Newsom’s past actions have made it clear he deplores capital punishment as deeply as many civil rights advocates,” writes ...

California has not executed anyone since 2006 and advocates are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to grant clemency to all those ...

On Jan. 17, 2006, California carried out what would turn out to be the last execution in the Golden State in the next two ...

When two-time Sac State grad James L'Etoile retired after decades working in law enforcement, he launched a whole new career ...

The deaths came as the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement, detaining a record number of people ...

A former Calgary teacher who helped capture America’s most wanted serial killer, Charles Ng, more than 40 years ago in ...

Nick Reiner’s siblings want their “seriously ill” brother to avoid the death penalty despite the alleged murder of their ...

Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!, one of the bestselling live albums of all time, is turning 50. You won’t find that on this list, however: instead there’s metal, soul, and an ‘indecently ...

Burials began in 1856 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, which shut down in 1996, More than 900 people are buried in the cemetery ...

The Grim Sleeper serial killer was one of the most atrocious criminals in history, who stalked, raped and killed young women.

On this day in 1981, outlaw country legend Merle Haggard was at No. 1 with "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink." ...

In a horrific case, 15-year-old Mary Vincent was raped, had both her arms severed before she was thrown into a ravine by her ...