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• Antelope Resident Hurt In House Fire While Trying To Save His Dogs

  08-01-2016 23:33
  
  ANTELOPE (CBS13) – A devastating fire destroyed a home in Antelope early Friday afternoon.
  The scene was on Bitter Root Court. Metro Fire firefighters were called to the scene around noon and found the home in flames. Crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to other homes, but the house was completely devastated.
  Limited access to the back of the house hindered firefighting efforts, crews say.
  One resident of the home suffered some burns to his hands and face as he tried to rescue
  
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• Stanislaus Co. sheriff's K-9 stabbed while catching suspect

  08-01-2016 22:54
  
  A Stanislaus County sheriff's K-9 was stabbed while trying to apprehend a suspect early Friday morning in Modesto, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said.
  
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• Armed robber sought after dropping phone with selfie

  08-01-2016 22:15
  
  Turlock police are searching for a man who was involved in an armed robbery and dropped his phone containing a selfie at the scene, investigators said.
  
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• Man Sought In Las Vegas Slaying Arrested In Fairfield

  08-01-2016 22:10
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say a 36-year-old man sought for several months in a fatal shooting in Las Vegas has been arrested while walking on a street in Fairfield.
  Officer Jesse Roybal said Friday that Dwayne Lawson was arrested Jan. 4 in Fairfield, California, and was being held at the Fairfield Solano County jail pending transfer in custody to Las Vegas.
  It wasn’t immediately clear Friday if Lawson had a lawyer.
  Records show that Lawson was named in a warrant filed Oct. 2 in Las Veg
  
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• Person hospitalized with burns after Antelope house fire

  08-01-2016 21:41
  
  A person was taken to the hospital with burns after a fire broke out in an Antelope home Friday, fire officials said.
  
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• Man Suspected Of Joining Terror Group Was Student At American River College

  08-01-2016 21:01
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – A man in California encouraged a fellow Iraqi refugee in Texas to join the civil war against the Syrian government and promised to teach him how to fight, federal authorities said Friday, a day after terrorism charges against the men were revealed.
  A criminal complaint filed against 23-year-old Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab of Sacramento details the social media communication he had with 24-year-old Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan of Houston. Al Hardan is the person ident
  
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• ARC: Sacramento suspect in terror case was enrolled in classes

  08-01-2016 20:35
  
  A Sacramento man arrested on terrorism-related charges and accused of traveling to Syria to fight with terrorists was enrolled as a student at American River College.
  
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• Jury finds 'Shrimp Boy' Chow guilty of murder, racketeering

  08-01-2016 20:20
  
  A federal jury found Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, the leader of the Chee Kung Tong,  guilty in San Francisco Friday of all 162 charges lodged against him.
  
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• Powerball Jackpot Now At $800M; Few Ways To Improve Your Odds Of Winning

  08-01-2016 17:27
  
  SACRAMENTO (AP) — The record-breaking $800 million Powerball jackpot is the stuff of dreams, but it all boils down to math. From the huge prize to the enormous odds against winning it, Saturday night’s drawing is a numbers game that gives players good reason to brush up on their algebra, maybe as they stand in line to buy a ticket. A look at some of the statistics:
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  THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMBERS
  For those who match all five white balls and the red Powerball, the key numbers are
  
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• GOP Leaders Criticize Refugee Plan After Terror-Related Arrests In Houston, Sacramento

  08-01-2016 17:01
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – A handful of Republican leaders have begun to use the arrests of alleged terrorist group supporters in Sacramento and Houston as vindication for their anti-refugee stances.
  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker tweeted Friday asking if people still wonder why he raised concerns about ensuring that Syrian refugees coming into his state are safe. He included a link to a story about the arrests.
  Do people still wonder why we raised legitimate concerns about ensuring saf
  
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• Fog blankets Valley during Friday morning commute

  08-01-2016 16:47
  
  Many people throughout the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys are waking up to thick fog blanketing the region for the final day of the work week.
  
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• UPS worker hit, killed by UPS big rig in West Sac

  08-01-2016 16:02
  
  A UPS employee was hit and killed by a UPS big rig at the company's distribution hub in West Sacramento, police said Friday.
  
