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July 26, 2017
Vehicle Accident Shuts Down Part Of I-5 In Elk Grove
The number three lane of Northbound I-5 in Elk Grove is shut down at Laguna Boulevard due to a serious collision, according to Caltrans.
July 26, 2017
Fire Officials Update On Preacher Fire Near Carson City And Wall Fire In Butte County
Updates from fire officials for the Preacher Fire near Carson City, Nevada and the Wall Fire in Butte County, California.
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July 26, 2017
California Native: Dahkota Brown On Passing Law Banning Racial Mascots
Native American activist Dahkota Brown shares the story of lobbying the California Legislature to pass Assembly Bill 30, the California Racial Mascots Act, which banned derogatory and offensive mascots in public schools in 2015.
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July 26, 2017
Sunmonks Perform Songs From "Two Play" In Cap Radio Garden
Sacramento band Sunmonks share new songs from their first full-length album “Two Play,” including a live performance from the Cap Radio Garden
audio coming soon
July 25, 2017
Sacramento Police Department Proposes Several Changes to City's Panhandling, Nuisance Ordinances
New laws would prohibit people from begging people on the street for money at gas stations or ATMs, or from motorists from the median of roadways or within 200 feet of intersections. Critics call the proposal unconstitutional.
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July 25, 2017
Wind Youth Services Expanding With Help From Golden 1
A program in Oak Park to keep young homeless people off the streets is getting a financial boost. Golden 1 Credit Union is contributing $1 million to Wind Youth Services. The money will help pay for a new counseling center in downtown Sacramento.
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Brown: Cap-And-Trade Bill Signing Is Key Milestone In Climate Fight
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that extends California’s signature climate change effort through 2030, the culmination of the governor’s years-long battle over the state’s cap-and-trade program.
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July 25, 2017
Senators Vote To Proceed With Health Care Debate
Tuesday's vote was on a procedural step that opens the door to formal debate — but on what remains to be seen.
July 25, 2017
Preacher Fire Grows Near Nevada/California State Line
A 4,651-acre fire is burning east of Highway 395 about seven miles from the town of Gardnerville, Nevada.
July 25, 2017
Calif. Lawmakers Extend Cap-And-Trade Program Through 2030
David Greene talks to Gov. Jerry Brown about the program which sets limits on greenhouse gas emissions while issuing permits for emission of pollutants which companies can sell.
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The Salt
Arepas Are Conquering The World – But Dying At Home In Venezuela
July 26, 2017
For Venezuelans, the stuffed corn-meal cakes have long been the daily bread of life. Yet even as arepas are embraced from New York to Barcelona, they are disappearing in their hunger-wracked homeland.
Goats and Soda
'Neglected Tropical Disease' Is Striking In Sri Lanka
July 26, 2017
A dengue fever outbreak has left some hospitals so full that they're turning away patients.
Politics
Foreign Agents Take Center Stage In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
July 26, 2017
As congressional scrutiny of Russian interference expands, the panel began looking Wednesday at the advocacy of foreign governments — though key witnesses did not appear as originally planned.
The Two-Way
Trump Says Transgender People Can't Serve In Military
July 26, 2017
"The United States Government will not accept or allow ... Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military," Trump tweeted. Transgender people already serve in the military.
History
'Dear Dickie': A Window Into Family History Through Post-WWII Love Letters
July 26, 2017
Sara Kehaulani Goo's father recently discovered the 28 letters, written from 1946 to 1947, stashed in a wooden box hidden at the bottom of a chest in her late grandparents' bedroom.
The Two-Way
French Wildfires Force 12,000 People To Flee Coastal Resort Areas
July 26, 2017
Some 12,000 people — including 3,000 campers — reportedly moved to safety in Bormes-les-Mimosas, east of Marseille.
WHYY | The Salt
3, 2, 1 ... Bake Off! The Mission To Make Bread In Space
July 26, 2017
On Earth, crumbs are harmless, but in orbit they can be perilous. But bread is a big deal in Germany, so scientists and engineers there are teaming up to create an oven and dough fit for microgravity.
Book Reviews
'Strange Practice:' The Doctor Is In
July 26, 2017
In Strange Practice, Vivian Shaw kicks off a new series about Dr. Greta Helsing, descendant of the famous Professor Abraham Van Helsing and general practitioner to the ghouls and ghasts of London.
NCPR-WUNC | Back At Base
Military Tries To Cut Through The Noise Of War
July 26, 2017
The military wants to reduce the deafening, chaotic roar of firefight noise so that front-line commanders can communicate with their troops.
Around the Nation
An NYC Scout Troop Provides Homeless Girls A Place Of Their Own
July 26, 2017
The 28 members of Girl Scout Troop 6000, and its two co-leaders, live in a shelter in Queens, N.Y. The troop that Giselle Burgess started is the first specifically for girls who are homeless.
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Insight: Wildfire Update / California Native: Activist Dahkota Brown / Sunmonks Perform Live In Cap Radio Garden
Fire officials update from Butte County and Carson City, Nevada. Native American activist Dakhota Brown worked to ban offensive mascots. And Sunmonks perform live in the Cap Radio Garden.
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