A Jewish preschool in Camarillo has been marked with Swastikas and anti-Semitic phrases for the second time in a week and the fourth time in a year.

One of three men convicted of kidnapping a busload of Chowchilla school children in 1976 has been denied parole once again.

After 70 people packed the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District meeting Monday to hear discussions about a banned book, trustees said they will decide next week whether to return it to the curriculum.

A study on the condition of Bay Area streets and roads has a mixed review about the regions 42,000 miles of roadway.

A man interested in buying a used car got a lot more than he bargained for when he went for a test drive.

City officials are looking at tightening rules against those who scavenge from trash cans.

Lots of customers remained without electricity in Sacramento County early Tuesday after a utility pole was sheared off Monday evening in a crash linked to street racing, authorities say.

The city of Tracy has hired a new police chief.

Police have released surveillance images of young men accused of recently robbing a Sacramento market in hope that the public may help investigators make arrests.

The city of Lincoln could be handing out layoff notices to its employees as early as Friday.

Vince Carter scored 29 points, grabbed nine rebounds and doled out seven assists as the Nets beat the Kings, 98-90, at the IZOD Center to hand Sacramento its 11th consecutive road loss.

A man who had his car stolen was vindicated Monday after he saw an alleged burglar driving the vehicle.

Supporters have until Friday, Jan. 16 to collect more than 32,000 signatures to put a so-called strong mayor proposal before voters.

A man who robbed an Auburn bank just after noon Monday might also be involved in a Sacramento bank heist.

New campaign finance documents show Mayor Kevin Johnson outspent former Mayor Heather Fargo by more than two to one during Sacramento's mayoral race.

Donations from as far away as Great Britain, Hawaii and New York have been pouring in for a Tracy teen who was allegedly chained and abused by his caretakers.

Supporters of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson will gather tonight to discuss the mayor's proposal to change city government.

The sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban say Attorney General Jerry Brown is advancing a far-fetched legal theory to justify overturning Proposition 8.

Media will not be excluded from the trial of a Woodland dentist accused of fondling several of his female patients.

Thirteen search warrants in the case of an abused teen will remain sealed, a judge said Monday, and a gag order will stay intact.