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• Calif. Budget Plan Boosts Spending but Democrats Seek More

  08-01-2016 16:00
  SACRAMENTO (AP) – On its face, Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed $122.6 billion California budget plan would seem to please Democratic interests by pumping billions of new dollars into public schools, health care for the poor and public infrastructure, even as it bolsters the state’s rainy day fund.
  Brown touted his income tax credit for the poor, a cost-of-living increase for the elderly, blind and disabled and more funding for universities and colleges when he laid out his general
  
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• California Budget Plan Boosts Spending, But Democrats Seek More

  08-01-2016 15:56
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – On its face, Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed $122.6 billion California budget plan would seem to please Democratic interests by pumping billions of new dollars into public schools, health care for the poor and public infrastructure, even as it bolsters the state’s rainy day fund.
  Brown touted his income tax credit for the poor, a cost-of-living increase for the elderly, blind and disabled and more funding for universities and colleges when he laid out his
  
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• SIMEON GANT: Pardons are not granted unless they are earned

  08-01-2016 15:41
  OPINION – This Christmas Governor Jerry Brown played Santa Claus. He didn’t wear the big red suit and his face is still cleanly shaven. He didn’t even roll out Rudolph, Donner or Dixon. This Christmas, Governor Brown pardoned 91 Californians, saying “Pardons are not granted unless they are earned.”
  Many of these 91 citizens have been out of jail and living in our communities for more than a decade without any further criminal activity, however, without the pardon, t
  
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• Kobe Bryant and Lakers Lose To Kings 118-115 In Thriller At Sleep Train Arena

  08-01-2016 15:18
  DeMarcus Cousins chats with Kobe Bryant well after Kings beat Los Angeles Lakers 118-115 on Jan. 9, 2016. It was Bryant’s last game played in Sacramento. (OBSERVER photo by Antonio R. Harvey)
  NORTH NATOMAS — Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers made his last game as a NBA player in Sacramento, one that he previously circled on the schedule, a memorable one on Jan. 9 in front of a sellout crowd.
  The Kings prevailed 118-115 in a thriller performance. But Bryant was actually the King f
  
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• Stockton police officer suspended for alleged ‘revenge’ citation

  08-01-2016 08:41
  
  A Stockton man claims a citation he received was in retaliation to comments he made on Facebook about Stockton police officers.
  
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• Gathering Held In Support Of Woman Beaten With Bat At Lodi Park

  08-01-2016 08:06
  
  LODI (CBS13) – The teenager accused of brutally beating a stranger in a Lodi dog park will be evaluated by three doctors as she sits in jail on $1 million bond.
  While 17-year-old Dulce Rios is being charged as an adult for the attempted murder and robbery, the woman she attacked is in the ICU trying to recover.
  Jacqueline Pickett’s family and friends held a vigil at her church Thursday night. Organizers of the gathering were quick to point out there was no room for bitterness or rese
  
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• Mother waits for answers about bones found at Folsom Lake

  08-01-2016 07:44
  
  A mother is waiting for news on bones found in Folsom Lake three months ago. She's asking investigators if they could belong to her murdered daughter.
  
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• UPS Employee Struck, Killed By UPS Big Rig In West Sacramento

  08-01-2016 07:39
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A UPS employee suffered fatal injuries after being run over by a company big rig in West Sacramento.
  The incident happened at 9:15 p.m. at the company’s facility on Harbor Avenue and Del Monte Street. The injured employee was taken to UC Davis Medical Center, according to Sgt. Roger Kinney, a spokesperson for the West Sacramento Police Department.
  The employee, who has not been identified, was later pronounced dead, police say.
  Crime scene and traffic i
  
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• UPS Employee Run Over By Big Rig In West Sacramento

  08-01-2016 07:39
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A UPS employee suffered significant injuries after being run over by a company big rig in West Sacramento.
  The incident happened at 9:15 p.m. at the company’s facility on Harbor Avenue and Del Monte Street. The injured employee was taken to UC Davis Medical Center, according to Sgt. Roger Kinney, a West Sacramento Police Department spokesperson.
  Crime scene and traffic investigators have been called out to the scene. Company representatives and the driv
  
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• UPS Employee Hit By UPS Big Rig In West Sacramento

  08-01-2016 07:39
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A UPS employee suffered significant injuries after being run over by a company big rig in West Sacramento.
  The incident happened at 9:15 p.m. at the company’s facility on Harbor Avenue and Del Monte Street. The injured employee was taken to UC Davis Medical Center, according to Sgt. Roger Kinney, a spokesperson for the West Sacramento Police Department.
  Crime scene and traffic investigators have been called out to the scene. Company representatives and the d
  
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• Is ‘Anonymous’ Message Against Sacramento Credible?

  08-01-2016 07:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Authorities can’t confirm the video threat aimed at the city of Sacramento today actually came from the hacking group Anonymous, but computer security experts say the damage they could do is very real.
  We may not know who’s behind the mask making the demands, but computer security experts say their threats shouldn’t be taken lightly.
  “You want to take it seriously. Anything that can be connected to the web can be attacked,” said Ryan Eldri
  
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• Is Alleged Threat By ‘Anonymous’ Aimed At Sacramento Credible?

