Lena Howland
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Sacramento, CA, United States
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Stockton veteran returns to Ukraine to donate life-saving supplies to troops
Richard Campos donated more than 100 medical kits to Ukrainian soldiers, each equipped with its own tourniquet. → Read More
'I want to plead guilty' | Stagg High School stabbing suspect shouts admission to judge, hearing postponed
Anthony Gray is accused of fatally stabbing 15-year-old Alycia Reynaga in the Stagg High School parking lot in April. → Read More
Almond industry leaders push for supply chain reform as they run out of storage amid surplus
The Almond Board of California said just 30% of almonds grown in California stay in the United States while 70% are being exported across the globe. → Read More
'That doesn't make any sense' | Turlock Congressman feeling the pain of nationwide baby formula shortage
Rep. Josh Harder (D-Turlock) is working closely with the Biden administration because he knows personally how the baby formula shortage is impacting families. → Read More
'This far outweighs the danger' | Stockton veteran heading back to Ukraine with life-saving supplies
Richard Campos is heading to Ukraine for the second time since March to fulfill a special request from Ukrainian soldiers. → Read More
New Amazon Facility opens in Stockton; hiring more than 2,000 employees
The new facility is one of four Amazon facilities in the state of California. → Read More
Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on affordable housing project in South Sacramento
Developers are building 18 single-family habitat homeownership opportunities along with 108 mutual housing affordable rental units in multiple apartment buildings. → Read More
Parents push to save Sacramento County charter school on the brink of closure
A group of parents have started their own website and Gofundme page, even launching a video to help raise $250,000 to keep the charter school open. → Read More
Elk Grove installs more flashing yellow traffic lights to ease congestion
Flashing yellow traffic lights have been installed at the intersection of Wymark Drive and Elk Grove Boulevard. → Read More
Stockton's rise in gun violence sparks community-wide 'prayer for peace'
The "prayer for peace" will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Stockton's Victory Park. → Read More
With California's mask mandate ending, lawmakers push to end State of Emergency, too
On Thursday, Republican lawmakers made a motion asking for this issue to go to the Assembly floor for a vote. → Read More
FAST Recovery Act seeks to give California fast-food workers more power
The bill would create an 11-person council to establish sector-wide minimum standards on wages, hours and working conditions. → Read More
California lawmaker proposes $500 tax credit for blood donations
The proposal is in response to the American Red Cross declaring their first-ever blood crisis after the pandemic has severely hampered donation efforts. → Read More
'It doesn’t make a dent' | California's gas tax could be paused. But will it help consumers?
California has the highest gas prices in the country. While some see a pause of the gas tax as a good thing, others say it won't change anything. → Read More
Proposed CA law would require landlords to own property for at least five years before evicting tenants
Assemblymember Alex Lee says serial evictors and property speculators have used the Ellis Act to evict tenants and convert those units into condominiums. → Read More
How restaurants plan on protecting customers, staff during Sacramento's Dine Downtown
Amid a current surge of COVID-19 cases, Sacramento restaurants participating in Dine Downtown tell ABC10 how they plan to keep customer and staff safe. → Read More
A year later: How political experts in Northern California remember the U.S. Capitol attack
Conservative commentator Craig Deluz doesn’t deny what happened that day. But in his eyes, he believes the majority of folks there were peaceful. → Read More
Afghan family receives new home from Habitat for Humanity five years after fleeing Taliban
Before, the Yusufi family lived in a two bedroom apartment among six people. After Saturday, the children will now have their own bedroom. → Read More
Polar Express and Theatre of Lights canceled as Old Sacramento shops spend another day in the dark
Business owners in Old Sacramento have been forced to close their doors for more than two days because of power outages at their busiest time of the year. → Read More
Sacramento State researcher believes homeless encampments have 'probably doubled' since 2019
The last Point in Time count from 2019 said 5,570 people were experiencing homelessness on a given night, which was a 19 percent increase from 2017. → Read More