Losses were fraudulently hidden on projects including in Roseville and Sacramento, prosecutors said.
The man accused of a Dublin home break-in and the kidnapping of a Vallejo woman, is also suspected of attacks in 2009 and 2012.
Despite a broken leg Miyuki Harwood, 62, managed to crawl to a stream and used a handheld water filter to stay alive for nine days.
The 62-year-old woman was reported missing on Aug. 21. Wildfires hampered the search.
The experienced hiker, 62, was last reported seen Aug. 20.
The 33 year old, found with images on his phone, pleaded no contest to felony child porn charges, officials said.
The 33 year old strangled her, then set her body on fire in the front seat of her car, officials said.
The 20-year-old man was also arrested on related arson charges.
Suspect shot himself after posting his own video of killing reporter and cameraman outside Roanoke, Va.
The suspects from the Sacramento area were arrested thanks to an alert dealership employee.
Prosecutors report that Uber’s background check process fails to uncover many categories of sex offenders.
The notorious “San Quentin Six” killed six during their attempted prison escape in the 1970s.
Carlos Francies, 30, a Contra Costa Co. Sheriff's deputy drowned in Lake Tahoe trying to rescue his friend.
The deputy from Contra Costa Co. jumped into deep water at Lake Tahoe to try to save a person who was apparently drowning, officials said.
Don't be fooled by people calling to have you arrested immediately because you owe taxes; it does not work that way.
The #JerusalemFire was reported Sunday afternoon as a 100 acre blaze. Within hours it had roared through thousands of acres.
And support via Twitter from France to our brave firefighters!
The so-called 'ghost guns' have no serial numbers and can be assembled using parts ordered online, with instructional videos on YouTube.
The 46 year old went missing in mid-July after he was last seen on a dirt-bike ride.
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Photos from residents, firefighters and local photographers document the devastation caused by our most recent wildfires.
Resources are strained as 8,000 firefighters are battling nearly two dozen fires around the state.
#RockyFire began Wednesday in Lake Co. and already at 8,000 acres. Triple-digit temps making things worse.
The officer was at the San Francisco Giants game as part of the team’s law enforcement appreciation night.
The 46 year old was last seen July 17 on Rock Creek trails.
Proposed CA legislation says yes, and also would increase fines and add jail time for unauthorized use of drone over fires.
The victim was a teen boy from Marin County, police said.
Tickets for texting while driving increased 35 percent this year during Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
The drones are endangering lives and homes, according to fire managers frustrated by the unauthorized flights.
Do you know why you should turn down the volume on your phone?
Authorities dismissed as a hoax the March abduction claims by the female physical therapist and her boyfriend. Was Sacramento man behind it?
he Trees family are moving from Bend, Ore. to Temecula and were spending the night in Roseville when their U-Haul truck was stolen.
The plan passed Friday by the CPUC is being criticized by the conservation group.
Between 2008 to 2012, 765 people were killed in DUI-related crashes nationwide, according to the NHTSA.
The victims were lured to the scene under premise they were going to participate in a robbery, prosecutors said.
But are you driving one of the vehicles thieves crave? Like a 1990s Honda Accord?
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Two others were injured in the accident in Contra Costa County.
Keep an eye out for the new safety reminders on Berkeley Farms' fleet of trucks.
A section of the road is completely shut down.