Kristin Smart search, heat wave, CA governor debate. Your Sacramento 5/6 evening wrap

The Sacramento Bee covered a range of developing stories on May 6, 2026, from a fresh search in a decades-old murder case to an impending heat wave. Here is a roundup of the day’s top headlines.

• San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s investigators served a search warrant Wednesday at the Arroyo Grande home of Susan Flores, mother of convicted Kristin Smart killer Paul Flores, in a new search for the missing Cal Poly student’s remains. Smart’s body has never been recovered nearly 30 years after her 1996 disappearance.
• Northern California temperatures are expected to climb well above normal through early next week, with Sacramento potentially reaching 97 to 98 degrees by May 11-12 and Modesto possibly hitting triple digits, per the National Weather Service forecast.
• Democrat Xavier Becerra faced sharp attacks from four Democratic and two Republican rivals during a CNN debate Tuesday night ahead of the June 2 primary, in the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom.