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• Davis Girls Officially Joining The Ranks Of Boy Scouts

  02-02-2019 08:54
  DAVIS (CBS13) – Friday marks a special occasion for girls all over the country. For the first time in history, girls between 11 and 17 can officially join the Boy Scouts. The organization made the decision back in 2017 to allow girls to earn the same merit badges as the boys.
  “We should be able to compete together because neither of us is better than the other!” said 13-year-old Amara O’Brien.
  O’Brien has been with Girl Scout Troop 625 since she was five-years-old.&
  
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• Speaker Sparks Outrage After Dressing In Blackface To Teach Lesson African Missionary Work

  02-02-2019 08:12
  CARMICHAEL (CBS13) —The community is outraged after pictures surfaced showing a woman teaching children in blackface, dressed up as a central African native.
  “[It’s] very ignorant. Especially in the racial tension that we have across America, just not really understanding what that blackface means,” said local activist Berry Accius. “Why would anybody in this moment thinking that dressing up in a black face is right?”
  It happened at Victory Christian Elementar
  
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• Heavy Snow Storms Expected In The Sierra This Weekend

  02-02-2019 07:54
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) —Travelers crossed over Sierra summit ahead of four days of extreme snowstorms on the way.
  It’s a forecast Nyack Towing’s Mickey Hodges has prepared for.
  “We went and stalked up on tire chains for semi trucks today,” Hodges said.
  The three-decade veteran tow truck driver is headquartered in prime territory to respond to winter snowstorm calls for service. This is the busy season.
  “This is still Donner summit, you know what I mean, it&rs
  
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• A Jackknifed Big Rig Shuts Down Both Sides Of Hwy 50 At Mather Field

  02-02-2019 06:40
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — A jackknifed big rig has stopped traffic on both sides of Highway 50 in Rancho Cordova.
  Metro Fire of Sacramento said the collision involved a semi truck and a pickup truck on eastbound 50.
  Two people have been transported to the hospital, according to Metro Fire. The extent of the injuries is unknown at this time.
  Most westbound lanes of Highway 50 reopened around 10:20 p.m. The eastbound lanes, where the crash occurred, remained closed.It is not clear what vehicl
  
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• Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested After Pursuit In Nevada County

  02-02-2019 06:05
  NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) — A suspect wanted for attempted murder was arrested in Nevada County Friday after leading police in a pursuit, crashing his car, and running away on foot, according to the sheriff’s department.
  The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office posted about the incident on Facebook saying, “you can run but eventually we will find you! That includes you, Doug MacDuff!”
  (credit: Grass Valley Police Department)
  The office said a deputy spotted MacDuff, who was w
  
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• Autopsy Results Show Drugs, Restraint At Jail Tied To Marshall Miles’ Death

  02-02-2019 03:54
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — An autopsy found that complications of mixed drug intoxication and cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained lead to the death of Marshall Miles in police custody last November.
  Autopsy results released Friday showed 36-year-old Miles had meth, ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana in his system at his time of death. He also sustained blunt force injures to his torso and limbs.
  Deputies were investigating a report of a man jumping on cars and ripping off windshield wiper
  
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• Ready Or Not, Here Come The Electric Scooters

  02-02-2019 03:16
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Electric scooters are coming to Sacramento. The cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento will announce a partnership with a major scooter-share company early next week.
  Much like Jump Bikes, electric scooters will soon be available through a phone app where you can locate, ride, and drop off the scooters for a small fee.
  City officials in Sacramento say it’s another fun and convenient way to roll around town.
  “And if we have a new way of moving people aroun
  
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• Demolition At Abandoned Mall Makes Way For Wilton Rancheria Casino And Resort

  02-02-2019 02:29
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — A local Native American tribe is excited to see walls coming down so they can build them back up. Their new development at the site of a forgotten mall will be an economic driver for their tribe and the region.
  Tonya Caldwell is on the Wilton Rancheria Tribal Council. Ever since their tribal status was terminated in 1958, they have been fighting to regain their land and their status. In 2009 they re-gained their federal recognition, and on Friday they took a step t
  
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• New Flood Dangers For Camp Fire Area

  02-02-2019 01:28
  BUTTE COUNTY (CBS13) — Areas of Butte County ravaged by the Camp Fire now face a new and very different danger.
  The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for the areas burned by the fire from Saturday morning all the way through Monday evening.
  Flash Flood Watch #ButteSheriff pic.twitter.com/PyzqALoOlC
  — Butte County Sheriff (@ButteSheriff) February 2, 2019With heavy rain forecast across northern California, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office says this is an ex
  
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• Elk Grove Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking 14-Year-old Girl

  02-02-2019 01:09
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A man was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for sex trafficking a child Friday, according to the Department of Justice.
  Abdul Basier Hashimi, 26, of Elk Grove, was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a child on Aug. 31, 2018. According to court documents, Hashimi met the 13-year-old victim in August 2014 on social media and began communicating with her.
  After the victim turned 14, Hashimi had the girl work as a prostitute in Sacr
  
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