A driver trying to evade law enforcement crossed into opposing lanes of traffic before crashing into a tanker truck on Highway 50 in El Dorado County, according to the California Highway Patrol. Around 9:48 p.m. Thursday, CHP said an officer tried to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. But instead of stopping, the driver continued and a short pursuit ensued. CHP said the driver was in the eastbound lanes of Highway 50, but crossed over the center median into the westbound lanes near El Dorado Road before hitting the rear of a tanker truck. Officials said the woman who was driving was taken to an area hospital for major injuries. It’s unclear if the driver of the tanker truck was injured, and the extent of damage to the truck is unknown.CHP said the westbound lanes of Highway 50 would be closed as Caltrans crews worked to clear the area. Find the latest traffic updates here. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
DIAMOND SPRINGS, Calif. —
A driver trying to evade law enforcement crossed into opposing lanes of traffic before crashing into a tanker truck on Highway 50 in El Dorado County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Around 9:48 p.m. Thursday, CHP said an officer tried to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. But instead of stopping, the driver continued and a short pursuit ensued.
CHP said the driver was in the eastbound lanes of Highway 50, but crossed over the center median into the westbound lanes near El Dorado Road before hitting the rear of a tanker truck.
Officials said the woman who was driving was taken to an area hospital for major injuries. It’s unclear if the driver of the tanker truck was injured, and the extent of damage to the truck is unknown.
Fiery Kentucky plane crash leaves at least 9 dead, trail of destruction
OUT THE WINDOW. RIGHT NOW, AT 11, A DEADLY PLANE CRASH AND EXPLOSION NEAR THE LOUISVILLE AIRPORT HAS LEFT SEVEN PEOPLE DEAD AND NEARLY A DOZEN INJURED. THERE’S STILL A SHELTER IN PLACE A MILE AROUND THE AIRPORT. TONIGHT. OUR TEAMS HAVE BEEN SPREAD OUT AROUND THE LOUISVILLE AIRPORT ALL NIGHT LONG. THEY’VE HEARD FROM FAMILIES AS WELL AS CITY AND STATE LEADERS, AND THEY WORK OUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED. WE’LL CHECK IN WITH THEM IN JUST A MOMENT. VICKY IS ALSO LIVE AT THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY TONIGHT. AND VICKY, THIS HAS BEEN A HORRIFIC COUPLE OF HOURS IN LOUISVILLE. OH, IT CERTAINLY HAS BEEN. RICK. TRAGIC, HEARTBREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. OUR COMMUNITY MOURNS THE LOSS OF AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE AND AT LEAST 11 OTHERS INJURED. ALL OF OUR HEARTS AT WLKY GO OUT TO THE VICTIMS, THEIR LOVED ONES AND FAMILIES. I AM STANDING OUTSIDE THE DEPARTURE AREA HERE AT THE AIRPORT. I RIGHT BEHIND ME IS RUNWAY 17, RIGHT? YOU CAN SEE IT OFF IN THE DISTANCE. THE FLAMES ARE STILL GLOWING OUT THERE. WE’RE WATCHING THE FIRST RESPONDERS. YOU SEE THEIR LIGHTS OUT THERE BEHIND ME. THIS IS WHERE FLIGHT 2976 WAS LEAVING LOUISVILLE. IT WAS DEPARTING FOR HONOLULU. IT’S A UPS FLIGHT. THERE WERE THREE CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD AS THE PLANE STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE RUNWAY. IT APPEARS BY THE VIDEO THAT THE LEFT ENGINE BURST INTO FLAME, WERE SET ON FIRE, AND THEN THE PLANE BURST INTO FLAME. WE WERE TOLD THREE CREW MEMBERS WERE ON BOARD. THE PLANE WAS FULL OF FUEL AND THAT WAS PART OF THE IMPACT. TWO BUSINESSES WERE DIRECTLY HIT. THEY ARE THE KENTUCKY PETROLEUM AND GRADE A AUTO PARTS. THE CRASH, OF COURSE, HAS LEFT MANY PEOPLE HERE WORRIED. THE MAYOR IS. EXCUSE ME, THE MAYOR HAS JUST WALKED UP. WE’RE GOING TO GET HIM ON HERE. MAYOR GREENBERG, IF YOU WOULD COME ON IN NOW, WE WILL TALK TO YOU. YOU UPDATED THE COMMUNITY A LITTLE EARLIER. WHAT IS THE LATEST UPDATE NOW? THE LATEST IS WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED, VICKY. WITH THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS THAT WE HAVE, I’M GOING TO HEAD RIGHT FROM HERE TO GO TO THE FAMILY REUNIFICATION CENTER TO SPEAK WITH FAMILIES THAT HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR LOVED ONES RIGHT NOW, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO SUPPORT THEM IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE, THAT WE CAN. ANY UPDATE YOU CAN GIVE US ABOUT THOSE FAMILIES ARE THE ARE THE IS IT PACKED? THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE REPORTING THERE. YEAH. I’M GOING TO HOLD OFF ON GIVING NUMBERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT UNTIL I GET THERE. OKAY. FIRST RESPONDERS STILL ON THE SCENE. YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHTS BEHIND US. THE THE FIRST RESPONDERS ARE DEFINITELY STILL ON THE SCENE. THE FLAMES HAVE COME DOWN. THE FIRES ARE UNDER CONTROL RIGHT NOW. AND SO THEY’RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO START ALL THE SEARCH OPERATIONS THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DO INITIALLY, JUST BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE FLAME. YOU LOOK AT THE DEBRIS FIELD, YOU SEE SOME OF YOU I’M SURE YOUR VIEWERS HAVE SEEN THOSE OVERHEAD SHOTS. WE’RE FORTUNATE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE’S NOT EVEN MORE WE KNOW ABOUT. I’M CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE MORE VICTIMS THAT WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT YET. I DON’T KNOW THAT’S THE CASE, BUT I’M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, SEEING HOW BIG IT IS. SO WE’LL WE’LL STAND BY AND WE’LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION THROUGH THE NIGHT OR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. IT’S GOING TO BE A LONG NIGHT, A LONG COUPLE OF DAYS. IT IS. AND YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, I HOPE EVERYONE JUST CONTINUES TO KEEP THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS, THE VICTIMS THAT ARE RECOVERING AT U OF L HEALTH. EVERYONE IN THE UPS FAMILY IN THEIR IN THEIR THOUGHTS. AND AS YOU STATED, EVERYONE’S IN OUR HEARTS TONIGHT AND YOU SAID LOUISVILLIANS ARE VERY RESILIENT. WE ARE INDEED. WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. WE KNOW PEOPLE WANT A LOT OF ANSWERS, AND WE’RE GOING TO GET PEOPLE ANSWERS AS QUICK AS WE CAN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US AGAIN TONIGHT. YES. THANKS, VICKY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE’RE GETTING A LOT OF UPDATES NOW FROM CITY STATE OFFICIALS AND AIRPORT OFFICIALS. NORMAN SEAWRIGHT IS STANDING BY LIVE. HE IS HERE AT THE AIRPORT ALSO. NORMAN, WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM AIRPORT OFFICIALS? WELL, RIGHT NOW, VICKY, WE’RE HEARING THAT TWO THINGS RIGHT NOW. WE CAN TELL YOU ABOUT, FIRST UP, THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD WILL BE HERE TOMORROW TO START DOING THEIR INVESTIGATIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, OF COURSE, FIREFIGHTERS FROM LOUISVILLE METRO, FROM AROUND THE COUNTY, FROM EVEN OUTSIDE THE COUNTY ARE WORKING ON CONTAINMENT. NOW, YOU MENTIONED AN OIL FARM. THERE ARE TANKS FULL OF OIL AND OTHER SORTS OF LIQUIDS THAT COULD BE FLAMMABLE. AND WHAT WE’VE BEEN TOLD BY THE FIRE CHIEF, BRIAN O’NEILL HERE IS THAT THEY ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT STAYS CONTAINED. ANYTHING THAT YOU MAY HAVE HEARD EARLIER IN THE DAY, PART OF THAT WAS SOME OF THE RELEASE SAFETY VALVES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TANKS DO NOT RUPTURE. SO THEY ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT. THEY’RE WORKING ON THE HOTSPOTS, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM WHERE VICKY IS RIGHT NOW. AND AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ARE PREPARING FOR THE NTSB TO COME IN AND HOPEFULLY FIND SOME ANSWERS. I’VE BEEN TALKING TO A LOT OF FRIENDS IN THE AVIATION COMMUNITY, AND A LOT OF THEM ARE HEARTBROKEN. THEY THEY’RE JUST DEVASTATED. THIS IS SCARY FOR ANYONE WHO, OF COURSE, LIVES AROUND HERE AND KNOWS ANYBODY IN THIS INDUSTRY. SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE ANY OF THIS DEBRIS LYING ABOUT IN THE AREA. FIRST THINGS FIRST. DON’T TOUCH IT. REPORT IT, DON’T TOUCH IT BECAUSE IT’S NOT SAFE. BUT ALSO DON’T TOUCH IT BECAUSE THE NTSB WILL NEED THAT TO HELP RECREATE THE ACCIDENT. FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. AND THIS IS WHAT WE HEARD, OF COURSE, FROM THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY EARLIER ON TONIGHT IN THEIR BRIEFING, WE ARE ALSO ASKING THE PUBLIC IF THEY WERE TO FIND ANY DEBRIS IN THE AREA TO PLEASE AVOID TOUCHING THIS DEBRIS AND REPORT TO THE REPORT THE DEBRIS AS WELL. THEY CAN TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE, WHICH IS LOUISVILLE, KY DOT GOV BACKSLASH EMERGENCY SERVICES. WE ARE ASKING EVERYONE TO PLEASE FOLLOW THE AIRPORT’S X PAGE AT FLY LOUISVILLE FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES. AND FOR RIGHT NOW, AS WE KNOW, THE AREA OF SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER IS JUST DOWN TO ONE MILE AROUND THE AIRPORT. EVERYWHERE OUTSIDE OF THAT IS DEEMED TO NOT BE AS AT MUCH AT RISK FOR RIGHT NOW. BUT AGAIN, NTSB WILL BE HERE IN THE MORNING. THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO TALK TO US SOMETIME BEFORE NOON, AS THEY TOLD US IN THIS BRIEFING AS WELL, VICKY, THAT’S WHAT WE’RE HEARING OVER HERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NORMAN. NOW, GOVERNOR BESHEAR ARRIVED IN LOUISVILLE JUST HOURS AFTER THE CRASH. HE AND OTHER LOCAL LEADERS ARE NOW WORKING TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. DEANDRIA TURNER HEARD FROM THEM TODAY. SHE’S LIVE NOW AT THE BIG FOUR BRIDGE, WHICH IS NOW LIT UP YELLOW FOR UPS DEANDRIA TURNER. VICKY. THAT’S RIGHT. IT’S JUST A SIMPLE