Outside fire reported on Triangle Court in West Sacramento

THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT FIVE. THE 100 DEADLIEST DAYS FOR TEEN DRIVERS. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT PHENOMENON. ACCORDING TO SAFETY EXPERTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR TEENAGER ON THE ROADWAYS IS PUSHING TO REOPEN THE SCOTT PETERSON CASE WITH THE CONVICTED KILLERS. NEW ATTORNEYS ARE GOING TO REQUEST TODAY IN COURT. AND DONALD TRUMP’S FATE IN THE HANDS OF A JURY. WHAT DELIBERATIONS MAY LOOK LIKE IN THE FIRST CRIMINAL TRIAL AGAINST A FORMER PRESIDENT AND A CHASE THROUGH SACRAMENTO ENDS IN A FIERY CRASH. WE’LL TELL YOU WHAT AUTHORITIES SAY. THE TEENAGERS IN THE CAR WERE DOING WHILE LEADING A POLICE PURSUIT. GOOD MORNING. I’M AM DEIRDRE FITZPATRICK AND I’M TEO TORRES. SO IF YOU LIKE A REAL WARM WEATHER, LIKE GETTING CLOSE TO HOT, IT’S COMING. HERE WE GO. BUT WE’VE HAD SOME REALLY NICE MORNINGS AND EVENINGS AS WELL. TAMARA, JOINING US NOW. FLORIN. YEAH. YOU KNOW, WE’RE GETTING INTO THAT TIME OF YEAR WHERE THINGS REALLY WARM UP IN THE HEART OF THE AFTERNOON. SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MORNING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIKE TO RISE AND SHINE OR RISE AND GRIND, AS I LIKE TO CALL IT. GET OUTSIDE FOR WORKOUT. YEAH, THESE ARE THE BETTER TIMES OF DAY TO DO IT IN THE EVENINGS AND IN THE MORNINGS WHEN THINGS ARE COMFORTABLE. WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT TODAY. AS WE LOOK OVER SUTTER HEALTH BALLPARK AND AT THE TOWER BRIDGE A CLEAR MORNING. AND THAT MEANS A COMFORTABLE START FOR YOU. WE WILL HAVE MORE OF A NORTH WIND AROUND TODAY, AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE TRENDING A LITTLE WARMER AS A RESULT. BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE COMFORT OF 50S WORKING IN OUR FAVOR. 55 RIGHT NOW IN FAIRFIELD, IF YOU SLEPT WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN, YEAH, YOU’VE GOT THAT BREEZE COMING THROUGH THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW. 55 IN STOCKTON, 60 OUT THE DOOR. MODESTO TOP OF THE 5:00 HOUR 57 FOR YOU IN SACRAMENTO. 58 IN YUBA CITY. WE’RE AT 59 IN AUBURN, 63 IN PLACERVILLE AND 37 DEGREES IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE. NOW NOTICE THE WIND. IT’S PRETTY CALM RIGHT NOW, BUT AS THE HOURS GO BY TODAY, WE’RE DEFINITELY GOING TO NOTICE MORE OF THAT NORTH WIND INFLUENCE ACROSS THE REGION. RIGHT NOW. WIND SPEEDS PRIMARILY UNDER TEN MILES PER HOUR. SUN COMES UP AT 544. WE’RE LOOKING AT LOW 60S AT 8 A.M. BY NOON TODAY, WE’RE IN THE LOWER 80S AND OUR HIGHS WILL PEAK TODAY IN THE UPPER 80S AROUND THE VALLEY FLOOR. WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOU IN THE SIERRA, WE’RE LOOKING AT A ROUND OF SUNSHINE AND LOW 70S FOR THE DAY AHEAD. IN AUBURN. WE’RE LOOKING AT LOWER 80S AND IN FAIRFIELD, HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. COMING UP IN MY FULL FORECAST, I’LL SHOW YOU SOME CHANGES. I’M WATCHING AS WE GET READY TO HEAD INTO THE START OF JUNE. IT IS 502 IF YOU’RE STARTING A MORNING DRIVE. BRIAN, WHAT’S OUT THERE? TAKE A LOOK AT INTERSTATE 80 RIGHT NOW. HEADLIGHTS COMING IN ON THAT WESTBOUND SIDE THERE YOU CAN SEE TRAFFIC MOVING ALONG JUST FINE. FURTHER UP. UP AHEAD NEAR GREENBACK ON 80 WE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES HIT SOME DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY. THEY’VE CLEARED THAT, BUT YOU MIGHT SEE SOME ACTION OVER ON THE SHOULDER THERE AS THEY ARE ADDRESSING SOME OF THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE FLAT TIRES WESTBOUND 50. NO PROBLEMS HERE. AND WE’RE ALSO LOOKING GOOD ON NORTHBOUND FIVE AND 99. IF YOU’RE COMING IN FROM ELK GROVE, YOU CAN SEE HERE ALL IN THE GREEN AND NO PROBLEMS OUT ON THE CAUSEWAY WESTBOUND 80 ALL THE WAY OUT THROUGH FAIRFIELD AND BEYOND. LOOKING GOOD THERE AS WE CRUISE ON DOWN INTO STOCKTON. NO PROBLEMS HERE ON FIVE NINE, 99 WESTBOUND FOR ALL CLEAR WESTBOUND AND 205. WE HAVE A CRASH RIGHT NEAR NEGLEY ROAD. WE’VE GOT TWO VEHICLES IN THE CENTER DIVIDE, AND WE ARE SEEING JUST A LITTLE BIT OF SLOWING BEHIND THAT ONE. AND THEN ON 580 ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE OF 580, THERE IS A SINGLE VEHICLE INCIDENT. BUT THAT’S NOT CAUSING ANY DELAYS THERE. WE’RE LOOKING AT A 22 MINUTE RIDE WESTBOUND 205, 27 MINUTE RIDE, 580 WESTBOUND, AND A 13 MINUTE RIDE ON 99. AND HERE IN SACRAMENTO, ALL OF OUR MAIN LINES RUNNING AT THE LIMIT. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO WITH A LOT OF SCHOOLS ALREADY OUT FOR THE SUMMER, TEEN DRIVERS ARE ON THE ROAD LOOKING FOR WAYS TO STAY BUSY. CERTAINLY ARE SAFETY EXPERTS SAY THE TIME BETWEEN NOW AND LABOR DAY IS HISTORICALLY DEADLY FOR TEENAGERS ON THE ROAD. MELANIE WINGO JOINS US NOW FROM ARDEN FAIR WITH THE WARNING FOR FAMILIES. GOOD MORNING. WELL, WHETHER TEENS ARE HEADED HERE TO THE MALL OR TO THE MOVIES OR SIMPLY TO JUST GO HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS, THAT TIME BETWEEN MEMORIAL DAY AND LABOR DAY, IT’S CALLED THE 100 DEADLIEST DAYS FOR TEENAGERS, DRIVERS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SAFETY EXPERTS, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, NEARLY HALF OF TEEN DRIVER RELATED DEATHS AND TEEN PASSENGER DEATHS OCCURRED DURING THE 100 DEADLIEST DAYS TIME FRAME, SO THOSE SAFETY EXPERTS AND OFFICERS ALIKE ARE ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO HAVE IMPORTANT SAFETY CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR TEENAGE DRIVERS ABOUT TRYING TO AVOID THE DANGERS OUT ON THE ROADWAYS WHILE DRIVING. THE CHP REMINDING TEEN DRIVERS TO FIRST AND FOREMOST BUCKLE UP AND ENSURE ALL PASSENGERS ARE ALSO BUCKLED UP. THEY’RE SAYING IT’S IMPORTANT TO STAY FOCUSED ON YOUR DRIVING AND AVOID DISTRACTIONS LIKE TEXTING OR LOOKING AT SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS WHILE DRIVING. THEY’RE ENCOURAGING THOSE TEEN DRIVERS TO FOLLOW THE SPEED LIMITS AND ALSO NEVER TO DRIVE IMPAIRED AND BACK OUT HERE LIVE, CHP SAYS. IT’S REALLY GOING TO TAKE PARENTS HAVING THOSE IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS WITH THE TEENAGERS AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH THEIR TEENAGERS TO TALK ABOUT THE DANGERS, TO TRY TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE AND HAVE A GOOD TIME OUT THERE THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. REPORTING LIVE AT ARDEN FAIR MELANIE WINGO KCRA THREE NEWS. ALL RIGHT, MELANIE, THANKS THE INVESTIGATION INTO AN ACCIDENT THAT LEFT A CYCLIST IN CRITICAL CONDITION IS CONTINUING IN ROSEVILLE. THE MAN WAS HIT BY A CAR AT AROUND 845 LAST NIGHT NEAR FOOTHILLS BOULEVARD AT JUNCTION BOULEVARD. THE ROAD CLOSED FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT AS CREWS WERE SEARCHING THE SCENE. WE WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS FOR YOU ABOUT THIS LATER AND ALSO MORE INFO ABOUT THE VICTIM. ATTORNEYS FOR THE CONVICTED KILLER, SCOTT PETERSON, WILL BE BACK IN COURT TODAY, CONTINUING THEIR QUEST TO TO REOPEN THE CASE. A JURY CONVICTED PETERSON