — Two people with ties to the Sacramento region were killed in a Humboldt County plane crash Tuesday. Cal Fire Aviation confirmed a mechanic and a pilot were the ones on board. They were contractors who work with Cal Fire and were employed by a company called Amentum. ABC10 was told they were going out to fix a Cal Fire helicopter at the time.
Cal Fire's air tankers at Sacramento McClellan Airport running around the clock to fight Park Fire
MCCLELLAN PARK – The battle to put out the flames stretches from Butte County to Sacramento County, as air tankers perform a delicate dance of taking off and landing, in an effort to put out the flames.The fight to put out fires is just as important on the ground as it is in the air. Over 100,000 gallons of fire retardant have been loaded up as of Friday into tankers to fight the Park Fire from here and that number keeps climbing as tankers keep flying in.Cal Fire's air tanker base at McClellan running around the clock. As one air...
Car crash reported on Interstate 5 in Thorton
THORNTON, Calif. — A car crash was reported Friday morning on southbound Interstate 5 in Thorton near the offramp for Walnut Grove Road, California Highway Patrol logs show. CHP was dispatched to the crash site around 6:41 a.m. It was unclear what caused the crash, but at least three...
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