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Jacobson’s son discusses fears around mother’s disappearance

Kevin Jacobson wakes up every morning wondering how, and why, his mother vanished without a trace. The incident, which began the morning Susan Jacobson disappeared near one of the ...

Auburn boater jailed on 2nd-degree murder charges

An Auburn man has been booked into Yuba County Jail, with bail set at $1 million, after being charged with second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of a mother and daught ...

Roseville mom pleads guilty in connection to 2-year-old daughter’s death

The mother accused of causing her 2-year-old daughter’s death through alcohol poisoning and acute malnutrition pleaded guilty to two counts of felony child abuse Friday morni ...

Loomis triple-murder case back in court

  Facing the death penalty, accused triple murderer Jeremy Baker made a brief appearance Wednesday in a Roseville courtroom. Baker, 33, is accused of multiple murder in the ...

Placer Sheriff tribute, lowered flags mark National Police Week

  Lowered flags Wednesday and the presence of a new name of a long-ago Placer County sheriff on the California Peace Officer Memorial Monument in Sacramento are part of a sho ...

Auburn store's lottery ticket "pinning" scam exposed by sharp-eyed player

Auburn's Doug Randall said he felt betrayed. Then he felt like he just as well might have thrown his money away. But then he took action. Randall discovered what h ...

Auburn Parent Teacher Club embezzlement case moves forward

  The case of a former Auburn Elementary School Parent Teacher Club president accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from the non-profit organization is moving closer to ...

Placer DA seeks death penalty in Loomis triple-slaying

  The Placer County District Attorney’s Office is now seeking the death penalty against triple-murder suspect Jeremy Baker. Baker, 33, has been jailed since May 2011 o ...

Couple arrested on suspicion of embezzling funds from Roseville youth soccer organization

Today Roseville police detectives arrested a former treasurer and her husband on suspicion of embezzling more than $173,000 from the Roseville Youth Soccer organization, according ...

Alleged Ecstasy dealers arrested by narcotics team

Two men were booked into jail Tuesday afternoon after a detailed surveillance operation by detectives reportedly led to their arrest with major quantities of Ecstasy pills and othe ...