PolitiFact California

Who Carries Out More Terror Attacks On U.S. Soil: Right Wing Or Islamic Extremists?

September 1, 2017 | Chris Nichols

California State Senate Leader Kevin de León’s made some bold claims about the rise of radical right wing terrorism following a deadly white supremacist attack in Charlottesville. PolitiFact California investigated the senator’s statements.

Judge Sentences San Joaquin Man To 12 Years For Trying To Join ISIS

June 7, 2016 | Bob Moffitt

A former member of the Army National Guard has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempting to join the terrorist organization, ISIS.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Brussels Attacks Hit Close To Home

March 23, 2016

YubaNet editor Pascale Fusshoeller joins to talk about reports from her friends and colleagues in Belgium in the wake of the attack on Brussels.

Storify: Social Media Reactions To Brussels Attacks

March 22, 2016

When news broke of the attacks at Zaventem Airport and the Maelbeek train station in Brussels, people from Northern California expressed their sympathy via social media.

California Man Charged With Attempting To Support Terrorists

March 18, 2016

(AP) - An Iraqi-born Palestinian man previously charged with lying to investigators about traveling to a Middle Eastern war zone has now been charged with attempting to provide material support to terrorists.

Twitter Moves To Actively Seek Out Terrorist Supporters

February 5, 2016

(AP) - Twitter says it's now using spam-fighting technology to seek out and automatically flag accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity.

Sacramento Terror Suspect Indicted On Federal Charge

January 14, 2016

A grand jury has indicted a 23-year-old man from Sacramento on one count of making a false statement involving international terrorism.

Judge Rules Sacramento Terror Suspect A "Danger And Flight Risk"

January 8, 2016 | Chris Nichols

A 23-year-old Sacramento man who the FBI says fought with a Sunni terrorist group in Syria was ordered held in custody without bail on Friday by a federal judge.

Sacramento Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Terrorism Connection

January 7, 2016 | Chris Nichols

Federal authorities have arrested a 23-year-old Sacramento man who they say traveled overseas to fight alongside terrorist organizations in Syria. The arrest was announced Thursday afternoon.

State Government

Sacramento Rally In Support Of Charlie Hebdo Victims

January 9, 2015 | Ed Joyce

Security forces on Friday killed two al-Qaida-linked brothers who went on a murderous rampage at a satirical newspaper in Paris and an accomplice who seized hostages at a kosher supermarket. In Sacramento, people rallied in support of the victims.