Wildfire and climate programs are driving up California electricity bills, says state analyst
State lawmakers will need to balance climate goals with affordability concerns, said the non-partisan legislative analyst in ...
Home care workers help California’s aging population. Should they be covered by state unions?
California’s elderly population, which is growing at a faster rate than than the state’s overall population, is likely to ...
Cop fatally shoots dog when it attacks him during ‘chaotic’ arrest, NC police say
A dog was fatally shot when the pet attacked a police officer during a chaotic arrest in eastern North Carolina, according to ...
Moonshiner made weapon that helped Allies win World War II. He died 50 years ago in NC
During a raid on his illegal whiskey distilling operation in 1921, Williams was accused of killing a deputy. After he got out ...
Can Trump overturn Biden’s ban on offshore drilling? ‘It’s not so simple,’ experts say
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to overturn President Joe Biden’s sweeping, eleventh-hour ban on offshore drilling.
Jimmy Carter’s last trip to the US Capitol is a solemn, bipartisan event
Jimmy Carter’s final journey to the nation’s capital Tuesday was a solemn affair, a vivid if rare reminder that the ...
After 32 deaths in 2024, will Sacramento’s city council fund road safety plans?
A committee of the Sacramento City Council voted Tuesday to gave preliminary approval of six recommended steps toward ...
Why A’s believe improved baseball roster is built to win in Sacramento: ‘Everybody’s hungry’
It was clear that while the organization is dealing with the fallout from their departure from Oakland — while not having ...
ExxonMobil sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta for defamation. What did he say?
The oil giant ExxonMobil this week sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alleging that the state’s chief lawyer has ...
‘American Nightmare’ rapist confesses to crimes dating to 1993, California authorities say
Matthew Muller, a Harvard lawyer and former Marine who grew up in Sacramento County, is serving a 40-year prison sentence for kidnapping and raping Denise Huskins, now Denise Huskins Quinn, in March ...
Outside money is dominating Folsom politics. But it doesn’t always buy an election | Opinion
Environmental activist Barbara Leary found herself outspent four-to-one by developer and business campaigns. She won with an ...
What’s closed in California on Thursday? What to know about day of mourning for Jimmy Carter
On Dec. 29, California Gov. Gavin Newsom also announced that flags at the State Capitol and Capitol Annex Swing Space would ...