Police chief recounts arrest of serial murders, end of CA COVID state of emergency and cancellation of student debt
KCRA 3 brings together all the information you need to get a head start on your day. Here you’ll find what you missed overnight, what’s happening throughout the day, forecasts and how your journey is progressing. You can also watch our morning newscasts live from 4am to 10am here. WHAT HAPPENS IN NORCALStockton Police Chief Recounts Arrest of Suspected Serial Killer | Chief Stanley McFadden said Wesley Brownlee, 43, was driving a teal or green van when officers made a traffic stop around 2 a.m. near Village Green Drive and Winslow Way in Stockton on Saturday. Police are currently reviewing videos of the shootings they believe Brownlee is responsible for to see if that same vehicle was filmed at those crime scenes. Learn more here. Pedestrian fatalities account for more than 25% of all road deaths in California, officials say | According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, pedestrian fatalities account for 25.6% of all road fatalities in the state. Data from the agency’s 2020 data show that across the country, 6,516 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes, up nearly 4% from the previous year. To learn more, click here. NAACP Calls for Investigation into Video Showing Yuba City Students Acting Out at Slave Auction | The Sacramento branch of the NAACP is calling for an investigation after a video of students acting out at a slave auction surfaced at a high school in the city of Yuba. Learn more here. California’s COVID-19 state of emergency will end in February, Governor Newsom says | California’s COVID-19 state of emergency will end at the end of February, Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Monday. Newsom administration officials said Monday’s announcement was intended to give state and local governments and businesses across California time to prepare. Learn more here. WHAT’S ELSEWHEREBiden’s Student Debt Cancellation Application Site Opens | President Joe Biden officially launched the application process for his Student Debt Cancellation Program on Monday and announced that 8 million borrowers had already applied for loan relief during the federal government’s soft launch period over of the weekend. He encouraged the tens of millions of people eligible for potential aid to visit studentaid.gov. Read more here. Elon Musk Says SpaceX Withdrew Pentagon Request to Fund Starlink in Ukraine | SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Monday afternoon that the company’s request for funding from the Pentagon to start paying the bill for satellite internet services for Ukraine had been withdrawn. Read more here. Kevin Spacey gets partial rejection of Anthony Rapp’s claims | Kevin Spacey testified in a New York court on Monday that he never made a sexual pass at actor Anthony Rapp, who sued, claiming the Oscar-winning actor tried to take him to bed when he was 14 years old. calls Trump’s Secret Service bills ‘exorbitant’ | Donald Trump’s private company has arranged for the Secret Service to pay for rooms at its properties above government-approved rates at least 40 times during his presidency, including two charges of over $1,100 per night, according to documents released Monday by a congressional committee. Learn more here. TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOK Meteorologist Melanie Hunter says some cloud cover that pushed through overnight helped keep temperatures a bit warmer. We will maintain this cloud cover throughout the day, but temperatures will continue to rise. Temperatures will be in the mid 50s around 8am, hitting the mid 70s by lunchtime before peaking in the low 80s by 4pm. 30:00 a.m. to speak on topics related to oppressive heat and available solutions. App users, click here to see our interactive traffic map.)FIRE THREAT INDEXDOWNLOAD OUR APP FOR THE LATESTHere is where you can download our app.
KCRA 3 brings together all the information you need to get a head start on your day.
Here you’ll find what you missed overnight, what’s happening throughout the day, forecasts and how your journey is progressing.
You can also watch our morning newscasts live from 4am to 10am here.
WHAT HAPPENS AT NORCAL
Stockton police chief recounts arrest of suspected serial killer | Chief Stanley McFadden said Wesley Brownlee, 43, was driving a teal or green van when officers made a traffic stop around 2 a.m. near Village Green Drive and Winslow Way in Stockton on Saturday. Police are currently reviewing videos of the shootings they believe Brownlee is responsible for to see if that same vehicle was filmed at those crime scenes. Learn more here.
Pedestrian fatalities account for more than 25% of all road fatalities in California, officials say | According to the California Office of Traffic Safety, pedestrian fatalities account for 25.6% of all road fatalities in the state. Data from the agency’s 2020 data show that across the country, 6,516 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes, up nearly 4% from the previous year. Learn more here.
NAACP Calls for Investigation into Video Showing Yuba City Students Acting Out at Slave Auction | The Sacramento branch of the NAACP is calling for an investigation after a video of students acting out at a slave auction surfaced at a high school in the city of Yuba. Learn more here.
California’s COVID-19 state of emergency will end in February, Governor Newsom says | California’s COVID-19 state of emergency will end at the end of February, Governor Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Monday. Newsom administration officials said Monday’s announcement was intended to give state and local governments and businesses across California time to prepare. Learn more here.
WHAT HAPPENS ELSEWHERE
Biden’s Student Debt Cancellation Application Site Opens | President Joe Biden officially launched the application process for his Student Debt Cancellation Program on Monday and announced that 8 million borrowers had already applied for loan relief during the federal government’s soft launch period over of the weekend. He encouraged the tens of millions of people eligible for potential aid to visit studentaid.gov. Learn more here.
Elon Musk says SpaceX withdrew request to Pentagon to fund Starlink in Ukraine | SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Monday afternoon that the company’s request for funding from the Pentagon to start paying the bill for satellite internet services for Ukraine had been withdrawn. Learn more here.
Kevin Spacey gets partial rejection of Anthony Rapp’s claims | Kevin Spacey testified in a New York court on Monday that he never made a sexual pass at actor Anthony Rapp, who sued, claiming the Oscar-winning actor tried to take him to bed while he was 14 years old. Learn more here.
House panel calls Trump’s Secret Service bills ‘exorbitant’ | Donald Trump’s private company has arranged for the Secret Service to pay for rooms at its properties above government-approved rates at least 40 times during his presidency, including two charges of over $1,100 per night, according to documents released Monday by a congressional committee. Learn more here.
TODAY’S WEATHER OUTLOOK
Meteorologist Melanie Hunter says some cloud cover pushing through overnight helped keep temperatures a bit warmer. We will maintain this cloud cover throughout the day, but temperatures will continue to rise. Temperatures will be in the mid 50s around 8am, hitting the mid 70s by lunchtime before peaking in the low 80s by 4pm.
WHAT IS TODAY
- State agencies are hosting an Extreme Heat Symposium in California today from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to talk about topics related to extreme heat and available solutions.
- The man arrested in connection with the serial murders in Stockton, Wesley Brownlee, 43, is due for arraignment at 1.30pm today.
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