Napa Farmer Wins Giant Pumpkin ContestOctober 5, 2015(AP) - A Napa farmer has won a California contest with a record-setting 1,806-pound pumpkin that judges nicknamed "The Flying Saucer" because of its wide and flat shape.
Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office: Four Arrested In School Shooting PlotOctober 5, 2015In Tuolumne County, four students at Summerville High School have been arrested for plotting a school shooting.
EnvironmentRealtors From Amador, Calaveras Counties Helping Families Displaced By Butte FireOctober 5, 2015 | Rich IbarraThe Butte Fire destroyed 475 homes in Calaveras and Amador counties. Many families who lost homes are having a hard time finding new places to live. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Stockton Hockey Fans Anticipate New Team's Season Home OpenerOctober 5, 2015 | Rich IbarraStockton's long-time pro hockey team, the Thunder, has been replaced by the Heat, which plays its season home opener this coming Saturday. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and SustainabilityIs The Sugar In Fruit Good Or Bad For You?October 5, 2015 | Lesley McClurgIt's not news that we're eating too much sugar, and a number of low carbohydrate diets like Atkins or South Beach suggest cutting sugar intake by eating less fruit. But should berries and melons be casualties of the war on sugar? Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCA Supreme Court Takes Up Prop. 49October 5, 2015 | Ben BradfordThe California Supreme Court will hear arguments this week about whether a proposition should have been taken off the ballot last election, and whether it can return. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health CareStudent Suicide Awareness Exhibit At Sac StateOctober 5, 2015 | Ed JoyceA unique exhibit of backpacks at Sacramento State Monday is intended to bring awareness to the issue of college student suicide. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Fire Station Closed Because Of Budget Cuts ReopensOctober 5, 2015 | Bob MoffittBudget cuts forced the closure of Station 68 in Rancho Cordova in 2011. The economy and property tax revenues have improved and the station is open again. Five other stations remain shuttered. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Slideshow: California Capital Air Show Wows ThousandsOctober 4, 2015 | Al GibesThe skies above Rancho Cordova roared with the sounds of military jets and vintage airplanes Sunday, as the California Capital Air Show finished its 10th anniversary weekend show. Tens of thousands of people flocked to Mather Field for the event.
State GovernmentBrown Signs Ivory Ban, DNA Collection, Beer Bike BillsOctober 4, 2015 | Ben AdlerUPDATE: California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a measure allowing pedi-cab riders to drink on board. Earlier Sunday, he tightened the state's sales ban on ivory products and created a backstop to a DNA collection system currently under legal review.
