A Rancho Cordova convicted of torturing a woman he met on Tinder and killing her boyfriend was sentenced to 71 years to life in prison.
Some are taking advantage of the apps by trying to scam people out of thousands of dollars. Five teens have been arrested for a string of armed robberies against men who believed they were meeting up with a woman they had met on Tinder, police said. The tech company tweeted the announcement on Friday, saying height verification will bring honesty back to dating. Instagram hopes to lure more college students to the platform with a feature that makes it easy to connect with classmates.
Tinder went to Twitter to voice its outrage over a recent Vanity Fair article published titled "Tinder and the Dawn of the 'Dating Apocalypse. A Placer County family is sharing their plea for answers and an arrest years after a young man was killed crossing the street in Rocklin. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office is now turning away some calls for help, and mental health advocates and even firefighters are protesting the policy change.
Stanislaus County restaurateurs have partnered with the nonprofit Community Hospice and Health Services to open a cafe in a vacant space inside the Modesto facility. Music is often considered the universal language, and at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, it's also a method of healing. Recurring mail theft in the Natomas area of Sacramento has residents frustrated, suspecting thieves have access to a master key.
Suspects in an armed robbery were detained after they barricaded in a south Sacramento home, police said early Saturday evening. A Sacramento man was attacked by a person he gave a place to live and believed to be a friend. In this case, a gut feeling — and a neighbor's willingness to act — may have saved a life.
