'This Was A Tragic Accident:' Former Rocklin Murder Suspect's Mother Speaks Out
Natalie insists her son is no murderer, despite the death of 51-year-old Robert Vickney, who died from a stab wound at his home on Saturday night.
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Natalie insists her son is no murderer, despite the death of 51-year-old Robert Vickney, who died from a stab wound at his home on Saturday night.
A 19-year-old initially accused of Rocklin's first murder since 2007 is out of police custody, and the district attorney's office says it could be a case of self defense.
The Rocklin Police Department is still interviewing more than a dozen witnesses to the crime. They say it started as a quiet evening barbecue and birthday party until the victim's son's friend showed up.
A judge says a Modesto man convicted of murder nearly two decades ago has been falsely imprisoned, and was released Wednesday afternoon.
The suspect stole the victim's car to get away, but vanished after that. Now the question for officers is whether the alleged killer is dead or alive.
A memorial was held Sunday for the three murder victims found in a burned out car in Butte County.
The bodies were discovered a week ago in Magalia inside a burning car. Deputies say the three people came from the Sacramento to meet Clark for reasons the investigators won't reveal.
Shackled in a shirt and tie, showing little emotion, Daniel Marsh, 16, asked for a public defender, saying he couldn't afford counsel.
Jurors in the trial of a 79-year-old man charged with the decades-old slayings of four women in Northern California wiped tears from their eyes on Monday, as a prosecutor showed images of the victims' bodies and described how they were discovered.
A murder suspect is behind bars in Modesto. Police arrested 28-year-old Justin Banks Saturday in Turlock.
An Oroville man is under arrest accused of killing another man in front of an Oroville gas station early Saturday morning.
A known white supremacist gang member has been sentenced to 75 years to life in prison Wednesday under California's Three Strikes Law.
A 10-year-old girl was shot to death and her parents were hospitalized after gunmen walked up to the front door of a home in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County and started shooting, sheriff's officials said.
There's a renewed effort on the streets in midtown Sacramento to find clues in the beating death of a man a couple of months ago.
According to Northup's family, the couple was found laying in their bed. Family members called police after not hearing from the couple. Without any obvious motive—the Northups say nothing was taken from the couple's home—they are at a loss.
Calaveras County sheriff's officials say investigators will be knocking on the doors of hundreds of homes as they try to find possible witnesses in their search for the killer of 8-year-old girl Leila Fowler.
For the second day in a row, investigators work to clear brush around the home where 8-year-old Leila Fowler was stabbed to death almost a week ago.
Courtney Addington, 24, was arrested at around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday after a search of her residence earlier this year turned up a dead infant.
Paul Walden, the man accused of a hit-and-run DUI crash in July 2012 that killed one person, injured another and killed the four dogs, will stand trial for murder.
A chef who told police he cooked his wife's body for four days in boiling water is set to be sentenced for his murder conviction.
Twin brothers are waking behind bars this morning after Stockton police arrested them Monday for three murders and three other shootings.
Folsom police are looking for two people wanted for questioning about an attempted murder and a separate robbery that took place during a party last Friday night.
A California inmate already serving time for brutal crimes in the Sacramento area is now linked to two cold case murders in Tennessee that date back 17 years.
As police scoured mountain peaks for days, using everything from bloodhounds to high-tech helicopters, the revenge-seeking ex-cop they wanted was hiding among them, holed up in a vacation cabin across the street from their command post.
The prosecutor who filed murder charges against a fugitive former Los Angeles police officer that could result in the death penalty said he believes the man hasn't finished carrying out his vendetta.
An overturned vehicle is blocking several lanes on eastbound Interstate 80 near Sacramento late Wednesday morning.
A man "hellbent" on creating carnage drove around barricades and hurtled down Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter, police said.
"All parties and all agree that it's in the best interest of everybody and public safety that we postpone the game for 24 hours," Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said Wednesday afternoon.
Harry Chandler is the third Pearl Harbor survivor to die in the past few weeks.
Hundreds of new California laws have now gone into effect for 2025. Here's what you should know.
Scores of new California laws are going into effect after Gov. Gavin Newsom took action on hundreds of bills that crossed his desk last year.
Officials identified the man who intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street as revelers were celebrating the new year. The driver was killed by police.
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An old tradition was brought back as hundreds of people gathered to kick off the new year along Old Sacramento's waterfront.
An overturned vehicle is blocking several lanes on eastbound Interstate 80 near Sacramento late Wednesday morning.
One person was injured after a vehicle collided with a Sacramento light rail train, officials said Thursday.
Car after car was causing Christmas-time gridlock as crowds went out to see the brightly lit homes in Sacramento's Fab 40s neighborhood.