GESTURE TO HONOR THOSE SEVEN LIVES THAT HAVE LOST AND ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WERE FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES RIGHT NOW, AND EVEN THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE LIVES HAVE CHANGED FOREVER BECAUSE THEY HAVE LOST THEIR LOVED ONES. IT’S TO HONOR THOSE AND FIGHT FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL RECOVERING. AND NOW AGAIN, WE DID SPEAK TO GOVERNOR BESHEAR EARLIER TODAY. THEY TOLD US THE PLANE WAS CARRYING 250,000 GALLONS OF JET FUEL, AND NO HAZARDOUS CARGO WAS ON BOARD. BUT THE LOCATION OF THE CRASH CREATED DANGEROUS CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS EARLY ON ON, CREWS SAY THAT THEY’RE STILL IN LIFE SAVING PHASE, WHICH MEANS THEY’RE DOING ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL EVERYONE WHO’S BEEN INJURED AND IMPACTED, THEY’RE KNOCKING ON DOORS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET EVERYONE OUT AND INTO THE HOSPITAL. WE WERE AT THE HOSPITAL EARLIER WHERE THEY WERE AT A CODE YELLOW, WHICH MEANS THEY WERE READY FOR A DISASTER. AND ABOUT A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO THEY WERE OUT OF THAT CODE YELLOW. THEY ARE TREATING 11 PATIENTS AT DIFFERENT U OF L HOSPITAL SYSTEMS. THE NTSB WILL LEAD THIS INVESTIGATION, AND OFFICIALS STRESSED THAT EVERYONE REALLY NEEDS TO COME TOGETHER DURING THIS TIME. AND ALSO THEY TALKED ABOUT JUST HOW LOUISVILLE IS. SO PERSEVERANCE, HOW WE PERSEVERE OVER EVERYTHING. AND WE PERSIST. AND EVEN THROUGH THIS TRAGEDY WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. CITY OF LOUISVILLE, TO JOIN THEM IN PRAYING FOR THE VICTIMS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO BRAVELY RUSHED TO THE SCENE TO SAVE PEOPLE AND ARE STILL ACTIVELY WORKING TO PUT THE PUT THE FIRE OUT. OUR HEARTS ARE WITH THOSE AFFECTED BY THIS TRAGIC INCIDENT. THE MAYOR’S OFFICE IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH FIRST RESPONDERS, FEDERAL AUTHORITIES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAMS TO RESPOND AND SECURE THE AREA. AND VICKY, STATE AND CITY LEADERS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO PLEASE BE PATIENT AND TO PLEASE HAVE GRACE WITH THEM AS THIS IS AN ONGOING AND EVER CHANGING INVESTIGATION FOR DAYS AND WEEKS AND MAYBE EVEN MONTHS TO COME. FOR NOW, THE BIG FOUR BRIDGE DEANDRIA TURNER WLKY NEWS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, ANDREA. OF COURSE, ONCE AGAIN, THE AIRPORT IS CLOSED TONIGHT. IT IS EXPECTED TO OPEN AGAIN TOMORROW. THE COURTS. THE PLANE CRASH HAS AFFECTED MANY FAMILIES AND MANY FLIGHTS OUT OF HERE. JAMIE MAYES IS LIVE HERE ALSO AT THE AIRPORT TONIGHT. JAMIE, ARE THERE STILL PEOPLE INSIDE WAITING FOR FLIGHTS? MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE? CARRYING FIREARMS THROUGH THE TSA. ALL OF THOSE DEPARTING FLIGHTS THAT WERE EXPECTED TO LEAVE OUT OF SDF HAVE BEEN CANCELED. I SPOKE WITH A FEW PASSENGERS EARLIER TODAY WHO TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE EXPECTING TO LEAVE THE AIRPORT TODAY, BUT INSTEAD ARE CHOOSING TO SOME. SOME OF THEM ARE CHOOSING TO SPEND THE NIGHT HERE. YOU CAN SEE A FEW OF THOSE PEOPLE BEHIND ME HERE, JUST SITTING, WAITING, HOPING THAT AT SOME POINT TOMORROW MORNING THEY’LL BE ABLE TO LEAVE OUT OF SDF. EARLIER TODAY, TSA WAS TURNING PASSENGERS AWAY UPSTAIRS AS PEOPLE WERE NOT ABLE TO BOARD THEIR FLIGHTS. WE SPOKE TO PEOPLE WHO CAME IN AS FAR AWAY AS FRANCE, WHO SAID THEY WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT NEXT STEPS. MANY PEOPLE TOLD ME THEY DIDN’T MIND WAITING ON THEIR FLIGHTS. GIVEN THE TRAGEDY THAT HAS UNFOLDED THIS EVENING. I FEEL BLESSED THAT IT WAS NOT, YOU KNOW, OUR PLANE, BUT FEEL SO SORRY FOR THESE PEOPLE. AND SDF SAYS ANYONE WHO WAS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE OR DEPART HERE FROM THE AIRPORT IS ASKED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO CHECK THEIR FLIGHT SCHEDULES. REPORTING LIVE. I’M JAMIE MAYES WLKY NEWS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JAMIE, BACK OUTSIDE HERE AT THE AIRPORT, THERE ARE MORE REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS HERE THAN ANYONE ELSE RIGHT NOW. IF YOU ROLLED UP TO THE AIRPORT, AT FIRST GLANCE, YOU’D THINK NOTHING’S GOING ON. BUT JUST AS SOON AS YOU GET OUT OF YOUR CAR, YOU IMMEDIATELY SMELL THE JET FUEL, AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU SEE THOSE HOT SPOTS BURNING IN THE DISTANCE BACK FROM THE RUNWAY, BACK THE CRASH SITE NOW, FIRST RESPONDERS ACROSS THE STATE ARE STILL HERE AT THIS HOUR, AND THEY WILL BE HERE FOR HOURS, TIRELESSLY. A TRAGIC SCENE. BUT RICK, ONCE AGAIN, AS WE’VE SAID MANY, MANY TIMES, LOUISVILLIANS ARE RESILIENT AND WE COME TOGETHER IN TIMES LIKE THESE. CERTAINLY DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICKI. WELL, LMPD HAS SET UP A REUNIFICATION CENTER FOR FAMILIES AT THE LMPD TRAINING FACILITY THAT’S ON TAYLOR BOULEVARD, WLKY’S MADISON ELLIOTT IS THERE FOR US TONIGHT. MADISON. RICK, WE’VE SEEN FAMILIES COMING IN LOOKING FOR HELP TO REUNIFY WITH THEIR LOVED ONES WHO MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS RIGHT NOW. THIS IS WHERE LMPD IS ASKING FAMILIES TO COME VERSUS GOING TO THE HOSPITAL, BECAUSE HOSPITALS RIGHT NOW ARE JUST NOT SET UP TO HANDLE REUNIFICATION DURING THIS TYPE OF EMERGENCY. SO THEY’VE BEEN ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY TO COME HERE. WE JUST SPOKE WITH THE SALVATION ARMY NOT TOO LONG AGO. THEY ARE ONE OF THE MANY PARTNERS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT TO ASSIST LMPD AND TO ASSIST FAMILIES HERE TO PROVIDE SNACKS, WATER AND REALLY COMFORT DURING THIS VERY TRAGIC TIME AS THEY TRY TO GET ANSWERS ABOUT WHERE THEIR LOVED 1ST MAY BE AND HOW THEY ARE DOING. AND JUST AS THEY ARE WORKING HARD HERE TO HELP FAMILIES, MANY TRAVELERS WE CAUGHT UP WITH WHEN WE WERE AT THE AIRPORT EARLIER AS WELL ARE WORKING TO NOW GET HOME. MANY WERE STRANDED SITTING ON THE TARMAC FOR MANY HOURS AND DID NOT GET OUT OF LOUISVILLE TONIGHT AS ORIGINALLY PLANNED, AND WE SPOKE TO GROUPS FROM BOTH ORLANDO AND BOSTON TONIGHT WHO WERE JUST TRYING TO FIND THEIR WAY HOME, BUT SAY THEY WERE ON THE PLANE WHEN THEY SAW ALL OF THESE FLAMES. THE PASSENGER IN FRONT OF US. YEAH, BECAUSE THEY KEPT ON SAYING, HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD OFF. AND THEN WE SAID, WHAT’S ALL THAT SMOKE? YOU KNOW, AND WE NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING IN THE SKY. WE COULD SEE IT THROUGH OUR WINDOWS OF THE PLANE. AND THEN SOMEONE POSTED IT FROM ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON INSTAGRAM. SO WE SAW IT. IT WAS PRETTY. YEAH, WE SAW IT ONLINE. PEOPLE STARTED CHECKING THEIR PHONES. SO THAT THERE IS A GROUP YOU JUST HEARD THEY WERE TRYING TO GET BACK TO BOSTON TONIGHT, SO THEY’LL BE STAYING HERE ANOTHER NIGHT IN LOUISVILLE. WE’RE NOT SURE WHEN FLIGHTS WILL BE GETTING BACK UP AT THE LOUISVILLE AIRPORT AT THIS POINT. BUT AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OR SOMEBODY THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH, THIS IS THE PLACE LMPD THEIR TRAINING ACADEMY. THIS IS THE REUNIFICATION CENTER WHERE THEY WANT FAMILIES TO COME. AMERICAN RED CROSS WILL BE HERE. VICTIM SERVICES IS HERE AS WELL AS CHAPLAINS ARE HERE TO PROVIDE COMFORT DURING THIS VERY DIFFICULT TIME. FOR NOW, WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU, RICK. ALL RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH, MADISON. EARLIER THIS EVENING, WE SPOKE TO A UPS EMPLOYEE WHO SAYS THAT SHE WITNESSED THE MOMENT TRAGEDY STRUCK. I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM MY DAD ASKING ME, WAS I OKAY? AND I LITERALLY HAD JUST WALKED IN THE HOUSE FROM WORK. AND I JUST ALL OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WAS JUST CALLING ME, ASKING ME IF I WAS OKAY. THEY TOLD ME ABOUT IT AND I JUST STARTED CALLING MY. EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEES AND STUFF AND JUST MAKE SURE THEY WAS OKAY AND STUFF. BUT AND THEN THAT’S WHEN I CAME OVER TO, YOU KNOW, SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS TOLD FROM MY GROUP THAT IT WAS ONE OF OUR PLANES. I’M SOME SOME ARE SAYING IT’S SPIRIT. I’M NOT FOR SURE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I MEAN, I JUST A LITTLE SHAKY BECAUSE I DON’T KNOW HOW TOMORROW’S GOING TO GO. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO GO TO WORK TOMORROW. YOU GOT TO THINK ABOUT PLANES FALLING OUT THE SKY, BEING IN THE BUILDING. AND I DON’T KNOW, IT’S A LITTLE SCARY FOR ME AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, UPS WORLDPORT HAS HALTED ALL OPERATIONS AS FIRST RESPONDERS CONTINUE INVESTIGATING THE CRASH. NEXT DAY. AIR SUPPORT HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELED AND NO EMPLOYEES WILL NEED TO REPORT TO WORK TONIGHT. IN A STATEMENT, THE COMPANY SAID THEY’RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE NTSB A
Fiery Kentucky plane crash leaves at least 9 dead, trail of destruction
