RT Board Approves Fare HikesMarch 15, 2016 | Steve MilneIt'll soon cost more to ride Sacramento Regional Transit buses and light rail trains. The RT board Monday night voted to raise fares starting July 1st to help balance the agency's budget. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Why Is California’s Presidential Primary So Late?March 15, 2016The primaries in Florida, Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina and Missouri will be closely watched by some Californians, as a sign of whether our June primary will make a difference in either party’s nomination.
Mega Tuesday: Possibly The Most Consequential Day Of Voting YetMarch 15, 2016The "Mega Tuesday" contests could winnow the GOP field and determine each party's presidential nominees.
BLM Offers $10K Reward In Nevada Wild Horse KillingMarch 15, 2016(AP) - The Bureau of Land Management is offering a $10,000 reward in the investigation of the killing of a federally protected wild horse at a state prison camp near Carson City in early October.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezYelena Dyachek Wins Metropolitan Opera National Council AuditionsMarch 15, 2016A 24-year-old soprano from Sacramento, Yelena Dyachek, has just won one of opera’s biggest competition, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez'Tell The Wolves' Discuss New EP, Influences And Growing Up In SacramentoMarch 15, 2016The genre-bending Sacramento rock band, Tell The Wolves, has had an eventful year already. They just released an EP and will be playing at the SAMMIES showcase on the March 20. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Appeals Court Upholds Injunction Against Pot Delivery AppMarch 14, 2016(AP) — A state appeals court has upheld a judge's decision to block a smartphone app that allowed people in Los Angeles to have medical marijuana delivered to them.
State GovernmentGroup Seeks Ethics Review Of Top Aide To California GovernorMarch 14, 2016(AP) — An advocacy group is alleging that a top aide to Gov. Jerry Brown signed an agreement pledging not to take any actions to harm her former employer, Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation, when she left to work for the California governor.
EnvironmentAvalanche Warning Along Sierra Crest After Heavy, 2-Day SnowMarch 14, 2016(AP) — The National Weather Service in Reno has issued an avalanche warning along the Sierra crest after a weekend storm dumped up to 20 inches of snow on the mountains around Lake Tahoe and up to a foot at lake level.
EnvironmentSome Reservoirs Rise, Sierra Snowpack Nears NormalMarch 14, 2016 | Ed JoyceStorms have pushed the Sierra Nevada snowpack closer to average and some California reservoirs are above historical average. But reservoirs and rainfall in Southern California are not doing as well. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.