SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (AP) — Sacramento County will pay more than $25 million to the family of a 12-year-old girl who was left with brain damage after her family car was struck by a sheriff’s patrol car vehicle. The settlement this week is the largest for a civil lawsuit in county history, the Sacramento Bee reported Thursday.… Keep Reading
The Modesto man fatally shot by police officers at a Motel 6 on Friday night can be seen lifting a mattress and grabbing a gun in the moments just before he was shot, body camera footage shows. Modesto police were at the motel at 1920 West Orangeburg Avenue to assist a bail bondsman with taking… Keep Reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For many, a new year can represent beginnings and resolutions. For Bartell’s Backroads, it means a new year and new travels! If you’re looking for an adventure in 2020, take a look at these 15 must-see destination spots. 1. Vacation on the Coast at Battery Point Lighthouse Have you ever wanted to live… Keep Reading
MODESTO, Calif. — Property crimes detectives in Modesto arrested four people believed to be connected to more than 100 vehicle burglaries over the last month. This week, police arrested 36-year-old Carmen Johnson of Oakland, 27-year-old Kevin Blocker of Stockton, 28-year-old Shawntanique Blocker of Oakland and 27-year-old Latrell Moore of Stockton. According to Modesto Police officials, the four had been… Keep Reading
Turlock and other cities across the nation’s hands have been effectively tied in how to deal with the homeless by the United States Supreme Court. The high court refused to review a 9th District decision that makes it harder for cities to keep homeless people from sleeping on the streets. Twenty California cities filed “friends… Keep Reading
Los Angeles (CNN)Three people with the measles virus recently traveled through Los Angeles International Airport, the LA County Department of Public Health said Monday, as it warned that others may have been exposed. The three people, who do not live in Los Angeles, were in the airport December 11 between 6:50 a.m. and noon in… Keep Reading
A Modesto woman is expected to survive a gunshot suffered when she was robbed early Sunday in the parking lot behind Staley’s Club on the 400 block of East Main Street, according to Turlock police. Patterson resident Steven Sawyer has been arrested in the crime, and police are following leads on an additional possible suspect… Keep Reading
Years after our country emerged from the Great Recession, several Southern California cities have failed to prepare for the next downturn. In October, California State Auditor Elaine Howle published fiscal health scores for 471 California cities. She found that many were ill-prepared to cover rising pension and other post-employment benefit expenses: a condition that would… Keep Reading
The manhunt continued late Thursday afternoon for the man suspected of gunning down a Newman Police Department corporal. Stanislaus County detectives searched a farmhouse about 12 miles south of Merced on Thursday afternoon in connection with the of Cpl. Ronil Singh. While no suspect was found on that property, Sgt. Tom Letras said it was… Keep Reading
Places Where Nurses Earn the Most Money Salaries tend to mirror the overall cost of living of a certain geographical area. If a city’s cost of living is notably higher than the U.S. average, then incomes tend to be higher there as well. With registered nurses’ salaries, this is especially true. Geography has a major… Keep Reading
