KCRA 3 is rounding up all the information you need to know to get a head start on your day.Here you’ll find what you missed overnight, what’s happening throughout the day, the forecast and how your commute is shaping up.You can also watch our morning newscasts live from 4-10 a.m. here.WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NORCALUtah police arrest Modesto man wanted for multiple rapes, officials say | Utah police on Wednesday said they arrested a 25-year-old Modesto man wanted for multiple rapes. They are now looking into if there are survivors in Utah as well. Ivan Romo is accused of raping multiple people who all worked as prostitutes, according to a post from the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake. Romo was wanted for aggravated rape and is being described by police as a serial rape suspect. Read more here.Lodi neighborhood hit hard by winter storms concerned about debris pile in Mokelumne River | Residents living by the Mokelumne River in Lodi say they are still dealing with the aftermath of winter storms from earlier this year. Many living at Casa de Lodi mobile estates say several trees and even parts of their properties have fallen over into the river after heavy rainstorms that raised the water levels in this area. Read more here.American River College faculty union president calls for town hall over closure of Davies Hall | The president of the American River College faculty union called for a town hall meeting Wednesday to be organized with the campus community and the chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District regarding the sudden closure of Davies Hall last week. Read more here.CSU board passes 6% annual tuition increase for students starting next year | Tuition for California State University students will increase next year. The finance committee for the Board of Trustees voted to pass the tuition increase on Wednesday afternoon, and the full board passed the measure in a 15-5 vote. Under the proposal, tuition will increase 6% annually for the next five years. The plan would begin in the fall of 2024. Read more here.New positions approved to improve oversight of Sacramento Police Department | The Sacramento City Council approved 12 new positions with the goal of more oversight of the city’s police department. Six of the positions will be part of the city’s Office of Public Safety Accountability; four will be part of the police department and two will be in the city attorney’s office. City officials said the overall goal of all 12 new positions is to make sure officers follow best practices while protecting the public. Read more here.Newsom says California will intervene in court case blocking San Francisco from clearing encampments | California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday the state will intervene in an ongoing federal court case that’s barred San Francisco from cleaning up homeless encampments until more shelter beds are available, saying the judge has gone too far and is preventing the state from solving a critical problem. Read more here. WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHEREFederal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court | While a federal judge on Wednesday declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, he declined to order an immediate end to the program and the protections it offers to recipients. Read more here.South Korea expresses ‘concern and regret’ over military cooperation talks between Kim and Putin | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was expected to tour a Russian plant that builds fighter jets and visit the country’s Pacific Fleet, but his exact whereabouts remained uncertain Thursday following a summit at which he expressed unconditional support for Moscow. Read more here.UAW chief says offers from Detroit companies are inadequate, says union is ready to go on strike | With just over 24 hours left before a strike deadline, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Wednesday that offers from the companies aren’t enough and the union is getting ready to strike. In an online address to union members, Fain said General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have raised their initial wage offers, but have rejected some of the union’s other demands. Read more here.New England has been hit by a likely tornado. Hurricane Lee is up next | Hurricane Lee looks poised to wallop New England later this week even as the region still deals with the impact of days of wild weather that produced torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and a likely tornado. A hurricane watch stretches from Stonington, Maine to the U.S.-Canadian border, where hurricane conditions, heavy rainfall and coastal flooding are possible Friday night and Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday night. Read more here.El Chapo’s wife has been released from a US prison | Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been released from a US prison after serving nearly two years for drug trafficking and money laundering charges, a prison official said Wednesday. Read more here. WHAT’S COMING UP TODAY9 a.m. | Hundreds of Twin Rivers Unified students will expand their higher education options at the district’s annual Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Recruitment Fair.10 a.m. | The Sacramento Kings will host a live cook-off at Golden 1 Center to name the 2023 Capitalize: Food winner.10 a.m. | Sac City Unified is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new Oak Ridge Elementary in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood.TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOKMeteorologist Dirk Verdoorn says sunny and warm weather is continuing in Northern California, with not much of a change from yesterday.Friday will see a slight drop in temperatures as the onshore wind starts to increase by the afternoon. The weekend still looks nice with mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the 80s and an increased chance for mountain showers. | KCRA 3 FIRE THREAT INDEX | Track fire conditions across Northern California regionsREAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAP(App users, click here to see our interactive traffic map.)DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATESTHere is where you can download our app.