NEARLY 20 YEARS AGO OF MURDERING HIS WIFE, LACI, AND THEIR UNBORN CHILD ON CHRISTMAS EVE IN 2002. PETERSON’S NEW TEAM OF LAWYERS WITH THE LA INNOCENCE PROJECT WILL QUESTION ITEMS GATHERED DURING THE ORIGINAL MURDER INVESTIGATION, UNDERGOING DNA TESTING. IT INCLUDES A TARP THAT WAS FOUND IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY, 20FT FROM WHERE LACI’S REMAINS WERE DISCOVERED. THE PROSECUTION ARGUES THERE’S NO NEED FOR DNA TESTING, AS THERE WAS OTHER EVIDENCE THAT CONVICTED PETERSON. PETERSON WILL APPEAR VIRTUALLY FROM THE MULE CREEK STATE PRISON. THAT’S WHERE HE’S SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE. A JUDGE DID OVERTURN HIS DEATH SENTENCE BACK IN 2020. KCRA 3’S MICHELLE BANDUR WILL BE IN COURT TODAY. SHE’LL HAVE UPDATES FROM SAN MATEO COUNTY ON AIR AND ON OUR KCRA APP. WELL, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S HUSH MONEY TRIAL WRAPS UP HIS FATE LIES IN THE HANDS OF A NEW YORK CITY JURY. THEY WILL DECIDE WHETHER HE ILLEGALLY DISGUISED PAYMENTS TO SQUASH A STORY THAT MAY HAVE JEOPARDIZED HIS PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS. KCRA 3’S AMY LU JOINS US LIVE FROM OUR WASHINGTON NEWSROOM THIS MORNING. SO, AMY, WHERE DOES THE TRIAL GO NOW? NEXT UP, TAHOE IS DELIBERATIONS FOR THIS JURY ON WHETHER TO CONVICT IN THIS FIRST EVER CRIMINAL TRIAL INVOLVING A FORMER PRESIDENT. AND IT FOLLOWS A MARATHON DAY OF CLOSING ARGUMENTS. PROSECUTORS ACCUSED TRUMP OF TRYING TO HOODWINK VOTERS IN THE 2016 ELECTION WITH A CONSPIRACY AND COVER UP, AND A HUSH MONEY SCHEME OF PAYMENTS MADE TO AN ADULT FILM STAR TO HIDE HER CLAIM OF AN ALLEGED AFFAIR. BUT TRUMP’S LAWYERS, WITH A VERY DIFFERENT ACCOUNT UNDERMINING THE CREDIBILITY OF WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE THE FORMER PRESIDENT HAS DENIED ANY WRONGDOING, ACCUSING THE TRIAL AND JUDGE OF INTERFERING WITH HIS CAMPAIGN. THIS IS ALL ELECTION HUNTING ELECTION INTERFERENCE. IT’S GOING AFTER JOE BIDEN’S POLITICAL OPPONENT BECAUSE HE CAN’T DO IT HIMSELF AND THEY’RE HELPING OUT. AND WE HAVE A JUDGE WHO’S HIGHLY CONFLICTED. AND THAT SAME JUDGE WILL ALSO INSTRUCT THE JURY ON THE LAW AND WHAT TO CONSIDER BEFORE DELIBERATIONS HAPPENED. STARTING TODAY, REPORTING LIVE FROM WASHINGTON THIS MORNING. I’M AMY LU KCRA THREE NEWS. ALL RIGHT, AMY, THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, TODAY’S PROCEEDINGS ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 7 A.M. WE WILL FOLLOW WHAT HAPPENS AND BRING YOU ANY UPDATES ON AIR AND ON THE KCRA 3 APP. ALSO HAPPENING TODAY, A STOCKTON UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ACCUSED OF STEALING PUBLIC FUNDS AND INSURANCE FRAUD IS EXPECTED TO BE BACK IN COURT. ANGELINA FLORES, SEEN HERE, IS FACING CHARGES FOR MISUSING A DISTRICT CREDIT CARD FOR HER OWN PERSONAL GAIN. A FURTHER ARRAIGNMENT IS SCHEDULED WHERE SHE WILL ENTER A PLEA. NOW. DESPITE THE CHARGES, FLORES IS STILL A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER AND ATTENDED A LAST MONTH’S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. A JUDGE RULED HER BAIL AGREEMENT ALLOWED FLORES TO ATTEND THAT MEETING AND ATTEND A GRADUATION CEREMONY. LIZ FLORES IS SET TO BE BACK IN COURT AT 830 THIS MORNING. 508 NOW, AND WE HAVE KCRA THREE WEATHER AND TRAFFIC EVERY TEN MINUTES. TAMARA IS ALREADY TALKING ABOUT A WARM-UP. YEAH, THINGS ARE GOING TO BE FEELING WARMER TODAY AND WE’RE GOING TO KIND OF EASE YOU INTO THESE WARMER DAYS AHEAD. THIS WEEK. OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING, THOUGH, YOU’LL FIND THE COMFORT OF 50. SO YOU MAY JUST WANT A LAYER FOR YOURSELF AND THE KIDS AS YOU GET THE DAY STARTED. THAT’S A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW AT SUTTER HEALTH PARK AND SKIES ARE MAINLY CLEAR. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE JUST HOW CLEAR IT IS AS WE LOOK OVER DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO. LANDSCAPE. IT’S 57 DEGREES RIGHT NOW IN THE CAPITAL CITY, 55 FOR YOU IN STOCKTON AND 60 WAKING UP AND GETTING READY TO HEAD OUT THAT DOOR FOR MODESTO TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT MODIFIED THAT MUCH IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. YEAH, THERE’S A COUPLE OF AREAS, LIKE AROUND YUBA CITY AND FAIRFIELD AND UP A DEGREE OR TWO, BUT WE HAVE NOT CHANGED THAT MUCH IN SACRAMENTO OR STOCKTON AREA, AND WE’RE DOWN BY ABOUT MAYBE FOUR DEGREES THERE IN AUBURN FOR YOUR MORNING START FOR TODAY, THOUGH, MOST OF US ARE GOING TO FEEL WARMER FOR THE AFTERNOON. 82 IN QUINCY FOR YOU, 74 IN TRUCKEE POLLOCK PINES HITTING 80 DEGREES A GORGEOUS DAY TO KIND OF ENJOY MAYBE BEING BY THE LAKE THERE THIS AFTERNOON, 81 IN ARNOLD WILL BE AT 83 IN YOSEMITE AND AROUND THE FOOTHILLS AND DOWN THE 49 STRETCH. WE’RE AT 80 TODAY IN GRASS VALLEY, 83 FOR AUBURN PLACERVILLE TOPS OUT AT 80. JACKSON, YOU’RE AT 83. AND FOR SONORA WARMING UP TO ABOUT 84. SO AGAIN, A TOUCH WARMER TODAY IN THE FOOTHILLS. WE’RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE WARMER ACROSS THE DELTA AND THE COASTAL HILLS. 82 FOR NAPA FAIRFIELD CLOSE TO 88 SAN FRANCISCO COULD BE AS WARM AS 70 WITH THAT NORTH WIND INFLUENCE, AND NOT MUCH OF A MARINE LAYER THERE ALONG THE COAST, STOCKTON WILL GET UP TO 89 DEGREES MANTECA ABOUT 85, MODESTO 87 AND TURLOCK SERIES AND KEYS, NEIGHBORHOOD AND ESCALON. WE’RE LOOKING AT UPPER 80S. WE’LL GET TO 90 THIS AFTERNOON IN WOODLAN FOLSOM 88 IN DAVIS. ABOUT 88 DEGREES COMING UP HERE IN THE NEXT TEN MINUTES, I’LL SHOW YOU SOME CHANGES. I’M MONITORING AND SOME COOLER CONDITIONS. PROBABLE FOR THE WEEKEND. IT IS 510, RIGHT NOW. GOOD MORNING. BRIAN, WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING ON THE ROADS? HEY, TAMARA. JUST CHECKING IN ON INTERSTATE 80 WESTBOUND AS YOU’RE HEADING OUT ACROSS THE CAUSEWAY RIGHT NOW. THIS IS THE CAMERA AT CHARLES ROAD. SO IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT TO DAVIS, YOU CAN SEE EASY RIDE THERE COMING IN EASTBOUND TOWARDS SACRAMENTO. NO PROBLEMS ALONG THAT STRETCH. 80, IN FACT, IS CLEAR ALL THE WAY TO THE BAY AREA HIGHWAY 50 WESTBOUND COMING IN FROM FOLSOM, LOOKING GOOD THERE. 80, AS YOU CAN SEE. ALL IN THE GREEN DOWN THROUGH THE CAP CITY FREEWAY 80 OVER THE TOP. NO PROBLEM THERE. AND THEN NORTHBOUND FIVE AND HIGHWAY 99. IF YOU’RE COMING OUT OF ELK GROVE, WE ARE INCIDENT FREE AND DELAY FREE, INDICATED BY THE GREENS ON THE MAP THERE. EVERYTHING RUNNING RIGHT ALONG THERE. WESTBOUND HIGHWAY FOUR, FIVE AND 99 THROUGH SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY. STOCKTON AREA. LOOKING GOOD. WE’RE LOOKING AT A TEN MINUTE RIDE RIGHT NOW TO RANCHO CORDOVA TO 99 ON 59 MINUTE RIDE FROM ROSEVILLE TO THE SPLIT, AND THEN FIVE AND 99 FROM ELK GROVE. YOU PICK THE ROUTE LOVE MINUTE RIDE EITHER WAY BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, BRIAN. COMING UP NEXT, PUTTING AID FOR GAZA ON HOLD. THE ISSUES HOLDING UP ASSISTANCE FOR PALESTINIANS IN NEED. AND WHEN THE U.S. COULD RESUME DELIVERIES. AND THERE IS SOMETHING STRANGE IN FOLSOM LAKE WHAT COULD BE BEHIND A BLACK SUBSTANCE THAT’S BEEN STICKING TO BOATS?

