Ali Wolf
FOX40 News
Sacramento, CA, United States
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‘Wake-Up Call:’ Student’s Murder Shines Spotlight on Ride-Sharing Safety
Ali Wolf will have a full report on this story tonight on FOX40 News at 10. SACRAMENTO -- Surveillance video captured the final moments Samantha Josephson was seen alive after a night out with friends. The University of South Carolina student stood alone on a curb and entered what she thought was her Uber. → Read More
Retired Officer Stops Package Thieves, Supports New Bill That Proposes Harsher Punishments for Porch Pirates
ELK GROVE -- With the rise of online shopping, we've seen a huge spike in criminals swiping packages from people's doorsteps. One state lawmaker wants to create stiffer penalties for such people. → Read More
Sacramento Man Gets Visit from FBI Agents after Impassioned Speech at City Council Meeting
Ali Wolf will have a full report on this story tonight on FOX40 News at 10. SACRAMENTO -- Cell phone video captured the moments the FBI showed up to a Sacramento man's home Monday afternoon. Kevin Boltz was prepared and used his cell phone to start streaming the encounter live. → Read More
Bridal Party from Sacramento Stranded after Being Denied Flight to Mexico
SACRAMENTO -- A planned bachelorette party weekend in Mexico turned into a mess for a bridal party from Sacramento on Thursday. When the group landed in Phoenix for their connecting flight, an American Airlines employee told the group that the bride's mother couldn't board the next plane because she looked drunk. → Read More
California Attorney General Becerra Announces No Charges in Stephon Clark Investigation
SACRAMENTO -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has announced that the state justice department will not file criminal charges in the fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark. Becerra made the announcement late Tuesday morning at the California Department of Justice. → Read More
In Clark Case, Activists Turn Attention to AG Becerra
SACRAMENTO -- Upset by District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert's decision to not file criminal charges against the officers who killed Stephon Clark, activists are now turning their attention to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra. → Read More
WATCH: Rev. Kevin Ross Speaks about Healing after DA’s Announcement
Rev. Kevin Ross with Unity of Sacramento spoke with FOX40's Ali Wolf about what the community can do to move forward and heal after the district attorney said no carges would be filed against the officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark. → Read More
UC Davis Professor’s Anti-Police Comments Resurface Following Officer’s Death
DAVIS -- Just over a month after a young Davis police officer was shot and killed on the job, a University of California, Davis professor was under fire for comments he made in the past about killing officers. → Read More
DNA Helps Uncover Suspect Behind 1970s South Lake Tahoe Murder Cases
Ali Wolf has this story tonight on FOX40 News at 10. PLACERVILLE -- Answers are surfacing four decades after two brutal killings in South Lake Tahoe. Carol Andersen was only 16 when she was found dead. The Zephyr Cove high school student was last seen leaving a party. → Read More
Bill Would Create New Lanes on I-5, Highway 99 — With No Speed Limits
SACRAMENTO -- For years, the state has been looking for a faster, easier way to travel between northern and southern California. Sen. John Moorlach, R-Costa Mesa, has proposed new legislation to do just that. "We thought let’s go ahead and have four lanes in the middle of the right of way, and let’s offer the opportunity to have no speed limit,” Moorlach said. → Read More
Joseph DeAngelo’s Pending Divorce Could Impact East Area Rapist Trial
CITRUS HEIGHTS -- Accused of 13 murders and 50 rapes, suspected East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo has been behind bars in Sacramento for nearly 10 months. As he awaits what's expected to be the largest trial in California history, he's facing a different legal issue. → Read More
Sacramento Neighbors Raise Money for Police K-9s after Suspects Found Hiding in Their Yards
SACRAMENTO COUNTY -- A shooting and high-speed police chase were followed by a dramatic manhunt in a residential Sacramento County neighborhood. Around two months ago, Sacramento K-9 Reno sniffed out the suspect in a backyard in Arden Park. → Read More
Missing Man Found Dead Along Snowy Trail near Nevada City
NEVADA COUNTY -- After three days of searching for their missing loved one, family and friends were mourning his loss after he was found dead on a snowy trail just east of Nevada City. They say Joshua Nordyke was a loving man who enjoyed creating music and writing poetry. → Read More
Downtown Sacramento Businesswoman Offers Storefront to Homeless Woman
DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO -- A Sacramento businesswoman has been trying to help the homeless downtown by opening her storefront to one woman living on the streets. Homelessness in Sacramento has been an issue many local businesses are well aware of. → Read More
First Wave of Electric Scooters Coming to Sacramento Streets on Friday
Ali Wolf will have more on this story tonight at 10 p.m. on FOX40 News. OAK PARK -- A new form of transportation is coming to Sacramento streets this week. On Friday, the first wave of 100 electric scooters will be available to rent at Jump Bike racks in Sacramento and West Sacramento. → Read More
How Quick Thinking Saved Hundreds of Lives during Camp Fire
PARADISE -- As the Camp Fire approached Paradise, many were stuck in gridlock, unable to escape. But some found cover in an unlikely place thanks to a split second decision by firefighters who helped nearly 200 people take shelter in a vacant strip mall. On the morning of November 8, Cal Fire engineer Calin Moldovan learned about the fire through a text from his captain in Magalia. → Read More
Sac State Students Say SF Gallery Booted Them Over Pro-Life Signs
SACRAMENTO -- Some Sacramento State students feel discriminated against after they say a San Francisco art gallery kicked them out for their beliefs. Cell phone video captures tense moments between the group and an employee of the gallery. → Read More
Investigators Still Searching for Person who Brutally Murdered Oroville Grandmother
OROVILLE -- It's been nearly three months since an 86-year-old woman was found dead in her Oroville home. One of the last photographs of Greta Putnam was taken by her grandson, Ron Rhodes, just a few weeks before her death. The 86-year-old was loving life and she was healthy. → Read More
California Student’s Loved Ones Trying to Free Him from Tokyo Jail
SACRAMENTO -- A college student from Sacramento has been jailed in Japan for almost nine months. Leah Smith says her son, Julian Adame, was doing some traveling after studying abroad when he never showed up to a planned trip to Thailand to visit a friend. → Read More
Man Found Dead in McKinley Park Pond
EAST SACRAMENTO -- A death investigation was launched after a park volunteer found a body in the pond at McKinley Park Monday morning. East Sacramento’s popular park is typically filled with children playing, people exercising and ducks and geese in the pond. Judy McClaver goes to McKinley Park every day. → Read More