USPS heads into busy holiday shipping season with fewer workers, better technology
United States Postal Service leaders say though the agency is going into this holiday season with fewer workers than in recent years, it's prepared.
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Ashley Sharp is a reporter at CBS13 who moved all the way from her home state of Tennessee to California.
"Don't most people move from California to Tennessee?" people continue to ask.
Now, while they may have a point, Ashley says she is thrilled to continue her television career in California's beautiful state capitol of Sacramento.
Previously, she worked as an anchor and reporter in the Tri-Cities market, covering Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia for more than four years. She covered major events like the plane crash of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr., Donald Trump rallies, deadly Middle Tennessee tornadoes, record flooding events, police corruption, consumer investigations and daily stories that impact communities.
Prior to that, she worked for two years at WBIR in Knoxville, Tennessee as a visual storyteller before graduating from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2018.
A Tennessee girl through and through, the chance to pack up and move to California to explore a brand new part of the country was exciting.
Outside of work, she's passionate about helping homeless animals. She's fostered more than 30 cats before finding their "forever" homes. She also cares deeply about children in underserved communities, volunteering for Big Brothers Big Sisters as a "big" for the past three years. In her free time, she also loves exploring new cities, getting outdoors, fitness and finding the best local craft brewery.
United States Postal Service leaders say though the agency is going into this holiday season with fewer workers than in recent years, it's prepared.
Sacramento's LGBTQ+ community hosted a candlelight vigil Wednesday night in midtown to stop and remember the five lives lost when a gunman opened fire on a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs on Nov. 19.
Thanksgiving is almost here and this holiday season will feel like a return to normalcy for many families. But health experts say they don't want people to be too quick to move on from some health precautions as other viruses like RSV and flu are making a big comeback.
A dog that went missing after a fatal DUI crash was found safe after members of the Rio Linda community rallied to bring him home.
Inflation is hitting the "givers" hard, who are having to get creative while putting together holiday meal boxes for food-insecure families.
Fairfield Police have released bodycam footage showing the moment officers chased a man and fired multiple shots.
Experts say a new generation of kids and teenagers are fighting nicotine addiction, a group that statistically never would have if it weren't for electronic cigarettes.
Farmers fighting inflation are getting creative while looking for cheaper ways to get their food on your table. Drones are changing the game by helping farmers cut down on expensive things like fuel and water.
After a woman was found dead, stabbed multiple times, family members gathered Wednesday night for a memorial calling for justice. Family members of 23-year-old Lexus Tafoya say they will not stop fighting until the person who brutally murdered her is behind bars.
"Help us, don't police us." That is the message from dozens of homeless community members who are asking not to be removed from a city parking lot that was originally intended to help them.
An alleged cat killer heads back to court Thursday, but some neighbors are organizing early to ask that he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Election Day is over, but ballot counting is picking up speed. Especially in California's 13th Congressional District, where a toss-up race for U.S. House of Representatives between John Duarte and Adam Gray remains just that.
The growing Latino voting population will no doubt influence the Nov. 8 midterm election nationwide, but especially so in California's District 13. Latinos make up just over 50 percent of the voting population in the district. Leaders are encouraging them to get out and vote.
An upsetting route change for early morning commuters in Placer County traveling to the Bay Area is causing riders to write a petition to the state to bring it back.
A recent spike in crime in one of the most affluent parts of Sacramento has neighbors ready to hit the streets on foot, bike or car to help keep a close eye on crime. It is something they believe is needed now more than ever.