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 NORCALPerson armed with knife shot, killed by officers near Sacramento City College, officials say | Officers shot and killed a person who was armed with a knife Tuesday afternoon near Sacramento City College, officials said. A spokesperson with the Sacramento Police Department said it got a report around 5 p.m. of a person with a knife riding a light rail train toward the college. Officers went to the light rail station, located by Hughes Stadium, and at least one officer shot him after contacting him. Read more here. Evacuation orders issued for Northern California fire in Siskiyou County | A wildfire along the northernmost part of California has prompted evacuation orders, officials said. The Head Fire, burning south of the Hamburg community in Siskiyou County, is one of several that have sparked in the state. Read more here. Sacramento's offered free public transit rides to its cooling centers. Are people using them? | As cooling centers in Sacramento open to offer a break from triple-digit temperatures, people wanting to go to those centers can ride Sacramento Regional Transit to get there for free. But how many people are actually using public transit to go to a cooling center? KCRA 3 reached out to SacRT for those numbers, but the agency said it did not have those numbers on hand. Read more here. Construction to begin for Sacramento's Broadway corridor | Changes are coming to Sacramento's Broadway corridor in the coming months as the Broadway Complete Streets Project is about to get started. Read more here.San Joaquin County aims to tackle drug epidemic with new treatment facility | A new detox and treatment facility is in the works in San Joaquin County to address an ongoing rise in drug use. County officials said the rates of drug-related deaths are higher in San Joaquin County than in other parts of the state. Read more here. California lawmakers call for a constitutional convention on gun control | California lawmakers this week initiated what experts say could be a long and likely impossible process of amending the U.S. Constitution to include a series of gun restrictions, a push first proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this summer. Read more here. NorCal businesses sending support to Maui | Locally-owned businesses across Northern California are sending support to Maui to help those in the aftermath of the deadly wildfires on the island. Here is a list of a few businesses you can visit online or in person.WHAT'S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE At least 106 people were killed in Maui's wildfires, officials say | The death toll in the Maui wildfires has risen to 106, Maui County officials said Tuesday, a week after the flames started sweeping through parts of the Hawaiian island. Read more here.McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent a government shutdown | Congressional leaders are pitching a stopgap government funding package to avoid a federal shutdown after next month, acknowledging the House and Senate are nowhere near agreement on spending levels to keep federal operations running. Read more here. Prosecutors weigh second gun analysis in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin | Prosecutors have received a second expert analysis of the revolver fired in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western film in New Mexico, as they weigh whether to refile charges against the actor. Read more here. A Georgia father, son picked up a hitchhiker. They later discover he's accused of murder | A father and son in a small town in Georgia on Friday picked up a hitchhiker. After they dropped him off, the father, Russell Jimerson, learned police were searching for a man accused of murder. Read more here. OK, we can relax. The iPhone 'hang up' button might not be moving much after all | Almost a week after the Apple faithful collectively gasped at the first evidence that the iPhone's red "end call" button might soon be vacating its center position to take up residence one column to the right, it looks like it might have been mostly a false alarm. Read more here. WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY The Community Resource Project is handing out a limited supply of free, portable cooling devices for some low-income residents in Sacramento, Yuba and Sutter Counties. People can call 1-833-232-3355 to see whether the program can help them. The Salvation Army is hosting a fundraising drive at the Capitol Mall farmer's market. Workers will be giving out doughnuts and coffee while collecting donations from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Dockworkers at the Port of West Sacramento are collecting canned goods to donate for Hawaii wildfire relief efforts. The effort also seeks baby food and formula. You can drop off donations between noon and 6 p.m. The Yolo County Fair kicks off in Woodland and is open through Sunday/ Watch our Wildfire Ready special report tonight at 7:30 p.m. on KCRA 3TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK Meteorologist Tamara Berg says it will be another mild morning under a few clouds and light winds. Heat will linger across the area today, with highs peaking in the 102-106 range for the Valley. Sierra thunderstorms likely along the crest, with a few rolling down the west slope this afternoon.| 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.)TRACK INTERACTIVE, DOPPLER RADAR(App users, click here to see our interactive radar.)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.
