News Archive

Placer County Jail Employees Arrested For Alleged Assaults Against Inmates

May 31, 2017 | Sally Schilling

Three employees of the Placer County Jail in Auburn were arrested Wednesday morning in connection with surveillance video found by a sergeant that allegedly shows inmates being assaulted.

State Government

Brown Moving "Heaven And Earth" To Get Legislature To Extend Cap And Trade

May 31, 2017 | Ben Adler | Ben Bradford

On the eve of his departure for China, where he’ll hold meetings on climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown is imploring California lawmakers to extend the state’s “cap-and-trade” greenhouse gas reduction program.

State Government

Wednesday Roundup: Bail System Overhaul, Renewable Energy Requirement, Education Incentives For CalWORKS Recipients, Dialysis Staffing

May 31, 2017 | Ben Adler | Chris Nichols

State senators have passed a bill that would overhaul the state's bail system and a bill that requires California to go green by 2045. Meanwhile, lawmakers in the Assembly passed a bill offering grant increases to welfare recipients.

'Covfefe' Kerfuffle: Trump's Typo Sparks A Search For Meaning, And Humor

May 31, 2017

Among those who responded: Ric Flair. The covfefe kerfuffle is a reminder that we're living in a unique political era, when even the words are brand-new.

Body Pulled From American River Could Be Missing Teen

May 31, 2017

(AP) - Authorities are trying to determine if a body pulled from the American River is that of a missing Sacramento area teen.

Calaveras County May Move To Ban Marijuana Cultivation After All

May 31, 2017

While the state scrambles to align rules for medical and recreational marijuana, counties face dilemmas about local regulations.

Rent Increases As Apartment Quality Sinks In South Sacramento Complex

May 31, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

Despite poor living conditions such as black mold, leaking roofs and crime, tenants in a South Sacramento apartment complex say their landlord continues to increase rent.

Pelosi On Saying ‘President Trump’: ‘It’s Hard’

May 31, 2017

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that an independent commission still needs to probe Russia’s interference in last year’s presidential election.

Spike In Drowning Deaths Expected This Year

May 31, 2017 | Randol White

A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard in California says he expects to see a spike in drowning deaths this year as rivers run swift and cold.

Wary Of North Korea, U.S. Destroys Mock Warhead Over The Pacific

May 31, 2017

The Pentagon says its interceptor shot down a missile similar to the type that North Korea could someday use to threaten the United States.