A dog that lives in Rocklin helped catch alleged killer, hostage-taker who escaped police custody
In the end, as the SWAT members closed in, it was a neighborhood dog in Rocklin that likely made fugitive Eric Abril know that he…
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The deadly allure of Arctic light meets sunshine and California dreams in new book ‘Wanderlust’
Mitenbuler’s third nonfiction outing is stellar, bringing an eccentric personality back from the veil It’s getting hard to predict what path Reid Mitenbuler will take…
Guns, heroin and meth trades in front of Dutch Brothers: More alleged smuggling between Sacramento and Tahoe
Suspect parked his SUV right in front of FBI agent while allegedly directing deal for pounds of meth at everyone’s favorite espresso stand Law enforcement’s…
Analysis: When politics infiltrate criminal court
When it comes to making predictions, sometimes it’s fun to be right – sometimes it’s not. Readers of SN&R’s weekly newsletter will recall that, back…
Last pieces of the Lost: investigators continue trying to close a serial killer probe that still haunts the region
San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Detective Jeremey Davis grew up in the same no-frills farming town as two of the state’s most inscrutable serial killers. They…
As murders continue Downtown, a city looks for answers
New nighttime economy manager is the face of a multipronged approach to turn the tide Leia Schenk didn’t show up to K Street on April…
Baristas enduring assaults, jarring confrontations, ongoing harassment remain a focal point for trying to unionize Sacramento Starbucks
It was the morning after Christmas 2022 when Rachel Holman walked into the Starbucks at 1901 J St. and noticed huge pieces of plywood fixed…
Thunder in the park – one dead, two hospitalized after gunman opens fire on CHP officer in Roseville
One of the most-sedate neighborhoods in West Roseville was engulfed in brief but devastating gunfire Thursday afternoon, leading to a tragic outcome. The incident happened…
Analysis: America has been the land of school killing grounds for 34 years, but only California and Tennessee police have shown glimpses of tactics that work
I wasn’t a journalist back when the Columbine High School massacre happened in 1999. In fact, I wasn’t too much older than the shooters who…
Irreversible: How chaos at Auburn’s ‘neighborhood bar’ led to a hard-fought murder trial
It was just past 1:35 a.m. when Auburn police sergeant Anthony Davis and his partner Stan Hamelin pulled up to a blue-collar bar on the…
Seeking ‘thin places’ in Ireland’s County Kerry
Across centuries of Celtic storytelling, there came this idea about places that draw a floating, fog-shrouded sensation between our edge existence and the grey realms…
Sacramento’s gang and homicide prosecutors close out the winter with multiple convictions
The year 2020 was a shocking one for Sacramento County as its neighborhoods endured the worst spike in gun-related homicides the region had witnessed in…
Money, Snapchat and implied malice: Why a fentanyl dealer was charged with murder as Placer’s deaths soared by 450%
Carson Schewe held to answer for selling lethal dose even after two people he cared for died On a late winter afternoon, Kade Webb walked…
Millennial Gangsters: Remembering the year heroin first exploded into body bags
It was the summer of Mohammad “Young Dros” Noor. The northern California heroin dealer had cash in his pockets, guns in his car and plenty…
Storm-starring from Algiers Point in New Orleans
Time dies when kettle lamps are flickering against the darkened planks of a Creole cottage in Algiers Point. There’s no sense of movement – there’s…
Sacramento witness brought down ‘coyote’ engaged in extortion around migrants being trafficked over the border
A Sacramento County resident who’d hired human smugglers to bring his relatives up from Mexico eventually turned to law enforcement for help after the “coyotes”…
Drugs, bookies, badges and gold – the frenzied horserace of a writer’s life illuminates some hope for connection
The memoir Life’s Work, released last fall, is a glowing testament to a writer having one last gift to give. David Milch first made his name as a…