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Man admits trying to strangle woman

A California man admitted he held a woman down while he punched and strangled her nearly four years to the day after his original arrest.

Parolee in pursuit admits culpability in passenger's death

An Oregon parolee whose passenger was killed in a pursuit through the Gardnerville Ranchos faces up to 20 years in prison after he admitted Monday to one count of attempting to elude causing death.

Ex-felon arrested after SWAT deployed at Ranchos home

Michael Jacobsen arrested in connection with a domestic battery

Parolee signals plea in fatal eluding case

An Oregon parolee, whose passenger was killed in a pursuit through the Gardnerville Ranchos, is scheduled to appear in Douglas County District Court on Feb. 7 after he waived his preliminary hearing on Wednesday.

Parking lot arsonist receives maximum prison sentence

A man prosecutors said was on probation for setting a previous fire was sentenced to the maximum 19-48 months in prison on Tuesday.

State mental hospital backlog delaying competency evaluations

There are 90-plus people waiting for a forensic bed at a maximum-security psychiatric facility, state officials said on Tuesday.

Man faces prison in sexual exploitation case

A former Johnson Lane resident faces up to six years in prison after admitting to sexually exploiting a 16-year-old girl.

Man in custody after two-state chase

A Vancouver, Wash., man was arrested near Lee Vining after leading a two-state chase while allegedly jettisoning drugs out of his window early Tuesday morning.