He spent the money on gambling at local casinos, personal expenses and payments to other investors to keep the scheme going, officials said.
Jessie Marie Peterson, 31, died at a hospital, which later told her mother she had been discharged, according to the family's lawsuit.
A man went on a rampage in NorCal, ramming two people with a pickup truck and hitting another with a crowbar while wielding a gun.
The 74-year-old apparently was on shore, struck from behind by a wave and pulled into the water, Marin County officials said.
The accident was Friday afternoon near Petaluma.
Breaking: The suspects were caught after someone saw them running out of the elderly woman's home carrying a safe, authorities say.
Melissa Ho snorted cocaine, drank beer, smoked marijuana and took the sedative Xanax in the hours before the crash. Victim's family comments
A suspicious bank employee alerted police.
A Sacramento man was among a trio arrested for human trafficking involving four teenage girls.
Sacramento police have released a composite sketch of two men believed to be involved in the assault on Airman First Class Spencer Stone.
The Carmichael man was stabbed Wednesday.
Authorities say the suspect assaulted two people before abducting his son early Wednesday morning. The little boy was taken to the hospital.
The lawsuit seeks to be certified as a class action on behalf of customers who bought meat or poultry from Whole Foods stores in California.
Jameliah Bates of Pacifica previously pleaded no contest to engaging in lewd acts with a minor on a church retreat in Sacramento.
Ash from businesses and homes may contain chemicals or asbestos. Wet ash has been known to cause chemical burns to skin.
The #Butte Fire has overpowered small, Sierra foothill police agencies. Sacramento area departments are sending personnel.
The man accused of a Dublin home break-in and the kidnapping of a Vallejo woman, is also suspected of attacks in 2009 and 2012.
Despite a broken leg Miyuki Harwood, 62, managed to crawl to a stream and used a handheld water filter to stay alive for nine days.
The 62-year-old woman was reported missing on Aug. 21. Wildfires hampered the search.
The experienced hiker, 62, was last reported seen Aug. 20.
The 33 year old, found with images on his phone, pleaded no contest to felony child porn charge, officials said.
The 33 year old strangled her, then set her body on fire in the front seat of her car, officials said.
The 20-year-old man was also arrested on related arson charges.
Suspect shot himself after posting his own video of killing reporter and cameraman outside Roanoke, Va.
The suspects from the Sacramento area were arrested thanks to an alert dealership employee.
Prosecutors report that Uber’s background check process fails to uncover many categories of sex offenders.
The notorious “San Quentin Six” killed six during their attempted prison escape in the 1970s.
Carlos Francies, 30, a Contra Costa Co. Sheriff's deputy drowned in Lake Tahoe trying to rescue his friend.
The deputy from Contra Costa Co. jumped into deep water at Lake Tahoe to try to save a person who was apparently drowning, officials said.
Don't be fooled by people calling to have you arrested immediately because you owe taxes; it does not work that way.
The #JerusalemFire was reported Sunday afternoon as a 100 acre blaze. Within hours it had roared through thousands of acres.
And support via Twitter from France to our brave firefighters!
The so-called 'ghost guns' have no serial numbers and can be assembled using parts ordered online, with instructional videos on YouTube.
The 46 year old went missing in mid-July after he was last seen on a dirt-bike ride.
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Photos from residents, firefighters and local photographers document the devastation caused by our most recent wildfires.
Resources are strained as 8,000 firefighters are battling nearly two dozen fires around the state.
#RockyFire began Wednesday in Lake Co. and already at 8,000 acres. Triple-digit temps making things worse.
The officer was at the San Francisco Giants game as part of the team’s law enforcement appreciation night.
The 46 year old was last seen July 17 on Rock Creek trails.