Kurtis Ming

1 week ago | kcra.com | Kurtis Ming

COULD BE ISSUED A MONTH DUE TO DEMAND. A PUSH TO ADD FUNDING FOR VOTER APPROVED PROP 36 IS NOW IN THE PROPOSED STATE BUDGET TODAY. STATE LAWMAKERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND VICTIMS ADVOCATES GATHERED AT THE STATE CAPITOL CALLING FOR MORE MONEY TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD THE MEASURE. SPECIFICALLY, COURT MANDATED TREATMENT FOR OFFENDERS. THEY SAY THE CURRENT FUNDING DOES NOT SUPPORT THE WORKLOAD FOR COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENTS OR OTHER FORMS OF TREATMENT. PROPOSITION 36 IS ABOUT IMPROVING LIVES.

1 week ago | kcra.com | Kurtis Ming

Lola, a golden retriever with a unique and powerful bond with her owner, Allison Roth, is living proof of resilience and the transformative power of love. "It's just like this indescribable connection," said Roth, reflecting on their remarkable journey through life and illness together. When Roth adopted Lola as a puppy, she had no idea the role Lola would soon play in her life. Just a week later, Roth was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

3 weeks ago | kcra.com | Kurtis Ming

In a groundbreaking step for funeral service education, American River College (ARC) in Sacramento has become the first college in the United States to open and operate its own fully functioning mortuary on campus. Already one of only two colleges in California with a mortuary science program, ARC is now offering students the rare opportunity to learn the full death care process on-site—from embalming to holding services—all within their own facility.

1 month ago | kcra.com | Kurtis Ming

THE VIETNAM WAR, AND A MANICURE OR PEDICURE WHEN A NAIL WAS FILED INSIDE MOONSHINE AND NAIL BAR, I WANTED TO SHOWCASE OUR CULTURE AND OUR PEOPLE. IT’S VIETNAMESE AMERICAN ENTREPRENEUR LEANNE SCHLENKER, PROUDLY HONORING HER INDUSTRY’S LEGACY OF RISKS, HOPE AND SUCCESS. AND I WANT TO SHARE THAT STORY WITH EVERYONE. DATES BACK 50 YEARS TO THE FALL OF SAIGON. REFUGEES ESCAPING COMMUNIST VIETNAM. ARRIVED IN SACRAMENTO IN 1975.

1 month ago | kcra.com | Kurtis Ming

Former KCRA 3 anchor Carol Bland, who shared the anchor desk with Stan Atkinson between 1990 and 1994, is reflecting on the legacy of the legendary Sacramento journalist after his death at age 92. “He was one of a kind, and I have never worked with anyone before Stan or since Stan that could even compare to him. Never,” said Carol, who now lives in Southern California and is known as Carol Jensen. See her full interview below.