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• Inderkum HS teacher faces more counts of sex with minor

  16-11-2015 23:55
  
  The Sacramento Police Department announced Monday that an Inderkum High School teacher is facing additional counts of sex with a minor.
  
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• Mariposa man accused of raping woman he met on dating site

  16-11-2015 23:46
  
  Deputies arrested a Mariposa man who is accused of raping a woman he met on an online agricultural dating website, officers said.
  
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• 21 Homes Damaged By Tornado In Denair

  16-11-2015 22:25
  
  STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS/AP) – A tornado that swept through a Northern California town damaged 21 homes — in the worst case shifting one on its foundation.
  Sgt. Anthony Bejaran of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that the damage was either caused by the tornado itself or fallen trees. One home caught fire and was filled with smoke.
  Nobody was hurt in Sunday afternoon’s tornado. It traveled down a street in the community of Denair, near Modesto.
  He says a l
  
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• Fairfield PD arrest mom of boy who killed stepfather

  16-11-2015 22:08
  
  Three weeks after a 10-year-old Fairfield boy stabbed his stepfather to death, the boy's mother was arrested in connection with the killing, police said.
  
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• Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Patient At Local Hospital

  16-11-2015 22:05
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A nurse who works at a local hospital has been arrested for allegedly violating someone he was supposed to be helping.
  In September 2014 police received a report that the nurse assaulted a patient in his care. In August 2015, following their investigation, police detectives obtained a warrant and arrested the suspect, 39-year-old Jesus Tonkin, according to a Sacramento Police Department statement. He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on the charge of sexu
  
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• Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones Announces Bid For Congress

  16-11-2015 21:42
  
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – Sacramento County sheriff Scott Jones is running for congress.
  Jones announced his bid at a press conference Monday in Rancho Cordova. A Republican, Jones will be competing against Democratic Representative Ami Bera for the county’s 7th Congressional District.
  During today’s event, Jones stressed immigration reform and safety against terrorism and violence.“With the tragic events that occurred last year in our department, immigration reform became
  
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• NWS categorizes tornado in Denair as EF-1

  16-11-2015 21:08
  
  The National Weather Service categorized the tornado Monday that swept through Denair in Stanislaus County as an EF-1 after assessing damage in the area.
  
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• El Dorado Co. schools chief resigns after DUI arrests

  16-11-2015 20:48
  
  El Dorado County schools superintendent Jeremy Meyers submitted his resignation to the school board Monday, and it was accepted after Meyers was arrested for two DUIs this year.
  
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• Top El Dorado County Public School Official Resigns Amid DUI Allegations

  16-11-2015 20:43
  
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — Jeremy Meyers, the superintendent of El Dorado County schools, announced Monday that will resign.
  The announcement comes after Meyers was arrested earlier in November for driving under the influence – his second arrest for DUI in six months.
  Deputies say he was drunk behind the wheel on November 5 when he crashed into what used to be a large utility box.
  The El Dorado County Office of Education says it doesn’t know where Meyers was before Thursday&rsq
  
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• Davis officer hurt after crashing into another officer

  16-11-2015 20:40
  
  A Davis police officer was hurt Monday when he crashed his motorcycle into a another officer while searching for a stolen vehicle, police said.
  
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• Davis Police Officer Injured In Motorcycle Crash With Another Officer

  16-11-2015 19:43
  
  DAVIS (CBS13) – A Davis police officer was injured Monday when he was thrown from his motorcycle after colliding with another officer.
  Around 9:45 a.m. the officers were riding their motorcycles side-by-side on westbound Chiles Road, approaching Highway 105D, when one of the officers reportedly turned his head to look down Highway 105D and veered to the side, colliding with the other officer, according to a Davis Police Department spokesperson.
  One officer was thrown from his motorcyc
  
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• Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones confirms run for Congress

  16-11-2015 19:10
  
  Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones confirmed with KCRA 3 Monday that he will be running for U.S. Congress in District 7.
  
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• Students return to Grant HS after football player's killing

  16-11-2015 18:45
  
  Students at Grant High school returned to school Monday for the first time since a senior football player was shot and killed before the school's playoff football game.
  
