A man convicted of kidnapping and human trafficking is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Sacramento County after holding two women captive in an Elk Grove apartment nearly two years ago. The case began in April 2024 as a missing person report out of Stockton. A woman’s family, worried after ten days of no contact, … Read more
A bystander was killed after a Tesla crashed at a Folsom light rail station Thursday, officials confirmed. Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) reported that shortly before 3 p.m., the Tesla struck an ADA access ramp at Iron Point Station near the Folsom Premium Outlet, flipped over, and landed on the tracks along Folsom Boulevard. The Folsom … Read more
A collision involving a Stockton city employee left one pedestrian dead and another injured Thursday night, according to officials. The Stockton Police Department said officers were near the intersection of North El Dorado and East Acacia streets around 7:20 p.m. when they encountered the crash. Investigators determined that a vehicle struck two adult male pedestrians. … Read more
A teenage boy is recovering in the hospital Thursday morning after being injured in an overnight shooting on the city’s Far South Side. Chicago police said the shooting occurred shortly after 10 p.m. in the 13000 block of South Evans Avenue in the Riverdale neighborhood. Officers reported that the 17-year-old victim was standing in a … Read more
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority unanimously approved a high-speed underground rail project Thursday that will connect the San Fernando Valley and the Westside through the Sepulveda Pass, a move aimed at easing congestion in one of the region’s most traffic-clogged corridors. The project, known as the Sepulveda Transit Corridor, is intended to provide … Read more
A Los Angeles hospital is asking for the public’s help to identify a patient who has remained hospitalized for more than a week. According to Dignity Health, the man is believed to be between 30 and 35 years old. He was found unconscious near West 6th Street and South Alvarado Street in the Westlake neighborhood … Read more
Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are investigating two robberies that occurred just miles apart in Calabasas and Westlake Village, including one incident in which a victim was briefly held at gunpoint, officials said. In a statement to KTLA, sheriff’s investigators said the first incident happened on Jan. 21 at Calabasas Commons, located … Read more
A robbery suspect was killed in a deputy-involved shooting outside a Michaels store in the San Fernando Valley on Thursday night. Los Angeles County deputies responded to the Fallbrook Center shopping plaza in the 6600 block of Fallbrook Avenue in West Hills around 8:30 p.m. Sky5 footage showed a body covered by a canopy in … Read more
A 45-year-old woman with an extensive criminal history is in custody after embezzling more than $500,000 from a Ventura County business where she worked as an office manager and bookkeeper, officials announced. In a news release, prosecutors with the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said the theft occurred between 2020 and 2021 at a medical … Read more
What began as a fun bonding activity between a father and daughter during football season took a disturbing turn when a 4-year-old girl started receiving death threats over her NFL predictions, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times. Reese Donatelli, whose weekly picks are shared on social media by her father, Anthony Donatelli, … Read more