A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded Tuesday while taking off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least nine people and injuring numerous others. At least 16 people are still missing.The plane crashed about 5:15 p.m. as it was departing for Honolulu from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Video showed flames on the plane’s left wing and a trail of smoke. The plane then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in a huge fireball. Video also revealed portions of a building’s shredded roof next to the end of the runway. The death toll had risen to at least nine on Wednesday morning, and four of those killed were not on the plane, officials said.Among 11 people who were hurt, some had “very significant” injuries, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said, adding he expects the death toll to increase. “Anybody who has seen the images, the video, knows how violent this crash is,” he said. Sister station WLKY reports that at least two people are in critical condition and at least eight have non-life-threatening injuries. There are at least two others missing from a nearby auto shop.UPS’s largest package handling facility is located in Louisville, and the company announced on Tuesday night that it had halted package sorting at the center, without specifying when it would resume. The hub employs thousands of workers, has 300 daily flights and sorts more than 400,000 packages an hour.The governor said a business, Kentucky Petroleum Recycling, appeared to be “hit pretty directly,” and a nearby auto parts operation was also affected.Beshear said he didn’t know the status of the three crew members aboard the plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 made in 1991. Because of the long trip, it was fully fueled, leading to the large fire. It spread easily to nearby facilities, like a large recycling center.UPS said the National Transportation Safety Board is in charge of the investigation and will be the primary source of information about the official investigation. WARNING: Video below shows the fiery crash. Viewer discretion advised.A video taken by Leirim Rodríguez shows several massive balls of flames exploding into the sky in a row, followed by large billowing clouds of black smoke. Rodriguez told the AP she and her husband just happened to be in the area at the time of the explosion.Destyn Mitchell said she was working as a host at an Outback restaurant, about a 15-minute drive from the crash, when she heard a “very loud boom.” About 20 people were in the restaurant.”The mood in the restaurant was very shaken up,” Mitchell said. “Everyone is really concerned. People who just sat down to eat got up and left in under 30 minutes and packed up their food because they wanted to hurry up and get home.”The Associated Press contributed to this story.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded Tuesday while taking off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least nine people and injuring numerous others. At least 16 people are still missing.
The plane crashed about 5:15 p.m. as it was departing for Honolulu from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Video showed flames on the plane’s left wing and a trail of smoke. The plane then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in a huge fireball. Video also revealed portions of a building’s shredded roof next to the end of the runway.
The death toll had risen to at least nine on Wednesday morning, and four of those killed were not on the plane, officials said.
Among 11 people who were hurt, some had “very significant” injuries, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said, adding he expects the death toll to increase.
“Anybody who has seen the images, the video, knows how violent this crash is,” he said.
Sister station WLKY reports that at least two people are in critical condition and at least eight have non-life-threatening injuries. There are at least two others missing from a nearby auto shop.
UPS’s largest package handling facility is located in Louisville, and the company announced on Tuesday night that it had halted package sorting at the center, without specifying when it would resume. The hub employs thousands of workers, has 300 daily flights and sorts more than 400,000 packages an hour.
The governor said a business, Kentucky Petroleum Recycling, appeared to be “hit pretty directly,” and a nearby auto parts operation was also affected.
Beshear said he didn’t know the status of the three crew members aboard the plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 made in 1991.
Because of the long trip, it was fully fueled, leading to the large fire. It spread easily to nearby facilities, like a large recycling center.
UPS said the National Transportation Safety Board is in charge of the investigation and will be the primary source of information about the official investigation.
WARNING: Video below shows the fiery crash. Viewer discretion advised.
A video taken by Leirim Rodríguez shows several massive balls of flames exploding into the sky in a row, followed by large billowing clouds of black smoke. Rodriguez told the AP she and her husband just happened to be in the area at the time of the explosion.
Destyn Mitchell said she was working as a host at an Outback restaurant, about a 15-minute drive from the crash, when she heard a “very loud boom.” About 20 people were in the restaurant.
“The mood in the restaurant was very shaken up,” Mitchell said. “Everyone is really concerned. People who just sat down to eat got up and left in under 30 minutes and packed up their food because they wanted to hurry up and get home.”
A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded Tuesday while taking off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least seven people and injuring numerous others.Watch aerial footage of the initial scene in the video player above.The plane crashed about 5:15 p.m. as it was departing for Honolulu from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Video showed flames on the plane’s left wing and a trail of smoke. The plane then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in a huge fireball. Video also revealed portions of a building’s shredded roof next to the end of the runway. The death toll had risen to at least seven Tuesday night, and four of those killed were not on the plane, officials said.Among 11 people who were hurt, some had “very significant” injuries, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said.“Anybody who has seen the images, the video, knows how violent this crash is,” he said. Sister station WLKY reports that at least two people are in critical condition and at least eight have non-life-threatening injuries. There are at least two others missing from a nearby auto shop.The governor said a business, Kentucky Petroleum Recycling, appeared to be “hit pretty directly,” and a nearby auto parts operation was also affected.Beshear said he didn’t know the status of the three crew members aboard the plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 made in 1991. Because of the long trip, it was fully fueled, leading to the large fire. It spread easily to nearby facilities, like a large recycling center.UPS said the National Transportation Safety Board is in charge of the investigation and will be the primary source of information about the official investigation. According to the FAA National Airspace Status System, the Louisville airport will be closed until 7 a.m. ET Wednesday.“We don’t know how long it’s going to take to render that scene safe,” said Louisville Police Chief Paul Humphrey.WARNING: Video below shows the fiery crash. Viewer discretion advised.A video taken by Leirim Rodríguez shows several massive balls of flames exploding into the sky in a row, followed by large billowing clouds of black smoke. Rodriguez told the AP she and her husband just happened to be in the area at the time of the explosion.Destyn Mitchell said she was working as a host at an Outback restaurant, about a 15-minute drive from the crash, when she heard a “very loud boom.” About 20 people were in the restaurant.“The mood in the restaurant was very shaken up,” Mitchell said. “Everyone is really concerned. People who just sat down to eat got up and left in under 30 minutes and packed up their food because they wanted to hurry up and get home.” The Associated Press contributed to this story.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded Tuesday while taking off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least seven people and injuring numerous others.
Watch aerial footage of the initial scene in the video player above.
The plane crashed about 5:15 p.m. as it was departing for Honolulu from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Video showed flames on the plane’s left wing and a trail of smoke. The plane then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in a huge fireball. Video also revealed portions of a building’s shredded roof next to the end of the runway.
The death toll had risen to at least seven Tuesday night, and four of those killed were not on the plane, officials said.
Among 11 people who were hurt, some had “very significant” injuries, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said.
“Anybody who has seen the images, the video, knows how violent this crash is,” he said.
Sister station WLKY reports that at least two people are in critical condition and at least eight have non-life-threatening injuries. There are at least two others missing from a nearby auto shop.
The governor said a business, Kentucky Petroleum Recycling, appeared to be “hit pretty directly,” and a nearby auto parts operation was also affected.
Beshear said he didn’t know the status of the three crew members aboard the plane, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 made in 1991.
Because of the long trip, it was fully fueled, leading to the large fire. It spread easily to nearby facilities, like a large recycling center.
UPS said the National Transportation Safety Board is in charge of the investigation and will be the primary source of information about the official investigation.
According to the FAA National Airspace Status System, the Louisville airport will be closed until 7 a.m. ET Wednesday.
“We don’t know how long it’s going to take to render that scene safe,” said Louisville Police Chief Paul Humphrey.
WARNING: Video below shows the fiery crash. Viewer discretion advised.
