The Sacramento Bee reported on a hostage standoff in Northern California, a widening foodborne illness outbreak tied to a California produce giant and a costly county settlement over social media posts.
Here’s a quick look at the top stories from Friday:
Two U.S. Forest Service employees were released unharmed after being held at gunpoint for hours in a trailer near Gumboot Lake in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Joseph Charles Henrichsen, 49, and his adult son were charged with kidnapping a federal employee after a standoff that stretched from late morning into the early hours of the next day.
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