Business Journal: Shopping Malls, Punch Bowl Social, SoulbellyDecember 15, 2017 | Steve MilneShopping malls in the Sacramento region and nationwide are dealing with changing consumer tastes. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich reports on redevelopment efforts underway. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: Senate Hires Attorneys To Handle Harassment InvestigationsDecember 15, 2017 | Jen PicardThe California Senate has hired outside attorneys to investigate harassment allegations at the Capitol. Bureau Chief Ben Adler joins us with the latest information in today’s Capitol Chat. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezSurviving Hurricane KatrinaDecember 15, 2017 | Chris RemingtonFormer Insight producer Jonathan Ayestas joined Beth Ruyak in studio to talk about his own experience living through Hurricane Katrina. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Senate Hires Outside Attorneys For Harassment InvestigationsDecember 14, 2017 | Ben AdlerThe California Senate has rolled out a new process for handling complaints and investigations of sexual harassment that the chamber’s leader is calling unprecedented. But it's not drawing universal praise. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareMore Than A Quarter Of California Teens Are Gender Nonconforming, New Study ShowsDecember 14, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaTeens don't fit squarely into "male" and 'female" categories anymore, research shows Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento PD Asks For Help Identifying Suspects In Pharmacy RobberiesDecember 14, 2017 | Drew SandsorThe Sacramento Police Department is asking for the community's help in identifying suspects involved in a rash of pharmacy robberies.
California Wildfires Prompt Tougher Rules For UtilitiesDecember 14, 2017(AP) — Devastating California wildfires this year prompted regulators Thursday to toughen rules for utility companies to keep power lines clear of brush and tree branches that can easily spark into flames. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentThomas Fire: NASA Aerial Surveys Detect 1,300 Degree Fire TemperaturesDecember 14, 2017 | Ezra David RomeroThe fires burning in Southern California have charred more than 250,000 acres. NASA is testing science instruments intended for space by measuring environmental impacts in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
West Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty To Killing His Three ChildrenDecember 14, 2017A West Sacramento man pleaded guilty Thursday to killing his three kids and trying to kill his wife.
Arts and LifestyleCapital Stage Strikes Gold With New Holiday Comedy "Miss Bennet"December 14, 2017 | Jeff HudsonThe Capital Stage in Sacramento is presenting the romantic comedy set in an English home in the 1800s, "Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberly" Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
San Joaquin DA Urges Supervisors To Separate Coroners Office From SheriffDecember 14, 2017 | Rich IbarraSan Joaquin County’s District Attorney and the local Medical Society are urging county supervisors to establish a coroner’s office separate from the sheriff. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentCAL FIRE Firefighter Dies Fighting Thomas FireDecember 14, 2017(AP) — A firefighter assigned to the huge wildfire burning in Southern California has died.
State GovernmentWomen Call California Lawmaker’s Hugs InappropriateDecember 13, 2017 | Ben AdlerDemocratic State Senator Bob Hertzberg of Los Angeles faces allegations of inappropriate behavior after three lawmakers say his hugs crossed the line. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCongressional Republican Tax Deal Changes Key Deduction For CaliforniansDecember 13, 2017 | Ben AdlerThe federal tax overhaul deal reached Wednesday would allow Californians to choose between deducting up to $10,000 in state and local property tax or state income tax on their federal returns. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareKeep Your Cell Phone Away From Your Body, New State Guidelines WarnDecember 13, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaNew guidelines from the state health department warn of radiation risk from cell phones Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Former UC Davis Conductor Accused Of Sexual AssaultDecember 13, 2017(AP) — A former conductor of the University of California, Davis Symphony Orchestra has agreed to give up his professor emeritus title amid allegations he sexually assaulted a former student who now works at the university.
Trailer Debuts For Clint Eastwood Movie Featuring Sacramento 'Terror Train' HeroesDecember 13, 2017Sacramento natives Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos will appear in Clint Eastwood’s next film, "The 15:17 to Paris" — and a trailer for the movie debuted Wednesday.
Christmas Tree Shoppers Help With Forest Fire ResistanceDecember 13, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerEleven national forests in California are offering Christmas tree programs this season.
PolitiFact California’s Top 10 Most Popular Fact Checks Of 2017December 13, 2017 | Chris NicholsEye-opening claims that California has the sixth largest economy on the planet, the highest poverty rate in the nation and that President Trump’s border wall will cost one and a half times as much as an aircraft carrier.
An Upset In Trump Country: Democrat Doug Jones Bests Roy Moore In AlabamaDecember 13, 2017Republican Senate majority shrinks to one seat after race tainted by sexual assault allegations. President Trump, who backed Moore, congratulated Jones, as the GOP Senate candidate refused to concede.