A video taken by Leirim Rodríguez shows several massive balls of flames exploding into the sky in a row, followed by large billowing clouds of black smoke. Rodriguez told the AP she and her husband just happened to be in the area at the time of the explosion.
Destyn Mitchell said she was working as a host at an Outback restaurant, about a 15-minute drive from the crash, when she heard a “very loud boom.” About 20 people were in the restaurant.
“The mood in the restaurant was very shaken up,” Mitchell said. “Everyone is really concerned. People who just sat down to eat got up and left in under 30 minutes and packed up their food because they wanted to hurry up and get home.”
1 injured in crash that caused 2 cars to catch fire on Business 80 in Sacramento
ALL RIGHT, JACKIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WANT TO GET SOME BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. LIVECOPTER3 IS OVER BUSINESS 80 IN N STREET, WHERE WE HAVE A PRETTY BAD CRASH CAUSING A MAJOR BACKUP. THIS IS NORTHBOUND BUSINESS 80 CLOSE TO N STREET, AND THE CALL CAME IN AT ABOUT 422. WE UNDERSTAND THREE VEHICLES ARE INVOLVED. TWO CARS AND ALSO AN SUV, AND WE KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE 1 OR 2 OF THOSE CARS THEN ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. AND SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THREE LANES BLOCKED. SO ANYBODY HEADED NORTHBOUND IS GOING TO BE CAUGHT UP IN THIS. BUT YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT OF THAT ONE VEHICLE. THE OF YOUR SCREEN. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE’S FRONT END DAMAGE. AND THEN WE HAVE THAT VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OF IT. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT POSSIBLY HAD SOME SORT OF DAMAGE THERE IN THE BACK. AND SO BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES LOOKS LIKE STARTED A FIRE. THERE’S A THIRD VEHICLE IN THERE SOMEWHERE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS. ACCORDING TO CHP COMMUNICATIONS PAGE. BUT THE CHP IS NOW EXPECTING THESE LANES TO BE BLOCKED FOR SOME TIME, AND THAT THEY’RE EXPECTING SOME DELAYS. SO THIS IS AN AREA TO AVOID RIGHT NOW. NORTHBOUND BUSINESS 80 NEAR END STREET.
1 injured in crash that caused 2 cars to catch fire on Business 80 in Sacramento
Two cars caught fire on the Business 80 highway in Sacramento after a crash on Tuesday afternoon. One person was taken to the hospital after the crash, according to the California Highway PatrolLive Copter 3 flew over the scene around 4:30 p.m. Crews could be seen extinguishing the fire, located near N Street on northbound Business 80. Three vehicles were involved in the crash, CHP said. Traffic in the area was was temporarily delayed due to the incident, but the roads have since been cleared. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
Two cars caught fire on the Business 80 highway in Sacramento after a crash on Tuesday afternoon. One person was taken to the hospital after the crash, according to the California Highway Patrol
Live Copter 3 flew over the scene around 4:30 p.m. Crews could be seen extinguishing the fire, located near N Street on northbound Business 80.
Three vehicles were involved in the crash, CHP said. Traffic in the area was was temporarily delayed due to the incident, but the roads have since been cleared.
The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office.The administration’s newest emergency appeal to the high court was filed a month and a half after a federal appeals court in Washington held that the official, Shira Perlmutter, could not be unilaterally fired.Nearly four weeks ago, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit refused to reconsider that ruling.The case is the latest that relates to Trump’s authority to install his own people at the head of federal agencies. The Supreme Court has largely allowed Trump to fire officials, even as court challenges proceed.But this case concerns an office that is within the Library of Congress. Perlmutter is the register of copyrights and also advises Congress on copyright issues.Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in his filing Monday that despite the ties to Congress, the register “wields executive power” in regulating copyrights.Perlmutter claims Trump fired her in May because he disapproved of advice she gave to Congress in a report related to artificial intelligence. Perlmutter had received an email from the White House notifying her that “your position as the Register of Copyrights and Director at the U.S. Copyright Office is terminated effective immediately,” her office said.A divided appellate panel ruled that Perlmutter could keep her job while the case moves forward.”The Executive’s alleged blatant interference with the work of a Legislative Branch official, as she performs statutorily authorized duties to advise Congress, strikes us as a violation of the separation of powers that is significantly different in kind and in degree from the cases that have come before,” Judge Florence Pan wrote for the appeals court. Judge Michelle Childs joined the opinion. Democratic President Joe Biden appointed both judges to the appeals court.Judge Justin Walker, a Trump appointee, wrote in dissent that Perlmutter “exercises executive power in a host of ways.”Perlmutter’s attorneys have argued that she is a renowned copyright expert. She has served as register of copyrights since then-Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden appointed her to the job in October 2020.Trump appointed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to replace Hayden at the Library of Congress. The White House fired Hayden amid criticism from conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.
WASHINGTON —
The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office.
The administration’s newest emergency appeal to the high court was filed a month and a half after a federal appeals court in Washington held that the official, Shira Perlmutter, could not be unilaterally fired.
Nearly four weeks ago, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit refused to reconsider that ruling.
The case is the latest that relates to Trump’s authority to install his own people at the head of federal agencies. The Supreme Court has largely allowed Trump to fire officials, even as court challenges proceed.
But this case concerns an office that is within the Library of Congress. Perlmutter is the register of copyrights and also advises Congress on copyright issues.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote in his filing Monday that despite the ties to Congress, the register “wields executive power” in regulating copyrights.
Perlmutter claims Trump fired her in May because he disapproved of advice she gave to Congress in a report related to artificial intelligence. Perlmutter had received an email from the White House notifying her that “your position as the Register of Copyrights and Director at the U.S. Copyright Office is terminated effective immediately,” her office said.
A divided appellate panel ruled that Perlmutter could keep her job while the case moves forward.
“The Executive’s alleged blatant interference with the work of a Legislative Branch official, as she performs statutorily authorized duties to advise Congress, strikes us as a violation of the separation of powers that is significantly different in kind and in degree from the cases that have come before,” Judge Florence Pan wrote for the appeals court. Judge Michelle Childs joined the opinion. Democratic President Joe Biden appointed both judges to the appeals court.
Judge Justin Walker, a Trump appointee, wrote in dissent that Perlmutter “exercises executive power in a host of ways.”
Perlmutter’s attorneys have argued that she is a renowned copyright expert. She has served as register of copyrights since then-Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden appointed her to the job in October 2020.
Trump appointed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to replace Hayden at the Library of Congress. The White House fired Hayden amid criticism from conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda.
A dramatic scene unfolded at the Santa Cruz Wharf over the weekend when a vehicle went off the edge of the pier and into the water, sparking a frantic rescue effort that ended with authorities recovering a body and a dog.
Witnesses reported seeing the vehicle break through the wooden railing at 9:44 a.m. Sunday. When firefighters arrived, they found the damaged section about two-thirds away from the start of the wharf.
Visibility was limited and the surf was high — waves were about 12 feet — making it difficult to immediately find the vehicle, officials said.
After about 10 minutes, the vehicle was spotted resting on its roof in about 30 feet of water, said Santa Cruz Fire Department Battalion Chief Josh Coleman at a news conference Sunday.
“The victim was brought out of a vehicle, upside down, at the bottom of the ocean floor, with significant swelling, in 33 minutes,” Coleman said.
The victim was pronounced dead at a local hospital. A dog was also pulled from the water and survived, officials said.
The emergency response included 13 lifeguards, two jet skis and two boats.
Emergency divers remained in the water for an hour to search the water in case there were any additional passengers in the vehicle, but none were found, authorities said.
Authorities did not provide any detail about a potential cause for the incident or estimate on how fast the vehicle was traveling before it went off the edge of the wharf. The incident remains under investigation by the Santa Cruz Police Department.
The firestorms that broke out in January ravaged two distinctly different stretches of Los Angeles County: one with grand views of the Pacific Ocean, the other nestled against the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
But so far, a push from congressional Republicans to investigate the Jan. 7 firestorm and response has been focused almost exclusively on the Palisades fire, which broke out in L.A.’s Pacific Palisades and went on to burn parts of Malibu and surrounding areas.
In a letter to City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, two U.S. senators this week intensified that investigation, saying they want an enormous trove of documents on Los Angeles Fire Department staffing, wildfire preparations, the city’s water supply and many other topics surrounding the devastating blaze.
U.S. Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) asked for records related to several issues raised during and after the Palisades fire, including an empty reservoir and the failure to fully extinguish a previous fire that was later identified as the cause.
In contrast, the letter only briefly mentions the Eaton fire, which broke out in the unincorporated community of Altadena and spread to parts of Pasadena. That emergency was plagued by delayed evacuation alerts, deployment issues and allegations that electrical equipment operated by Southern California Edison sparked the blaze.
Both fires incinerated thousands of homes. Twelve people died in the Palisades fire. In the Eaton fire, all but one of the 19 who died were found in west Altadena, where evacuation alerts came hours after flames and smoke were threatening the area.
Scott and Johnson gave Harris-Dawson a deadline of Nov. 3 to produce records on several topics specific to the city of L.A.: “diversity, equity and inclusion” hiring policies at the city’s Fire Department; the Department of Water and Power’s oversight of its reservoirs; and the removal of Fire Chief Kristin Crowley by Mayor Karen Bass earlier this year.
Officials in Los Angeles County said they have not received such a letter dealing with either the Palisades fire or the Eaton fire.
A spokesperson for Johnson referred questions about the letter to Scott’s office. An aide to Scott told The Times this week that the investigation remains focused on the Palisades fire but could still expand. Some Eaton fire records were requested, the spokesperson said, because “they’re often inextricable in public reports.”
The senators — who both sit on the Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs — opened the probe after meeting with reality TV star Spencer Pratt, who lost a home in the Palisades fire and quickly became an outspoken critic of the city’s response to the fire and subsequent rebuilding efforts. At the time, the senators called the Palisades fire “an unacceptable failure of government to protect the lives and property of its citizens.”
