EnvironmentHomeless advocates say cities, counties should distribute tools to prevent fires in encampmentsLast month, a fire originating from a Rancho Cordova encampment burned nearly 600 acres. Advocates say unhoused people should be equipped with tools like fire extinguishers to help stop them.
Health CareLifesaving drugs and police projects mark first use of opioid settlement cash in California
State GovernmentJuly 15, 2024A look at the history of presidential assassination attempts in AmericaBefore Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates.
EnvironmentJuly 12, 2024Hiking during extreme heat can be deadly. Here's why and how to stay safeHeat records have been crumbling this summer in the U.S., creating dangerous conditions for those exerting themselves outside. When the body gets overheated, it struggles to perform basic functions.
EducationJuly 12, 2024Cal Poly Humboldt President Tom Jackson Jr. to step downDuring his five-year tenure, Jackson oversaw the campus' transition to becoming California's third polytechnic university.
EnvironmentJuly 12, 2024California fire officials report first wildfire death of the 2024 seasonMendocino County officials say they found human remains in a burned structure from a fire that started Monday.
EnvironmentJuly 12, 2024'We're screaming into the void.' Across the U.S., heat keeps breaking recordsIt’s not your imagination. Temperature records are falling across the U.S. Climate scientists say they've been predicting this for decades.
EnvironmentJuly 12, 2024Rich IbarraWorld’s largest water balloon fight? Stockton event hopes to set the record this weekend.Temperatures are expected to hit 102 on Saturday, and Splash Fest organizers are hoping to attract a crowd of 10,000 people launching more than 200,000 balloons.
EnvironmentJuly 12, 2024California approves a new blueprint for offshore wind. The massive projects will cost billionsHarnessing clean energy is a venture of unprecedented scope in California, bringing big changes to Humboldt and the Central Coast, and requiring 26 ports along the coast.
Sacramento RegionJuly 11, 2024Rich IbarraAw, Nuts: Modesto minor league baseball team playing its final seasonThe Modesto Nuts are ending their 78-year run after the team and the city struck out on a new lease agreement. Neither the city nor the team said where they will play next season.
EnvironmentJuly 11, 2024Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid ongoing heat wave baking most of the USAuthorities in Western states are warning of the rising risk of wildfires as hot conditions and low humidity dry out the landscape amid a protracted heat wave baking much of the U.S.
EducationJuly 11, 2024Srishti PrabhaMeet the Sacramentan behind Music Science Group, a program teaching kids the robotics behind musicThe program has served over 3,000 Sacramento students at Sacramento City, Folsom-Cordova, and Natomas Unified School Districts. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
