Locally Grown Hops Making Its Way To RenoMarch 17, 2014(AP) -- A Reno-based nonprofit organization plans to grow hops in Nevada's high desert climate.
Measure To Raise Malpractice Cap Would Also Require Random Drug Testing For DoctorsMarch 17, 2014 | Pauline BartoloneProponents of a ballot measure that would increase the cap on medical mal-practice damages say they have enough signatures to qualify the initiative for voters this fall. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
A Tale Of Two Rainy Day FundsMarch 17, 2014 | Ben AdlerA battle is brewing over the “rainy day fund” measure on the November ballot. California Governor Jerry Brown and legislative Democrats want to replace it with their own alternate budget reserve proposal. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Genetically Modified Food Advocates Hoping To Bypass Congressional GridlockMarch 17, 2014 | Max PringleAdvocates for labeling genetically modified food are taking a state-by-state approach to passing legislation to that end. They’re hoping to avoid Congressional gridlock. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Republicans Divided Over Rebuilding StrategyMarch 17, 2014California Republicans who met in Burlingame over the weekend were in unified agreement they want to end the Democrats' one-party rule in Sacramento. They remain divided over how to achieve that goal.
High School Students to Rally at Capitol to Save Agricultural EducationMarch 17, 2014About a thousand teens involved in high school agriculture programs are heading to the state capitol this week. They plan to ask legislators to restore money in the state budget for farming education programs.
Wind Advisory Issued For SacramentoMarch 17, 2014Forecasters have issued a wind advisory for Sacramento through Monday evening.
4.4-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Los AngelesMarch 17, 2014(AP) -- A 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook Los Angeles early Monday.
3 Dead In Multiple Sacramento-Area ShootingsMarch 17, 2014(AP) -- Authorities in Sacramento County say three people were killed and 12 others wounded in a spate of separate shootings over a roughly 48-hour period.
Truckee Man Charged In Two Carbon Monoxide DeathsMarch 17, 2014(AP) -- Nevada County prosecutors have filed manslaughter charges against a Truckee-based contractor whose negligence they say produced the carbon monoxide that killed two men at a home north of Lake Tahoe last fall.