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• Cousins has 36 to lead Kings past Raptors, 107-101

  16-11-2015 17:53
  SACRAMENTO (AP) — DeMarcus Cousins stared at the stat sheet Sunday in the Kings’ locker room, perusing another night’s work where his offensive output was fabulous.
  Cousins scored 10 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Kings win their third straight game, beating the Toronto Raptors 107-101.
  Cousins has averaged 36.3 points in the past three games. The All-Star center had a memorable first half, making three 3-pointers and scoring 23 point
  
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• NWS team heads to Denair to assess tornado damage

  16-11-2015 17:27
  
  A team from the National Weather Service's Sacramento office is heading to Denair in Stanislaus County to assess damage and categorize a tornado that touched down in the area.
  
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• RFDC Offers Reward in Killing of JJ Clavo, DeMarcus Cousins to Pay for Funeral

  16-11-2015 17:08
  Ted Martin observes a shrine for JJ Clavo outside the football stadium at Grant High School on Nov.15. Clavo, 17, who played for the Pacers football team was shot and killed on Nov. 13. Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins will pay for the funeral expenses. (OBSERVER photo by Antonio R. Harvey)
  DEL PASO HEIGHTS — In wake of the shooting death of Grant High School football player, Jaulon “J.J.” Clavo, the Sacramento community has stepped up to ensure that the 17-year-old stu
  
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• Google ‘Concerned’ About California DMV’s Delay On Decision About Self-Driving Car Prototypes

  16-11-2015 16:53
  
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Hustling to bring cars that drive themselves to a road near you, Google finds itself somewhere that has frustrated many before: Waiting on the Department of Motor Vehicles.
  The tech titan wants the freedom to give the public access to self-driving prototypes it has been testing on public roads since the summer. Before granting that permission, California regulators want Google to prove these cars of the future already drive as safely as people.
  The Department o
  
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• Girl, 10, Shot Sunday In Stockton

  16-11-2015 16:27
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A 10-year-old girl is recovering from a gunshot wound she received Sunday in Stockton.
  Around 11:10 p.m. the girl was sitting with her mother in their Chevrolet Tahoe, which was stopped in the 100 block of E. First Street, when a white two-door older-model Saturn pulled alongside them. A man inside the Saturn fired several shots at the passenger side of the Tahoe, hitting the girl once.
  The mother drove to an area hospital where the girl was treated. Her condition is u
  
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• 2 stabbed near grocery store in Midtown Sacramento

  16-11-2015 16:01
  
  Two people were stabbed Sunday night near a Midtown Sacramento grocery store, police said.
  
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• Broken Water Main Blocking Road In Arden Arcade

  16-11-2015 15:38
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A broken water main is flooding the roadway in Sacramento.
  Water is spewing from the broken pipe is in the road near Edison Avenue and Myrna Way, which is near Mira Loma High School in the Arden Arcade neighborhood.
  One section of road is starting to crumble.
  One lane of Edison Avenue is blocked.
   
  
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• Officials: Oakland police shoot, kill man with fake gun

  16-11-2015 15:22
  
  Oakland police shot and killed a man who was pointing a fake gun at them as they were towing away vehicle involved in an illegal "sideshow," according to officials.
  
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• Peterson helps Vikings run past Raiders 30-14

  16-11-2015 13:57
  OAKLAND (AP) — A game billed as a matchup between emerging second-year quarterbacks Teddy Bridgewater and Derek Carr was overshadowed by a more established star.
  Adrian Peterson ran for 203 yards and a touchdown in his record-tying sixth career 200-yard game, Cordarrelle Patterson returned a kick 93 yards for a score and the Vikings beat the Oakland Raiders 30-14 on Sunday to take over sole possession of first place in the NFC North.
  Peterson has four straight games with at least 100 yards
  
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• Residents Recount Scary Moments When Tornado Hit Denair

  16-11-2015 07:53
  
  By Kelly Ryan
  DENAIR (CBS13) – Residents are still in shock after watching a tornado come straight through their town.
  “I thought it looked like a ton of birds flying around in all actuality it was debris,” Sabina Woodard said.
  That’s what Woodard noticed outside her window just before 2 p.m. Sunday. Her husband came in to take a look.
  “He said my God he says that’s a tornado,” Woodard said.
  She and her husband took cover and listened to the windows buck
  
