The Latest Breaking News from Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When two Bay Area supporters of former President Donald Trump were indicted last year on charges of plotting to blow up the Democratic headquarters building in Sacramento, federal officials described the plans as “despicable conduct” with no place in American society.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — You'd never know it from the incessant TV ads, but troubled horse racing would greatly benefit from a sports betting initiative on the November ballot.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Firefighters are looking to gain the upper hand on the Mosquito fire in El Dorado and Placer counties ahead of an afternoon of stiff winds and possible rain Sunday.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The tale about Queen Elizabeth II sipping gin in California's state Capitol needs some fleshing out. And here it is:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Scientists, doctors and pathologists are questioning the Sacramento County coroner’s conclusion that Lori McClintock’s death was related to white mulberry, a plant that has been used as an herbal remedy for centuries — and one that the coroner’s botanical consultant called “not toxic” in a letter to…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One day after federal prosecutors asked for an eight-month prison sentence for Sherri Papini for her 2016 kidnap hoax, her attorney asked a judge to give the 40-year-old Redding-area woman a one-month sentence in custody with seven more in home detention.

The kidnapping scheme began back in November 2016 when Ms Papini seemed to disappear while out for a jog

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It was a 10-day test of California’s ability to keep the lights on and maintain its green-energy crusade, an unprecedented heat wave that pushed the state’s power grid to the brink of rolling blackouts.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Mosquito fire erupted again on Tuesday afternoon, spreading toward Placer County towns that have been under mandatory evacuation orders since the middle of last week when the wildfire made its first explosive, destructive run.