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• American River College Student Diagnosed With Active Tuberculosis

  17-11-2015 23:47
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento County public health officials say an American River College student has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis.
  The student has reportedly been isolated from other people and is being treated, according to Laura Casland, a Sacramento County Pubic Health Department spokesperson.
  The public health department will mail letters to students who may have been exposed to the student, who they did not identify. They plan to test those students and faculty who were
  
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• Quick facts about HIV in the United States

  17-11-2015 20:26
  
  Actor Charlie Sheen, 50, said in an interview Tuesday on NBC's "Today," that he has tested positive for HIV.
  
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• Light rail station near Golden 1 Center could close

  17-11-2015 19:43
  
  Round-the-clock work continues on the Golden 1 Center, but Regional Transit officials want to get rid of one stop close to the new downtown Sacramento arena.
  
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• San Diego's Ballast Point Brewery sold for $1B

  17-11-2015 19:33
  
  Ballast Point, the San Diego craft brewery founded in the 1990s whose beers are now sold in 30 states, is being acquired for roughly $1 billion by beverage conglomerate Constellation Brands.
  
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• Arrest made in armed robberies of 3 Stockton pharmacies

  17-11-2015 18:07
  
  Stockton police arrested a man who was robbing a CVS Pharmacy and was connected with two other armed robberies within 12 hours, investigators said Tuesday.
  
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• Folsom Lake Water Level Shrinks To New Historic Low

  17-11-2015 17:08
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) –  The water level of Folsom Lake has dipped to a new historic low.
  On Sunday the lake level was measured at 140,410 acre feet. The previous record was set in November 1977 when the lake decreased to 140,600 acre feet.
  Recent rain has provided a little help, but there’s still a long way to go.
  “We may have a very wet winter, but if we don’t have dramatic snowfall and so forth we’ve got to still be conscious we’re still livin
  
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• Folsom Lake Water Level Reaches New All-Time Low

  17-11-2015 17:08
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) –  The water level of Folsom Lake has dipped to a new historic low.
  On Sunday the lake level was measured at 140,410 acre feet. The previous record was set in November 1977 when the lake decreased to 140,600 acre feet.
  Recent rain has provided a little help, but there’s still a long way to go.
  “We may have a very wet winter, but if we don’t have dramatic snowfall and so forth we’ve got to still be conscious we’re still livin
  
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• Ceres police search for teen missing for 5 days

  17-11-2015 17:08
  
  The Ceres Police Department is asking for help finding a teenage girl who has been missing for five days, police said Tuesday.
  
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• Ceres Police Searching For Missing Teen

  17-11-2015 16:49
  
  CERES (CBS13) – Police in Ceres are looking for a missing 15-year-old girl.
  Brenda Gonzalez was last seen off Hatch Road in Ceres on Thursday, according to a Ceres Police Department statement.
  Gonzalez is 5 feet 5 inches tall, 130 pounds, and has brown eyes and brown hair. She was last seen wearing a grey hoodie sweatshirt and black jeans.
  Anyone with information about Gonzalez’s whereabouts is asked to contact police at 209-538-5647.
  
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• Questions arise after Rocklin staff recruits former NFL star

  17-11-2015 16:28
  
  An email request to have former Dallas Cowboy football player Herschel Walker assist in outreach for a proposed mental health facility in Rocklin has some people accusing city staff of being biased in assessing the project.
  
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• Sac Co. pothole repair crews prepare for strong El Niño

  17-11-2015 15:28
  
  Sacramento County transportation crews are stepping up their pothole repair program this week ahead of an anticipated wetter than normal winter.
  
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• Call Kurtis: My $1,600 Purebred Puppy Never Showed Up

  17-11-2015 09:20
  
  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Brandon Sherfey says he found the perfect playmate for his dog Waffles. He found an English Bulldog puppy in Pennsylvania through the website Ciara Bulldogs. The seller sent videos of the puppy named Shelby.
  “My daughter was carrying a picture of the dog around for a week,” he said.
  Brandon wired the seller $655, which included money to cover shipping from Pennsylvania. Within days he got an email from Felton Cargo Delivery Service demanding he wire $
  
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• FBI Re-Launching Effort To Find The Prolific And Deadly East Area Rapist

  17-11-2015 09:12
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — He’s been called one of the most prolific criminals in our state’s history, striking first in Sacramento and never being captured.
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is getting ready to relaunch an all-out effort to find the East Area Rapist.
  He’s the original night stalker, targeting victims in the late 70s and ’80s. Unlike Richard Ramirez, he has yet to be found.
  There’s more than one binder or box of evidence inside the Sacramento Coun
  
