KFBK Morning News

ABC Correspondent Jim Ryan talks to us about President Jimmy Cater's life and death.

We're all touching tech every second of every day. We've got tech in our hands, tech in our homes, tech on our kitchen counters, and tech in our bedrooms. Even our paper notebooks are tech enabled as our tech reporter Lisa Martin shared with us last week. And there's also tech over our eyes? Tech expert Lisa Martin joins the KFBK Morning News with this season's biggest trends and some deals coming...

Last week, KFBK's Mark Demsky reached out to Governor Newsom's office after more than 3,000 Vallejo residents had signed an online petition urging the Governor to deploy CHP officers to help and assist the understaffed police department there. This week, Mark has an update.

Use of Bluetooth tracking devices for checked luggage took off in recent years after the Southwest Airlines debacle that saw the airline cancel nearly 17,000 flights around Christmas 2022. Tech Reporter Lisa Martin tells us more.

College athletics can mean big business - both on and off the field. Last week, a surprise expansion announcement that UC Davis would join the Mountain West Conference in 2026.

Homicides. Sideshows. Property thefts. Those are some of the crimes plaguing Vallejo. Now, residents are taking matters into their own hands and taking action.

California now has sweeping new rules for home insurance. The Department of Insurance received the green light to make the changes that will hopefully entice insurance companies to stop dropping policies and resume selling homeowners coverage.

Tech reporter Lisa Martin gives us her top 3 gadgets that make the best gifts, just in time for the holiday season.

Political analyst Gary Dietrich breaks down the latest political headlines of the week...

Political analyst Gary Dietrich has the latest on current VP Harris's plans after the White House and how that lines up with Governor Newsom's White House aspirations....

Tech reporter Lisa Martin gives an overview of what is new with Apple's most recent software update, including language, AI, and more. But, should users upgrade or wait?

The region's semi-conductor industry received a major jolt on Friday with the announcement that German engineering company Bosch will receive up to $225 million in direct funding from the CHIPS Act toward its nearly $2 billion investment in a semiconductor manufacturing plant now under construction in Roseville.

The Biden administration is racing to sell off tons of materials set aside for the border wall. Government contracted trucks are hauling the steel beams and bollocks north where they're being sold on a government surplus auction site at a deep discount.

Sacramento has added another major sporting event to its resume. The popular X Games arrives this coming summer on a 3-year deal to call Sacramento home.

Clusters of unidentified drones buzzing the night skies over New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York have alarmed residents, infuriated members of Congress and prompted a call for a state of emergency.

Now to the soaring cost of higher education... some colleges are offering relief and there's a new trend to help low and middle income families...

Not many celebrities are talking about the P Diddy "Freak-Off" parties, but an aspiring singer, Tanea Wallace, is talking about what she saw when she attended one of these parties in 2018...

Governor Newsom says the oil industry is gouging us and that's why our gas prices are so high. At the same time, the Californra Air Resources Board has approved more regulations that will raise our gas prices an estimated 60mcents a gallon...

Sacramento will have a new mayor today. After 8 years, Darrell Steinberg is saying goodbye as Mayor of Sacramento and handing over the gavel to Kevin McCarty.

There will soon be a new way to get around Lake Tahoe. FlyTahoe is the area's newest transportation service. The company's founder and CEO, Ryan Meinzer, spoke to KFBK about how they're making it easier to get around Lake Tahoe...

This coming Sunday marks the 41st running of the California International Marathon. And while many view this as a 'sporting event' in our region - the impact it has on our local economy is really what sets this event apart.

We asked it before on KFBK - why does it take California so long to count votes after an election? One month after election day and votes are finally being certified in counties across the state. A new effort to speed up the vote count might be in order...

Whether its lack of formal training, the relaxation of social norms or just feeling like their way is a much better way, young workers are bumping up against etiquette issues int he workplace...

In just 2 days the San Francisco Ballet is set to open their Nutcracker performances at the War Memorial Opera House. But the show is in jeopardy...

Congressman Kevin Kiley has introduced the Space Age Act in an effort to make commerical space transportation no longer under the jurisdiction of the FAA.