“Hundreds Gather To Remember Cpl. Ronil Singh, One Year After He Was Killed In Line Of Duty.” As the CBS News story recalled, December 26 marked one year since Singh was gunned down by a man he pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving. A Mexican national calling himself Paulo Virgen Mendoza, illegally present in the United States,… Keep Reading
Two summers ago, the board of supervisors in Contra Costa County, California, faced a packed meeting room. On the agenda was a proposal to divert $1.5 million in state taxpayer money intended to ease jail overcrowding to other priorities of the local sheriff’s office. Without the funds, Assistant Sheriff Matthew Schuler said, street patrols across the… Keep Reading
A man hiking in California was struck and killed this week by a giant redwood tree that fell on him. Subhradeep Dutta, 28, of Edina, Minnesota, died Tuesday after the incident in Muir Woods National Monument Park in Mill Valley, California, according to a news release from the Marin County Sheriff's Office. Continue Reading on NBC NEWS Keep Reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For those of you who wore their wallets into fatigue during the holidays, Starbucks has you covered until the end of the year with a free espresso. The national coffee chain is giving out a free tall espresso each day in select locations from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Here are the… Keep Reading
Planning to drive up the Grapevine or into the mountains this holiday week? National Weather Service meteorologist Kathy Hoxsie has some advice for you: “Right now, just drop everything, head on up,” she said Sunday morning. “Or Tuesday should also be a good day to travel.” That’s because the first of two storm systems this… Keep Reading
Shirley Gibson isn’t quite sure how to feel about these numbers. As directing attorney of the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County — which offers legal services to low-income tenants caught between the preposterously priced southern suburbs of San Francisco and the preposterously priced suburbs of Silicon Valley — she’s seen firsthand how California’s… Keep Reading
The FBI on Thursday arrested a man in Fountain Valley and a woman in San Juan Capistrano, saying the pair lured a man onto a boat with the promise of a fishing trip in order to kill him over a debt he owed. Hoang Xuan Le, 38, of Fountain Valley, is charged with first-degree murder,… Keep Reading
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (AP) — Sacramento County will pay more than $25 million to the family of a 12-year-old girl who was left with brain damage after her family car was struck by a sheriff's patrol car vehicle. The settlement this week is the largest for a civil lawsuit in county history, the Sacramento Bee reported Thursday.… Keep Reading
The Modesto man fatally shot by police officers at a Motel 6 on Friday night can be seen lifting a mattress and grabbing a gun in the moments just before he was shot, body camera footage shows. Modesto police were at the motel at 1920 West Orangeburg Avenue to assist a bail bondsman with taking… Keep Reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For many, a new year can represent beginnings and resolutions. For Bartell's Backroads, it means a new year and new travels! If you're looking for an adventure in 2020, take a look at these 15 must-see destination spots. 1. Vacation on the coast at Battery Point lighthouse Have you ever wanted to live… Keep Reading
