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California 'smash and grab' burglars arrested after string of gun store robberies
Federal authorities Tuesday announced the arrest of six men on suspicion of a nine-month-long smash-and-grab burglary spree targeting gun stores across Southern California. Starting in October 2023, the men — four teenagers and two in their early 20s — are accused of stealing vehicles and then ramming those vehicles into gun stores where they would ransack display cases. The federal indictment alleges that the scheme used other stolen cars as getaway vehicles.
Former Stockton mayor files to run for lieutenant governor in 2026
STOCKTON, Calif. — Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs has filed to run for the office of California lieutenant governor in 2026, according to a statement of organization filed Sunday. Tubbs became the city’s first Black mayor and one of the youngest mayors of a big city in the United...
First-of-its-kind fight airs long-simmering grievances between insurance industry, consumer group
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s homeowners insurance market is in crisis. What – or whom – to blame can devolve into finger-pointing. In a first-of-its-kind fight spilling out onto the pages of publicly available documents, the insurance industry is pointing at Consumer Watchdog, a consumer group that often intervenes in companies’ requests to raise rates, saying these interventions have stoked the current crisis. Consumer Watchdog says it's fighting to keep rates affordable for customers.
Real California Cheeses Bring Home 31 Awards at American Cheese Society Meeting
Cow’s milk cheese and dairy processors that use the Real California Milk seal brought home 31 awards during the 2024 annual cheese competition held by the American Cheese Society (ACS) in Buffalo, New York. The American Cheese Society recognizes the finest cheeses and dairy products made in the Americas....
Extreme Heat Is a Death Sentence in California Prisons
(WIB) – In 2015, Adrienne Boulware was sentenced to 15 years to life in California state prison in connection to the 2011 death of a man in Sacramento. But over the weekend, as temperatures hit 110 in the Central Valley town of Chowchilla, where Boulware was imprisoned at the Central California Women’s Facility, prisoner advocates and her family say she died due the heat nine years into her sentence.
Reduced Hours for $20-an-Hour Fast Food Workers in California Raise Concerns
A new California legislation increased the hourly salary for fast food workers from $16 to $20 as of April 1. As a result, Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy’s outlets south of Los Angeles, has had to make adjustments to operations. To deal with the rise in labor...
Judge blasts VA for renting out land meant to house homeless vets
LOS ANGELES (CN) — A federal judge granted partial summary judgment to a group of homeless veterans who sued the Department of Veteran Affairs over its failure to provide better and more affordable housing for unhoused vets. U.S. District Judge David Carter, a Bill Clinton appointee, wrote in his...
Capital Air Show a success with nearly 90K in attendance
The numbers are in for the California Capital Airshow (CCA), presented by Sacramento County in partnership with the City of Rancho Cordova and the twilight event was deemed another huge success according to event organizers on Monday afternoon. two-day full-capacity event had nearly 90,000 attendees, according to a CCA press release, many which came out to enjoy the return of the “Night Show,” with a lineup of performers headlined by Italian jet team Frecce Tricolori and the United States Air Force Thunderbirds jet demonstration team.
Child and man discovered dead inside Sacramento apartment fire
(FOX40.COM) – Two people are dead after an apartment fire in Sacramento on Monday, according to the Sacramento Fire Department. Around 3:45 p.m., firefighters responded to an apartment fire on the 5400 block of Mack Road in South Sacramento. Upon arrival, crews discovered “heavy fire” coming from two apartment units on the second floor of […]
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