Katelyn Stark

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  • Southern California Man ID’d as Victim in Deadly Plane Crash

    TRUCKEE — The medical examiner has identified the passenger who died after a plane crashed in a meadow near Truckee Tuesday. Peter Jackson, 55, of West Hollywood, died after he was transported to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno. The pilot of the single-engine plane, 60-year-old Kenneth Whittall-Scherfee of Carmichael, died at the scene. A third man was in the plane at the time. He was critically injured and hospitalized. His condition as of Thursday has not been reported. Whittall-Scherfee took […]

  • Two Teens Admit to Starting 480-Acre Fire Along I-580

    ALAMEDA COUNTY — Two teenagers told Manteca police they were the ones responsible for the Grant Fire in Alameda County. The 480-acre fire closed down Interstate 580 on July 8, snarling traffic for hours. It was fully contained by the following morning. Cal Fire says the teens had put “safe and sane” fireworks in the exhaust pipe of a car. The use of any fireworks is illegal in unincorporated Alameda County. The boys called 911 but the fire quickly jumped […]

  • Body Found Floating in Sacramento River Along Old Sacramento

    OLD SACRAMENTO — A body was found floating in the Sacramento River Wednesday in Old Sacramento. Eddie McCauley with Sacramento Police Department reports around 11:40 a.m. a citizen flagged down a State Parks employee to let them know a body was in the river behind the State Railroad Museum. Investigators say the body did not appear to have any obvious signs of trauma. A coroner will continue the investigation. McCauley did not provide any additional details about the identity of […]

  • Suspect Turns Himself in After Woman Found Dead Near South Sacramento Intersection

    SOUTH SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says the person of interest in a woman’s homicide case has turned himself in as the suspect. Just after midnight July 8, a driver led CHP officers to his car at Stockton Boulevard and Florin Road, where Nedria Isaac, 45, was found unresponsive. Isaac had been shot at least once and was later pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators with the sheriff’s department say 33-year-old Joseph Sandoval was a person of interest […]

  • Dixon Woman’s Car Goes Airborne Before Fatal Crash on I-80

    DIXON — A woman died in a crash on Interstate 80 Tuesday in Dixon. The 64-year-old driver from Dixon was traveling northbound on Highway 113 when she started driving the wrong way as she approached the Interstate 80 offramp. Her Honda CR-V went up the dirt shoulder and was launched over I-80 eastbound. It went over the center divider and collided with the side of a Dodge Dart before rolling over several times. The CHP reports the woman died at […]

  • Officers Determine Cause of Amador County Irish Fire

    AMADOR COUNTY — Cal Fire reports their officers determined the cause of the Irish Fire, which was contained July 9. The 825-acre fire was sparked when a person was improperly using a grinder. The person responsible has been identified but charges have not been filed. In a span of four days, the fire forced the evacuation of an entire neighborhood and destroyed or damaged several outbuildings. Although no homes were destroyed, FOX40 spoke with a rancher whose cars, hay barn […]

  • Stockton Mother, Boyfriend Face Child Abuse Charges After Toddler Dies at Hospital

    Maria Flores, 26, and Roberto Alcantar, 27 (Credit: Stockton Police Department)STOCKTON — A woman and her boyfriend were arrested after a 2-year-old boy died Saturday at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton. The Stockton Police Department reports the toddler’s body showed signs of trauma, which is why they were called in to investigate. A search warrant was served at the boy’s home on Rosemarie Lane near Manchester Avenue. There, deputies arrested the boy’s 26-year-old mother, Maria Flores, and her boyfriend, Roberto […]

  • Police Impound 10 Cars from Illegal Saturday Night Sideshows in Sacramento County

    SACRAMENTO COUNTY — Several sideshows were tracked by law enforcement officials Saturday night in Sacramento County. Ten cars were impounded following the sideshows, where spectators and vehicles blocked traffic and caused safety concerns. A CHP airplane captured footage of the sideshows at the intersection of Amherst Street and Meadow View Road and along Sky Creek Drive in Sacramento, as well as North Loop Boulevard and Elverta Road in Antelope. Multiple cars gathering on Interstate 5 at Pocket Road blocked southbound […]

  • 2 Injured in Suspected DUI Crash on Elk Grove Boulevard

    ELK GROVE — Police detained a driver who crashed into a car on Elk Grove Boulevard Sunday, injuring two passengers. A person driving eastbound on Elk Grove Boulevard plowed into another car as it turned off of Adams Street, according to the Elk Grove Police Department. Two passengers in the car that was hit have been hospitalized. One of the passengers sustained life-threatening injuries. The driver who hit the car has been detained on suspicion of driving under the influence. The […]