Lee Anne Denyer

4 days ago | kcra.com | Lee Anne Denyer

INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN SACRAMENTO. BAGS, BOXES, PACKAGES AND PARCELS FULL OF FOOD WILL SOON BE WITH FAMILIES IN NEED RIGHT HERE IN OUR REGION. WHEN THE POWER OF THE COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER, IT REALLY ADDS UP AND CAN MAKE A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFERENCE FOR THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HUNGER. THIS IS STAMP OUT HUNGER. ONLY THE NATIONWIDE FOOD DRIVE IS PUT ON EACH YEAR BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS, AS LETTER CARRIERS, WE’RE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK WE DO.

5 days ago | kcra.com | Lee Anne Denyer

Caltrans cleared a large encampment earlier this week, which it said posed serious safety risks to the highway system. The camp was located on Winters Street near Interstate 80 in the city of Sacramento. Following the removal, a city spokesperson told KCRA 3 that only five of the approximately 50 people living in the camp accepted temporary housing despite outreach, availability of shelter beds and other resources. KCRA 3 went searching for an explanation as to why.

1 week ago | kcra.com | Lee Anne Denyer

Dozens of people living near Interstate 80 at Winters Street were swept from their encampment Tuesday morning. According to a Sacramento city spokesperson, the “compliance activity” was a multi-jurisdictional effort led by Caltrans and the critical infrastructure near the encampment on Caltrans, private and Union Pacific property.

1 week ago | kcra.com | Lee Anne Denyer

A Sacramento Superior Court judge sentenced a man to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday afternoon after he was found guilty of fatally shooting a man and targeting him because of his race. During sentencing, Judge Maryanne Gilliard called the actions of the convicted man, Joseph Demarco, "reprehensible" and an illustration of "the worst of humanity." She asked him numerous times throughout the proceedings if he wanted to speak to the family, to apologize for his actions.

1 week ago | kcra.com | Lee Anne Denyer

COMMUTE, WHICH IS GREAT NEWS. IT IS THE ANNUAL BIG DAY OF GIVING DAY TODAY. IT’S UNDERWAY IN THIS 24 HOUR FUNDRAISER IS REALLY A CRITICAL PUSH FOR MANY OF OUR NONPROFITS IN THIS IN THIS AREA. YEAH, THIS YEAR IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL TIME BECAUSE SOME NONPROFITS ARE FACING CUTS TO THEIR FEDERAL FUNDING. KCRA 3’S LEE ANNE DENYER IS LIVE WITH HOW THE DONATIONS ARE GOING SO FAR. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE TEAM JUST CELEBRATED A PRETTY EXCITING MILESTONE AND YOU CAN SEE IT FOR YOURSELF. THEY JUST PASSED $9 MILLION.