Kidnapped Woman Whose Claim Dismissed As Hoax Seeks DamagesSeptember 18, 2015(AP) - A California woman is seeking unspecified monetary damages from a city where police initially dismissed her kidnapping as a hoax.
EnvironmentFirefighters Wanted: Career Expo Saturday In SacramentoSeptember 18, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe number of wildfires in California and throughout the western U.S. this summer caused fire managers to call in help from Canada and other countries. Several fire agencies are recruiting firefighter candidates Saturday in Sacramento. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Journal: Dunkin' Donuts, Midtown Tower, Downtown CommonsSeptember 18, 2015A Sacramento developer wants to build midtown's tallest building - a 14-story mixed use tower at the corner of J and 25th streets. Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says the project raises a couple of big questions. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentOfficials Identify 1 Of 2 People Killed In Butte Fire; Containment GrowsSeptember 17, 201510:30 p.m. - Fire officials say containment on the Butte Fire has reached 55 percent, with acreage holding at 70,760 through the day Thursday. The fire has claimed the lives of two resident inside their homes.
EnvironmentUS Forest Service Prevents Its Own Scientist From Talking About StudySeptember 17, 2015 | Amy QuintonThe US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station is preventing one of its own scientists from talking about a study he authored in the journal “Science.” It suggests a need to change wildfire management. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Stockton Police Crackdown On Gang ActivitySeptember 17, 2015 | Rich IbarraStockton Police cracked down hard on criminal street gangs that are at war with each other. Investigators capped a 90-day investigation with extensive arrests, gun seizures and drugs and money confiscated. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Regulators Warn Of Insurance Scams In Fire ZonesSeptember 17, 2015 | Ben AdlerHundreds of Californians whose properties have been damaged or destroyed by this summer’s wildfires must now work with insurance companies to rebuild their homes and lives – and state regulators are warning them to watch for scams. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentOfficials Confirm 2 More Fatalities In Valley Fire; 1 Evacuation Order LiftedSeptember 17, 20153:30 p.m. Cal Fire says the mandatory evacuation order for the community of Berryessa Estates has been lifted, to residents only. Meanwhile, the Lake County Sheriff is confirming two more deaths in the Valley Fire burning across 73,730 acres.
EnvironmentThursday Northern And Central California Wildfires UpdateSeptember 17, 2015A look at the details of some of the major fires burning in northern and central California. The incidents are updated several times throughout the day, as new information becomes available.
Obama Praises Three Americans Who Thwarted Train AttackSeptember 17, 2015 | Bob MoffittUPDATE 11:09 a.m.: President Barack Obama met Thursday with the three Sacramento men who helped subdue a gunman on a French train last month. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
