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• Armed Suspects Rob Riverbank Wells Fargo In Takeover-Style Robbery, Hit Bicyclist While Making Getaway

  16-10-2018 23:50
  RIVERBANK (CBS13) – Officers are looking for the suspects who robbed a Riverbank bank in a takeover-style robbery late Tuesday morning.
  The incident happened at the Wells Fargo along Oakdale Road. Stanislaus County authorities say two suspects entered the bank and told everyone inside to get down.
  Both suspects were apparently armed with handguns and had their faces covered.
  Robbery Update: Photos of 2 of the 3 suspects and the getaway car from this mornings robbery at the Wells Fargo Bank
  
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• MEGA Millions Reaches All-Time High Jackpot Ahead Of Tonight’s Drawing

  16-10-2018 21:01
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Tonight’s MEGA Millions jackpot is now a record $667 million.
  The all-time high topped the previous record of $656 million, which was set in 2012.
  The last time anyone matched the 5 white balls and golden MEGA ball was July 24. 1The $543 million winning ticket was sold in Santa Clara County.
  If anyone matches all of the winning numbers Tuesday night they have the option to take the lump sum cash option worth $380 million.
  If no one wins tonight, the estimated jac
  
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• Woodland Pastor Donating Bone Marrow Hopes To Inspire More People To Do The Same

  16-10-2018 19:34
  WOODLAND (CBS13) – A local pastor got a call he never expected: he’s a match to be a bone marrow donor. And now he’s getting ready to donate life to a man who needs it most.
  Three years ago, Matt Van Peursem registered with the National Bone Marrow Registry to help to save his friend’s life.
  He wasn’t a match for him then, but everything changed when he got a phone call.
  “Once I found out I wasn’t a match, three years later I got a call about 2.5 weeks a
  
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• Stockton Shelter Waving Fees For Animals Who’ve Been Waiting 2 Weeks Or More

  16-10-2018 18:43
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – The City of Stockton Animal Shelter is hoping free adoptions will help empty their kennels.
  With the shelter once again being full, officials are now waving adoption fees on all animals that have been at the shelter for two weeks or longer. The deal is in place until Oct. 21.
  Adoption fees on dogs over 25 pounds, senior dogs (over 7 years old), and all cats are also being waved for the foreseeable future.
  Head to the shelter’s website to see which animals are avail
  
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• Stockton Shelter Waiving Fees For Animals Who’ve Been Waiting 2 Weeks Or More

  16-10-2018 18:43
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – The City of Stockton Animal Shelter is hoping free adoptions will help empty their kennels.
  With the shelter once again being full, officials are now waiving adoption fees on all animals that have been at the shelter for two weeks or longer. The deal is in place until Oct. 21.
  Adoption fees on dogs over 25 pounds, senior dogs (over 7 years old), and all cats are also being waived for the foreseeable future.
  Head to the shelter’s website to see which animals are ava
  
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• Sacramento’s Identity Boutique’s Mobile Van Stolen

  16-10-2018 18:10
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are investigating after a mobile boutique van was stolen.
  The owners of Identity Boutique say their van for the shops’ men’s mobile boutique was stolen outside their store location on J Street between the hours of 6 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday.
  The owners say there was merchandise inside the van when it was stolen and tell us a theft like this could be devastating to their small business.
  If you have any information on the whereabouts of this van
  
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• Disabled Veteran’s Van, Dog Stolen In Yuba City

  16-10-2018 17:06
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) – Police are asking for help in trying to find a disabled Yuba City veteran’s stolen dog.
  Yuba City authorities wrote in a post late Monday that a veteran’s van was stolen. The vet’s dog was inside the van at the time.
  The van was later found in Yuba County and is no longer operable – and the dog was nowhere to be found.
  Photo of the stolen van with the dog inside. (Credit: City of Yuba City)
  Authorities say that the veteran is wheelchair-bound and
  
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• Lodi Police Say Drone Helped Them Catch Robbery Suspects

  16-10-2018 16:31
  LODI (CBS13) – Police say they used a high-tech tool to help nab two suspected robbers – a drone.
  It happened around 1:15 p.m. Monday on Kettleman Lane in Lodi.
  Police say the suspects, identified as Elisa Ornelas and Jesus Mejia stole two duffle bags from a business then tried to hide under a tarp in the backyard of a home.
  That’s when the drone was sent up and tracked them down.
  Both were taken into custody.
  No word yet on what was found inside the duffle bags.
  
