EnvironmentCalifornia Taps Rainy Day Fund For Wildfire CleanupNovember 6, 2015The state Department of Finance says it is transferring another $45 million from its rainy day fund to pay for cleanup and debris removal from two major Northern California wildfires.
State GovernmentLethal Injection Rules Could Allow Executions To Resume In CANovember 6, 2015 | Ben BradfordThe state is now proposing the injection of a single, lethal dose of any one of four painkillers. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Winter Activities Kick Off In Sacramento RegionNovember 6, 2015Friday marks the start of the winter season for many in the Sacramento region. The downtown Holiday Ice Rink opens at noon with a special ribbon cutting ceremony and free skating for the day only.
EnvironmentPeople Flock To See Sandhill Cranes In LodiNovember 6, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe 19th annual Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival this weekend is expected to bring thousands of visitors to see the stately birds. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
President Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline PlanNovember 6, 2015UPDATE: Ending a process that has lingered for much of his time in the Oval Office, President Obama has announced that the U.S. has rejected TransCanada's application for a permit to complete the Keystone XL pipeline.
State GovernmentCalifornia To Release Plan To Use 1 Drug In ExecutionsNovember 6, 2015(AP) - California is set to release plans to use a single drug to execute condemned prisoners, a change that comes nearly a decade after the state last put an inmate to death.
UC Merced Assailant Planned To Steal Police GunsNovember 6, 2015(AP) - A college freshman angered over his eviction from a study group planned to kill a police officer, steal a gun and shoot those who had evicted him, according to a document found on his body after police shot him dead.
Business Journal: Rents, Amazon, Sutter HealthNovember 6, 2015A new report ranks Sacramento near the top of U.S. metro areas for apartment rental growth. But Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson explains the news isn't all good. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Sacramento Connection: Local Boys On The Pitch For Cal RugbyNovember 6, 2015 | Bob MoffittThe Cal rugby team has won 29 championships in 36 years, 25 of them with their current coach. A lot of Sacramento-area boys from high schools like Jesuit, Davis, Dixon, McClatchy, and Granite Bay have contributed to those wins. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
San Joaquin County Third Graders Get A Taste Of Farm LifeNovember 6, 2015 | Rich IbarraA program called "AgVenture" is providing field trips to a farm for 11,000 San Joaquin County third graders this year. The county-sponsored event gives kids a sense of where their food comes from. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
