August 18, 2022
Extreme weather events made worse by climate change are hitting some of the poorest parts of the United States hard. Recovery will be extra difficult at a time of high inflation.
August 18, 2022
Here’s a list of resources to track the latest information on the wildfires burning throughout Northern California.
August 18, 2022 | Donna Apidone
In "Origin," author and professor Jennifer Raff fills in the blanks on the America’s first residents, when they traveled and where they settled.
August 17, 2022
While monkeypox vaccines are targeted to the state’s largest cities, where case numbers are highest, other communities are struggling to respond.
August 17, 2022 | Janelle Salanga
The CalKIDS program, launched in early August, gives newborns and kids from low-income families money to put toward career education or college after high school.
August 17, 2022 | Vicki Gonzalez
The state’s Supreme Court Chief Justice, Tani Cantil-Sakauye announced that she won’t be seeking re-election this fall. She was the first person of color and second woman to be appointed chief justice of the nation’s largest court system.
August 17, 2022
The World Health Organization has renamed two monkeypox variants that were named after countries and regions in order to align with “current best practices,” NPR reports.
August 16, 2022 | Kristin Lam
Homeless rights advocates for months have promised the city they would legally challenge the ballot measure, which could ban encampments on public property.
August 16, 2022 | Chris Nichols
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to give initial approval to camping bans along the American River and Dry Creek parkways. It also banned camps in unincorporated areas near schools, libraries and critical infrastructure such as levees.
August 16, 2022
Years ago, the U.S. Forest Service identified Grizzly Flats, California as being at high risk of wildfire and devised a plan to protect it. Here's how we measured how much of that work was completed before the Caldor Fire burned through the town.
August 16, 2022 | Scott Rodd
Two decades ago, the U.S. Forest Service warned that a wildfire mirroring the Caldor Fire’s progression could easily wipe Grizzly Flats off the map. The Forest Service took steps to prevent such a catastrophe, but we found the plan fell short.
August 15, 2022 | Mike Hagerty
The National Weather Service says we'll see six triple-digit days in a row — as many as there were in the entire month of June — with peak temperatures forecasted of possibly 108 degrees and a “Spare The Air” day on Tuesday.
August 15, 2022 | Vicki Gonzalez
People covered under Covered California can expect to see health care costs increase by at least 6%. Here’s what else you can expect in 2023.
August 15, 2022 | Randol White
The latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture echoed the Sacramento experience: Food prices this summer are up as much as 12 percent over last year.
August 15, 2022 | Janelle Salanga
The district will still be providing at-home tests “at least once a month” and continues to offer on-campus testing for symptomatic individuals.
August 14, 2022
There's a long history of massive inland flooding in California. New research finds that climate change has already doubled the odds it happens again.
August 13, 2022
The FDA issued revised guidance about how often to test after exposure to someone with COVID or after symptoms occur. It's not exactly the same as what the CDC says. What's the best way to proceed?
August 12, 2022
Sacramento has agreed to pay $1.7 million to Clark’s parents. In 2019, a city settlement provided $2.4 million to Clark’s two children.
August 12, 2022 | Rich Ibarra
The University of the Pacific pharmacy school has discovered a breakthrough to benefit cancer patients dealing with the side effects of opioid medication.
August 12, 2022 | Srishti Prabha
From representative literacy to mental health, programs in North Sacramento have helped facilitate growth for Black students at a time of year when they are most forgotten.
Today on Insight, we're looking at a lawsuit against the city of Sacramento over an anti-camping measure, a conversation with District Attorney-Elect Thien Ho and "The Color Purple" is coming to Music Circle.
NEWS
Law
August 18, 2022
At a hearing in Florida, U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart said he's inclined to release parts of the affidavit used to search Trump's Mar-a-Lago home.
Television
August 18, 2022
Streaming platforms outpaced broadcast and cable in July's total TV viewership. The change came as new seasons of hits on Hulu and Netflix debuted and live sports and traditional shows went on hiatus.
Media
August 18, 2022
CNN chief Chris Licht informed host Brian Stelter that Reliable Sources would be canceled after more than three decades on air amid a great level of cost-cutting at the network.
Asia
August 18, 2022
Governments are watching lucrative alcohol tax revenues dry up, as people drink less. In Japan, a plan to counter that trend is running into controversy.
Sports
August 18, 2022
The 37-year-old All-Star has agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent announced.
Africa
August 18, 2022
Ethiopia's government is criticizing as "unethical" the statement by the World Health Organization's director-general that the crisis in the country's Tigray region is "the worst disaster on Earth."
National
August 18, 2022
At least 29 people have fallen ill from the E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio, and that number is likely an undercount, the CDC says. The source of the outbreak has not been found yet.
Goats and Soda
August 18, 2022
That's how neuroscientist Meg Younger describes her team's findings about how skeeters hone in on human aromas. And that could lead to better ways to keep us bite- and disease-free.
