Jury decides against death penalty in 11-year-old’s death

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Riverside

Jury decides against death penalty in 11-year-old’s death

RIVERSIDE — Jurors decided Wednesday that a man convicted last month of killing an 11-year-old boy would be spared the death penalty. Martin Leyva Valdez, 24, will likely be sentenced

Fresno Kings

Ex-C.O. shoots Fresno home intruder

FRESNO – A burglar picked the wrong house to break into on Thursday morning. Around 10:30 a.m., the suspect kicked in the door at a residence in a new subdivision

Riverside

Mystery body leads to transient's arrest

BEAUMONT — One day after the Jan. 5 discovery of a dead body near a freeway off-ramp, police in this rural farming town arrested a transient for the brutal murder.

Riverside

Mystery body leads to transient’s arrest

BEAUMONT — One day after the Jan. 5 discovery of a dead body near a freeway off-ramp, police in this rural farming town arrested a transient for the brutal murder.

Sacramento

Man accused of stabbing grandfather

SACRAMENTO — Police on Tuesday arrested a 33-year-old man for the murder of his grandfather. On Jan. 18 at 6:13 a.m., officers responded to a house near 64th Avenue and

Santa Barbara

Gunman hits 5 with pellets before getting shot down

GOLETA — A gun battle at an outdoor market in Goleta, just east of the UC Santa Barbara campus, left five injured and the gunman in critical condition Saturday afternoon.

Los Angeles

School locks self down during manhunt

REDONDO BEACH — At approximately 2:12 p.m. Tuesday, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s helicopter circled the sky above the intersection near Torrance Boulevard and Prospect Avenue in Redondo Beach. Unbeknownst

Santa Barbara Ventura

Bank robbery suspect arrested 24 hours after heist

SANTA BARBARA — One day and $1,200 later, police say they got their man. Working in concert with the Ventura city police, Santa Barbara police detectives last week arrested Robert

San Bernardino

Reward offered in Redlands teen killings

REDLANDS — Police are still investigating a Jan. 5 shooting that left two teenagers dead and two others suffering from gunshot injuries. On Wednesday, Redlands police offered a $10,000 reward

Santa Barbara Ventura

Man busted at jailhouse doors

VENTURA — Sometimes the revolving door of justice swings faster than usual. Jose Alexander Dominguez, 22, was leaving the Ventura County Jail at 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 11 when rural