State GovernmentBid To End California's Death Penalty Qualifies For November BallotJune 17, 2016 | Ben AdlerCalifornians will decide this fall whether to abolish the state’s death penalty. County elections officials say capital punishment opponents have submitted enough valid voter signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Evacuations Lifted For 210-Acre Fire In Amador CountyJune 17, 2016Update June 20 6:19 a.m. -- The Camanche Fire is 210 acres and 95 percent contained. All evacuations have been lifted.
Nevada, Elk Grove Women Dead After Raft Capsizes During Guided Alaska River TripJune 17, 2016(AP) - Authorities say one of two women killed in a rafting accident in Alaska's remote North Slope was from California, not Nevada as they previously reported.
Tuolumne County Sheriff: Missing Hikers FoundJune 17, 2016Update 6:58 p.m. - The two California hikers who were reported missing Wednesday in Tuolumne County have been found.
Officer Shot in Fremont 2 Weeks Ago Leaves HospitalJune 17, 2016(AP) - A San Francisco Bay Area police officer who was shot during a traffic stop earlier this month has been released from the hospital.
Oakland Police Under Probe For New Misconduct CaseJune 17, 2016(AP) - City officials say the Oakland Police Department, already rocked by a sexual misconduct investigation, is now being investigated in an unrelated criminal misconduct case.
A Plan To Boost Employment For Those Who Beat The Odds To Finish CollegeJune 17, 2016What's the key to helping a child born in poverty make it to the middle class? Some say it's good preschool, others — a college diploma. For one advocate, the time to help is at the end of college.
Health CareCounty Health Departments Get Big Return on Investment, Study SaysJune 17, 2016 | Ja'Nel JohnsonA new study says California county departments of public health have a better return on investment compared to some other medical care.
Kevin Johnson Challenges Champion College WrestlerJune 17, 2016(AP) - Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson usually wrestles with city issues when he's in the city council chambers. This week, though, he just wrestled.
Sacramento Unemployment Rate At Nine Year LowJune 17, 2016 | Steve Milne | Ben BradfordThe jobless rate in the Sacramento region was 4.7 percent in May, according to officials. The last time it was close to that would've been in May of 2007 when it was 4.8 percent. The jobless rate in California also ticked down to 5.2 percent. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
