Sacramento Topics

Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com Crews this week are continuing the demolition of the old Terminal B complex at Sacramento International Airport. Demolition began shortly after the new Central Terminal B opened in October and is expected to be completed by June. After the 45-year-old Terminal B is cleared away, the site will be used for parking jets overnight. In the future, part of the site might be used for a new parking garage. The old terminal's two concourses have been leveled, and part of the facade has been ripped open. Story, Page B1

Saream Kong, lead transportation security officer at Sacramento International Airport, demonstrates the position to take in a new body scanner that protects privacy. Five new scanners have been installed in new Central Terminal B; three will be added in Terminal A. They cost $150,000 to $170,000 each, financed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

A worker moves items in Pride's warehouse. Pride Industries is looking forward to continued growth, including a contract for custodial jobs at the new Terminal B at Sacramento International Airport.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 sits in the service area at Sacramento International Airport on Wednesday. The Seattle-bound jet aborted takeoff Tuesday night when two of its tires failed.