For the first time ever, the X Games will call Sacramento home and will be held in the city from 2025 through 2027, officials announced Thursday.
Sacramento police say of the city's 6,000-plus meters, more than 1,300 have been damaged in the past three months.
A number of prominent Sacramentans have called the place home.
Hundreds of new California laws have now gone into effect for 2025. Here's what you should know.
According to the PPIC, half of Californians expect bad times ahead over the next year.
A body has been recovered in the search for two brothers missing in the Thermalito Afterbay, authorities announced Tuesday.
A new year will mean new questions about what's next for California gas prices.
Insurance companies in California will have to offer coverage to homeowners in wildfire-prone areas under a new state regulation that was announced Monday.
"All parties and all agree that it's in the best interest of everybody and public safety that we postpone the game for 24 hours," Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said Wednesday afternoon.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy appears to have escaped serious injury after being taken out early from Monday night's loss.
Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes and the Detroit Lions tuned up for their Week 18 division showdown against Minnesota by beating the San Francisco 49ers 40-34.
The FBI issued a notice to sports leagues earlier this month informing teams and players of recent burglaries targeting professional athletes.
As San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy prepares to face the Detroit Lions Monday night in a rematch of last season's NFC title game, he and the Niners are coping with will go down as one of the most disappointing seasons in recent years.
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Commuters are starting 2025 having to pay more to get around the Bay Area as bridge tolls are increasing by a dollar, while BART and Muni fares are going up as well.
A new year will mean new questions about what's next for California gas prices.
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, led an extraordinary life that began at a peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, and went on to include four years in the world's most powerful office.
The court roundly rejected claims by Trump that the judge who presided over the trial erred in a series of decisions.
For years, Sacramento County has struggled with having above-average hospital wait times. But over the last year, those numbers have gone down.
The proposed rule is required under a law passed by Congress last year, and is intended to ensure the safety of makeup and baby powder.
Public health officials reported the first case of bird flu in a person in Stanislaus County this year.
Some 13 oz. bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips may contain an undeclared allergen, according to the snack company.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation on Wednesday in response to growing concerns over bird flu cases in the state and across the country.
A Fairfield couple had their home insurance policy canceled because of a photo taken from high above their residence. They called Kurtis when they thought the insurance carrier got it wrong.
Inflation and California's higher wages are driving up the cost of dining out, but the Call Kurtis team has found some relief for your wallet in the form of discount gift cards for restaurants.
A Sacramento mother is seeking answers—and justice—after discovering that her daughter's grave was moved without her knowledge.
A Lodi animal rescue and adoption agency said someone hijacked their Facebook page and is using it to rip people off. They reached out to the Call Kurtis team to look into it.
A Folsom viewer said a credit reporting agency is refusing to remove a debt that isn't hers. She reached out to the Call Kurtis team for help.
This year-long investigation by CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts examines the many components of California's new tougher-on-crime law.
This year-long investigation provides an unprecedented look at California's one-party supermajority legislature through the eyes of grieving parents who discover how California lawmakers kill popular bills by not voting.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
No one — not the Governor's Office, the CHP task force, nor the attorney general — can tell us how many of the people arrested by California's Organized Retail Crime Task Force were sentenced, let alone how many went to jail, received treatment, or re-offended.
CBS News California examined retail theft rates in California and whether the high-profile Proposition 36 would help combat those crimes.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The family contacted CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team to look into the matter.
The fire prompted a massive response from crews across the state, including five strike teams out of Auburn in Placer County.
The goal is to attract more women to the profession.
A new wildfire burning near the Nevada and Placer county line has forced officials to issue mandatory evacuations in both counties on Saturday.
As wildfires rage across California, new research reveals an alarming impact on one of the region's most vital industries: agriculture.
California voters will be asked to authorize the state to borrow $10 billion to pay for climate and environmental projects, including wildfire prevention.
A high school senior and his girlfriend dressed up as Santa and Mrs. Claus and handed out gifts to every student at their school, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts.
It was a day of conquering fears and overcoming odds at the Sacramento Deep Water Channel this weekend. People living with physical disabilities got an opportunity to feel the exhilaration of setting sail.
A nutrition program to get kids excited about healthy eating in Yuba City is seeing success and now the farm-to-school program will be growing not just food but in size and opportunity.
Kids and teens in Stockton are flocking to a program that's offering them the opportunity of a lifetime.
More than one hundred customers came out to celebrate the grand reopening of a restaurant that's been around for seven decades.
An old tradition was brought back as hundreds of people gathered to kick off the new year along Old Sacramento's waterfront.
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