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• Hot Days Ahead

  28-07-2017 23:55
  
  How long will the hot weather last?
  
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• Audit: California schools not ensuring food is American

  28-07-2017 23:55
  
  California, home to the nation's largest agricultural economy, does little to ensure its schools follow federal rules requiring the serving of food produced in the United States, according to an audit released Thursday.
  
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• Program helps veterans with disabilities play golf again

  28-07-2017 23:49
  
  Wounded war heroes come home with a simple wish to do the things they've always done. In Allegheny County, volunteers make sure they can get out and play a few holes of golf.
  
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• Yelp 3 Spot: Sacramento's must try wine spots

  28-07-2017 23:36
  
  Check out the wine picks in this week's Yelp 3 spot.
  
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• Trump tweets that new White House chief of staff is Gen. John F. Kelly

  28-07-2017 23:19
  
  The president tweeted about Priebus' future saying, "I would like to thank Reince Priebus for his service and dedication to his country."
  
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• 2 jailed with gun, drugs at Merced motel authorities have said is ‘hub’ of crime

  28-07-2017 23:09
  A routine probation search at downtown motel landed two people behind bars Thursday after investigators said they found methamphetamine and a sawed-off shotgun, according to the Merced Police Department. Officers … Click to Continue »
  
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• Around the Region (07/29/17)

  28-07-2017 22:54
  MODESTO What: Citizen of the Year Ceremony When: Aug. 9, 6:30 p.m. Where: Stanislaus Veterans Center, 3500 Coffee Rd. Info: American Legion Post 74 invites the public to the 2017 … Click to Continue »
  
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• Chester Bennington's Widow Talinda Releases Heartbreaking Statement

  28-07-2017 22:41
  
  "Now he is pain-free singing his songs in all of our hearts"
  
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• People Are Angry About The New Taco Bell Offer

  28-07-2017 22:35
  
  Drunk people + tacos = one hot mess
  
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• No, Eleven and Millie Bobby Brown do not share this obsession

  28-07-2017 21:56
  
  What a bummer!
  
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• Amazon hiring 1,500 for new Sacramento distribution center

  28-07-2017 21:37
  Amazon is hiring for 1,500 full-time positions in its Sacramento distribution center, expected to open later this year. The 855,000-square-foot warehouse, Amazon’s 10th in the state, was the first development … Click to Continue »
  
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• A pop-up O.J. Simpson museum is coming to Los Angeles

  28-07-2017 21:33
  
  The collection is said to represent the people's viewpoint.
  
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• 911 call: Woman entangled by boa constrictor she rescued

  28-07-2017 21:29
  
  The 911 operator told the fire department "I've never heard of this before."
  
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• Sen. McCain returning to Arizona for brain cancer treatment

  28-07-2017 21:22
  
  The Arizona lawmaker made a pair of pivotal votes in his return to the Senate this week.
  
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• Body found in Roseville identified as man with autism

  28-07-2017 21:21
  
  The body of a man found near Interstate 80 in Roseville was identified Friday as a man who was missing since May, the police department said.
  
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• North Korea launches ICBM toward Japan in 'serious and real threat'

  28-07-2017 21:20
  
  The missile flew for about 45 minutes and landed west of Japan's island of Hokkaido.
  
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• Trump: 'We're going to destroy' MS-13 street gang

  28-07-2017 21:09
  
  The president told law enforcement "don't be too nice" and warned immigrant criminals he is seeking to deport them.
  
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• 5 Sacramento events you should attend this weekend: July 28, 2017

  28-07-2017 20:56
  
  Every weekend, Sacramento is full of fun, exciting and tasty events all across the region. See which events you should attend this weekend, as picked by Sacramento365.
  
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• 2 suspects sought in south Sacramento gas station killing

  28-07-2017 20:52
  
  Two men are wanted in connection with the killing of a gas station employee in south Sacramento, a day after the sheriff's department announced the arrest of one man.
  
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• Forest patrolman helps rescue campers from wildfire

  28-07-2017 20:42
  
  David Dahlberg of the U.S. Forest Service squeezed by the fire in his truck seconds before it erupted across the road. But he wasn't the only one who helped.
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze in Modesto’s airport neighborhood

  28-07-2017 20:39
  An aggressive attack on a house fire quickly extinguished a blaze Thursday morning at a home in the airport neighborhood of Modesto. Crews from Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District, Modesto … Click to Continue »
  
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• Cal Poly students want to help growers create better, cheaper strawberries

  28-07-2017 20:39
  Strawberries are becoming serious business at Cal Poly, where students and professors are working to develop hardier berries and improve growing technology — efforts they hope will result in better, … Click to Continue »
  
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• Doctor delivers baby while in labor herself

  28-07-2017 20:35
  
  "A lot of doctors are always thinking of their patients even when they're a patient themselves."
  
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• Consumer Reports: Garlic for your health?

  28-07-2017 20:23
  
  Consumer Reports: Garlic for your health?
  
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• Crews work to repair damaged gas line in San Joaquin County

  28-07-2017 20:22
  
  Crews work to repair damaged gas line in San Joaquin County
  
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• Family ‘not mad’ at daughter accused of live-streaming fatal crash, attorney says

  28-07-2017 19:51
  A Merced County judge Friday refused to lower the bail for a teenager who authorities said was drunk last week when she live-streamed both herself driving and the aftermath of … Click to Continue »
  
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• Family says Charlie Gard, baby at center of legal health battle, has died

  28-07-2017 19:48
  
  The 11-month old suffered from a rare genetic disease that caused brain damage and left him unable to breathe unaided.
  
