What started as a normal day at Roseville's Mahany Park ended in chaos.

On April 6, California Highway Patrol officers approached a man they were investigating, later identified as Eric Abril. That confrontation turned into a shooting where an officer was hurt.

When Roseville Police Department officers came to help, another shootout happened, and Abril took two bystanders, fatally shooting one of them, authorities said.

Months after being admitted to a hospital for "possible seizure activity," he escaped the hospital, leading to a massive manhunt until he was taken back into custody.

Full story here.

Anyone in Northern California who knows about the city of Davis knows it's a cozy, small area that is home mostly to bicycling college kids and small businesses.

In early 2023, Davis was plagued by stabbings that police said matched the consistency of a serial killer.

Two people were killed and a third was critically injured before a suspect was caught.

Kimberlee Guillory, 64, was the sole survivor of those attacks. She spoke to KCRA 3 while she was still recovering from a hospital bed.

Find her full story here.

It was love at first sight for Pablo Meza in Stockton, who never expected to find a terrier mix abandoned in his yard.

Regardless, in came 8-week-old Oreo, black and white, and not more than a few pounds.

It was not a meeting either had expected as a stranger was caught on camera dumping Oreo into the Mezas' yard.

Luckily for the little puppy, the Mezas consider themselves dog people.

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California before the winter of 2022-23 had a streak of relatively dry winters but for roughly three to four months, the state's historic drought issues were not top of mind for many.

Heavy snow, relentless rain, howling winds, road closures, emergency declarations and widespread flooding were all people could talk about.

While the months of atmospheric river events made a significant dent in addressing drought issues, the storms spelled doom for many who lost their homes or even their lives.

You can find dozens and dozens of videos capturing those moments across Northern California here.

One of the most-watched stories of the year was from Solano County. A group of Silicon Valley billionaires have spent some $800 million to buy more than 50,000 acres of land there.

California Forever, the parent company of Flannery Associates, wants to essentially build a new city, but county officials argue that the land is designated for agricultural use. To approve the land for those purposes, it would have to go to the ballot, leaving it up to the voters.

Now, the group is hosting town halls to try to gain the favor of Solano County residents.

Full story here.

Live television offers many different opportunities for real-time reaction, and when a 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook in May, that's exactly what happened.

"The lights are moving around," anchor Lisa Gonzales said.

Watch Chief Meteorologist Mark Finan and anchor Gulstan Dart's reaction in the studio as well as the quake unfolded.

See more here.

The NBA playoffs last season meant massive excitement for Northern California and the Bay Area as both regions were represented.

For Game 1 of the first round of playoffs, the Sacramento Kings played the Golden State Warriors at the Golden 1 Center. In attendance was none other than hip-hop artist E-40, a Bay Area product himself.

But E-40's time at the game would be cut short after an altercation with another fan led to him being escorted out.

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Following months of heavy rain and snow, the rivers across California were strong and fast, as is evident in this video.

A black bear was seen being swept downstream in the South Yuba River in Nevada County.

Mike Stewart, the fire chief in Washington, California, shared a video that shows the speed of the fast-moving water in the river.

The bear was believed to be OK.

Full story here.

What in the Florida man was this story?

Well, this actually happened in Sacramento.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said it got a call in April from the Sacramento Wildlife Care Association about someone dropping off a gator to its facility.

Sac Wildlife Care told CDFW that it does not have the resources to care for the crocodilian and asked CDFW to come pick it up.

Full story here.

Anytime lights are seen from the sky, our newsroom gets flooded with calls by people asking us what is causing the lights.

This time, we actually knew what the source was: Space X had launched Starlink satellites in May.

Initially launched in 2019, the goal is to eventually use these satellites to provide high-speed internet across the world.

Full story here.