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• FBI Continuing Effort To Find The Prolific And Deadly East Area Rapist

  17-11-2015 09:12
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — He’s been called one of the most prolific criminals in our state’s history, striking first in Sacramento and never being captured.
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is getting ready to relaunch an all-out effort to find the East Area Rapist.
  He’s the original night stalker, targeting victims in the late 70s and ’80s. Unlike Richard Ramirez, he has yet to be found.
  There’s more than one binder or box of evidence inside the Sacramento Coun
  
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• Rare Sea Turtle Spotted Far From Home In San Joaquin River

  17-11-2015 08:52
  
  SAN JOAQUIN RIVER (CBS13) — A fisherman spotted a rare sea turtle on the San Joaquin River that experts say is very far from home.
  Angler Dan Maloon posted video in search of affirmation that his freshwater find and eyes weren’t deceiving him.
  “When I first saw it, I thought it was a plastic bag,” he said.
  Validation came from the experts at the Turtle Island Restoration Network in Marin County.
  “There is no doubt in my mind that this is the Eastern Pacific Green Se
  
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• Opposition Growing To Rocklin Behavioral Health Hospital Near School

  17-11-2015 08:43
  
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — Fierce opposition against a proposed behavioral health hospital in Rocklin is building with new details uncovered by those who don’t want the facility built near a school and neighborhood.
  The proposed site is on West Ranch View Drive near Whitney High School and a Rocklin neighborhood.
  “We set up a Facebook group, and in a matter of two weeks, over 850 people joined,” said Joe Patterson.
  He’s with a Rocklin neighborhood group helping to organize t
  
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• Sacramento Sheriff Questions Process Of Bringing Syrian Refugees To California

  17-11-2015 08:34
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Gov. Jerry Brown says California will not shut the door on refugees, while Sacramento County Sheriff and newly announced Congressional candidate Scott Jones says he doesn’t know the refugees already living in the region.
  California has taken in 218 Syrian refugees this year, but in his announcement, Jones zeroed in on “25” Syrian refugees.
  “I cannot vet the Syrian refugees that are reported to be here in Sacramento. I don’t even know who t
  
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• Grant High Rallies For Fallen Teammate, Wins Playoff Opener 35-0

  17-11-2015 08:26
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It was a major show of support on Monday for a high-school community reeling from the death of a varsity football player shot and killed on way to the big game.
  Senior Jaulon Clavo, known as JJ, wore No. 5 for the Grant High Pacers. He was shot and killed on Friday before a playoff game and a teammate was wounded.
  His sudden death was difficult to accept.
  “It didn’t seem real, because I was just laughing with him, and joking with him earlier,” said cl
  
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• Grant HS football team pays respects to slain teammate

  17-11-2015 08:03
  
  Monday night was an emotional return to the football field for the Grant Union High School Pacers, as the school mourned the loss of one of its students who was shot and killed Friday night. 
  
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• Hometown Hero recognized with parents in Rancho Cordova

  17-11-2015 08:00
  
  Rancho Cordova recognized one of its own Monday night at City Hall, handing Hometown Hero Anthony Sadler and his family keys to the city.
  
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• State investigating registration of tour bus in crash

  17-11-2015 06:13
  
  California regulators said Monday they are investigating whether a double-decker San Francisco tour bus that that crashed and injured 20 -- five seriously -- was properly registered with state authorities.
  
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• Wife Charged With Husband’s Death Weeks After Charges Weren’t Filed Against Son

  17-11-2015 05:23
  
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — A woman has been arrested in the death of her husband weeks after investigators declined to file charges against her 10-year-old son.
  Carissa Anne Aldrich, 38, faces involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment and destruction of evidence charges in the death of her husband, 45-year-old Tim Michael Aldrich.
  Tim Aldrich was found dead in a home on the 700 block of Overture Lane on Oct. 25 with stab wounds. His wife had called police saying she couldn’t wa
  
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• INTERVIEW: Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones Discusses Motivation Behind Run For Congress

  17-11-2015 03:53
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones announced on Monday that he will challenge Democratic incumbent Rep. Ami Bera.
  SAM SHANE: Let’s start off with what’s going on in Syria, what’s going on in Paris and with regards to President [Barack] Obama, because your platform will center around immigration. Mr. Obama and his administration have now said they would like to welcome some 100,000 Syrian refugees by 2017, and on Friday he was he would consider ISIL
  
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• Human Remains Found At Folsom Lake Provide Glimmer Of Hope To Families Of Missing

  17-11-2015 03:11
  
  FOLSOM LAKE (CBS13) — Ever since human bones were found at Folsom Lake recently, family members of the missing are wondering if they could belong to their loved ones.
  The remains were found on Friday by Veronica Pearson’s 12-year-old son as he walked with her in the dry lake bed.
  “We were literally in the middle of the lake where it should have been full-on water,” she said. “There was a femur, tailbone, a cellphone.”
  Deputies say the bones seem to be at least
  
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• Home 'loaded with combustibles' catches fire

  17-11-2015 03:11
  
  Sacramento Metro Fire crews said firefighters battled a fire at a home "loaded with combustibles."
  
