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• Tax on medical devices to resume after 2-year suspension

  01-01-2018 23:22
  
  While much of corporate America will enjoy a tax cut in 2018, one industry is getting a tax increase.
  
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• Three people ejected from car on New Year's Day crash in Merced County

  01-01-2018 23:20
  Three people suffered major injuries early New Year's Day when they all were ejected from a car traveling on Interstate 5 near Los Banos, the California Highway Patrol confirmed. Names … Click to Continue »
  
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• 5 myths about donating blood

  01-01-2018 22:55
  
  Blood Drive for Life to be held on Jan. 5, 6
  
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• Meet the first baby born in Sacramento in 2018

  01-01-2018 22:54
  
  Sacramento’s first baby of 2018 came 15 minutes into the new year.
  
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• 5 myths about bone marrow donations

  01-01-2018 22:54
  
  Donors help save the lives of cancer patients
  
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• Trump administration to continue to withhold military aid to Pakistan

  01-01-2018 22:50
  
  "The United States does not plan to spend the $255 million in FY 2016 foreign military financing for Pakistan at this time," a National Security Council spokesman said.
  
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• It's a big job: Crews clean up Times Square after New Year's Eve celebration

  01-01-2018 22:30
  
  Last year, 50 tons of garbage was left in the tourist-packed midtown area following New Year's Eve.
  
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• Amber Alert issued in Texas for missing children after woman found dead

  01-01-2018 22:15
  
  Investigators are searching for Terry Allen Miles, a 6-foot-2-inch, 200-pound white male with hazel eyes, glasses and a beard.
  
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• Ice, snow and frigid temperatures turn Niagara Falls into a majestic sight

  01-01-2018 21:52
  
  Icicles formed on trees in Niagara Falls State Park and tourists braved the cold to take photos.
  
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• A few raindrops less and Modesto would have had a dry December. Rain this week, though.

  01-01-2018 21:35
  Two-hundredths of an inch of rain. That paltry precipitation on Dec. 20, as measured by the Modesto Irrigation District, is the only rainfall that saved the city from its first … Click to Continue »
  
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• Firefighters attacked after responding to Citrus Heights house fire

  01-01-2018 21:18
  
  Officials: Man was armed with knife
  
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• First recreational marijuana stores open in Sacramento

  01-01-2018 21:11
  
  In California's capital city, about 25 people gathered for a red ribbon cutting outside of A Therapeutic Alternative, a store that's been selling marijuana medically since 2009.
  
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• Perils abroad, full plate at home as Trump opens 2nd year

  01-01-2018 20:45
  
  The president concluded 2017 with his first major legislative achievement, but 2018 brings a hefty to-do list and critical challenges.
  
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• Gang connection not ruled out in first shooting of 2018 in Merced County

  01-01-2018 20:40
  A 20-year-old Planada man was shot in the back early New Year's Day in a neighborhood plagued by recent gang activity, the Merced County Sheriff's Office reported. The victim was … Click to Continue »
  
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• Buffalo Bills fans waited 17 years for this moment

  01-01-2018 20:03
  
  From a stadium in Miami, a crowd of Bills fans were watching the finish of Sunday's Ravens-Bengals game to see if they would be breaking their long playoff drought.
  
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• Time travel becomes a reality: Plane takes off in 2018, lands in 2017

  01-01-2018 19:43
  
  Some lucky airline passengers got a double dose of New Year's celebrations.
  
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• Fire near downtown Modesto

  01-01-2018 19:40
  Modesto and Ceres firefighters were dispatched to a fully involved structure fire at a small home on Maple Street south of Maze Boulevard on Monday morning. Utility lines were downed and other structures threatened. Deke Farrow/[email protected] … Click to Continue »
  
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• Fire consumes small vacant home near downtown Modesto, takes down utility lines

  01-01-2018 19:10
  Neighbors not yet up and outside to welcome the new year didn’t immediately notice a fire that broke out Monday morning at a vacant single-story residence on Maple Street. Police … Click to Continue »
  
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• ‘Beautiful girls’: Muslim community mourns preteens slain on New Year’s Eve

  01-01-2018 18:38
  A man and two girls believed to be his daughters, ages 9 and 12, are dead in what appears to be a murder-suicide in a car parked next to West … Click to Continue »
  
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• West Sacramento police investigate deaths of 2 children, father

  01-01-2018 18:00
  
  A 47-year old man and two children are dead in what appears to be a murder-suicide on New Year's Eve along West Capitol Avenue. West Sacramento police will only say that it's an active homicide investigation.
  
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• California pot sales, voter ID and other state laws going into effect around the country

  01-01-2018 17:51
  
  With the new year comes a new set of laws.
  
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• Armed with new data, officials target 'drug-dealing' doctors

  01-01-2018 17:38
  
  The Justice Department is giving federal prosecutors in 12 regions hit by the opioid abuse epidemic a trove of data.
  
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• Three reported injured in rollover crash on I5 in Los Banos area

  01-01-2018 17:22
  The California Highway Patrol is on the scene of a major-injury crash on southbound Interstate 5 in the Los Banos area. The CHP traffic incident information page online says two … Click to Continue »
  
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• Boys learn special skills to last a lifetime

  01-01-2018 17:07
  
  "You can always be a gentleman no matter what your age is."
  
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• Deaths of 2 children, man investigated as murder-suicide, West Sacramento police say

  01-01-2018 16:32
  
  A 47-year old man and two children are dead in what appears to be a murder-suicide on New Year's Eve along West Capitol Avenue, West Sacramento police said.
  
