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 4-9 a.m. here.WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NORCAL Large fire breaks out at pallet yard in Sacramento | The Sacramento Fire Department said a structure fire at a pallet yard started around 9:25 p.m. on Cucamonga and Ramona avenues, west of Power Inn Road. Read more here.Anthony Rendon will remain California Assembly Speaker — at least for now | Central Coast Assembly Member Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, will not become the next speaker of the California Assembly. Read more here.Fired Sacramento fire chief files $10 million wrongful termination suit against city | Former Sacramento Fire Chief Gary Loesch has filed a $10 million wrongful termination suit against the city, claiming there was no “good cause” for his firing. The document also claims he was deliberately exposed to COVID-19 while he was getting fired. Read more here.Third suspected monkeypox case identified in Sacramento County, health officials say | A third suspected monkeypox case has been identified in Sacramento County, public health officials said on Tuesday. This third possible case was identified through contact tracing since Sacramento County’s first confirmed case last week. Read more here.WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHERETexas police: Teacher did not leave door propped open before shooting; door was closed, did not lock | State police initially said a teacher had propped the door open shortly before Salvador Ramos, 18, entered the school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24. Read more here.CDC adds these destinations to ‘high’ risk category for travel as COVID-19 cases rise | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three island destinations to its “high” risk category for travelers on Tuesday. Read more here.Hubble spies the heart of a grand design spiral galaxy | The observatory captured a head-on view of a grand design spiral galaxy, called NGC 3631, located about 53 million light-years away from Earth. The celestial system can be found in the direction of the Ursa Major constellation. Read more here.WHAT’S COMING UP TODAYThe San Joaquin Pride Center is hosting a public community event to raise the LGBTQ+ progressive flag at Stockton City Hall today at 7:30 a.m.Attorney General Rob Bonta is holding a press conference in San Diego to further speak on reproductive health care at 10 a.m.Sen. Alex Padilla is hosting a virtual briefing at 1 p.m. with Cal OES on the state’s wildfire response.TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOKMeteorologist Melanie Hunter says Wednesday is running a few degrees warmer than Tuesday, with most temperatures running in the 50s to low 60s across the Valley for the morning. The evening will get more of a Delta breeze, with temperatures in the upper 80s by noon and topping out in the mid-90s by 3 p.m. (App users, click here to see Doppler radar).REAL-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 4-9 a.m. here.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NORCAL
Large fire breaks out at pallet yard in Sacramento | The Sacramento Fire Department said a structure fire at a pallet yard started around 9:25 p.m. on Cucamonga and Ramona avenues, west of Power Inn Road. Read more here.
Anthony Rendon will remain California Assembly Speaker — at least for now | Central Coast Assembly Member Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, will not become the next speaker of the California Assembly. Read more here.
Fired Sacramento fire chief files $10 million wrongful termination suit against city | Former Sacramento Fire Chief Gary Loesch has filed a $10 million wrongful termination suit against the city, claiming there was no “good cause” for his firing. The document also claims he was deliberately exposed to COVID-19 while he was getting fired. Read more here.
Third suspected monkeypox case identified in Sacramento County, health officials say | A third suspected monkeypox case has been identified in Sacramento County, public health officials said on Tuesday. This third possible case was identified through contact tracing since Sacramento County’s first confirmed case last week. Read more here.
WHAT’S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE
Texas police: Teacher did not leave door propped open before shooting; door was closed, did not lock | State police initially said a teacher had propped the door open shortly before Salvador Ramos, 18, entered the school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24. Read more here.
CDC adds these destinations to ‘high’ risk category for travel as COVID-19 cases rise | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three island destinations to its “high” risk category for travelers on Tuesday. Read more here.
Hubble spies the heart of a grand design spiral galaxy | The observatory captured a head-on view of a grand design spiral galaxy, called NGC 3631, located about 53 million light-years away from Earth. The celestial system can be found in the direction of the Ursa Major constellation. Read more here.
WHAT’S COMING UP TODAY
- The San Joaquin Pride Center is hosting a public community event to raise the LGBTQ+ progressive flag at Stockton City Hall today at 7:30 a.m.
- Attorney General Rob Bonta is holding a press conference in San Diego to further speak on reproductive health care at 10 a.m.
- Sen. Alex Padilla is hosting a virtual briefing at 1 p.m. with Cal OES on the state’s wildfire response.
TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOK
Meteorologist Melanie Hunter says Wednesday is running a few degrees warmer than Tuesday, with most temperatures running in the 50s to low 60s across the Valley for the morning. The evening will get more of a Delta breeze, with temperatures in the upper 80s by noon and topping out in the mid-90s by 3 p.m.
(App users, click here to see Doppler radar).
REAL-TIME TRAFFIC MAP
(App users, click here to see our interactive traffic map.)