The investigation was initially billed as a look at the city’s emergency preparations, including the lack of water in a nearby reservoir and in neighborhood fire hydrants the night of the fire. The Times first reported that the Santa Ynez Reservoir, located in Pacific Palisades, had been closed for repairs for nearly a year.
The letter to Harris-Dawson seeks records relating to the reservoir as well as those dealing with “wildfire preparation, suppression, and response … including but not limited to the response to the Palisades and Lachman fires.”
Officials have said the Lachman fire, intentionally set Jan. 1, reignited six days later to become the Palisades fire. A suspect was recently arrested on suspicion of arson in the Lachman fire. Now, the senators are raising concerns about why that fire wasn’t properly contained.
The sweeping records request also seeks communications sent to and from each of the 15 council members and or their staff that mention the Palisades and Eaton fires. At this point, it’s unclear whether the city would have a substantial number of documents on the Eaton fire, given its location outside city limits.
Harris-Dawson did not provide comment. But Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, who serves on the council’s public safety committee, made clear that he thinks the senators are confused by Southern California’s geography — and the distinctions between city and county jurisdictions.
“MAGA Republicans couldn’t even look at a map before launching into this ridiculous investigation,” he said. “DEI did not cause the fires, and these senators should take their witch hunts elsewhere,” he said in a statement.
Officials in L.A. County, who have confronted their own hard questions about botched evacuation alerts and poor resource deployment during the Eaton fire, said they had not received any letters from the senators about either fire.
Neither Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger — who currently serves as board chair — nor Supervisor Lindsey Horvath had received such a document request, according to their aides. Barger represents Altadena, while Horvath’s district includes Pacific Palisades, Malibu and unincorporated communities affected by the Palisades fire.
Monday’s letter also seeks records “referring or relating to any reports or investigations of arson, burglary, theft, or looting” in fire-affected areas, as well as the arrest of Jonathan Rinderknecht, the Palisades fire arson suspect. It also seeks documents on the council’s efforts to “dismantle systemic racism” — and whether such efforts affected the DWP or the Fire Department.
Alberto Retana, president and chief executive of Community Coalition, a nonprofit group based in Harris-Dawson’s district, said he too views the inquiry from the two senators as a witch hunt — one that’s targeting L.A. city elected officials while ignoring Southern California Edison.
“There’s been reports that Edison was responsible for the Eaton fire, but there’s [nothing] that shows any concern about that,” he said.
Residents in Altadena have previously voiced concerns about what they viewed as disparities in the Trump administration’s response to the two fires. The Palisades fire tore through the mostly wealthy neighborhoods of Pacific Palisades and Malibu — home to celebrities who have since kept the recovery in the spotlight. Meanwhile, many of Altadena’s Black and working-class residents say their communities have been left behind.
In both areas, however, there has been growing concern that now-barren lots will be swiftly purchased by wealthy outside investors, including those who are based outside of the United States.
Scott, in a news release issued this week, said the congressional investigation will also examine whether Chinese companies are “taking advantage” of the fire recovery. The Times has not been able to independently verify such claims.
BACK TO YOU, ERIN. THANK YOU. JUST INTO THE KCRA THREE NEWSROOM, STOCKTON POLICE SAY A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A CAR CRASH. THIS HAPPENED NEAR PACIFIC AVENUE IN NORTH BANK COURT AROUND 1230 THIS MORNING. OFFICERS SAY THAT TWO VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. ONE DRIVER, A 25 YEAR OLD MAN, THE OTHER A 42 YEAR OLD WOMAN. THEY WERE BOTH TREATED AT THE SCENE. THE WOMAN HAD A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY IN THE CAR WITH HER. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CON
Child critically injured, 2 adults hurt after overnight Stockton crash, police say
A child is in critical condition, and two adults were injured after an overnight Stockton crash, officials said Tuesday. Officers went to Pacific Avenue and Northbank Court around 12:31 a.m. for a report of a vehicle collision, the Stockton Police Department said. There, they found two vehicles.Inside one was a 25-year-old man, police said. The other vehicle had a 42-year-old woman and a boy who is about 5 years old.Police said the boy was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition. The two drivers were treated at the scene.Investigators are now looking into the cause of the crash. Details were not released on whether DUI or speeding were factors.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
STOCKTON, Calif. —
A child is in critical condition, and two adults were injured after an overnight Stockton crash, officials said Tuesday.
Officers went to Pacific Avenue and Northbank Court around 12:31 a.m. for a report of a vehicle collision, the Stockton Police Department said. There, they found two vehicles.
Inside one was a 25-year-old man, police said. The other vehicle had a 42-year-old woman and a boy who is about 5 years old.
Police said the boy was taken to a hospital and is in critical condition. The two drivers were treated at the scene.
Investigators are now looking into the cause of the crash. Details were not released on whether DUI or speeding were factors.
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Thirteen people were arrested late Friday night during an operation in West Hollywood’s Rainbow District, but the presence of unmarked vehicles and recent immigration raids in the area sparked concerns of a possible ICE raid.
On Sunday, Los Angeles County Sheriff officials confirmed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents did not take part in the arrests.
Multiple social media posts late Friday night warned of ICE agents in the Rainbow District, particularly at the renowned gay bar The Abbey.
Posts on Instagram, TikTok and X warned people about ICE in the area. One video circulating online showed people cursing at law enforcement officers inside an unmarked white van, hitting the vehicle as it drove away. A sheriff’s patrol car could be seen following behind the van.
One person posted a video that showed security guards inside The Abbey closing its doors and windows as uniformed deputies walked the street outside. A separate post showed another bar that displayed on a screen, “ICE is at The Abbey!”
On Sunday, officials confirmed it was not federal agents conducting immigration enforcement but local law enforcement officers.
Officials said the Friday night operation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was in response to multiple reports of pickpocketing, drug sales and other criminal activity in the area.
Sheriff officials did not immediately respond to questions on what charges were related to the arrests.
The activity, said Deputy Alejandra Parra, may have been occurring at some of the establishments in the area or by unpermitted street vendors.
For decades, rolling blackouts and urgent calls for energy conservation were part of life in California — a reluctant summer ritual almost as reliable as the heat waves that drove them. But the state has undergone a quiet shift in recent years, and the California Independent System Operator hasn’t issued a single one of those emergency pleas, known as Flex Alerts, since 2022.
Experts and officials say the Golden State has reached a turning point, reflecting years of investment in making its electrical grid stronger, cleaner and more dependable. Much of that is new battery energy storage, which captures and stores electricity for later use.
In fact, batteries have been transformative for California, state officials say. In late afternoon, when the sun stops hitting solar panels and people are home using electricity, batteries now push stored solar energy onto the grid.
California has invested heavily in the technology, helping it mature and get cheaper in recent years. Battery storage in the state has grown more than 3,000% in six years — from 500 megawatts in 2020 to more than 15,700 megawatts today.
“There is no question that the battery fleet that has grown rapidly since 2020, along with the state’s expanding portfolio of other supply and demand-side resources, has been a real game changer for reliability during summer periods of peak demand,” said Elliot Mainzer, CAISO’s president and chief executive.
It was only five years ago that a record-shattering heat wave pushed the grid to its limit and plunged much of the state into darkness. In the wake of that event, California’s energy leaders vowed to take action to make the grid more resilient.
Since then, CAISO has overseen a massive build-out of new energy and storage resources, including more than 26,000 megawatts of new capacity overall, which has also helped make the grid more stable, Mainzer said. The state hasn’t seen rolling blackouts since 2020.
“Extreme weather events, wildfires and other emergencies can pose reliability challenges for any bulk electric system,” he said. “But the CAISO battery fleet, along with the additional capacity and close coordination with state and regional partners, have provided an indisputable benefit to reliability.”
Solar panels and battery storage units at the Eland Solar and Storage Center in the Mojave Desert of Kern County on Nov. 25, 2024.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Already, batteries have enabled the grid to operate with dramatic decreases in the use of planet-warming fossil fuels. Now they’re becoming a more cost-effective and reliable replacement for aging gas-fired power plants, according to Maia Leroy, founder of the California energy consulting firm Lumenergy LLC and co-author of a recent report on the rise of battery storage over gas generation in California.
“Historically, Flex Alerts have always come through in summertime when it’s super hot and everyone is cranking their AC,” Leroy said. “But also in the summertime, we’re seeing that gas plants underperform because combustion doesn’t work well with ambient heat. So when we’re able to shift that need from having to use gas plants to something more stable, dispatchable and flexible like battery storage, then we’re able to meet that demand in the summer without having to rely on those underperforming gas plants.”
Battery energy storage is not without challenges, however. Lithium-ion batteries — the most common type used for energy storage — typically have about four to six hours of capacity. It’s enough to support the grid during peak hours as the sun sets, but can still leave some gaps to be filled by natural gas.
Nikhil Kumar, program director with the energy policy nonprofit GridLab, said the technology already exists for longer-duration batteries, including through different chemistries such as iron-air batteries, which release energy through oxidation, and flow batteries, which store energy in liquid chemicals that flow through a reactor.
Those batteries are not yet as mature and can be more expensive and larger than their lithium-ion counterparts, Kumar said. But a recent GridLab report indicates that equation is changing, with the average cost of a new gas plant often on par with four-hour lithium-ion batteries and only slightly less expensive than longer-duration battery technologies.
“Batteries are going to get cheaper,” Kumar said. “Gas isn’t.”
The battery storage shift is occurring as the Trump administration takes steps to stifle solar and other forms of renewable energy in favor of fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal. At the end of September, the administration announced that it would open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal mining and provide $625 million to recommission or modernize coal-fired powered plants, which officials said would help strengthen the economy, protect jobs and advance American energy.
During an hourlong news conference on the initiative, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum described wind and solar energy as intermittent sources that are “literally dependent on the weather” — but neither he nor any other official mentioned the growth of battery storage that has made those sources more reliable and more promising.
