Firefighters Rescued After Being Trapped In South Sacramento BlazeJanuary 12, 2015Three Sacramento firefighters were injured as they battled a house fire early Monday morning.
Floating Weather Station Will Measure Water EvaporationJanuary 12, 2015 | Amy QuintonThere’s something high-tech and strange floating on Folsom Lake right now. Scientists have launched a weather station on a buoy. The station will provide much more than just weather information. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentGovernor Brown Gets Push Back On PovertyJanuary 12, 2015 | Katie OrrGovernor Jerry Brown says a large portion of his annual budget proposal will go toward reducing the poverty rate - and he's getting push back from all sides. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Great Valley Museum of Natural History To Open In New LocationJanuary 12, 2015 | Rich IbarraThe Great Valley Museum of Natural History will open soon in Modesto in a new location. The new museum will be bigger, better and more accessible than before. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento City Council Considers Property Tax Increase Plan For Streetcar LineJanuary 12, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe Sacramento City Council is expected to ask property owners to approve an increase in taxes to help pay for a $150 million street car line. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareBrown's Budget Proposal Allocates Millions For Hepatitis C DrugsJanuary 12, 2015 | Pauline BartoloneCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown is setting aside hundreds of millions of dollars in next year’s state budget to pay for high-cost drugs, mostly to treat Hepatitis C. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Yosemite Climbers Push To Finish Groundbreaking AscentJanuary 12, 2015(AP) - One of two climbers attempting a grueling ascent up a half-mile of sheer granite in California's Yosemite National Park is making a push to catch his partner.
Dense Fog Advisory In Effect For Sacramento ValleyJanuary 12, 2015A dense fog advisory is in effect in the Sacramento Valley Monday morning.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCalifornia Budget Project Analyzes Brown's $113B Spending PlanJanuary 12, 2015Last Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown released a $113.3 billion budget. The California Budget Project's Chris Hoene joins Insight to give his analysis on the spending plan. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento County Giving Up $5.1 Million To Lure Macy'sJanuary 11, 2015 | Bob MoffittNext week, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors will decide whether to approve a deal with Macy's that would move the company's online-order processing center to the old Campbell's Soup plant in south Sacramento.
State GovernmentSacramento Rally In Support Of Charlie Hebdo VictimsJanuary 9, 2015 | Ed JoyceSecurity 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. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentLive Blog: Brown Unveils $113 Billion Spending PlanJanuary 9, 2015 | Ben Adler | Katie OrrUPDATED: 3:08 P.M.: Governor Jerry Brown's $113 billion budget proposal offers more money for schools and community colleges, but largely resists new spending on non-education programs.
Business Journal: Float Spa, Life Time Fitness, Sleep Train ArenaJanuary 9, 2015A new spa business is opening in Roseville where people can float in a private room for an hour. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Warmer Temps In Tahoe Cause Issues For Ski ResortsJanuary 9, 2015 | Ky PlaskonTemperature records are falling around Lake Tahoe and that is melting ski areas. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Suspects In Paris Magazine Attack Killed; Market Gunman Also DeadJanuary 9, 2015UPDATE 3:50 P.M.: After a nationwide manhunt, the two main suspects in the Charlie Hebdo attack and a possible associate, who took hostages at a kosher shop, are dead, French President François Hollande said Friday. Four hostages were also killed.
Bird Strike Prompts Emergency Landing At Sacramento International AirportJanuary 9, 2015A passenger plane that was headed to Denver made an emergency landing at Sacramento International Airport Friday morning.
State GovernmentBrown: No State Funding Increase If UC Raises TuitionJanuary 8, 2015 | Ben AdlerCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown isn't backing down in the battle over student tuition and state funding for the University of California. Under his budget proposal due out Friday, the UC would stand to lose money overall if it raises tuition. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentBoxer Won't Seek Re-Election In 2016January 8, 2015 | Katie OrrThe junior United States Senator from California is stepping down. Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer announced today she will not seek another term in 2016. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sen. Barbara Boxer Says She Won't Seek Re-ElectionJanuary 8, 2015(AP) - Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of California says she will not seek re-election in 2016 to a fifth term in office.
Truckee Airport Officials Approve Bidding Process For New Office Park For Clear CapitalJanuary 8, 2015 | Ky PlaskonThe same day real estate analysis company Clear Capital announced it would be moving 400 jobs from Truckee to Reno, the company was pitching Truckee Airport officials on a plan that would bring some of those jobs back. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
