October 14, 2014, 8:10 pm
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October 14, 2014, 4:19 pm
Sacramento newspaper chain using proceeds of Cars.com sale to whittle down debt
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October 14, 2014, 8:12 pm
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October 14, 2014, 8:23 pm
It's not every day you see a 6-foot-tall bird running in traffic.
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Tustin police officers and an Orange County Animal Control officer walk out of the backyard of a house in the 300 block of West 6th Street after an escaped Emu was corralled after it was reported running around on the street near Main Street and El Camino Real on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in Tustin. By the time they got there, neighbors had safely corralled the big bird and returned it to a pen it shares with two other emus. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Sam Gangwer) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT
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This photo provided by the Tustin Police Department shows an escaped emu on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in Tustin, Calif. The big bird was safely corralled into a backyard pen it shares with two other emus. A police statement says there was no threat to public safety.
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An Emu is squirted with water to keep it from fighting with another Emu behind a fence Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in Tustin. Tustin police and Orange County Animal Control officers responded to a report of an Emu running around on the street near Main Street and El Camino Real. By the time they got there, neighbors had safely corralled the big bird and returned it to a pen it shares with two other emus in a backyard of a home. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Sam Gangwer) MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT
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October 14, 2014, 8:49 pm
The San Francisco Bay Guardian weekly newspaper is shutting down after being a leading progressive publication in the Northern California city for 48 years.
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October 15, 2014, 7:03 am
Mike Moustakas had his eye on the ball from the moment it left Adam Jones's bat, tracking it against the bright lights of Kauffman Stadium. When it settled into his glove and he tumbled into a dugout suite, a dozen fans were waiting to pick him right back up.
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Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen (16) is taken out of the game during the sixth inning of Game 3 of the American League baseball championship series against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo.
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Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas makes a catch on a ball hit by Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones during the sixth inning of Game 3 of the American League baseball championship series Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo.
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Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Greg Holland throws during the ninth inning of Game 3 of the American League baseball championship series against the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo.
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Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas makes a catch on a ball hit by Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones during the sixth inning of Game 3 of the American League baseball championship series Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo.
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October 15, 2014, 12:00 am
The new Sacbee.com provides clean design, clear navigation and faster loading, and it will tailor itself to the screen size of your favorite device.
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Joyce Terhaar, Sacramento Bee executive editor
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October 14, 2014, 9:09 pm
SAN FRANCISCO -- Gregor Blanco said his first attempt at bunting against Cardinals left-hander Randy Choate on Tuesday told him how difficult the task would be.
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October 15, 2014, 7:12 am
A second Dallas hospital worker who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has tested positive for the disease, pointing to lapses beyond how one individual may have donned and removed personal protective garb.
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Dallas Police patrol the entrance to The Village Bend East apartments where a second healthcare worker tested positive for Ebola, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Dallas. The worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital was monitoring herself for symptoms, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said. The unidentified woman reported a fever Tuesday. She was in isolation within 90 minutes, Jenkins said.
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Dr. Dan Varga, chief clinical officer at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, speaks as Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings looks on at right during a news conference, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Dallas. A second health care worker has tested positive for Ebola.
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Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, center, speaks as Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, left, and Zachary Thompson, the director of Dallas County Health and Human Services, look on during a news conference announcing a second Ebola infection of a health care worker, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Dallas.
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Dallas Police and city officials meet in the parking lot of The Village Bend East apartments where a second healthcare worker tested positive for Ebola, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, in Dallas. The worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital was monitoring herself for symptoms, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said. The unidentified woman reported a fever Tuesday. She was in isolation within 90 minutes, Jenkins said.
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October 15, 2014, 6:01 am
It’s getting harder to distinguish fact from fiction in Los Angeles, Dan Walters says.
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October 15, 2014, 6:02 am
The California Senate gets a new Democratic leader as Gov. Jerry Brown is honored for signing a new groundwater regulation package.
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October 15, 2014, 6:17 am
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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Winner of the Man Booker for fiction 2014 Australian author Richard Flanagan, author of 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North', poses for the camera after winning the prize at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014.
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In this photo taken in October 2012, Associated Press reporter Kathy Gannon, second from left, and photographer Anja Niedringhaus pose for a photo with Afghan police recruits at the main police training academy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Gannon spoke Oct. 9, 2014, during her first interview since she and Niedringhaus were attacked on April 4, 2014, by a gunman in Khost Province in eastern Afghanistan as they prepared to cover the presidential election the next day. Niedringhaus was killed in the attack and Gannon is recovering from multiple gunshot wounds.
