Sherri Papini’s family members say they love her and they are troubled by the way law enforcement officers arrested her in front of her children Thursday. Late that night, Papini’s family released the following statement through Intrepid, a public rela…
Church massacre highlights how California lets abusers keep guns despite restraining orders
There was no room for interpretation in the domestic violence restraining order papers the shooter in Monday’s church massacre had received a few months earlier. The illustration of a handgun has a line drawn through it. A paragraph in bold spells out …
Sacramento mass shooter wasn’t supposed to have a gun. His restraining order didn’t stop him
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The man suspected of shooting his three children and a fourth person to death inside a Sacramento church Monday afternoon was the subject of a temporary restraining order that should have prevented him from having a firearm, but su…
After California’s massive Dixie fire, PG&E to ramp up spending on wildfire safety in 2022
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— PG&E Corp. spent nearly $4.9 billion last year to prevent wildfires — and still wound up responsible for the second-largest fire in California history. This year it plans to raise its wildfire safety budget to almost $6 billion. Cal…
Newsom wants to let private California citizens sue gun dealers, similar to Texas abortion ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If the U.S. Supreme Court will allow private citizens in Texas to sue over abortion, it ought to allow private citizens in California to sue over gun violence, Gov. Gavin Newsom said. The governor on Friday backed a series of bills…
For the first time, this Calif. county DA files murder charges in fentanyl death arrest
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Placer County, California, prosecutors for the first time have filed murder charges against a defendant accused of selling the synthetic opioid fentanyl to a person who later died. Carson David Schewe, 20, faces charges of murder a…
UC Davis partnered with Elon Musk to experiment on monkeys. Now a doctors group is suing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A doctors’ group has filed a complaint against UC Davis with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, alleging that an Elon Musk-funded primate research program was a violation of the Animal Welfare Act. The Physicians Committee for Res…
Kings players ‘shocked for sure’ in the aftermath of the huge Tyrese Haliburton trade
Harrison Barnes, a nine-year NBA veteran who experienced the joy of winning a championship and the hardship of being on lottery teams, had a look of exasperation when he took the stage for his postgame news conference at Golden 1 Center on Tuesday. The…
Sources: Kings make blockbuster trade to acquire Pacers All-Star Domantas Sabonis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kings general manager Monte McNair made his first big move to transform Sacramento’s roster Tuesday, acquiring two-time All-Star Domantas Sabonis in a blockbuster trade with the Indiana Pacers. League sources told The Sacramento Be…
Family asks: What happened inside Sacramento jail to leave woman in a catatonic state?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On July 6, a three-car accident at the 65th Street Expressway and Lemon Hill Road in Sacramento left three people injured, and started a nightmare for the family of Mishila Vickers. Vickers, 29, was hurt in the crash and hospitaliz…