Sacramento Fire Department Works To Mitigate Fire Fighter Exposure To Toxic ChemicalsMarch 4, 2016 | Bob MoffittThe City of Sacramento and its fire department hope this will decrease the cancer rate of firefighters also. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Region Loses 5,400 Retail Jobs In JanuaryMarch 4, 2016 | Steve MilneThe Sacramento area unemployment rate in January was 5.5 percent, unchanged from December and down from 6.7 percent a year ago. State data show the seasonal reduction in retail led month-over-month declines. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Northern California's River Otters Are Making a ComebackMarch 4, 2016As the winter rains swell Northern California waterways, river otters are likely to be on the move. These furry, weasel-sized predators are making a comeback after years of population decline. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: Ghost Mall, John Shirey, Sienna, Tech IndustyMarch 4, 2016Elk Grove's "ghost mall" could finally start coming alive soon. An Elk Grove city councilman says 40 percent of the Outlet Collection at Elk Grove has been pre-leased. The Sacramento Business Journal's Christopher Arns has details. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Roadside DistractionsMilk Drinking Competitions, Wind Storms, Flying Cars Under The Smiling Neon CowMarch 4, 2016 | Melody StoneFor the second installment of our "Roadside Distractions" series we look up at that large smiling cow sign off I-80 in Dixon. The Milk Farm was once a bustling roadside business. Now it's just a concrete pad and a sign. We figure out what happened.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezCapitol Chat: MCO Tax UpdateMarch 4, 2016 | Ben BradfordCapital Public Radio State Government Reporter Ben Bradford updates us on the "managed care organization" tax story. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezRobert Caisley's New Play “A Masterpiece Of Comic…Timing!”March 4, 2016Robert Caisley is in Sacramento to launch his new comedy "A Masterpiece of Comic...Timing!" He joins Insight to explain what it’s about. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezEnsemble Mik Nawooj Hip Hop Classical InfusionMarch 4, 2016Bandleader of Ensemble Mik Nawooj JooWan Kim joins Insight to talk about his blend of hip-hop and classical music. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Prosecutor Opens New Probe In School KidnappingMarch 3, 2016(AP) — A California prosecutor is investigating whether victims were paid to support parole applications for three men who hijacked a school bus of California children nearly four decades ago.
US Returns Stolen Archival Material To RussiaMarch 3, 2016(AP) — One recovered document, a decree issued by Russian Emperor Peter the Great, was found in the possession of an individual from Reno, Nevada, and is valued at more than $12,000.