News Archive

CHP Fatally Shoots Man On US 101 South Of San Francisco

April 30, 2017

(AP) Authorities say a man officers shot and killed on a busy California highway was attempting to carjack a woman's vehicle.

Orcas Stage Unprecedented Killing Spree In Monterey Bay

April 29, 2017

(AP) - A marine biologist says killer whales are on an unprecedented killing spree in California's Monterey Bay.

KKTO Undergoing Maintenance Saturday And Sunday

April 29, 2017

KKTO 90.5 is undergoing maintenance Saturday April 29 and Sunday April 30. Listeners may experience some signal interruption.

State Government

California Lawmakers Vow To Thwart New Offshore Oil Drilling

April 28, 2017

(AP) - California lawmakers are introducing legislation that would thwart President Donald Trump's attempts to expand offshore drilling.

Health Care

California Boosts Access to Opioid Addiction Treatments

April 28, 2017 | Sally Schilling

The state aims to boost support for physicians to prescribing opioid addiction treatment drugs.

PolitiFact California

Would Trump’s Border Wall Cost The Same As One And A Half U.S. Aircraft Carriers?

April 28, 2017 | Chris Nichols

When Pres. Donald Trump demanded funding for a border wall be included in a stop-gap budget measure this week, opponents in Congress balked. Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego, said the billions needed to build the wall should be used elsewhere.

State Government

Brown Signs $50 Billion Transportation Funding Package

April 28, 2017 | Ben Adler

Californians will pay more at the pump later this year – and more to register their cars and trucks starting next year – to fund transportation projects from pothole repairs to public transit, under legislation signed today by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Administration: No Immediate Plans To Halt Immigration Order

April 28, 2017

The Trump administration has told two California counties it has no plans right now to seek a court ruling immediately reinstating the president's executive order to withhold funding from communities that limit cooperation with authorities.

Arrest Made In North Highlands High School Murder

April 28, 2017

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department reports that homicide detectives have arrested 18-year-old North Highlands resident Neven Glen Butler for the murder of 86-year-old Fusako Petrus.