Top Sacramento Area Local News Stories
Source: KCRA.com - Local News
A man facing criminal charges in connection with a triple-fatal crash over the weekend attempted Tuesday to plead no contest.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:38:18 PST
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he vetoed the largest piece of legislation in a package of budget bills because it did not take immediate steps to cut spending.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:04:28 PST
Californians use about 1 million pounds of marijuana a year, according to a staff analysis from the Board of Equalization -- or nearly a half-ounce for every person in the state.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:30:32 PST
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Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:40:23 PST
A man accused of killing his parents pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder charges.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:58:00 PST
A driver turned himself in to West Sacramento police in connection with a hit-and-run crash involving a 3-year-old boy.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:25:01 PST
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to keep all files on sex offender parolees.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:53:05 PST
A tax preparer accused of bilking his clients out of millions of dollars pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud and interference with tax administration.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:41:57 PST
A judge has ruled that part of a search warrant can be unsealed in the case of an animal research technician charged with killing a Yale University graduate student from El Dorado County.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:51:19 PST
Sacramento County sheriff's deputies are asking the public's help in identifying a man suspected in three separate sexual assaults.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:37:08 PST
The River Cats are installing a huge new high-definition scoreboard at Raley Field.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:56:28 PST
California's nonpartisan legislative analyst said the state's landmark global warming law likely will lead to modest jobs losses in the near future.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:13:58 PST
A masked gunman duct-taped and pistol-whipped victims during a home invasion on Tuesday in south Sacramento, police say.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:18:05 PST
Bob Barker has donated $2.5 million to help the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals open a new location in Los Angeles.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:37:41 PST
Recent detection of the European grapevine moth in Napa County has led the state to establish a quarantine of 162 square miles including portions of Napa, Sonoma and Solano counties.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:21:46 PST
The new $62 million UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures, a facility supported by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, officially opens Wednesday on the university's Sacramento campus.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:46:32 PST
A man accused of going on a fatal shooting rampage four years ago in Elk Grove was in a methamphetamine-induced psychotic state at the time, his defense attorney said Tuesday.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:24:03 PST
Three men rushed into a taco truck in Delhi and robbed the operator at gunpoint, the Merced County Sheriff's Department says.
Published: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:50:28 PST