  08-01-2016 07:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Authorities can’t confirm the video threat aimed at the city of Sacramento today actually came from the hacking group Anonymous, but computer security experts say the damage they could do is very real.
  We may not know who’s behind the mask making the demands, but computer security experts say their threats shouldn’t be taken lightly.
  “You want to take it seriously. Anything that can be connected to the web can be attacked,” said Ryan Eldri
  
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• How Credible Is Alleged ‘Anonymous’ Threat Aimed At Sacramento?

  08-01-2016 07:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Authorities can’t confirm the video threat aimed at the city of Sacramento today actually came from the hacking group Anonymous, but computer security experts say the damage they could do is very real.
  We may not know who’s behind the mask making the demands, but computer security experts say their threats shouldn’t be taken lightly.
  “You want to take it seriously. Anything that can be connected to the web can be attacked,” said Ryan Eldri
  
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• Mother waiting for answers about bones found at Folsom Lake

  08-01-2016 06:34
  
  A mother is waiting for news on bones found in Folsom Lake three months ago. She's asking investigators if they could belong to her murdered daughter.
  
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• UPDATE: Baby abducted from SoCal found

  08-01-2016 04:30
  
  A 1-year-old boy who was reported missing when a carjacker stole a minivan that he was inside was found in Pico Rivera Thursday night.
  
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• ‘Anonymous’ Threatens Sacramento Over Policies Towards The Homeless

  08-01-2016 04:27
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The hacking group known as Anonymous posted a video message aimed at Sacramento city leaders Thursday in response to the arrest of homeless people at city hall earlier over the weekend.
  In it, a masked figure in a computerized voice criticized the city’s actions toward those arrested on January 2, calling it “poor public policy” to prosecute people for something “as innocent as sleeping.”
  The man goes on to say that confiscating the beddin
  
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• Man accused of terrorism arrested in Sacramento

  08-01-2016 04:08
  
  A Sacramento man was arrested Thursday on a terrorism-related charge, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento said.
  
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• Stockton PD search for woman accused of robbing bank

  08-01-2016 03:29
  
  The Stockton Police Department is searching for a woman accused of robbing a bank Thursday, officers said.
  
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• Feds: Sacramento Terror Suspect Talked About Joining ISIS

  08-01-2016 01:18
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The U.S. Attorneys Office confirms federal agents were involved in a “national security arrest” today in Sacramento and a second in Houston.
  The suspect arrested in Sacramento has been identified the U.S. Attorney’s Office as 23-year-old Aws Mohammad Younis Al-Jayab. He was born in Iraq and emigrated from Syria to the United States as a refugee in October 2012.
  The criminal complaint alleges Al-Jayab lied to federal agents about traveling to
  
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• Feds: Man Accused Of Joining Terrorist Group Talked About Joining ISIS

  08-01-2016 01:18
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – The U.S. Attorneys Office confirms federal agents were involved in a “national security arrest” today in Sacramento and a second in Houston.
  The suspect arrested in Sacramento has been identified the U.S. Attorney’s Office as 23-year-old Aws Mohammad Younis Al-Jayab. He was born in Iraq and emigrated from Syria to the United States as a refugee in October 2012.
  The criminal complaint unsealed Thursday alleges Al-Jayab lied to federal agen
  
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• Federal Agents Make ‘National Security Arrests’ In Sacramento, Houston

  08-01-2016 01:18
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The U.S. Attorneys Office confirms federal agents made a “national security arrest” today in Sacramento and a second in Houston.
  The Sacramento suspect was identified the U.S. Attorney’s Office as 23-year-old Aws Mohammad Younis Al-Jayab. He was born in Iraq and emigrated from Syria to the United States as a refugee in October 2012.
  He is accused of lying to federal agents about going to Turkey to visit his grandmother. They say he went to Turkey
  
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• Federal Agents Make ‘National Security Arrest’ In Sacramento

  08-01-2016 01:18
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The U.S. Attorneys Office confirms federal agents made a “national security arrest” today in Sacramento and a second in Houston.
  They would not confirm any information beyond that, except to say there is no public safety risk.
  Multiple news outlets are reporting that the suspects — all U.S. residents — were in contact with ISIS.
  FBI spokesperson Gina Swankie said she could not comment on the investigation.
   
  
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• Officer helps deliver baby on Modesto street

  08-01-2016 00:54
  
  A Modesto police officer helped welcome a baby boy into the world Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Man shot, killed by Ceres police

  08-01-2016 00:07
  
  An officer-involved shooting Tuesday night left one man dead in Stanislaus County, the Ceres Police Department said.
  
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