Fans gather for the DoCo Block Party as the Sacramento Kings host their annual Fan Fest and open practice on Oct. 20, 2024.
LEZLIE STERLING
Sacramento Bee file
A fast-moving dry wind event, a late-night freeway collision and the tipoff of a new NBA season are all shaping headlines across the Sacramento region this Wednesday. Here’s a quick rundown of what residents need to know.
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. expanded its planned wildfire-prevention shutoffs Wednesday morning, warning that about 88,000 customers in 29 California counties could lose power as early as Wednesday evening. The outages could begin after sundown and continue through Saturday afternoon, with Diablo winds, low humidity and dry vegetation driving the risk.Two California Highway Patrol officers were hospitalized and later released after a 22-year-old Sacramento man driving a Tesla struck their patrol vehicle on Interstate 80 in Fairfield around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday. Investigators had not determined whether the Tesla’s self-driving feature was activated. The officers had been investigating an earlier fatal crash in which a 19-year-old San Pablo man lost control of his 2007 Honda Civic and was struck by a Chevrolet Tahoe; all eastbound lanes reopened about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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