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• Kings Show Support For Paris, Family Of Slain Grant HS Athlete

  16-11-2015 07:30
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS13/AP) – DeMarcus Cousins scored 10 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Sacramento Kings to their third straight win, beating the Toronto Raptors 107-101 on Sunday night.
  Rudy Gay had 26 points and Omri Casspi added 14 for Sacramento, which won despite committing 20 turnovers that led to 20 points. Rajon Rondo had seven points, 14 assists and seven rebounds, but also had seven turnovers.
  DeMar ReRozan scored 24 points, and Kyle
  
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• UC Davis Professor Just Finished Sightseeing Near Bataclan Theater Before Attacks

  16-11-2015 07:22
  
  DAVIS (CBS13) – What was supposed to be a dream trip to Paris turned into a nightmare for a UC Davis professor.
  She was at the glistening Eiffel Tower one day – and watched it go dark the next.
  “By Saturday, the lights were off the city was shut down,” Madhavi Chander said. “It was just this incredibly somber sad feeling.”
  A mother and daughter were on vacation in the City of Light when a day of attacks left them forever changed.
  “It does change my persp
  
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• Kings Claw Past Raptors, 107-101

  16-11-2015 06:11
  
  Through just over three quarters, the Kings looked like they had ran out of gas against a playoff-quality Toronto team.
  That’s when they showed that this group isn’t the same old Kings.
  Sacramento erased a ten-point fourth quarter deficit behind strong performances from Rudy Gay and DeMarcus Cousins to top the Toronto Raptors 107-101 on Sunday night at Sleep Train Arena.
  In a game that featured eight ties and fifteen lead changes, Kyle Lowry’s tie-breaking triple as time ran do
  
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• Winter-like blast hits high Sierra

  16-11-2015 05:55
  
  If sledding is your thing, then Sunday was your day to be outdoors in the high Sierra. Others just preferred an old-fashioned snowball fight. 
  
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• 2 stabbed in Midtown Sacramento

  16-11-2015 05:22
  
  Two people were stabbed Sunday night near a Midtown Sacramento Regional Transit bridge.
  
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• Miniature Therapy Horse Eager To Get Back To Work After Sickness

  16-11-2015 03:50
  
  DAVIS (CBS13) – What seemed impossible just weeks ago is now a dream come true for the family of miniature therapy horse named Hope.
  Hope’s owners, Lisa and Ken Schaeffer, say she got sick overnight and the quick progression was concerning to say the least.
  “Hope has been such a blessing to so many people and so we didn’t know what we were gonna do,” Lisa said. “We thought she was going to die a week ago.”
  Hope’s doctors say her severe illness was
  
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• Rare Tornado Hits Stanislaus County Town, Damages Buildings

  16-11-2015 02:50
  
  DENAIR (CBS13) – The National Weather Service confirms that a tornado did indeed touch down in Denair Sunday afternoon.
  Authorities say the tornado hit near Zeering Road in Denair just before 2 p.m. and then headed east out of town. The tornado damaged some houses and trees, according to the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department.
  Half of this garage flattened by tornado in Denair …the other half is on other side of house @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/QHY9BRnYm7
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• Last Convict In Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping Seeks Parole

  16-11-2015 01:04
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Three young men from wealthy San Francisco Bay Area families spent more than a year working on their perfect crime.
  They converted three prisoner transport vans, built an underground bunker to hold their hostages, even made a lead box to hold the $5 million in ransom they expected to collect to block radio signals if authorities inserted tracking devices.
  Then they kidnapped a school bus full of children and buried them under mounds of dirt in a crime that haunts
  
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• Tornado Reportedly Touches Down In Denair, Damages Buildings

  16-11-2015 00:12
  
  DENAIR (CBS13) – A tornado reportedly touched down in the town of Denair Sunday afternoon.
  Authorities say the tornado went down Zeering Road in Denair and then headed east out of town. The tornado damaged some houses and trees, according to the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department.
  Denair tornado damaged some houses and knocked down several trees. No known injuries at this time. pic.twitter.com/43fOKB99bw
  — Stanislaus Sheriff (@StanSheriff) November 15, 2015A church roof suf
  
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