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TIMELINE: 4 years after Stephon Clark’s police shooting death, a look back at what has since changed | March 18 will be the four-year mark since two Sacramento police officers shot and killed Stephon Clark. Read more here.
NOAA spring outlook: Drought conditions likely to worsen for NorCal in the coming months | Jon Gottschalk, a forecaster with the Climate Prediction Center, pointed to a lingering La Niña pattern as one of the contributors to the Southwest’s dry winter. Read more here.
Big new California reservoir on track for $2.2 billion federal loan | Once completed, the reservoir would hold about enough water to supply 3 million households for one year. Read more here.
Sacramento city educators, staff set strike date. Negotiations continue | Thursday’s decision to plan to strike starting on March 23 was announced at a rally in support of teachers and staff who feel the district is inadequately staffed. Read more here.
El Dorado Superior Court evicts Apple Bistro in Placerville | A restaurant known for going against the state’s COVID-19 health orders has been evicted. Read more here.
The Latest: Russian strikes hit outskirts of Ukrainian capital and Lviv | Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukrainian cities Friday, with new missile strikes and shelling on the edges of the capital Kyiv and the western city of Lviv, as world leaders pushed for an investigation of the Kremlin’s repeated attacks on civilian targets, including schools, hospitals and residential areas. Read more here.
Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID-19 shot | The request is broader than rival pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s request earlier this week for the regulator to approve a booster shot for all seniors. Read more here.
Biden to assess where Chinese president stands in Russian invasion during call | President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping are set to speak on Friday as the White House warns Beijing that providing military or economic assistance for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will trigger severe consequences from Washington and beyond. Read more here.
The world’s happiest countries for 2022 | There is a bit of good news for humanity: Benevolence is surging globally. Read more here.
How bad could a wave of the BA.2 omicron variant be for the US? Here’s the key indicator | The immune status of adults over the age of 65 will be a key indicator of how future variants will affect the U.S. because the risk of severe outcomes rises dramatically with age. Read more here.
Watch our Explore Outdoors Special | Looking for things to do in Northern California? KCRA 3’s Mike TeSelle each week profiles the history of sights across the Golden State for our Explore Outdoors series. Here’s a round-up of recommendations.
What’s on the Dying to Ask Podcast | Do you Venmo? Chances are your answer is ‘yes’ and there’s a decent chance you’re breaking the law. KCRA 3’s Deirdre Fitzpatrick talks to expert Jennifer Jolly about all things tech. How to listen here.
Meteorologist Melanie Hunter says it’s another quiet, comfortable start with temps mostly in the 40s and light wind. There will be increasing high clouds today but we’ll stay dry. Temps reach near 70 to the low 70s again. Showers arrive tomorrow morning and stay scattered throughout the day. Rain and snow totals will not be a lot, but enough for chain controls in the afternoon. Sunday we’re dry for the start of spring.
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