It’s not a partisan issue. ERCOT, which operates Texas’s electrical grid, has more than 14,000 megawatts of batteries online, a nearly threefold increase from early 2023. California and Texas are constantly trading places as the top state for battery storage.
Battery storage units at the Eland Solar and Storage Center in the Mojave Desert of Kern County on Nov. 25, 2024.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
But Trump has made moves to support the production of batteries in the U.S. Currently, about three-quarters of the world’s batteries are made in China, and Trump’s tariffs — including a proposed 100% tariff on China — have been good for at least one Sacramento-based battery manufacturer, Sparkz.
“The administration wants critical material manufacturing to happen in the U.S.,” said Sanjiv Malhotra, founder and chief executive. “They basically are very much in favor of domestic manufacturing of batteries.”
Sparkz is making lithium-iron batteries that don’t use nickel and cobalt — a composition that has long been an industry darling but that depends on imported metals. Instead, their lithium-iron-phosphate batteries have a supply chain that is entirely based in the U.S., which means they can take advantage of federal tax credits that favor the production of clean energy components made mostly of domestic parts, Malhotra said. The company’s clients include data centers and utilities.
Malhotra added that California has done an excellent job “beefing up” the grid’s storage capacity in the last few years. He said batteries are a major reason why the state hasn’t seen a Flex Alert since 2022.
“The numbers basically tell the story that it was all because of, essentially, energy storage,” he said.
There is still work to do. While the state’s grid has seen improvements, it is more than a century old and was built primarily for gas plants. Experts and officials agree that it needs additional substantial upgrades and reforms to meet current energy demands and goals.
Permitting is also a hurdle, as California typically requires lengthy environmental review for new projects. The state, sometimes controversially, is now speeding review, and recently approved a massive solar and battery storage farm, the Darden Clean Energy Project in Fresno County, through a new fast-track permitting program. It will make enough electricity to power 850,000 homes for four hours, according to the California Energy Commission.
Safety remains a considerable concern. In January, a fire tore through one of the world’s largest battery storage facilities in Moss Landing, Monterey County. The facility housed around 100,000 lithium-ion batteries, which are exceptionally dangerous when ignited because they burn extremely hot and cannot be extinguished with water, which can trigger a violent chemical reaction. The blaze emitted dangerous levels of nickel, cobalt and manganese that were measured within miles of the site.
“When you’re dealing with large technologies in general, there’s always going to be some kind of danger,” said Leroy, of Lumenergy. “This points to the big need for diversifying the technologies that we use.”
Other forms of energy, such as oil and coal, also pose considerable health and safety risks including the emission of air pollution — soot, mercury, nitrogen dioxide and carbon dioxide contributing to climate change.
California is in the process of eliminating coal power and expects to be completely coal-free by November. And while natural gas still makes up a large piece of the state’s portfolio, renewables represented nearly 60% of California’s in-state electricity generation in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The numbers continue to trend upward. In the first six months of this year, CAISO’s grid was powered by 100% clean energy for an average of almost seven hours each day.
“We have literally just demonstrated that California is able to run with super clean resources, with backups from natural gas,” said Kumar, of GridLab. “And it works. We don’t have Flex Alerts.”
Dozens of stolen, unvoted ballots for the special election on Proposition 50 were found in a Sacramento County homeless encampment on Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office. Sgt. Amar Gandhi, a spokesperson for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies were in the area of Elder Creek and Mayhew roads to clean up a camp in the area when they found 99 ballots and other election-related materials among a large amount of other mail.”Obviously saw the urgency, grabbed all those items first, got the ballots and stuff returned to the voter registration,” Gandhi said.He said deputies secured the ballots and election mail and returned them to the Sacramento County Department of Voter Registration and Elections. He confirmed to KCRA 3 that the ballots were voided.”They won’t count for anything,” Gandhi said.The county’s Department of Voter Registration and Elections stated that new ballots will be sent to affected voters on Thursday.The sheriff’s office said the camp was vacant when deputies arrived, and no arrests have been made in connection with the stolen ballots. Investigators are now working to identify those responsible for the theft.”It’s a big deal and it’s an undertaking. So, this is something that will work in conjunction with the post office as well,” Gandhi said. “It’s going to take a lot of backtracking.”Any California voter who has not received their ballot is urged to contact their county elections office to have their ballot reissued.Gandhi said the goal is to protect the integrity of every vote.”Whether it’s mail-in or some other method, make sure you’re taking the steps to track it and making sure your vote counts,” he said.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. —
Dozens of stolen, unvoted ballots for the special election on Proposition 50 were found in a Sacramento County homeless encampment on Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office.
Sgt. Amar Gandhi, a spokesperson for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies were in the area of Elder Creek and Mayhew roads to clean up a camp in the area when they found 99 ballots and other election-related materials among a large amount of other mail.
“Obviously saw the urgency, grabbed all those items first, got the ballots and stuff returned to the voter registration,” Gandhi said.
He said deputies secured the ballots and election mail and returned them to the Sacramento County Department of Voter Registration and Elections.
He confirmed to KCRA 3 that the ballots were voided.
“They won’t count for anything,” Gandhi said.
The county’s Department of Voter Registration and Elections stated that new ballots will be sent to affected voters on Thursday.
The sheriff’s office said the camp was vacant when deputies arrived, and no arrests have been made in connection with the stolen ballots. Investigators are now working to identify those responsible for the theft.
“It’s a big deal and it’s an undertaking. So, this is something that will work in conjunction with the post office as well,” Gandhi said. “It’s going to take a lot of backtracking.”
Any California voter who has not received their ballot is urged to contact their county elections office to have their ballot reissued.
Gandhi said the goal is to protect the integrity of every vote.
“Whether it’s mail-in or some other method, make sure you’re taking the steps to track it and making sure your vote counts,” he said.
An Elk Grove high school teacher was arrested on Wednesday, accused of having an illegal sexual relationship with a minor student that began a decade ago. The Elk Grove Police Department said David Collins, 38, was arrested after former students reported sexual offense allegations to the Elk Grove Unified School District. Collins is a teacher at Laguna Creek High School. A staff list on the school’s website shows he teaches science.The police department said once the allegations were made, Collins was placed on administrative leave. Elk Grove police said detectives found that sometime between 2015 and 2018, Collins was engaged in a sexual relationship with the minor victim, who was a student at the time. Officials said investigators served a search warrant at Collins’ Sacramento home on Wednesday morning, and Collins was taken into custody. He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail for oral copulation with a person under 18 years old and penetration by a foreign object with a victim under 18 years old. Collins is being held without bail. He is set to appear in court on Friday.In a letter shared with parents, the school district said Collins had not been on campus this school year. The district declined to share any additional comment with KCRA 3 due to the active investigation. Anyone with information about the investigation is urged to contact the Elk Grove Police Department at 916-478-8112.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
ELK GROVE, Calif. —
An Elk Grove high school teacher was arrested on Wednesday, accused of having an illegal sexual relationship with a minor student that began a decade ago.
The Elk Grove Police Department said David Collins, 38, was arrested after former students reported sexual offense allegations to the Elk Grove Unified School District. Collins is a teacher at Laguna Creek High School. A staff list on the school’s website shows he teaches science.
The police department said once the allegations were made, Collins was placed on administrative leave.
Elk Grove police said detectives found that sometime between 2015 and 2018, Collins was engaged in a sexual relationship with the minor victim, who was a student at the time.
Officials said investigators served a search warrant at Collins’ Sacramento home on Wednesday morning, and Collins was taken into custody. He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail for oral copulation with a person under 18 years old and penetration by a foreign object with a victim under 18 years old.
Collins is being held without bail. He is set to appear in court on Friday.
In a letter shared with parents, the school district said Collins had not been on campus this school year.
The district declined to share any additional comment with KCRA 3 due to the active investigation.
Anyone with information about the investigation is urged to contact the Elk Grove Police Department at 916-478-8112.
OR HOW HE CONTRACTED THE VIRUS. THIS MOSQUITO BORNE DISEASE WAS FIRST DETECTED IN CALIFORNIA IN 2003. IT’S NOW ROUTINELY DETECTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. DOCTORS WARN THAT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF SYMPTOMS OF SERIOUS INFECTION LIKE A FEVER, SEVERE HEADACHES, STIFF NECK, DISORIENTATION OR CONFUSION. THEY SAY THE BEST WAY TO PREVENT GETTING WEST NILE VIRUS IS TO AVOID BEING BITTEN BY MOSQUITOES. DUMP OUT ANY STANDING WATER, AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AT PEAK TIMES, AND PROTECT YOURSELF WHEN YOU’RE OUTDOORS. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING AND APPLY EPA REGISTERED INSECT REPELLENT. AND FINALLY, OFFICIALS ASK THAT IF YOU FIND A DEAD BIRD, ESPECIALLY A CROW, JAY, MAGPIE, RAVEN, SPARROW, FINCH, OR HAWK, YOU SHOULD FILE A REPORT ONLINE.
San Joaquin County reports first human West Nile virus case of the year
Doctors warn that symptoms of serious infection include fever, severe headaches, stiff neck, disorientation, or confusion.
San Joaquin County officials have confirmed their first human case of West Nile virus this year. The case involved an older man, though no further details about his condition or how he contracted the virus have been released.Earlier this month, Placer County health officials said a Roseville man became the first person to die from West Nile Virus in that county this year. This mosquito-borne disease was first detected in California in 2003 and is now routinely found throughout the state. Doctors warn that symptoms of serious infection include fever, severe headaches, stiff neck, disorientation, or confusion.The best way to prevent West Nile virus is to avoid mosquito bites. Officials recommend dumping out any standing water, avoiding outdoor activity at peak times, wearing appropriate clothing, and applying EPA-registered insect repellent when outdoors.Officials also ask that if you find a dead bird, especially a crow, jay, magpie, raven, sparrow, finch, or hawk, you file a report online at westnile.ca.gov.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, Calif. —
San Joaquin County officials have confirmed their first human case of West Nile virus this year.