KCRA 3 is rounding up all the information you need to know to get a head start on your day.
Here you’ll find what you missed overnight, what’s happening throughout the day, the forecast and how your commute is shaping up.
You can also watch our morning newscasts live from 4-10 a.m. here.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NORCAL
Utah police arrest Modesto man wanted for multiple rapes, officials say | Utah police on Wednesday said they arrested a 25-year-old Modesto man wanted for multiple rapes. They are now looking into if there are survivors in Utah as well. Ivan Romo is accused of raping multiple people who all worked as prostitutes, according to a post from the Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake. Romo was wanted for aggravated rape and is being described by police as a serial rape suspect. Read more here.
Lodi neighborhood hit hard by winter storms concerned about debris pile in Mokelumne River | Residents living by the Mokelumne River in Lodi say they are still dealing with the aftermath of winter storms from earlier this year. Many living at Casa de Lodi mobile estates say several trees and even parts of their properties have fallen over into the river after heavy rainstorms that raised the water levels in this area. Read more here.
American River College faculty union president calls for town hall over closure of Davies Hall | The president of the American River College faculty union called for a town hall meeting Wednesday to be organized with the campus community and the chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District regarding the sudden closure of Davies Hall last week. Read more here.
CSU board passes 6% annual tuition increase for students starting next year | Tuition for California State University students will increase next year. The finance committee for the Board of Trustees voted to pass the tuition increase on Wednesday afternoon, and the full board passed the measure in a 15-5 vote. Under the proposal, tuition will increase 6% annually for the next five years. The plan would begin in the fall of 2024. Read more here.
New positions approved to improve oversight of Sacramento Police Department | The Sacramento City Council approved 12 new positions with the goal of more oversight of the city’s police department. Six of the positions will be part of the city’s Office of Public Safety Accountability; four will be part of the police department and two will be in the city attorney’s office. City officials said the overall goal of all 12 new positions is to make sure officers follow best practices while protecting the public. Read more here.
Newsom says California will intervene in court case blocking San Francisco from clearing encampments | California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday the state will intervene in an ongoing federal court case that’s barred San Francisco from cleaning up homeless encampments until more shelter beds are available, saying the judge has gone too far and is preventing the state from solving a critical problem. Read more here.
WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court | While a federal judge on Wednesday declared illegal a revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, he declined to order an immediate end to the program and the protections it offers to recipients. Read more here.
South Korea expresses ‘concern and regret’ over military cooperation talks between Kim and Putin | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was expected to tour a Russian plant that builds fighter jets and visit the country’s Pacific Fleet, but his exact whereabouts remained uncertain Thursday following a summit at which he expressed unconditional support for Moscow. Read more here.
UAW chief says offers from Detroit companies are inadequate, says union is ready to go on strike | With just over 24 hours left before a strike deadline, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Wednesday that offers from the companies aren’t enough and the union is getting ready to strike. In an online address to union members, Fain said General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have raised their initial wage offers, but have rejected some of the union’s other demands. Read more here.
New England has been hit by a likely tornado. Hurricane Lee is up next | Hurricane Lee looks poised to wallop New England later this week even as the region still deals with the impact of days of wild weather that produced torrential rain, flooding, sinkholes and a likely tornado. A hurricane watch stretches from Stonington, Maine to the U.S.-Canadian border, where hurricane conditions, heavy rainfall and coastal flooding are possible Friday night and Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday night. Read more here.
El Chapo’s wife has been released from a US prison | Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been released from a US prison after serving nearly two years for drug trafficking and money laundering charges, a prison official said Wednesday. Read more here.
WHAT’S COMING UP TODAY
- 9 a.m. | Hundreds of Twin Rivers Unified students will expand their higher education options at the district’s annual Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) Recruitment Fair.
- 10 a.m. | The Sacramento Kings will host a live cook-off at Golden 1 Center to name the 2023 Capitalize: Food winner.
- 10 a.m. | Sac City Unified is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new Oak Ridge Elementary in Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood.
TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOK
Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn says sunny and warm weather is continuing in Northern California, with not much of a change from yesterday.
Friday will see a slight drop in temperatures as the onshore wind starts to increase by the afternoon.
The weekend still looks nice with mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the 80s and an increased chance for mountain showers.
| KCRA 3 FIRE THREAT INDEX | Track fire conditions across Northern California regions
REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAP
(App users, click here to see our interactive traffic map.)
DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATEST
Here is where you can download our app.