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Big Al – whose name was Alvin Sams – was part of Northern California television and radio for more than 25 years.
Alvin "Big Al" Sams will be remembered at a funeral service on Thursday.
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To take photos of the Mount Lyell shrew, three students laid out over 100 traps last November in the Eastern Sierra Nevada region and checked them every two hours.
A farewell celebration for the Hotel Marysville took place Monday, seven months after a fire devastated the historic vacant building.
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This morning, volunteers are stepping up to pack over 400 care packages for our deployed troops! The Sacramento Blue Star Moms are hosting their big military care package event, filling boxes with everything from snacks and batteries to razors, deodorant, wipes, puzzles, and more.
Today is PI Day 2026 and I Love Pie Bake Shop brings their tasty pies to our studios to share.
Marlene Simon joins us in studio to answer all your plant and garden questions!
Marlene Simon joins us in studio to answer your plant and garden questions!
Marlene answers your plant questions
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Videos showing extreme violence are easily accessible on Instagram — and people are making thousands posting graphic content on the platform, a CBS News investigation found.
To take photos of the Mount Lyell shrew, three students laid out over 100 traps last November in the Eastern Sierra Nevada region and checked them every two hours.
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about two months.
The former first lady, senator, secretary of state and presidential nominee opens up about personal matters in her new book, "Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty."
Thanks to vaccinations, measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. But measles cases are now back; one reason is that more families have exempted their children from routine immunizations than ever before.