The case involved an older man, though no further details about his condition or how he contracted the virus have been released.
This mosquito-borne disease was first detected in California in 2003 and is now routinely found throughout the state. Doctors warn that symptoms of serious infection include fever, severe headaches, stiff neck, disorientation, or confusion.
The best way to prevent West Nile virus is to avoid mosquito bites. Officials recommend dumping out any standing water, avoiding outdoor activity at peak times, wearing appropriate clothing, and applying EPA-registered insect repellent when outdoors.
Officials also ask that if you find a dead bird, especially a crow, jay, magpie, raven, sparrow, finch, or hawk, you file a report online at westnile.ca.gov.
A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say.The shooting occurred early Sunday at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island, officials said. A large crowd was at the scene when sheriff’s deputies arrived and found several people suffering from gunshot wounds.“Multiple victims and witnesses ran to the nearby businesses and properties seeking shelter from the gun shots,” the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on the social media platform X.“This is a tragic and difficult incident for everyone. We ask for your patience as we continue to investigate this incident. Our thoughts are with all of the victims and their loved ones,” the statement said.Four people were found dead at the scene, and at least 20 other people were injured. Among the injured, four were in critical condition at area hospitals.The victims’ identities were not released.“COMPLETELY HEARTBROKEN to learn about the devastating shooting in Beaufort County,” U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace posted on X. “Our prayers are with the victims, their families, and everyone impacted by this horrific act of violence.”St. Helena Island is considered the largest Gullah community on the South Carolina coast. An estimated 5,000 or more people living there are descended from slaves who worked rice plantations in the area before they were freed by the Civil War.Smaller enclaves of Gullah, referred to as Geechee in some areas, are scattered along the Southeast coast from North Carolina to Florida. Scholars say separation from the mainland caused the Gullah to retain much of their African heritage, including a unique dialect and skills such as cast-net fishing and basket weaving.
BEAUFORT, S.C. —
A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say.
The shooting occurred early Sunday at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island, officials said. A large crowd was at the scene when sheriff’s deputies arrived and found several people suffering from gunshot wounds.
“Multiple victims and witnesses ran to the nearby businesses and properties seeking shelter from the gun shots,” the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on the social media platform X.
“This is a tragic and difficult incident for everyone. We ask for your patience as we continue to investigate this incident. Our thoughts are with all of the victims and their loved ones,” the statement said.
Four people were found dead at the scene, and at least 20 other people were injured. Among the injured, four were in critical condition at area hospitals.
The victims’ identities were not released.
“COMPLETELY HEARTBROKEN to learn about the devastating shooting in Beaufort County,” U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace posted on X. “Our prayers are with the victims, their families, and everyone impacted by this horrific act of violence.”
St. Helena Island is considered the largest Gullah community on the South Carolina coast. An estimated 5,000 or more people living there are descended from slaves who worked rice plantations in the area before they were freed by the Civil War.
Smaller enclaves of Gullah, referred to as Geechee in some areas, are scattered along the Southeast coast from North Carolina to Florida. Scholars say separation from the mainland caused the Gullah to retain much of their African heritage, including a unique dialect and skills such as cast-net fishing and basket weaving.
A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say.The shooting occurred early Sunday at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island, officials said. A large crowd was at the scene when sheriff’s deputies arrived and found several people suffering from gunshot wounds.“Multiple victims and witnesses ran to the nearby businesses and properties seeking shelter from the gun shots,” the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on the social media platform X.“This is a tragic and difficult incident for everyone. We ask for your patience as we continue to investigate this incident. Our thoughts are with all of the victims and their loved ones,” the statement said.Four people were found dead at the scene, and at least 20 other people were injured. Among the injured, four were in critical condition at area hospitals.The victims’ identities were not released.“COMPLETELY HEARTBROKEN to learn about the devastating shooting in Beaufort County,” U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace posted on X. “Our prayers are with the victims, their families, and everyone impacted by this horrific act of violence.”
BEAUFORT, S.C. —
A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say.
The shooting occurred early Sunday at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island, officials said. A large crowd was at the scene when sheriff’s deputies arrived and found several people suffering from gunshot wounds.
“Multiple victims and witnesses ran to the nearby businesses and properties seeking shelter from the gun shots,” the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on the social media platform X.
“This is a tragic and difficult incident for everyone. We ask for your patience as we continue to investigate this incident. Our thoughts are with all of the victims and their loved ones,” the statement said.
Four people were found dead at the scene, and at least 20 other people were injured. Among the injured, four were in critical condition at area hospitals.
The victims’ identities were not released.
“COMPLETELY HEARTBROKEN to learn about the devastating shooting in Beaufort County,” U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace posted on X. “Our prayers are with the victims, their families, and everyone impacted by this horrific act of violence.”
Two state police officers in Pennsylvania pursuing a vehicle were shot Wednesday in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who was killed, authorities said.The troopers were airlifted by a medical helicopter to WellSpan York Hospital to be treated, according to investigators. They are in critical and serious condition, Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement.Officials have not yet released the names of the injured troopers. They were responding to a theft call at a sporting goods store. Several suspects had fled in a vehicle, the statement said. The troopers saw the vehicle and there was a pursuit.Spike strips stopped the vehicle. Two women came out and were taken into custody, the statement said.A man in the vehicle “began shooting at troopers, striking two of them,” the statement said. “Troopers returned fire, fatally wounding the male.”Gov. Josh Shapiro said he and his wife, Lori, were praying for the officers and asked others to join them.“Pennsylvania’s law enforcement officers are the very best of us — running towards danger every day to keep our communities safe,” Shapiro said in a post on the social platform X.The shooting took place in southern Franklin County, which is about 85 miles northwest of Baltimore.
GREENCASTLE, Pa. —
Two state police officers in Pennsylvania pursuing a vehicle were shot Wednesday in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who was killed, authorities said.
The troopers were airlifted by a medical helicopter to WellSpan York Hospital to be treated, according to investigators. They are in critical and serious condition, Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement.
Officials have not yet released the names of the injured troopers.
They were responding to a theft call at a sporting goods store. Several suspects had fled in a vehicle, the statement said. The troopers saw the vehicle and there was a pursuit.
Spike strips stopped the vehicle. Two women came out and were taken into custody, the statement said.
A man in the vehicle “began shooting at troopers, striking two of them,” the statement said. “Troopers returned fire, fatally wounding the male.”
Gov. Josh Shapiro said he and his wife, Lori, were praying for the officers and asked others to join them.
“Pennsylvania’s law enforcement officers are the very best of us — running towards danger every day to keep our communities safe,” Shapiro said in a post on the social platform X.
The shooting took place in southern Franklin County, which is about 85 miles northwest of Baltimore.
Three people were shot early Sunday morning in midtown Sacramento at The Lock & Key, officials said. Officers went to J Street near 27th Street around 12:45 a.m. for a report of a shooting, the Sacramento Police Department said. Upon arrival, three people were found with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. They were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.KCRA 3 spoke with a mother of one of the victims. She said her daughter was shot in the leg during her 28th birthday celebration inside the lounge. The mother explained that her daughter and son-in-law told her about a fight that broke out between two men inside the club.No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting. The investigation is still ongoing. KCRA 3 reached out to the Lock & Key for more information was unsuccessful.This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.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 | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Three people were shot early Sunday morning in midtown Sacramento at The Lock & Key, officials said.
Officers went to J Street near 27th Street around 12:45 a.m. for a report of a shooting, the Sacramento Police Department said. Upon arrival, three people were found with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. They were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
KCRA 3 spoke with a mother of one of the victims. She said her daughter was shot in the leg during her 28th birthday celebration inside the lounge.
The mother explained that her daughter and son-in-law told her about a fight that broke out between two men inside the club.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting. The investigation is still ongoing.
KCRA 3 reached out to the Lock & Key for more information was unsuccessful.
This story was curated by Hearst’s KCRA Alert Desk.
See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at kcra.com/upload.
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.
I hope that everybody recognizes now that there is *** hybrid war, and one day it’s Poland, the other day it’s Denmark, and next week it will probably be somewhere else that we see sabotage or we see drones flying or we see. Yeah you can you can there are many different kinds of episodes, so I see this from *** European perspective. There is only one country that are willing to threat us, and it is Russia, and therefore we need *** very strong answer back.
At least 5 dead in large-scale nighttime Russian strike on Ukraine
At least five civilians died after Russia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs at Ukraine overnight into Sunday, in a major attack that officials there said targeted civilian infrastructure.Moscow sent over 50 ballistic missiles and around 500 drones into nine regions across Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday morning.Four people died in a combined drone and missile strike on Lviv, according to regional officials and Ukraine’s emergency service. The historic western city is often seen as a haven from the fighting and destruction further east. At least four more people sustained injuries, the emergency service said. The strike left two districts without power and public transport suspended for a few hours early Sunday, Mayor Andriy Sadovyi reported. He added that a business complex on the outskirts of Lviv was on fire following the strike. In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, a nighttime aerial assault killed a civilian woman and wounded nine other people, including a 16-year-old girl, regional Gov. Ivan Fedorov reported. He said Russia attacked with drones and guided aerial bombs. Fedorov said the strike destroyed residential buildings and left some 73,000 households in Zaporizhzhia and surrounding areas without power.
At least five civilians died after Russia launched drones, missiles and guided aerial bombs at Ukraine overnight into Sunday, in a major attack that officials there said targeted civilian infrastructure.
Moscow sent over 50 ballistic missiles and around 500 drones into nine regions across Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday morning.
Four people died in a combined drone and missile strike on Lviv, according to regional officials and Ukraine’s emergency service. The historic western city is often seen as a haven from the fighting and destruction further east. At least four more people sustained injuries, the emergency service said.
The strike left two districts without power and public transport suspended for a few hours early Sunday, Mayor Andriy Sadovyi reported. He added that a business complex on the outskirts of Lviv was on fire following the strike.