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• Marysville Methadone Clinic’s Planned Move Concerns Nearby Business Owners

  17-11-2015 03:07
  
  By Kelly Ryan
  MARYSVILLE (CBS13) — Neighbors are have issues with a Marysville methadone clinic that wants to move to a different location.
  The clinic says it’s simply running out of space with more patients and parking issues. But some of its new neighbors fear its arrival.
  Tom King runs a store on D Street in Marysville that was started 47 years ago by his father.
  “We sell everything from outdoor gear to surplus to firearms,” he said. “It’s an economically d
  
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• Stockton girl, 6, hurt in drive-by shooting

  17-11-2015 03:05
  
  A 6-year-old girl was struck by gunfire during a drive-by shooting Sunday evening in Stockton.
  
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• Del Paso Heights Rallies To Support Families Of Grant High School Players

  17-11-2015 02:58
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Del Paso Heights community is rallying around the families of two Grant High School football players who were shot before last Friday’s playoff game.
  Jaulon Clavo was killed while Malik Johnson is recovering from his injuries.
  Christina Montano and her husband Marcel Montano cooked up 70 pounds of tacos and carnitas as part of a get together helping the families of the two players struck by Friday’s gunfire.
  “We just want them to know that we as a
  
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• Fast-Moving Denair Tornado Uproots Trees, Damages Nearly Two-Dozen Homes

  17-11-2015 02:54
  
  DENAIR (CBS13) — A tornado that damaged more than 20 homes and uprooted hundreds of trees in Denair was captured on cellphone video.
  The National Weather Service said on Monday that the tornado in Stanislaus County was an EF1.
  Mac Wilson came by to check on his car. He saw the storm coming on Sunday and decided to leave a park. Before he knew it, it was driving through a tornado. A large tree branch blasted through his window, almost taking off his friend’s head.
  “Glass everywh
  
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• 23,000 lbs of trash removed from American River Parkway

  17-11-2015 02:21
  
  A group of 185 volunteers removed more than 23,000 pounds of trash from the American River Parkway near Northgate Boulevard.
  
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• Metro crews battle fire at home 'loaded with combustibles'

  17-11-2015 02:04
  
  Sacramento Metro Fire crews said they are battling a fire at a home loaded with combustibles.
  
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• Brown: Syrian refugees to California will be vetted

  17-11-2015 00:43
  
  California Gov. Jerry Brown says he'll work closely with President Barack Obama to ensure any Syrian refugees coming to California are "fully vetted in a sophisticated and utterly reliable way."
  
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• Halftime w/ Jason and Nate – November 16, 2015

  17-11-2015 00:41
  
  Jason and Nate review a wild NFL weekend and three straight wins from the Kings, including a visit with Associate Head Coach Chad Iske.
  Hear the interview with Chad Iske here.
  
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• Gov. Jerry Brown Says Syrian Refugees Will Be Vetted Following Paris Attacks

  17-11-2015 00:37
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Jerry Brown says he’ll work closely with President Barack Obama to ensure any Syrian refugees coming to California are “fully vetted in a sophisticated and utterly reliable way.”
  In an emailed statement to The Associated Press, the Democratic governor says the state can help uphold America’s traditional role as a place of asylum while also protecting Californians.
  Several U.S. governors are threatening to halt efforts to all
  
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• Los Angeles Man Sentenced For Role In Revenge Porn Site At Center Of CBS13 Investigation

  17-11-2015 00:29
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Los Angeles man who hacked email accounts and stole nude photos of women that were posted on a porn site is going to federal prison.
  City News Service says 26-year-old Charles Evens was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Monday.
  Prosecutors say Evens was paid more than $200 a week to break into email accounts and steal nude and sexually explicit photos that were posted on the now-defunct site IsAnyoneUp.com.
  Evens pleaded guilty in July to computer hacking a
  
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• Chad Iske Joins Halftime w/ Jason and Nate – November 16, 2015

  17-11-2015 00:15
  
  Associate Head Coach of the Sacramento Kings Chad Iske talks about the team’s three game winning streak.
   
  
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