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• Young Mountain Lion Found Inside El Dorado County Business

  16-10-2018 15:59
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) – A young mountain lion was found sneaking around a business in El Dorado County.
  Sheriff’s office posted pictures Monday night of deputies helping the Department of Fish and Wildlife remove the little lion safely.
  Halloween may be the time for scares but not this kind… #edso was able to assist Fish and Wildlife in safely removing this juvenile lion from a local business. #sheriff #ElDoradoCounty #communitypolicing #pleasedontbiteme via @depvaughan pic
  
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• Modesto Community Rallying Around Homeless Amid Shelter Crisis

  16-10-2018 09:22
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The city of Modesto is scrambling to find shelter for its homeless population.
  This comes just weeks after a federal court ruling. In September, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal determined that it was illegal to ticket the homeless for sleeping in public places if there aren’t available beds in a shelter.
  RELATED: Federal Court: Cities Can’t Prosecute People For Sleeping On Streets
  In response, Modesto opened up Beard Brook Park to serve as the designated
  
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• Cookies And Cremation? Student’s Cookie Recipe May Have Included Grandparent’s Ashes

  16-10-2018 08:59
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Police are investigating a disturbing report that a high school student made cookies mixed with human remains and gave them to unknowing classmates to eat.
  Several students ate the cookies at DaVinci Charter Academy that police suspect may have included the ashes of one of the student’s grandparents.
  RELATED: Grab-And-Go Thefts On The Rise On UC Davis Campus
  There have been plenty of cases of students bringing pot-laced cookies to school, but cremated remain cook
  
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• Thousands Still Without Power After PG&E Preemptive Move

  16-10-2018 08:43
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — Tens of thousands of people were without power and many still waiting for it to be restored.
  PG&E cut the electricity to customers in the Sierra foothills and across 12 counties over fears that high winds could fuel a firestorm.
  In this case, about 60,000 people were left without power starting on Sunday night and stretching into Monday, forcing the closure of schools in El Dorado County.
  RELATED: Residents Say PG&E Warnings Weren’t Enough Befo
  
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• Cookies And Cremation? Student’s Recipe May Have Included Grandparent’s Ashes

  16-10-2018 07:55
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Police are investigating a disturbing report that a high-school student made cookies mixed with human remains and gave them to unknowing classmates to eat.
  Several students ate the cookies at DaVinci High School that police suspect may have included the ashes of one of the student’s grandparents.
  RELATED: Grab-And-Go Thefts On The Rise On UC Davis Campus
  There have been plenty of cases of students bringing pot-laced cookies to school, but cremated remain cookies
  
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• Taylor Swift Safe After Escaping From Sacramento Zoo

  16-10-2018 07:13
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Bongo calf is now recovering with her mom at the Sacramento Zoo, after an escaped from her exhibit on Sunday.
  The Bongo, or antelope, appeared to have jumped over the exhibit fence, causing zoo staff to evacuate visitors. They’re still trying to figure out how it all happened.
  Sacramento Zoo visitors hoping to see Taylor Swift the Bongo calf, are going to have to wait a while. The Bongo exhibit is closed after the calf escaped from her enclosure Sunday.
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• Shooting Death Of Elderly Woman Is Stockton’s 27th Homicide Of 2018

  16-10-2018 03:48
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — An elderly woman was killed inside a Stockton home and her roommate was wounded.
  Police said Gloria Navarro, 69, was killed and her roommate was rushed to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Right now, officers are working to figure out what sparked the violence.
  Stockton police have arrested Forrest Gilliam, 30, who lived inside the home. He was caught near the scene of the crime, hours after the deadly shooting.
  RELATED: Woman, 69, Killed In Stockton Double Shooting
  
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• Residents Say PG&E Warnings Weren’t Enough Before Utility Cut Power

  16-10-2018 03:29
  POLLOCK PINES (CBS13) — Connie Fender says a PG&E representative called to tell her what to expect, 15 minutes prior to the lights going out.
  PG&E voluntarily shut off power to 60,000 homes up in the foothills. It was unprecedented move officials say, to prevent a catastrophic wildfire.
  RELATED: PG&E Plans To Have 70 Percent Of Power Back By Midnight After Shutting Down For High Winds
  But Fender says an advanced warning would’ve helped. Her oxygen generator shut off.
  
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• California man exonerated, 2 arrested in 1998 killing

  16-10-2018 01:39
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A California man wrongly convicted of murdering his lover two decades ago has been exonerated and new arrests have been made in the case, authorities said Monday.
  Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced the arrests of Googie Harris and Joaquin Leal in the 1998 strangling of Terry Cheek, whose body was found on a lake shore. Harris was Cheek’s husband and Leal is Harris’ nephew.
  Cheek’s lover, Horace Roberts, was declared factual
  
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• PG&E Plans To Have 70 Percent Of Power Back By Midnight After Shutting Down For High Winds

  16-10-2018 01:18
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — PG&E is planning to have power restored to 70 percent of people by midnight on Monday night after it shut off power due to high winds.
  The company described the cause of the outage as a “recent weather event,” but it planned power outage with the threat of gusty winds on Sunday night. The outage is part of PG&E’s plan to reduce the risk of wildfires.
  RELATED: Gov. Brown Signs Law Allowing Utilities To Charge Ratepayers For Costs Related T
  
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