Nijzel Dotson

1 week ago | kcra.com | Nijzel Dotson

EVEN YOUR LOCAL PARK. THE YOUTH THEATER PROGRAM HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK PREPARING SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK AND HAPPENING THE NEXT FEW WEEKENDS. PARKS ALL ACROSS OUR REGION. WELL, IT’S FREE. THE ONLY QUESTION FOR YOU IS TO BE OR NOT TO BE IN ATTENDANCE. AND JOINING US IN STUDIO THIS MORNING, CO-DIRECTOR MICHAEL ANDERSON AND ACTRESS BRONWYN THOMAS. THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR HAVING US. AND MIKE, YOU JUST OUT DRESSING EVERYBODY THIS MORNING. SO EXPECTATIONS ARE NOW THROUGH THE ROOF.

1 week ago | kcra.com | Nijzel Dotson

A California prosecutor for the Department of Justice announced a Title IX investigation on Wednesday over the participation of transgender athletes in girls' sports. The announcement comes just a day after the state said it was changing its rules ahead of high school track and field championships in Clovis this weekend.

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Nijzel Dotson

Emergency crews are searching for a person who fell into the South Yuba River on Saturday night, according to the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District. Nevada County Fire said it responded to reports of a female who had fallen near the Highway 49 bridge around 8:33 p.m. A search and rescue operation began which included water crews and aerial surveillance with help from the California Highway Patrol.

1 week ago | kcra.com | Nijzel Dotson

BE THE WORST TIME TO HEAD HOME. RIGHT NOW, THE RIVERS ARE RUNNING FAST AND COLD, AND FIRST RESPONDERS IN NEVADA COUNTY IN PARTICULAR, ARE ISSUING A STERN WARNING. YEAH. IT’S SIMPLE. STAY OUT OF THE SOUTH YUBA ENTIRELY. KCRA 3’S LEE ANNE DENYER SHOWS US WHY THEY’RE SAYING THE WATERS THERE ARE SO DANGEROUS THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. FIRST RESPONDERS ARE EXPECTING AN INFLUX OF VISITORS. BUT THEY WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT THIS WATER IS TOO COLD AND TOO FAST TO SWIM IN JUST YET.

1 week ago | kcra.com | Nijzel Dotson

Body-worn camera footage from a shooting involving officers was released by the Sacramento Police Department on Saturday. On May 2, officers responded to the scene of a domestic violence report. A caller reported the suspect threw a knife at them, tried to molest them and stole their property, including their BB gun. When police arrived, the suspect, 37-year-old Johnny Balcorta ran and hid from officers for over an hour before being found near Matsui Park and confronted on Jibboom Street.