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Ban on Plastic Bags in L.A. now in full effect

Some Los Angeles grocery store customers have had to adjust to a lifestyle change come since Jan. 1, when a ban on plastic bags took effect. As of the first of the year, the [Read More...]

Tech wizard started with a $25 computer

If you’ve heard of making phone calls via Skype or streaming music via Spotify, then you’re halfway to understanding why the online giant Yahoo acquired a nascent [Read More...]

Got a Christmas tree to unload? Call a Scout

Covered in pine needles and tree sap, Andrew Evans gets some reinforcement as he teeters on the edge of a trailer packed with dry Christmas trees. He and other members of Boy [Read More...]

Going to Disney World | Alta Sierra girl’s Make-A-Wish granted

Avva Love Rakestraw is in Florida, living her dream. The 4-year-old Alta Sierra resident is afflicted with a rare terminal disease called Acta2 R179H, which causes widespread [Read More...]

Classic Movies You Need to Watch this Holiday Season

Here are some “Did you know” facts to coincide with a list of the top classic movies you must watch this season. You’ll definitely enjoy learning a few things about [Read More...]

Sacramento’s Hmong New Year Celebration Attracts Thousands

Thousands of people gathered at Cal Expo Saturday to meet old friends, feast on sizzling meats and, most importantly, to herald the Hmong New Year. Sacramento’s Hmong New [Read More...]

6 inches of snow in Reno, traffic snarled

A winter storm dumped about a half foot of snow on the Reno area Tuesday, sending state workers and school children home early, snarling city traffic and slowing the flow of [Read More...]

Sacramento County seeks to ease affordable housing law

Sacramento County wants to nearly halve the share of low-income units that home builders must include and reduce their fees after developers complained the current affordable [Read More...]

U.S. Forest Service Plans To Relocate Historic Tahoe Fire Lookout

For more than 80 years, the boxy Zephyr Point Fire Lookout has stood as a landmark on Lake Tahoe’s eastern shore and as a sentry against fire danger. But growth has [Read More...]

What’s Google up to in Sacramento area?

Temporary “pop-up” stores are common during the holidays, but the new storefront that opened earlier this week inside the Westfield Galleria at Roseville has attracted an [Read More...]

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