Crews battle two fires in West Sacramento

Updated: 5:51 PM PDT May 29, 2024

An outside fire was reported on Triangle Court near Jefferson Boulevard in West Sacramento on Wednesday afternoon.Fire crews responded to reports of a grass fire at approximately 4:10 p.m.According to the West Sacramento Fire Department, units battled two fires in the area that were spreading.Radio transmission from dispatch indicates that the fire spread to trees in the area.Officials said the fire department received reports of a person possibly starting the fires. According to the fire department, the West Sacramento police will investigate the reports.No injuries were reported in the incident. Click the video player above to watch other morning headlines from KCRA News 3This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.See more coverage of top California stories here.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

An outside fire was reported on Triangle Court near Jefferson Boulevard in West Sacramento on Wednesday afternoon.

Fire crews responded to reports of a grass fire at approximately 4:10 p.m.

According to the West Sacramento Fire Department, units battled two fires in the area that were spreading.

Radio transmission from dispatch indicates that the fire spread to trees in the area.

Officials said the fire department received reports of a person possibly starting the fires.

According to the fire department, the West Sacramento police will investigate the reports.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

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This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.

If this story happened near you or someone you know, share this article with friends in your area using the KCRA mobile app so they know what is happening near them. The KCRA app is available for free in Apple’s App Store and on Google Play.

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