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(Credit: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)

Serial Killer ‘Night Stalker’ Richard Ramirez Dies

Richard Ramirez, the notorious serial killer known as the Night Stalker, died early Friday in a hospital, a state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation official said.

2013/06/07

North Highlands home where a girl, 10, was shot and killed. Her parents were also shot. (credit: CBS)

Girl Dies After Being Shot Along With Parents In North Highlands Home

A 10-year-old girl was shot to death and her parents were hospitalized after gunmen walked up to the front door of a home in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County and started shooting, sheriff’s officials said.

2013/05/19

The limousine caught fire midway across the San Mateo bridge Saturday night. (Cellphone image from video by Roxana and Carlos Guzman)

PUC Considering Fining Limousine Company In Deadly Crash

Investigators are trying to determine why the back of a stretch limousine burst into flames on a San Francisco Bay bridge, trapping and killing five of the nine women inside on a girls’ night out, including a newlywed bride.

2013/05/06

Identity Of West Sacramento Man Killed By Semi Truck Released

Police have released the identity of the man found dead beneath a semi truck near Highway 50 in West Sacramento on Wednesday.

2013/04/11

Stockton Man May Have Been Shot In Self-Defense

A Stockton man was shot and killed in the middle of the day, and neighbors say he may have been mentally ill. Police say they haven’t ruled out self-defense.

2013/04/06

Man Shot And Killed In South Sacramento

Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened in a south Sacramento neighborhood overnight.

2013/03/22

Firefighters perform lifesaving measures on a man found inside of a Modesto home. (credit: CBS13)

Modesto Homeowner: Man Found Dead In Garage Broke In, Started Fire

Police in Modesto are investigating a deadly fire at a Modesto residence as arson. They say signs of a burglary were also found inside the home.

2013/03/08

(Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Lakers Iconic Owner Jerry Buss Dead At 80

Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers’ playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships from the `80s Showtime dynasty to the Kobe Bryant era, died Monday, his assistant said.

2013/02/18

Sacramento - San Joaquin River Delta (credit: California Department of Water Resources)

Fish Deaths Cited In Renewed Push For Water Tunnels

California water and wildlife officials on Tuesday seized upon the deaths of a rare fish in the water pumps that carry water to California’s cities and farms to renew calls for replacing the current pumping system with $14 billion twin tunnels.

2013/02/12