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 NORCALMerced kidnapping deaths: Ex-employee abducted Sikh family, sheriff says. Here’s what else we know | The man suspected of kidnapping and killing a California family in Merced this week was a former employee of the family business that allegedly had a previous dispute with them, authorities confirmed on Thursday. Read more here.Gov. Newsom considers special legislative session in response to rising gas prices | Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering calling state lawmakers back to Sacramento for a special session in response to rising gas prices. Read more here.PG&E faces second lawsuit in connection with Mosquito Fire | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. faces a second lawsuit in connection with a wildfire that destroyed homes and forced thousands in Placer and El Dorado counties to evacuate. Read more here.Honorary Negro League Game returns to Sacramento | The second-ever Honorary Negro League Game returns to Sacramento on Sunday to pay homage to the past while showcasing some of Sacramento’s very best Black and Latino athletes. Read more here. WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHEREUS kills three top ISIS leaders in two military operations in Syria | U.S. forces killed three senior Islamic State leaders in two separate military operations in Syria Thursday, including a rare ground raid in a portion of the northeast that is controlled by the Syrian regime, U.S. officials said. Read more here.US to begin screening travelers coming from Uganda for Ebola | The United States will begin screening travelers coming from Uganda for Ebola as an additional precaution aimed at trying to prevent an outbreak in the African country from spreading, the Biden administration said Thursday. Read more here. Police: 2 dead, 6 injured in stabbings along Las Vegas Strip | An attacker with a large kitchen knife killed two people and wounded six others in stabbings along the Las Vegas Strip before he was arrested Thursday, police said. Read more here.Suspect in fatal shooting at hotel near Detroit surrenders to police after hours of negotiations | A man accused of fatally shooting a hotel clerk in suburban Detroit during a dispute over money then barricading himself inside a room has surrendered to police, authorities said. Read more here. TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOKMeteorologist Tamara Berg says Friday is starting out with a nice comfortable morning. Into the afternoon, temperatures hit the lower 80s around lunchtime. Highs today will be plenty warm, topping out in the lower to mid-90s across the Central Valley. WHAT’S COMING UP TODAYAttorney General Rob Bonta is in Pasadena Friday to announce arrests and prosecution of dozens of people in a widespread criminal investigation on mail theft and postal fraud. O.W. Erlewine Elementary School is holding a ribbon cutting today to celebrate the re-oping of its library today at 8:30 a.m.The pinball convention Pin-a-Go-Go is making its stop in Dixon this weekend starting today.REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAP(App users, click here to see our interactive traffic map.)FIRE-THREAT INDEXDOWNLOAD 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
Merced kidnapping deaths: Ex-employee abducted Sikh family, sheriff says. Here’s what else we know | The man suspected of kidnapping and killing a California family in Merced this week was a former employee of the family business that allegedly had a previous dispute with them, authorities confirmed on Thursday. Read more here.
Gov. Newsom considers special legislative session in response to rising gas prices | Gov. Gavin Newsom is considering calling state lawmakers back to Sacramento for a special session in response to rising gas prices. Read more here.
PG&E faces second lawsuit in connection with Mosquito Fire | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. faces a second lawsuit in connection with a wildfire that destroyed homes and forced thousands in Placer and El Dorado counties to evacuate. Read more here.
Honorary Negro League Game returns to Sacramento | The second-ever Honorary Negro League Game returns to Sacramento on Sunday to pay homage to the past while showcasing some of Sacramento’s very best Black and Latino athletes. Read more here.
WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
US kills three top ISIS leaders in two military operations in Syria | U.S. forces killed three senior Islamic State leaders in two separate military operations in Syria Thursday, including a rare ground raid in a portion of the northeast that is controlled by the Syrian regime, U.S. officials said. Read more here.
US to begin screening travelers coming from Uganda for Ebola | The United States will begin screening travelers coming from Uganda for Ebola as an additional precaution aimed at trying to prevent an outbreak in the African country from spreading, the Biden administration said Thursday. Read more here.
Police: 2 dead, 6 injured in stabbings along Las Vegas Strip | An attacker with a large kitchen knife killed two people and wounded six others in stabbings along the Las Vegas Strip before he was arrested Thursday, police said. Read more here.
Suspect in fatal shooting at hotel near Detroit surrenders to police after hours of negotiations | A man accused of fatally shooting a hotel clerk in suburban Detroit during a dispute over money then barricading himself inside a room has surrendered to police, authorities said. Read more here.
TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOK
Meteorologist Tamara Berg says Friday is starting out with a nice comfortable morning. Into the afternoon, temperatures hit the lower 80s around lunchtime. Highs today will be plenty warm, topping out in the lower to mid-90s across the Central Valley.
WHAT’S COMING UP TODAY
- Attorney General Rob Bonta is in Pasadena Friday to announce arrests and prosecution of dozens of people in a widespread criminal investigation on mail theft and postal fraud.
- O.W. Erlewine Elementary School is holding a ribbon cutting today to celebrate the re-oping of its library today at 8:30 a.m.
- The pinball convention Pin-a-Go-Go is making its stop in Dixon this weekend starting today.
REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAP
(App users, click here to see our interactive traffic map.)
FIRE-THREAT INDEX
DOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATEST
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