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• Amazon to hire 1,500 at Sacramento fulfillment center

  28-07-2017 19:42
  
  Amazon has begun hiring 1,500 full-time positions at its new fulfillment center in Sacramento, which is scheduled to open this year.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Trump's remarks to law enforcement on MS-13

  28-07-2017 19:31
  
  The president is meeting with federal, state and local law enforcement in an area of New York hit by a wave of MS-13-related killings.
  
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• Lincoln man arrested outside Thunder Valley with pot for poker friends

  28-07-2017 19:28
  
  A Lincoln man was arrested after he brought marijuana across state lines to give to fellow poker players at Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln, the Placer County Sheriff's Office said.
  
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• George Clooney Vows to "Prosecute" Following Paparazzi Incident With Twins

  28-07-2017 19:20
  
  George Clooney says the photographers scaled a fence at his home to take pictures of the twins inside the house.
  
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• North Korea launches another ballistic missile that may have landed in Japanese waters

  28-07-2017 19:15
  
  The missile flew for about 45 minutes and landed west of Japan's island of Hokkaido.
  
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• California orders closer look at 93 dams after Oroville crisis; including in Merced

  28-07-2017 19:03
  California officials have ordered owners of 93 dams, including two operated by Merced Irrigation District, to reinspect their flood-control spillways following the Oroville Dam crisis, saying the spillways need a … Click to Continue »
  
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• Stanislaus County auto theft task force (07/29/17)

  28-07-2017 18:56
  Eleven people were arrested on suspicion of auto theft in Stanislaus County from July 13-19. SUSPECT: Elodio Valencia, 41, or Ceres DAY ARRESTED: July 13, 2017 ARRESTING AGENCY: Ceres Police … Click to Continue »
  
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• Stanislaus County auto theft suspects (07/29/17)

  28-07-2017 18:56
  Eleven people were arrested on suspicion of auto theft in Stanislaus County from July 13-19. SUSPECT: Elodio Valencia, 41, or Ceres DAY ARRESTED: July 13, 2017 ARRESTING AGENCY: Ceres Police … Click to Continue »
  
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• Community members defend teacher under fire for social media comments

  28-07-2017 18:33
  
  The teacher had a Twitter page, which has since been deleted, that included controversial posts.
  
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• Modesto burglar sent to prison for 25 years to life. He could’ve faced worse.

  28-07-2017 18:28
  A 34-year-old Modesto man convicted of a 2012 home burglary has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. He agreed to a plea deal last week to avoid … Click to Continue »
  
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• Flamingos hatch at Sacramento Zoo for 1st time since 1999

  28-07-2017 18:22
  
  For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Sacramento Zoo announced the hatching of five American flamingos.
  
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• Can 'Wonder Woman' Be the First Comic Book Movie Nominated For the Best Picture Oscar?

  28-07-2017 18:05
  
  Warner Bros. thinks so.
  
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• Guard steals $100K first day alone on job, police say

  28-07-2017 17:52
  
  Security staff called police to say one of their workers had stolen cash.
  
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• Attacker with knife kills 1 in supermarket, German police say

  28-07-2017 17:39
  
  Authorities said they don't have information on the assailant's motive.
  
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• A Former McDonald's Employee Just Leaked The Most Disgusting Photos

  28-07-2017 17:37
  
  You might want to rethink that McFlurry.
  
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• California's minor life-without-parole law draws controversy

  28-07-2017 17:36
  
  Critics say a Southern California teen's murder case demonstrates how California law fails to follow recent rulings by both the United States and California supreme courts and the need for a new law that would automatically give youthful offenders a chance at parole after 25 years.
  
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• Air conditioner fire displaces about 30 people in south Modesto

  28-07-2017 17:13
  The wrong electrical cord to power an air conditioner sparked a fire early Friday at a south Modesto apartment complex, displacing a few dozen residents. The fire was reported about … Click to Continue »
  
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• Air conditioner fire displaces 19 people in south Modesto

  28-07-2017 17:13
  The wrong electrical cord to power an air conditioner sparked a fire early Friday at a south Modesto apartment complex, displacing 12 adults and seven children. The fire was reported … Click to Continue »
  
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• CA prosecutor, son of Watergate burglar, charged with child porn

  28-07-2017 17:02
  
  A California deputy attorney general, who's the son of a Watergate figure, has been charged with possession of child pornography.
  
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• Dog given Narcan after 'overdosing' on oxycodone

  28-07-2017 16:52
  
  Addie is a "grateful" canine after getting into her owner's pills.
  
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• 'I'm having the time of my life': Veterans with disabilities play golf again

  28-07-2017 16:47
  
  Adaptations along the course and in the carts help the vets get on the green
  
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• Firefighters save woman entangled by boa constrictor

  28-07-2017 16:00
  
  A rescuer used a pocket knife to cut off the snake's head.
  
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• What's next for McConnell, GOP senators after the latest health care failure?

  28-07-2017 15:53
  
  The majority leader is being questioned after another stunning setback in the push to repeal Obamacare.
  
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