Andrés Valle

1 week ago | kcra.com | Andrés Valle

Sacramento is bracing for triple-digit heat just as the weekend kicks off with multiple outdoor events, leaving organizers implementing key safety measures to ensure attendees stay safe. Concerts in the Park, a popular summer event held at César Chávez Plaza, is prepared by providing free water, setting up cooling stations, and maintaining on-site medical staff. Event manager Amelia Chew told KCRA 3 that they're prepared to keep attendees safe.

1 week ago | kcra.com | Andrés Valle

The Sacramento Fire Department is grappling with staffing shortages that have left the department short as many as 23 firefighters daily. These shortages, fueled by retirements, vacations, sick leave, and injuries, are straining resources and leading to mandatory overtime for firefighters as well as operational “brownouts,” where engines are taken out of service due to insufficient staffing, according to the department. “We're very busy in the summer, so we're going to have overtime regardless.

1 week ago | kcra.com | Andrés Valle

PARKING LOTS AND THE STREETS INSIDE THE PARK. IT’S REALLY BAD WHEN YOU COME IN BY THE KIOSK OVER THERE, CRACKED AND BUMPY, JUST GENERALLY THE CONDITION OF THE THE ROADS NEED TO BE IMPROVED ON. I DON’T KNOW IF IT WAS A BUMPY RIDE IN FOR ME. THAT’S HOW THE ROADS AT ANCIL HOFFMAN PARK LOOK. AND KEN CASPERS WITH SACRAMENTO COUNTY SAY THEY’LL SOON BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE’RE RESURFACING THEM, RESTRIPING THEM, REPAVING THEM TO HELP US MEET FEDERAL AND STATE ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

1 week ago | kcra.com | Andrés Valle

A teenager is recovering after being shot in the leg near an apartment complex in the Arden-Arcade area, where investigators believe 30 to 40 rounds were fired Sunday afternoon. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office reported that the 17-year-old was shot at the apartment complex on Ethan Way. "We believe that he might have been the intended target of this shooting, but he is expected to survive. So that is good news," said Ambar Vicente Rivas with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.

2 weeks ago | kcra.com | Andrés Valle

The city of Sacramento is increasing street parking rates in an effort to address its $62 million budget deficit. The changes will affect pricing in a city-run tiered parking system.Rate adjustments will be based on signs at parking spots that designate specific time and price thresholds, as well as parking rates at five city-run parking garages.For some residents, the hike adds frustration to existing challenges. Sacramento resident Richelle Orlando shared her concerns.