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St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Kolten Wong lies by first base after he was unable to reach a wide throw by pitcher Randy Choate that allowed the game-winning San Francisco Giants run to score in the 10th inning of Game 3 of baseball's NL Championship Series, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in San Francisco. The Giants won 5-4 in 10 innings.
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October 15, 2014, 6:21 am
Good morning. Here’s what you need to know today:
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October 15, 2014, 6:31 am
An attempted crackdown on minimum wage and child labor violations at berry farms in the Pacific Northwest has sparked a backlash that threatens one of the U.S. Labor Departments most potent tools for enforcing protections for farm workers.
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Blueberries grown on an Oregon farm.
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Like her sister, Librada Monjaraz Vasquez, 13, is a licensed worker harvesting blueberries at Forest Hills Farms in Hillsboro, Oregon. By law, she and other children 12 and older are allowed to work 10 hours a day, six days a week. Workers under age 16, when paid by the volume that they pick, can legally receive less than the minimum wage.
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October 15, 2014, 7:05 am
A pedestrian died when hit by a tow truck Tuesday night in Elk Grove.
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October 15, 2014, 6:52 am
The first of three weak rain systems worked its way through the Sacramento region on Wednesday.
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A student is escorted across the street as they arrive to school under a first rain of the season downpour at Caleb Greenwood Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 in Sacramento, Calif. More rain has arrived this week.
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October 15, 2014, 7:12 am
Jay Leno is returning to nightly television.
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FILE - This May 21, 2014 file photo shows American comedian Jay Leno smiles during an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem. CNBC is returning Leno to nightly television. The new show, tentatively titled "Jay Leno's Garage" and based on his Emmy Award-winning web series, will premiere in 2015, the network announced Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014.
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October 15, 2014, 7:17 am
Whole Foods plans to start rolling out a system that ranks fruits and vegetables as "good," "better" or "best" based on the supplier's farming practices.
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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2010 file photo, Victor Hernandez stocks apples in the produce section at Whole Foods, in Coral Gables, Fla. Whole Foods on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 plans to start rolling out a system that ranks fruits and vegetables as "good," ''better" or "best" based on the supplier's farming practices.
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October 15, 2014, 7:11 am
A central California man who authorities say confessed to stabbing his elderly father and mother, his two sons and the family dog has been charged with murder and animal cruelty.
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FILE - This undated booking photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office shows Nicolas Holzer. Santa Barbara County prosecutors announced Tuesday Oct. 14, 2014 that a grand jury indicted 45-year-old Nicolas Holzer on felony charges that include special allegations. Prosecutors haven’t decided whether to seek the death penalty. Holzer remains jailed without bail.
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October 15, 2014, 7:15 am
More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say is a byproduct of President Barack Obama's historic presidency.
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FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2014, photo, Sen. Cory Booker, center, D-N.J., along with 3rd Congressional District democratic candidate Aimee Belgard, right, and Freeholder candidates Tom Pullion, left, and Mike Schmidt second right, greets a gathering at a campaign center in Willingboro, N.J. More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say is a byproduct of President Barack Obama’s historic presidency. There are at least 25 African-Americans running for statewide offices including U.S. senator, governor or lieutenant governor, also a record number. Those numbers include Booker and Republican Tim Scott of South Carolina, the U.S. Senate’s only black members.
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FILE - In this March 16, 2014, file photo, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md. More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say is a byproduct of President Barack Obama’s historic presidency. There are at least 25 African-Americans running for statewide offices including U.S. senator, governor or lieutenant governor, also a record number. Those statewide numbers include Democrat Cory Booker of New Jersey and Scott, the U.S. Senate’s only black members.
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FILE - In this May 22, 2014 photo, New Jersey Assemblywoman and congressional candidate, Bonnie Watson Coleman, center, D-Trenton, N.J., stands on the floor of the assembly before a session at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say is a byproduct of President Barack Obama’s historic presidency.
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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014, photo, Mia Love, the Republican nominee in Utah’s 4th congressional district, smiles after speaking during a rally, in Lehi, Utah. Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, hosted the rally and fundraiser for Mia Love. More than 100 black candidates will be on the ballot in statewide and congressional races next month, a post-Reconstruction record that some observers say is a byproduct of President Barack Obama’s historic presidency. Love is trying to become the first black Republican woman to be elected to Congress.
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