I-5 toll lanes, hacked Sacramento Fire account. Top Bee stories on June 25

The Sacramento Bee covered a major freeway tolling decision, a hacking incident at a local agency and a popular news anchor’s departure on Thursday.

Here’s a quick look at what readers were following:

• Regional transportation agencies approved next steps for high-occupancy toll lanes on a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 5 from Highway 50 to Sacramento International Airport. The approvals allow the project to advance to its next phase. Several additional studies and approvals are required before construction is expected to begin in fall 2029, according to a CARTA presentation.

• Sacramento Fire Department officials confirmed the agency’s X account was hacked Thursday after a false post claimed a “mass casualty incident” near Levi’s Stadium, where a FIFA World Cup match between Paraguay and Australia was scheduled. Capt. Justin Sylvia said it was the second time the account had been hacked in two months. Authorities said the Paraguay vs. Australia match was expected to continue as planned.

• KCRA morning anchor and reporter Erin Heft is leaving Sacramento’s NBC affiliate for a new role in Dallas, the nation’s fourth-largest television market. Heft, who first joined KCRA as an intern in June 2018 and returned in June 2021, said the move brings her within about a two-hour drive of family.