Stockton serial killings prompt nationwide investigation
Wesley Brownlee, 43, was arrested over the weekend in connection to the case.
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Wesley Brownlee, 43, was arrested over the weekend in connection to the case.
Investigators are now saying that Chicago's "Duck Walk Killer" is not connected to the Stockton serial killer case.
Both of the cases date back to 2021, authorities say.
Authorities have added two more victims to the list of five people linked to a possible serial killer in Stockton, bringing the total to seven. Stockton police have announced they have a person of interest, but detectives still aren't sure if more than one person is responsible.
That is one of five unsolved deadly shootings in the past month with victims alone and found either on a sidewalk or in a vehicle.
A show featuring the former home of a Sacramento serial killer premiered online Monday night.
Dorothea Puente, the sweet-faced senior who drugged and murdered her elderly and disabled tenants, then cashed their social security checks, is the subject of a new play called 'Dorothea Puente Tells All.'
The notorious home of Sacramento serial killer Dorothea Puente is back in the spotlight, literally.
The couple in the home once owned by Dorothea Puente is embracing the notoriety by opening up their home to people curious to check out the crime scene.
It's a comedy about the couple inside the home where Dorothea Puente once killed some of her tenants and buried them in the yard.
Tuesday marked the 26th anniversary of the day investigators dug up the first bodies at an infamous Sacramento serial killer's home.
As the setting in which notorious F Street boarding house killer Dorothea Puente killed her tenants, as well as where Richard Trenton Chase (aka "The Vampire of Sacramento") drank his victims' blood, Sacramento has its share of spooky spots, haunted houses, and scary sights.
Dorothea Puente, the Sacramento woman convicted of killing her tenants and burying them in her backyard, has died at a prison in Central California. She was 82.
Imagine being a pen pal to Sacramento's most notorious serial killer and not even knowing it? That's what a Tyler, Texas woman discovered about her friendship with Dorothea Puente.
The memorial honors the 67 service men and women from Tracy who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Police are searching for a driver who took off from a hit-and-run collision in Manteca Wednesday night.
A driver was arrested for murder in Fairfield after police said he ran over a man in a parking lot multiple times and took off from the scene late Thursday morning.
Mayor Steinberg and Republic FC officials are announcing new plans for a soccer stadium and entertainment venue at the downtown railyard.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that they were readying to "protect California values" against the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.
A study into Narcan could shape how first responders treat overdose patients.
A driver was arrested for murder in Fairfield after police said he ran over a man in a parking lot multiple times and took off from the scene late Thursday morning.
The memorial honors the 67 service men and women from Tracy who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Sacramento Republic FC announced Thursday new plans for a soccer stadium and entertainment venue at the downtown Railyard.
It won't be a nail-biter election night for dozens of candidates in Sacramento County, and that's because they've already been declared the winner.
A man was left in critical condition after being shot in the south Sacramento area, police said Wednesday night.
The Sacramento Police Department launched a new high-tech crime-fighting tool that, within 48 hours of its launch, they credit as helping officers solve a robbery in Old Sacramento.
Sacramento police are searching for a suspect after a Chando's Tacos employee was robbed at gunpoint Monday night.
Strong wind gusts ripped through Northern California overnight and into Wednesday, causing some damage and keeping fire crews on alert.
Thousands of Pacific Gas and Electric customers were without power Wednesday morning following a new round of public safety outages because of high winds and low humidity.
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Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Sacramento Republic FC announced Thursday new plans for a soccer stadium and entertainment venue at the downtown Railyard.
NASCAR issued $600,000 in fines and suspended nine team members from three different teams on Tuesday for alleged race manipulation at Martinsville Speedway.
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Sacramento Republic FC is parting ways with head coach Mark Briggs.
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President Biden addressed the nation on the election results and the transition of power, with his predecessor set to return to the White House.
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A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
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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.
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