Catch up on Northern California's top stories for Monday, July 13.
CHP officers stopped freeway traffic to rescue the 14-year-old cat, who escaped with only minor injuries.
Firefighters are battling a 13-acre wildfire as evacuation orders go into effect for an unincorporated zone, just east of Santa Rosa.
Forty-four years after a girl's killing, DNA evidence and genealogy finally secure a murder conviction.
The proposed acquisition would add 161 acres to the preserve and permanently protect the ridgeline from development.
The threats disrupted campus operations for months and prompted widespread fear, federal prosecutors said.
Many residents thought the set was a real homeless encampment and called the city's non-emergency line, according to SFGate.
The incident was captured on a jail surveillance camera, prosecutors said.
Police say the woman was approached by someone claiming to be with the FBI.
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