KFBK Morning News
With Cristina Mendonsa and Sam Shane
Episodes
June 1, 2023 • 3 mins
A rare high-altitude rescue from Mount Everest saved the life of a climber from an area of the mountain called "The Death Zone"...
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June 1, 2023 • 3 mins
Should teachers carry guns in the classroom? A new survey is out which questioned the teachers. NBC News Radio National Correspondant Erin Real joins the KFBK Morning News team to discuss...
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May 30, 2023 • 2 mins
The dismantling of California's film industry has sped up in the past couple of decades as movies and shows are increasingly filmed in other states or in other countries...
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May 30, 2023 • 3 mins
American workers are testing positive for weed in record numbers according to new data from Quest Diagnostics. Yet, not as many people are being penalized for it by losing their jobs. ABC's Jim Ryan joins the KFBK Morning News team with that story...
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May 26, 2023 • 3 mins
A controversial gun control bill is being debated in California. It centers around changing the training and authorization of Conceal Carry Weapons permits, also known as a CCW permit. The KFBK Morning News discusses the pros and cons of this bill...
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May 24, 2023 • 2 mins
We have all been there - you sign up for a free trial and all of the sudden you are stuck with reoccuring charges for a plan you forgot to cancel and the companies do not make it easy to find a way out. But now, the Federal Trade Commission is proposing a plan to make it easier to cancel those subscriptions...
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May 23, 2023 • 3 mins
People in some California cities are trying to break their leases to get away from homelessness. Here are some of their stories....
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May 23, 2023 • 4 mins
Arizona, California, and Nevada have struck a deal with the Federal government to use less water from the Colorado River over the next 3 years. 40-million people in the U-S and Mexico get their drinking water from the Colorado River....
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May 22, 2023 • 3 mins
California is facing some huge challenges in terms of energy, water and agriculture. While some of the issues are due to environmental changes like years of drought or wildfires. Many of the issues are self-inflicted.....
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May 22, 2023 • 3 mins
A 2015 law was passed with the intent to bring more transparency to state sponsored travel for lawmakers. But, it's only been used twice since being enacted....
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May 18, 2023 • 2 mins
Is your side hustle something your employer will be concerned about? Will it prevent you from getting promotions?
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May 18, 2023 • 3 mins
Most pictures and video of the titanic show murky images of portions of the ship which sits 12,000 feet down in the northern Atlantic ocean. Time and microbes are eating away at what's left of the Titanic which went down in April of 1912....
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May 15, 2023 • 2 mins
Law enforcement and addiction specialists are raising the alarm on a dangerous new drug mixture nicknamed "the zombie drug" that's making its way around California....
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May 15, 2023 • 4 mins
A new documentary digs into the reasons why people are leaving California. It's not just high taxes or crime or the business climate or wildfires or education or housing but for those who love the state and have generational ties, it appears to be a combination of several of those factors....
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May 12, 2023 • 3 mins
California Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to release his budget revisions later today. There is a predicted $22.5 billion shortfall, that was originally projected back in January. Non-partisan political analyst Gary Dietrich weighs in...
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May 9, 2023 • 3 mins
Rural mountain communities in California are still buried under snow, months after record breaking winter storms. The warm weather is not melting the snow pack as fast as predicted and is causing delays for the opening of seasonal businesses....
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May 9, 2023 • 3 mins
You sit down to buy an airfare. Should you buy on a specific day of the week? Should you use different browsers to search? Why does price seem to go up if you search for the same fare more than once?
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May 4, 2023 • 2 mins
The Sacramento region is a remarkable place. And, starting at midnight on May 4, we’ll come together to stand with those who need our support. KFBK Morning News anchor Sam Shane has selected the Yolo County Food Bank to highlight their work feeding the community surrounding Sacramento...
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May 4, 2023 • 4 mins
The Sacramento region is a remarkable place. And, starting at midnight on May 4, we’ll come together to stand with those who need our support. KFBK Morning News anchor Cristina Mendonsa selected Allegiant Giving to highlight them for their work with veterans...
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May 1, 2023 • 3 mins
This past weekend the Washington Press Corps got together for the annual White House Correspondents’ dinner. It was the 26th time that OUR White House Correspondent and attorney, Jon Decker, has attended what is sometimes called “The Nerd Prom.”
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