Big cuts to federal grants are now affecting non-profits that don't get federal support because private foundations are being swamped with requests to fill funding gaps.

Oil giant Valero announced this week it may shutter its refinery in Benicia. The company sent a notice to the California ...

Champion chess player and Soviet dissident Garry Kasparov has a few thoughts about how well democracy in the U.S. is doing. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that it's not America first - it's America alone.

Federal law requires states to offer health insurance to many people with low incomes or disabilities. But some states, ...

SacRT’s new Tap2Ride program lets riders seamlessly pay their fare with a tap of their smartphone or credit cards. The ...

The Midtown Association has announced a new season of Fresh Air: Midtown Parks, a series offering free health and wellness ...

A string of burglaries and vandalism at small businesses in Sacramento. Also, a new book looks at the return migration of ...

Federal funding impacts to research for rare diseases. Also, the podcast “This is What it Feels Like” launches season two.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Steven Dunn founder and CEO of Munchkin a U.S.-based company selling lifestyle products ...

Regional artists and businesses see AR as a delivery tool, projecting artwork beyond galleries into public and personal ...

When it comes to the cost of raising a child from infancy to the age of 17 in the United States – it's hard to settle on a ...

Old-growth forests were once prevalent across California’s landscape and play significant environmental roles - from storing carbon, to providing a variety of habitats, and filtering water.