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What Sherri Papini said in court before being sentenced for fabricating California kidnapping

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Before Sherri Papini was sentenced to 18 months in prison for admitting her 2016 kidnapping was a hoax, the Northern California mother of two delivered an emotional statement to Senior U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb in a federal courtroom in Sacramento.

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California's dead will have a new burial option: Human composting

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will begin allowing an alternative burial method known as human composting in 2027, under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday.

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California wildfire survivors are showing up to help others evacuate Mosquito fire

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Warren Thompson understands fear. He never finished his morning coffee on that windy fall day four years ago because a branch — on fire — blew over his head when he stepped outside, and he knew the wildfire was coming. He ran.

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Mosquito fire is at 21% containment, but how will a shift in the weather affect the spread?

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.

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George Skelton: Unexpected humor and 'a spot of gin': Queen Elizabeth II's Sacramento visit remembered

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

Los Angeles Times

Experts question the role of white mulberry in the death of congressman’s wife

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…

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Sherri Papini’s lawyer asks for 1 month in prison, 7 months in home detention in kidnap hoax

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.

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Prosecutors seek eight-month prison sentence for Sherri Papini over faked kidnapping

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

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California barely avoided blackouts during heat wave. Was that a win or a wake-up call?

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.

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Mosquito Fire erupts again after crews had made ‘great strides’ in containment

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.

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‘Great strides’ in Mosquito fire containment, as California blaze nears 50,000 acres

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Crews continue to make steady progress battling the Mosquito fire burning in Placer and El Dorado counties, with officials reporting “great strides” in containment on some sections of the fire amid changing weather conditions.

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Prosecutors want California’s Sherri Papini to serve 8 months for admitted kidnapping hoax

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to send Sherri Papini to prison for eight months as punishment for her kidnapping hoax, writing in court files that the Northern California mom continues to tell people she actually was kidnapped and rejecting a proposal by probation officials that she…

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George Skelton: When Reagan hosted Queen Elizabeth and Jerry Brown met with 'cool' Prince Charles in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Americans reject monarchism. It's in our DNA. But Queen Elizabeth II was one monarch most Americans respected and admired. She had grace and grit — lifelong characteristics that were brightly displayed on a venturous trip to California in 1983.

Los Angeles Times

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A record eight homeless people froze to death in Sacramento last year, report shows

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Sacramento couple creates traveling pop-up restaurants to serve unique food at microbreweries

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A passion for trivia night at Sacramento microbreweries led Angelika Feldman and Christoper Lee to create their own traveling pop-up restaurant.

Los Angeles Times

California set to be first state with extreme heat warning system under bills signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As much of the West continued to swelter in a record-breaking heat wave, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a package of legislation aimed at protecting Californians from extreme heat, including establishing a statewide warning system by 2025 and conducting a study on the effects of sizzling…

Los Angeles Times

Mosquito fire continues to rage west of Lake Tahoe with no containment

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento and surrounding communities woke to a red sun and smoky skies Friday as the Mosquito fire in the foothills east of the city continued to rage out of control, sending clouds of smoke that were visible from space billowing over the landscape.

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California’s heat wave is fueling destructive fires, and the worst is likely yet to come

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than a week of record-setting heat across California is fueling several destructive wildfires and worsening already critical conditions ahead of the fall fire season.

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'Like a sitting duck': The catalytic converter theft spree is hitting old Toyota Priuses

Nam Trinh knew something was wrong one morning in October when she turned on her 2008 Toyota Prius and heard a throaty roar, like a plane taking off.

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Deadly Mill fire possibly sparked by hot ash from power facility in Weed, company says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Roseburg Forest Products acknowledged Wednesday it is investigating whether a malfunctioning sprinkler system allowed smoldering ash from an on-site power plant to ignite Friday’s deadly Mill fire in Weed.

Los Angeles Times

California pushed to the limit by a relentless heat wave that broke the mold

LOS ANGELES — A heat wave that has shattered temperature records nearly broke California’s overtaxed electric grid Tuesday evening, pushing it to the brink of rolling blackouts but narrowly averting widespread power loss.

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Biden’s support of California farmworker bill makes it ‘complicated’ for Newsom

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Gov. Gavin Newsom weighs whether to veto another California farmworker union bill, he has a new and unexpected voice in his ear: President Joe Biden, who has decided to inject national politics into a state labor battle.

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California may legalize sports betting – without knowing how many gambling addicts it has

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two months before Californians decide whether to open the nation’s largest state to legalized sports betting, a new audit finds that the agency charged with treating people with gambling addictions may be ill-prepared for such a significant expansion of the market.

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‘He stood his ground’: California state senator will leave office as champion of tough vaccine laws

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker who rose to national prominence by muscling through some of the country’s strongest vaccination laws is leaving the state legislature later this year after a momentous tenure that made him a top target of the boisterous and burgeoning movement against vaccination mandates.

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Temperatures smash records in US west as brutal heatwave continues

Records broken in Sacramento and Reno, while California close to ordering rolling blackouts to ease strain on power grid

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