Slick roads caused by rain storms leads to crashes across San Joaquin County
Months of no rain have created extra slippery roadways across San Joaquin County — a perfect recipe for spinouts and crashes.
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Carmela Karcher is an Emmy award-winning journalist who joined the CBS Sacramento news team in February 2025. As a Bay Area native, she is thrilled to be close to her hometown and reporting in Northern California.
Before Sacramento, she spent three years as the weekend anchor and reporter for NBC Palm Springs. There, she covered everything from the once-in-a-lifetime Tropical Storm Hilary that swept through the desert to the environmental impacts of the dwindling, nearby Colorado River. She also spent time as a multi-media journalist at KHSL/KNVN in Chico.
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