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• Mild start to 2018

  01-01-2018 16:11
  
  Mild start to 2018
  
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• The Latest: Some Californians ring in new year with weed

  01-01-2018 15:20
  A law allowing the state's first legal retail pot sales went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Johnny Hernandez, a tattoo artist from Modesto, was celebrating New Year's Eve by smoking "Happy New Year blunts" with his cousins.
  
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• Officials: Teen in custody after 4 killed in N.J. home

  01-01-2018 15:19
  
  Prosecutors say the 16-year-old used a semi-automatic rifle to kill three family members and a family friend.
  
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• Judge: Woman unfit to care for horse after DUI while riding

  01-01-2018 14:54
  
  A judge says the Polk County Sheriff’s Office must retain custody of a horse whose owner was charged with driving drunk while riding the animal.
  
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• In first 2018 tweet, Trump says Pakistan playing US for 'fools'

  01-01-2018 14:25
  
  Along with blasting Pakistan's "lies" and deceit," the president commented again on the protests in Iran.
  
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• At least 12 killed in Iran as anti-government protests continue

  01-01-2018 13:28
  
  Some armed protesters tried to take over police and military bases but faced serious resistance.
  
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• Kim says US should know North Korean nuclear force a reality

  01-01-2018 11:52
  
  "The entire area of the U.S. mainland is within our nuclear strike range. The United States can never start a war against me and our country,"
  
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• Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve...

  01-01-2018 10:43
  From spectacular fireworks in Hong Kong and Australia to a huge LED lightshow at the world's tallest building in Dubai, a look at how revelers around the world are ringing in 2018: Starting at midnight, California joined the growing list of states to legalize recreational marijuana. The moment is significant but will not be met with a non-stop pot party.
  
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• Las Vegas rings in 2018 under unprecedented security

  01-01-2018 10:39
  
  Las Vegas welcomed 2018 with fireworks, big-ticket musical acts and unprecedented security in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. modern history just three months ago.
  
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• 4 deputies wounded, 1 dead in Colorado attack

  01-01-2018 09:56
  
  Authorities in suburban Denver are investigating what led a 37-year-old man to fire more than 100 rounds in his apartment on sheriff's deputies, killing one and injuring four others.
  
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• New year brings broad pot legalization to California

  01-01-2018 09:25
  
  The law comes two decades after California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana.
  
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• Deputy killed, others hurt in CO ambush; KCRA 3 Morning News Brief Jan. 1, 2018

  01-01-2018 07:51
  
  Good morning Sacramento. Here's what you need to know for Jan. 1, 2018:
  
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• How to actually keep your NYE resolution

  01-01-2018 07:50
  
  Every year on Jan. 1, we make a list of promises to ourselves on what we are going to try to accomplish this year. Sometimes we succeed and other times we fail.
  
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• Here’s the best local stories of 2017

  01-01-2018 07:48
  
  Although 2017 brought violence and heartache, it also gave us amazing, heart-warming stories.
  
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• Old Sac welcomes 2018 with sky spectacular

  01-01-2018 07:32
  
  As we say goodbye to 2017, Old Sacramento welcomes in the new year the best way they know with the Sky Spectacular.
  
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• Police, CHP enforce high restrictions for safe New Year

  01-01-2018 07:28
  
  Sacramento police and the California Highway Patrol were out New Year’s Eve to ensure the safety of all people celebrating the new year.
  
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• Crystal ball drops in frigid Times Square to mark 2018

  01-01-2018 06:42
  
  The glittering crystal ball dropped with a burst of confetti and dazzling fireworks as revelers rang in 2018 in frigid Times Square — the second-coldest celebration there on record.
  
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• Man who fatally shot Colorado deputy posted videos showing anger toward law enforcement

  01-01-2018 05:04
  
  "I do know that all of them were shot very, very quickly. They all went down almost within seconds of each other, so it was more of an ambush-type of attack on our officers."
  
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• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has 'nuclear button' on his desk

  01-01-2018 04:38
  
  The leader added that "as long as there's no aggression against" North Korea, it does "not intend to use nuclear powers."
  
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• Father, daughter pay tribute to fallen deputy and those injured in Colorado ambush

  01-01-2018 04:32
  
  "I thought it was appropriate that we understand that it's reality, unfortunately, and we're hurting for the police department and we wanted to come down and show our support by bringing some bagels and flowers."
  
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• WATCH: Pickup truck gets stuck in frozen lake

  01-01-2018 04:16
  
  Police say the driver was traveling along the shoreline when the front wheels of the truck sank into the soft ground.
  
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• They were skipping out on bill at salon when they triggered 4-car crash, police say

  01-01-2018 04:05
  A four-car accident at Blackstone and Sierra avenues in north Fresno late Sunday afternoon has its root in a crime, police say. Occupants in one of the cars were fleeing … Click to Continue »
  
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• 11 Sac stores permitted to sell pot on Jan. 1; how to find a store near you

  01-01-2018 03:00
  
  Bureau of Cannabis Control launches database to search for licensed pot stores
  
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• 10 Americans among 12 dead in Costa Rica plane crash

  01-01-2018 02:17
  
  The private aircraft was carrying 10 foreign passengers and two Costa Rican crew members, the ministry said.
  
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• Oakland Raiders fire head coach Jack Del Rio

  01-01-2018 02:14
  
  The Oakland Raiders have fired their head coach Jack Del Rio after Sunday’s loss to the Chargers.
  
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