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Regional Narcotics Unit makes Fentanyl arrest at Incline Village High School

Detectives with the Regional Narcotics Unit have arrested Ramon Navarro for 22 felony counts of various narcotics offenses, after being identified as the source of drugs infiltrating the hallways of a Washoe County high school.

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Legislation introduced to stop transient release of sexually violent predators

Assemblyman Joe Patterson submitted amendments to Assembly Bill (AB) 1456 on Thursday to ensure the legislature puts a stop to releasing Sexually Violent Predators (SVP) on Transient Status.

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West Park High School student tackled and handcuffed after miscommunication

A West Park High sophomore’s first day of school took an unexpected turn after a miscommunication resulted in the student being tackled to the ground, according to his mom, Megan Bossi.

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Placer community voices opposition to predator release

The Placer community came together Monday to vocalize to the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) and Liberty Healthcare that an allegedly sexually violent predator (SVP) was not welcome in the county.

Image caption: Statements recorded by police body cameras may not substitute for an actual witness.
Police Body Cam Can’t Replace Witness Testimony, CA Supremes Rule

More California police departments are deploying body cameras. A new court ruling restricts how prosecutors can use footage of witness accounts at trial.

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Placer High graduate working on film about child trafficking; filming occurred in Auburn

Placer High School graduate and Auburn local Ben Pauling will show an extended first look at his film “Dream," which he shot in Auburn and around Placer County, at the Gold Country Fairgrounds on Aug. 19.

Image caption: Doctors and psychiatrists say they are the "linchpin" of California's prison medical system, but working conditions are driving away staff.
Despite Six-Figure Pay, CA Prison Doctors Authorize Strike

Almost half of the jobs for doctors and psychiatrists in California prisons are unfilled. Now, their union says it’s ready to strike over pay even as the state faces a steep budget deficit.

The Roseville Press Tribune logo LOCAL NEWS
Judge rules to release sexually violent predator as a transient in Placer County

A Placer County Superior Court judge granted a classified Sexually Violent Predator, William Stephenson, conditional transient release into Placer County.

Auburn Journal logo LOCAL NEWS
Teen dating violence bill inspired by Vanderschoot family is signed into law

California Gov. Gavin Newson has signed Assembly Bill 1071, authored by Assemblyman Joshua Hoover and sponsored by the Placer County District Attorney’s Office, into law. The bill will develop a statewide teen dating violence prevention resource portal to support participating …

Image caption: Why can't the state say whether a $100 million per year prisoner rehabilitation program is working?
California Spent Millions to Rehab Prisoners But Did it Work?

A yearlong investigation shows that a $100 million-a-year rehabilitation program for former California prisoners grew with little oversight from the state corrections agency. It's unclear how many parolees wind up back in prison.

Image caption: California Supreme Court says employers would suffer if family members who catch COVID from workers get compensation.
No Workers Comp For COVID Given to Family Members, Court Rules

A Bay Area woman sued her husband's employer after she became infected with COVID-19. The California Supreme Court found that giving her workers' comp could set a precedent that would imperil the system.

The Roseville Press Tribune logo LOCAL NEWS
Rocklin Police step up enforcement around Boulder Ridge Park

Rocklin Police reported they have experienced a higher-than-normal amount of incidents, including illegally parked vehicles, loud music, fireworks and exhibition of speed (cars doing donuts) in the area of the park, which has views that span the area foothills.

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Placer deputy arrested for forcible rape, sodomy

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office reported a second deputy was arrested on suspicion of forcible rape and sodomy of an intoxicated person.

The Roseville Press Tribune logo LOCAL NEWS
Sheriff's deputy fired, arrested for soliciting prostitution

The Placer County Sheriff's Office reported a former deputy was arrested on suspicion of soliciting prostitution.

Image caption: California's Reparations Task Force meets for the final time to deliver its comprehensive report.
Reparations Panel Delivers Hundreds of Recommendations

The first-in-the-nation state-appointed task force report contains hundreds of recommendations for reparation, including a proposal that the state apologize and make financial amends for slavery and decades of racist policies.

Image caption: The future of at-large city elections, a crucial voting rights issue, is now in the hands of the California Supreme Court.
At-Large vs. District Elections Case Heard at State Supreme Court

In a landmark case, California's Supreme Court will decide if cities must switch their at-large elections to a voting-by-district system after hearing oral arguments the Pico Neighborhood Association v. Santa Monica voting rights case June 27.

Image caption: The state expects 348 prison inmates to request gender-affirming health care in 2023.
California Prisons See Spike in Gender-Affirming Care Cases

The population of transgender inmates in California prisoners surged by 234 percent in the years since the state adopted a first-in-the-nation policy allowing gender-affirming health care.

Image caption: Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon were married twice in San Francisco: in 2004, when Mayor Gavin Newsom began issuing same-sex marriage licenses, and again in 2008 (pictured).
California’s LGBTQ Trailblazers

Learn about the charismatic leaders who founded Daughters of Bilitis, Mattachine Society, ONE Inc. and other “homophile movement” groups in the Golden State.

Image caption: Forced and child marriage survivors arrive at a protest, organized to support a ban on child marriage, at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 22, 2023.
Child Marriage Survivors Press California to Ban the Practice

You have to be 18 to get divorced in California, but there’s no minimum age to get married. Child marriage survivors protested at the state Capitol, but the Legislature likely won’t act until next year.

Image caption: Newsom announced his push for a Constitutional Amendment to regulate guns on his Twitter account.
Newsom Pitches Constitutional Amendment on Guns

Gov. Gavin Newsom took to his Twitter account to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would regulate gun sales and use nationwide, in a way that courts cannot change.

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The California Supreme Court has defined the state’s legal and political agenda for more than 170 years.
How the California Supreme Court Blazes Legal Trails
From its beginnings in the Gold Rush, the state Supreme Court continues to define the state today.
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