"On sight," is the way the detective described how quickly rivals from two street gangs pulled out their guns when they came across each other during a two-year war that had neighborhoods in south Sacramento ducking for cover.

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping several vehicles into the water as authorities investigated the cause of the collapse that cut off the state's main north-south thruway and sent three people to the hospital.

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say there were no fatalities when an Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed.

A man at the center of a videotaped altercation with Kern County sheriff’s deputies earlier this month died from heart disease, not baton blows, authorities said Thursday.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — A jury has found a Woodside man guilty of killing his wife in an attempt to collect her $31 million life insurance policy.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Data released Thursday by the defense from slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's cellphone includes texts with a friend about fighting, smoking pot and being forced to move out of his mother's house because of trouble at school, as well as photos of a gun and what looks to be a potted marijuana plant.

(NAPSI)—Investing a little time and effort to make sure your tires are road worthy can pay dividends when it comes to safety. Experts say the first step is to make sure your tires are properly inflated.

The wife of a retired NFL player isn’t happy with how concussions are treated in student athletes. In a new book, Sandra Merriweather tackles the problem head on.

A day before police claim Joseph Francis Corey gunned down a Sacramento County animal control officer, a Sheriff’s deputy removed a loaded double-barrel shotgun from Corey’s Galt home, according to testimony given Friday by Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Arturo Gonzalez.

(BPT) - Are you killing your pet with kindness? We’re not talking about the compassion that motivates us to vaccinate our pets, or keep them warm in cold weather. Kindness that can be harmful to pets comes in the form of an overabundance of food and treats. The all-too-common result is a pet that becomes overweight or even obese.

A  man was shot and killed on Central Avenue in Lodi on Tuesday.

Lodi city officials spent Tuesday morning patrolling the Lodi Lake Nature Area after a citizen reported seeing a mountain lion around dusk Monday.

The father of a 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister said Monday he will believe his son is innocent until he sees evidence that proves otherwise.

Had Galt Police Officers Mark Fewel and Jose Ramirez not performed cardio-pulmonary resuscitation on an elderly woman who had suffered a heart attack and driven into the Napa Auto Parts Store on North Lincoln Way, doctors said she would have probably died.

The 12-year-old brother of 8-year-old Leila Fowler has been arrested in her death, Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz announced at a press conference Saturday evening.

It could include a reflecting pond or small waterfall. Perhaps a bench where visitors can pause.

Slain Galt Police Officer Kevin Tonn and Sacramento County Animal Control Officer Roy Marcum, both killed in the line of duty in Galt, will be honored this morning at the 14th annual Public Safety and Community Appreciation Breakfast.

Two men accused of murder in the death of a suspected gang member will be arraigned today in San Joaquin County Superior Court. The two men and one other are suspected of killing Danilo Sandoval, 20, of Lodi in March at a Chevron gas station in Thornton.

Sheriff Gary Kuntz of Calaveras County vowed Monday evening that he and his officers will hunt down and capture the man suspected of killing 8-year-old Leila Fowler in her home over the weekend.

Slain Galt Police Officer Kevin Tonn will likely be honored alongside other fallen heroes in a community memorial plaza to be built near City Hall.

Benjamin Ruvalcaba was the latest goat owner to lose part of his flock to a pack of wild dogs, which have been responsible for more than 200 livestock deaths in French Camp since Friday.

(BPT) - Many U.S. military veterans like retired Air Force Technical Sergeant David Masters of Omaha, Neb. have bravely fought for their country only to return home to wage another battle against Lou Gehrig’s Disease. No one knows why, but veterans are twice as likely to develop this fatal disease, clinically known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

(BPT) - Getting a diagnosis is just the first of many challenges patients with rare diseases – and their caregivers – face.

A Galt man arrested on charges that he fatally shot a Sacramento County animal control officer last year pleaded not guilty during an appearance on Friday in Sacramento County court.

(BPT) - Baby boomers, those born between 1946 and 1964, are aging differently than any generation in U.S. history. Today, older Americans remain more active later in life, working longer and engaging in hobbies and recreational activities.