Sunday Sacramento Scene: Turtles In Old Sac

Turtles in the Wild West? Well it's true! When we heard about a turtle candy shop in Old Sacramento, we were shell-shocked, and we knew it was just something we had to share! The store, not the candy...

"The biggest seller we have is Turtle Poop--it's …

FCC Gives Go-Ahead For Satellite Radio Merger

The Federal Communications Council has given the green light for Sirius Satellite Radio to purchase XM Satellite Radio for $3.3 billion, a move that will merge the two satellite radio companies into one service. The merger was approved by a FCC vote of 3-2, with the …

Fox40 Live: What Is The Station Planning?

On its website, KTXL Fox40 is running commercials similar to the one above before every single video clip plays. The clips feature words like "Refreshing," "Excitement" and "Out Of This World," and ends with a graphic that says "Fox40 Live," followed by the words …

TiVo Users Get YouTube Streaming

Last Thursday, TiVo users were surprised when their software update suddenly allowed them to stream YouTube videos--something that had been previously reserved for Apple TV and iPod Touch users.

While the update spans all TiVo boxes currently in use, only Series 3 and …

Music Video Monday: Grand Avenue

An amazing band that hasn't quite caught on in the United States yet, Grand Avenue's single "Bullet" enjoys receiving regular airplay on the new AOL Radio (which features well over 200 new CBS Radio stations).

The Finnish band formed in London back in 2001 and caught …

Farewell & Thank You, Sacramento

I've known since about January that this post was coming, and I've have four months to prepare myself on the exact way I wanted to present it. I'm still at a loss for what I think the appropriate words are, so I'm going to do my best here.

CBS Axes Montel Williams After Fox News Controversy

Daytime Emmy Award winner Montel Williams has been shown the door by CBS, wrapping up seventeen years in nationwide talk syndication broadcasting.

CBS Television Distribution decided in January not to renew the talk show after a controversial appearance on Fox News by …

Music Video Monday: I Will Possess Your Heart

The absolute best thing I love in the world music-wise are live tracks of studio-released songs. The second-best thing I love would have to be really long studio-released songs. The above video represents the latter.

It's Death Cab For Cutie's latest single "I Will …

CBS Radio Shows Hill Jordan The Door

RadioMatthew.com - First To Report: Hill Jordan, host of KZZO's The Breakfast Club morning program, announced she was fired from the station Friday afternoon. In a statement released on her MySpace blog, Jordan announced that she was relieved to be shown the door at …

Al Wilson No Longer Showin' Or Tellin' (1939-2008)

Al Wilson, the soul singer who brought to life Johnny Mathis' song Show And Tell in 1973, died Tuesday from kidney failure in Fontana, California. Wilson was 68.

Wilson was born in Meridian, Massachusetts on June 19th, 1939. By age twelve, he had formed his own …

Drunk TV General Manager Gets Arrested At Airport

The general manager for a news station in Boston is undergoing medical treatment after being arrested for disorderly conduct while drunk at Logan International Airport Sunday evening. Forty-year-old Randi Goldklank, who works for WHDH-TV Channel 7, has been placed on …

Teen Robbed During Seizure At Dallas Bus Station

A man is behind bars after robbing a teenager who was having a seizure at a Dallas bus station. Both the crime and the arrest were captured on the bus station's security cameras.

Frank White, a 33-year-old Dallas resident, took a wallet belonging to 18-year-old …

China Ties United States In Number Of Online Citizens

New statistics released this morning show that China has tied the United States in Internet users. The Xinhua News Agency, citing data from the Chinese government, claim that China boasts 221 million online users--a 61 percent jump over the 137 million online users …

Anna Nicole's Mother Sues TMZ's Managing Editor Over Defamation

The mother of now-deceased Anna Nicole Smith is suing her daughter's former lawyer as well as a number of celebrity websites for defamation of character.

Reuters reports Virgil Arthur filed papers in Texas court Monday, claiming that Smith's love interest and lawyer …

Survey: Voters Would Rather Elect By Text Than Poll

More than six out of ten people able to vote said they would do so this year via a text message if the feature was offered. A new survey in Business Wire also shows eight in ten teenagers said they'd also elect to vote for their President of choice by text message …

BART Ditches Wood, Uses Recycled Plastic Rail Ties

Every time you recycle a bottle, you're helping mass transit.

In San Francisco, the Bay Area Rapid Transit system is using plastic rail ties made of compacted grocery bags and plastic bottles to replace old, worn wooden ties. The plastic beams are said to last three …

Music Video Monday: Seal Is Still "Amazing"

British soul sensation Seal released his album System last December and already his first-released track "Amazing" is topping the dance charts.

"Amazing" comes in two versions on Seal's latest album--the regular album version and a special remix from Thin White Duke. …

AOL To Drop XM Radio In Favor Of CBS Radio Streams

XM Satellite Radio and AOL Radio have announced they will mutually terminate their two-year relationship with each other by April 30th of this year. XM Radio has streamed ten AOL Radio stations via its own online service, while AOL provided access to all of XM Radio's …

"The Sims" Sells 100 Million Copies Worldwide

The world's best-selling computer game sold it's 100 millionth copy Wednesday. "The Sims," a game that requires players to create and run their own homes and businesses, has been published in over 60 countries in 22 languages.

There are over 100,000 fan videos …

Geek Proposes To Girlfriend Over Video Game

Usually, men pop the question by hiding a ring in a bouquet of flowers, or by placing a message on the jumbo screen during a baseball game. For one New Jersey man, that just wasn't enough.

Bernie Peng knew his girlfriend, Tammy Li, loved to play the video game …