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You can also watch our morning newscasts live from 4-10 a.m. here.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN NORCAL
Person armed with knife shot, killed by officers near Sacramento City College, officials say | Officers shot and killed a person who was armed with a knife Tuesday afternoon near Sacramento City College, officials said. A spokesperson with the Sacramento Police Department said it got a report around 5 p.m. of a person with a knife riding a light rail train toward the college. Officers went to the light rail station, located by Hughes Stadium, and at least one officer shot him after contacting him. Read more here.
Evacuation orders issued for Northern California fire in Siskiyou County | A wildfire along the northernmost part of California has prompted evacuation orders, officials said. The Head Fire, burning south of the Hamburg community in Siskiyou County, is one of several that have sparked in the state. Read more here.
Sacramento's offered free public transit rides to its cooling centers. Are people using them? | As cooling centers in Sacramento open to offer a break from triple-digit temperatures, people wanting to go to those centers can ride Sacramento Regional Transit to get there for free. But how many people are actually using public transit to go to a cooling center? KCRA 3 reached out to SacRT for those numbers, but the agency said it did not have those numbers on hand. Read more here.
Construction to begin for Sacramento's Broadway corridor | Changes are coming to Sacramento's Broadway corridor in the coming months as the Broadway Complete Streets Project is about to get started. Read more here.
San Joaquin County aims to tackle drug epidemic with new treatment facility | A new detox and treatment facility is in the works in San Joaquin County to address an ongoing rise in drug use. County officials said the rates of drug-related deaths are higher in San Joaquin County than in other parts of the state. Read more here.
California lawmakers call for a constitutional convention on gun control | California lawmakers this week initiated what experts say could be a long and likely impossible process of amending the U.S. Constitution to include a series of gun restrictions, a push first proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this summer. Read more here.
NorCal businesses sending support to Maui | Locally-owned businesses across Northern California are sending support to Maui to help those in the aftermath of the deadly wildfires on the island. Here is a list of a few businesses you can visit online or in person.
WHAT'S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
At least 106 people were killed in Maui's wildfires, officials say | The death toll in the Maui wildfires has risen to 106, Maui County officials said Tuesday, a week after the flames started sweeping through parts of the Hawaiian island. Read more here.
McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent a government shutdown | Congressional leaders are pitching a stopgap government funding package to avoid a federal shutdown after next month, acknowledging the House and Senate are nowhere near agreement on spending levels to keep federal operations running. Read more here.
Prosecutors weigh second gun analysis in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin | Prosecutors have received a second expert analysis of the revolver fired in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western film in New Mexico, as they weigh whether to refile charges against the actor. Read more here.
A Georgia father, son picked up a hitchhiker. They later discover he's accused of murder | A father and son in a small town in Georgia on Friday picked up a hitchhiker. After they dropped him off, the father, Russell Jimerson, learned police were searching for a man accused of murder. Read more here.
OK, we can relax. The iPhone 'hang up' button might not be moving much after all | Almost a week after the Apple faithful collectively gasped at the first evidence that the iPhone's red "end call" button might soon be vacating its center position to take up residence one column to the right, it looks like it might have been mostly a false alarm. Read more here.
WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY
- The Community Resource Project is handing out a limited supply of free, portable cooling devices for some low-income residents in Sacramento, Yuba and Sutter Counties. People can call 1-833-232-3355 to see whether the program can help them.
- The Salvation Army is hosting a fundraising drive at the Capitol Mall farmer's market. Workers will be giving out doughnuts and coffee while collecting donations from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Dockworkers at the Port of West Sacramento are collecting canned goods to donate for Hawaii wildfire relief efforts. The effort also seeks baby food and formula. You can drop off donations between noon and 6 p.m.
- The Yolo County Fair kicks off in Woodland and is open through Sunday/
- Watch our Wildfire Ready special report tonight at 7:30 p.m. on KCRA 3
TODAY'S WEATHER OUTLOOK
Meteorologist Tamara Berg says it will be another mild morning under a few clouds and light winds. Heat will linger across the area today, with highs peaking in the 102-106 range for the Valley. Sierra thunderstorms likely along the crest, with a few rolling down the west slope this afternoon.
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