CRIME & SAFETY
Bodies of missing hikers recovered, identified after disappearing on hike up California's highest peak: report
The bodies of two hikers who went missing while climbing California's tallest peak were recovered following a 24-hour search-and-rescue effort, authorities confirmed to the Fresno Bee.
Stolen car suspect found and arrested
Update 4 p.m. Thursday May 9: The South Lake Tahoe Police Department has located and arrested the man who fled from a stolen vehicle after crashing it yesterday. The department received a call regarding a suspicious subject near Alpine Drive and Venice Drive around 2:15 p.m. this afternoon. The caller...
2 suspects, including former MLB pitcher, ordered to stand trial in Lake Tahoe murder case
PLACER COUNTY -- A judge ruled that former MLB pitcher Danny Serafini and Samantha Scott will stand trial in a Lake Tahoe murder case.The decision comes after four days of testimony from witnesses, including the wife of the accused killer who is also the daughter of the victim taking the stand on Wednesday. Serafini and former nanny Scott are charged with the murder of Serafini's father-in-law, Gary Sphor and the attempted murder of Sphor's wife. The couple were attacked inside Sphor's Lake Tahoe home back in 2021. The suspects are scheduled to be back in court in June. They have both pled not guilty.
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