EnvironmentTribes celebrate the end of the largest dam removal project in US historyOctober 2, 2024The largest dam removal project in U.S. history has been completed near the California-Oregon border. The move Wednesday marks a major victory for tribes in the region who fought for decades to free hundreds of miles of the Klamath River.
Sacramento RegionOak Park’s Black Film Festival to highlight Black culture and uplift communityOctober 2, 2024The film festival highlights Black culture while allowing viewers to “challenge your thinking and your imagination about certain things,” according to Cassandra Jennings, St. Hope board president and CEO.
NPR fact checked the Vance-Walz vice presidential debate. Here's what we foundOctober 2, 2024JD Vance and Tim Walz debated on Tuesday in the last scheduled debate of the election. The sparring was mostly collegial but a number of points on key issues require additional context or corrections.
EnvironmentVomiting, cramps and lethargy: As heat rises, California kids are sweltering in schools with no air conditioningOctober 2, 2024An estimated 1 in 5 schools has no air conditioning and another 10% need repair. Underfunded schools struggle to keep classrooms cool as heat waves intensify. “It’s a hot mess,” one teacher says.
Health CareThe pipeline of deadly fentanyl into the U.S. may be drying up, experts sayOctober 2, 2024Street fentanyl has long been viewed as unstoppable. Now many experts say the supply of the deadly synthetic opioid is suddenly drying up in many parts of the U.S. and fatal overdoses are dropping.
EnvironmentWildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more riskOctober 1, 2024Spiking temperatures added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn Southern California wildfire, as the total acres burned in the state this year surpassed 1 million.
State GovernmentNew law bans California companies from forcing employees to meet on politics, religion or union issuesOctober 1, 2024 | Megan MyscofskiGovernor Gavin Newsom signed a bill prohibiting employers from retaliating against employees if they don’t attend a meeting about religion or politics.
Sacramento RegionCandidates for Sacramento mayor share plans to support Latino businesses and reduce homelessness at downtown forumOctober 1, 2024 | Kristin LamSome voters who attended the forum said they haven’t decided whether they want Assembly member Kevin McCarty or epidemiologist Dr. Flo Cofer to win the November election.
Sacramento RegionPopular Mexican coffee shop Con Azucar Café will expand to SacramentoOctober 1, 2024 | Keyshawn DavisThe cafe is set to open in the Downtown Commons shopping center before the end of the year.
Sacramento RegionSacramento’s Aftershock Festival returns to Discovery Park next weekend. Here’s what to know.October 1, 2024 | Keyshawn DavisThe four-day music festival is slated to run between Oct. 10 and 13 and will feature over 130 bands including Slayer, Slipknot, Insane Clown Posse and Evanescene, among others.