In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, a nighttime aerial assault killed a civilian woman and wounded nine other people, including a 16-year-old girl, regional Gov. Ivan Fedorov reported. He said Russia attacked with drones and guided aerial bombs.
Fedorov said the strike destroyed residential buildings and left some 73,000 households in Zaporizhzhia and surrounding areas without power.
Israel’s army said Saturday that it would advance preparations for the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza and return all the remaining hostages, after Hamas said it accepted parts of the deal while others still needed to be negotiated.Related video above: President Trump announces ceasefire proposal to end Gaza conflictThe army said it was instructed by Israel’s leaders to “advance readiness” for the implementation of the plan. An official who was not authorized to speak to the media on the record said that Israel has moved to a defensive-only position in Gaza and will not actively strike. The official said no forces have been removed from the strip.This announcement came hours after Trump ordered Israel to stop bombing Gaza once Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan. Trump welcomed the Hamas statement, saying: “I believe they are ready for a lasting PEACE.”Trump appears keen to deliver on pledges to end the war and return dozens of hostages ahead of the second anniversary of the attack on Tuesday. His proposal unveiled earlier this week has widespread international support and was also endorsed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.On Friday, Netanyahu’s office said Israel was committed to ending the war that began when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, without addressing potential gaps with the militant group. Netanyahu has come under increasing pressure from the international community and Trump to end the conflict. The official told the AP that Netanyahu put out the rare late-night statement on the sabbath, saying that Israel has started to prepare for Trump’s plan due to pressure from the U.S. administration.The official also said that a negotiating team was getting ready to travel, but there was no date specified.A senior Egyptian official says talks are underway for the release of hostages, as well as hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention. The official, who is involved in the ceasefire negotiations, also said Arab mediators are preparing for a comprehensive dialogue among Palestinians. The talks are aimed at unifying the Palestinian position towards Gaza’s future.On Saturday, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the second most powerful militant group in Gaza, said it accepted Hamas’ response to the Trump plan. The group had previously rejected the proposal days earlier.Also on Saturday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said that the death toll in the nearly two-year Israel-Hamas war has topped 67,000 Palestinians. The death toll jumped after the ministry said it added more than 700 names to the list whose data had been verified.Gaza’s Health Ministry does not say how many were civilians or combatants. It says women and children make up around half of the dead. The ministry is part of the Hamas-run government, and the U.N. and many independent experts consider its figures to be the most reliable estimate of wartime casualties.Progress, but uncertainty aheadYet, despite the momentum, a lot of questions remain.Under the plan, Hamas would release the remaining 48 hostages — around 20 of them believed to be alive — within three days. It would also give up power and disarm.In return, Israel would halt its offensive and withdraw from much of the territory, release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and allow an influx of humanitarian aid and eventual reconstruction.Hamas said it was willing to release the hostages and hand over power to other Palestinians, but that other aspects of the plan require further consultations among Palestinians. Its official statement also didn’t address the issue of Hamas demilitarizing, a key part of the deal.Amir Avivi, a retired Israeli general and chairman of Israel’s Defense and Security Forum, said while Israel can afford to stop firing for a few days in Gaza so the hostages can be released, it will resume its offensive if Hamas doesn’t lay down its arms.Others say that while Hamas suggests a willingness to negotiate, its position fundamentally remains unchanged.This “yes, but” rhetoric “simply repackages old demands in softer language,” said Oded Ailam, a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs. The gap between appearance and action is as wide as ever and the rhetorical shift serves more as a smokescreen than a signal of true movement toward resolution, he said.Unclear what it means for Palestinians suffering in GazaThe next steps are also unclear for Palestinians in Gaza who are trying to piece together what it means in practical terms.Israeli troops are still laying siege to Gaza City, which is the focus of its latest offensive. On Saturday, Israel’s army warned Palestinians against trying to return to the city, calling it a “dangerous combat zone.”Experts determined that Gaza City had slid into famine shortly before Israel launched its major offensive there aimed at occupying it. An estimated 400,000 people have fled the city in recent weeks, but hundreds of thousands more have stayed behind.Families of the hostages are also cautious about being hopeful.There are concerns from all sides, said Yehuda Cohen, whose son Nimrod is held in Gaza. Hamas and Netanyahu could sabotage the deal or Trump could lose interest, he said. Still, he says, if it’s going to happen, it will be because of Trump.”We’re putting our trust in Trump, because he’s the only one who’s doing it. … And we want to see him with us until the last step,” he said.Magdy reported from Cairo.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) —
Israel’s army said Saturday that it would advance preparations for the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza and return all the remaining hostages, after Hamas said it accepted parts of the deal while others still needed to be negotiated.
Related video above: President Trump announces ceasefire proposal to end Gaza conflict
The army said it was instructed by Israel’s leaders to “advance readiness” for the implementation of the plan. An official who was not authorized to speak to the media on the record said that Israel has moved to a defensive-only position in Gaza and will not actively strike. The official said no forces have been removed from the strip.
This announcement came hours after Trump ordered Israel to stop bombing Gaza once Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan. Trump welcomed the Hamas statement, saying: “I believe they are ready for a lasting PEACE.”
Trump appears keen to deliver on pledges to end the war and return dozens of hostages ahead of the second anniversary of the attack on Tuesday. His proposal unveiled earlier this week has widespread international support and was also endorsed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
On Friday, Netanyahu’s office said Israel was committed to ending the war that began when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, without addressing potential gaps with the militant group. Netanyahu has come under increasing pressure from the international community and Trump to end the conflict. The official told the AP that Netanyahu put out the rare late-night statement on the sabbath, saying that Israel has started to prepare for Trump’s plan due to pressure from the U.S. administration.
The official also said that a negotiating team was getting ready to travel, but there was no date specified.
A senior Egyptian official says talks are underway for the release of hostages, as well as hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention. The official, who is involved in the ceasefire negotiations, also said Arab mediators are preparing for a comprehensive dialogue among Palestinians. The talks are aimed at unifying the Palestinian position towards Gaza’s future.
Abdel Kareem Hana
Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli army strike, outside Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
On Saturday, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the second most powerful militant group in Gaza, said it accepted Hamas’ response to the Trump plan. The group had previously rejected the proposal days earlier.
Also on Saturday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said that the death toll in the nearly two-year Israel-Hamas war has topped 67,000 Palestinians. The death toll jumped after the ministry said it added more than 700 names to the list whose data had been verified.
Gaza’s Health Ministry does not say how many were civilians or combatants. It says women and children make up around half of the dead. The ministry is part of the Hamas-run government, and the U.N. and many independent experts consider its figures to be the most reliable estimate of wartime casualties.
Progress, but uncertainty ahead
Yet, despite the momentum, a lot of questions remain.
Under the plan, Hamas would release the remaining 48 hostages — around 20 of them believed to be alive — within three days. It would also give up power and disarm.
In return, Israel would halt its offensive and withdraw from much of the territory, release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and allow an influx of humanitarian aid and eventual reconstruction.
Hamas said it was willing to release the hostages and hand over power to other Palestinians, but that other aspects of the plan require further consultations among Palestinians. Its official statement also didn’t address the issue of Hamas demilitarizing, a key part of the deal.
Ohad Zwigenberg
People look at photos of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, in Jerusalem, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. A Hebrew sign reads, “don’t forget us.”
Amir Avivi, a retired Israeli general and chairman of Israel’s Defense and Security Forum, said while Israel can afford to stop firing for a few days in Gaza so the hostages can be released, it will resume its offensive if Hamas doesn’t lay down its arms.
Others say that while Hamas suggests a willingness to negotiate, its position fundamentally remains unchanged.
This “yes, but” rhetoric “simply repackages old demands in softer language,” said Oded Ailam, a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs. The gap between appearance and action is as wide as ever and the rhetorical shift serves more as a smokescreen than a signal of true movement toward resolution, he said.
Unclear what it means for Palestinians suffering in Gaza
The next steps are also unclear for Palestinians in Gaza who are trying to piece together what it means in practical terms.
Israeli troops are still laying siege to Gaza City, which is the focus of its latest offensive. On Saturday, Israel’s army warned Palestinians against trying to return to the city, calling it a “dangerous combat zone.”
Experts determined that Gaza City had slid into famine shortly before Israel launched its major offensive there aimed at occupying it. An estimated 400,000 people have fled the city in recent weeks, but hundreds of thousands more have stayed behind.
Families of the hostages are also cautious about being hopeful.
There are concerns from all sides, said Yehuda Cohen, whose son Nimrod is held in Gaza. Hamas and Netanyahu could sabotage the deal or Trump could lose interest, he said. Still, he says, if it’s going to happen, it will be because of Trump.
“We’re putting our trust in Trump, because he’s the only one who’s doing it. … And we want to see him with us until the last step,” he said.
HIM ON MURDER CHARGES UNTIL TODAY. AND STOCKTON POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT THEY CALL A SUSPICIOUS DEATH. POLICE SAY THAT BODY WAS FOUND IN A HOME ON NORTH MADISON STREET NEAR WEST FREMONT STREET, AT AROUND FOUR THIS AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY SHE WAS A WOMAN IN HER MID 20S.
Stockton police investigate suspicious death after woman found dead in welfare check
Officers are conducting a suspicious death investigation after a woman was found dead during a welfare check, according to the Stockton Police Department.Officers responded to the welfare check just after 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of North Madison Street. Stockton police said one woman in her 20s was found unresponsive inside a residence. Medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. Officials have not shared additional details about the circumstances surrounding the investigation, and the woman has not yet been identified.This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
STOCKTON, Calif. —
Officers are conducting a suspicious death investigation after a woman was found dead during a welfare check, according to the Stockton Police Department.
Officers responded to the welfare check just after 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of North Madison Street.
Stockton police said one woman in her 20s was found unresponsive inside a residence. Medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene.
Officials have not shared additional details about the circumstances surrounding the investigation, and the woman has not yet been identified.
This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.
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