Person of interest in Merced family's kidnapping tried to kill himself before being arrested
Authorities say one of the victim's ATM cards was used at an ATM in Atwater, not far from where the victims' empty vehicles were found on fire.
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Authorities say one of the victim's ATM cards was used at an ATM in Atwater, not far from where the victims' empty vehicles were found on fire.
Authorities in Merced County have a person of interest in their custody who, they say, is connected to the kidnapping of a family of four from a local business.
According to the Merced County Sheriff's Office, the family of four has been found dead.
The sheriff said the kidnapper took the family from a business in the city of Merced, but that he has made no ransom demands or contact of any kind.
A manhunt is underway right now in Merced County to find a family of four, including an 8-month-old baby, taken against their will. The Merced County Sheriff's Office says the family was kidnapped at gunpoint from a business on Highway 59.
The video was released one day after Papini was sentenced to 18 months in prison for making false statements to investigators. This new video shows investigators laying out their case in a methodical manner and it shows Papini's emotional performance under pressure.
The Shasta County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday released video footage of Sherri Papini's interrogation. In it, investigators urge Papini to confess to faking her kidnapping.
The judge who sentenced Papini said the sheer number of people that were impacted by her conduct – including the officers who took time away from other victims to investigate...and the real victims who had their cases ignored or put on the back burner -- was enough to make the sentence serious.
The Redding mom who pleaded guilty to faking her own kidnapping will be serving 18 months in prison.
A Redding mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend.
A Redding mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend.
She is now due to turn herself into authorities in November.
The Redding mom who pleaded guilty to faking her own kidnapping six years ago is scheduled to be sentenced Monday morning.
The California woman who faked her own kidnapping in 2016 in a hoax that was exposed with the help of advances in DNA technology is set to be sentenced on Monday.
A woman jumped from a moving vehicle in order to get away from a man who reportedly kidnapped her in Vancouver, Washington early Saturday morning.
Seventy-year-old Frederick Woods, the convicted mastermind of the 1976 Chowchilla mass kidnapping, has been granted parole.
Authorities say they are still looking for the Nevada City man who allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend after opening fire in a North San Juan store over the weekend.
Frederick Newhall Woods, 70, was one of three men who kidnapped 26 children and their bus driver in Chowchilla, a small city in Madera County, more than 45 years ago. They were held captive in a moving truck and buried alive in a quarry in Livermore owned by Woods' father.
Saturday morning a woman was abducted and rescued by officers and a suspect arrested in Bridgeport, said the Mono County Sheriff's Office.
A Modesto woman is accused of trying to kidnap a girl, 3, who was playing outside of her home on Monday.
She was saved only by good timing and good Samaritans.
Deputies say a Yolo County kidnapping suspect was also apparently involved in a hit-and-run earlier in the day.
Father who reportedly stabbed mother at a motel before the abduction remains outstanding, police say
A Patterson woman who was reported missing this week was reunited with her family, and the father of her three children is in custody accused of kidnapping her, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday.
A Shasta County couple facing forced labor charges for allegedly forcing three Guatemalan immigrants to work long hours at their businesses for minimal pay have been charged in the 1997 kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl from Las Vegas.
Health officials in California are alerting consumers of a voluntary recall of a batch of cream top, whole milk that was produced by Raw Farms, LLC, in Fresno County after bird flu was detected in a sample.
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Chipmaker Intel Corp. announced plans to sell and lease back its Folsom site nearly a month after the technology giant said it would be laying off nearly 300 employees at the site in November.
A Rio Vista teacher and baseball coach has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography, police said.
A death-in-custody investigation is underway in Sacramento after a woman who was arrested for trespassing and became unresponsive in the back of a patrol vehicle, police say.
A search for two men is underway in Placer County after they were swept away by the American River on Saturday.
Health officials in California are alerting consumers of a voluntary recall of a batch of cream top, whole milk that was produced by Raw Farms, LLC, in Fresno County after bird flu was detected in a sample.
Josh Jacobs rushed for 106 yards and matched a career high with three touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers trounced the short-handed San Francisco 49ers 38-10.
Chipmaker Intel Corp. announced plans to sell and lease back its Folsom site nearly a month after the technology giant said it would be laying off nearly 300 employees at the site in November.
A Rio Vista teacher and baseball coach has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography, police said.
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Miles Hastings threw three touchdown passes for UC Davis, but it was Lan Larinson's 59-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter that helped the Aggies hold off Sacramento State 42-39 in the 70th Causeway Classic on Saturday.
The 70th annual Causeway Classic, a football tradition between UC Davis and Sacramento State, introduced some new action this year to their long-standing rivalry.
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Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the post.
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The Supreme Court issued its first opinion of the term, a one-line decision dismissing Facebook's appeal.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom traveled into a part of the state that supports President-elect Donald Trump Thursday, speaking about jobs in a county that flipped from Democrat to Republican support this election cycle.
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A California child was confirmed to be the first U.S. child to become infected with bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
Whole Foods Market stores in five states sold recalled carrots and celery sticks that could contain E. coli.
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The FDA sent a warning letter flagging "significant violations" of manufacturing regulations for Tom's of Maine toothpaste.
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The fire prompted a massive response from crews across the state, including five strike teams out of Auburn in Placer County.
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Chipmaker Intel Corp. announced plans to sell and lease back its Folsom site nearly a month after the technology giant said it would be laying off nearly 300 employees at the site in November.
A Rio Vista teacher and baseball coach has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography, police said.
A death-in-custody investigation is underway in Sacramento after a woman who was arrested for trespassing and became unresponsive in the back of a patrol vehicle, police say.
A search for two men is underway in Placer County after they were swept away by the American River on Saturday.