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• Leak Found At Folsom Dam Spillway Construction Site

  20-01-2016 23:24
  
  CBS13 (CBS) – Crews are inspecting a leak at the new spillway construction site next to Folsom Dam.
  Around 4:30 a.m., people working at the site noticed a small amount of water seeping past the cofferdam, or temporary barrier, surrounding the construction project.All work stopped and workers were quickly evacuated from the area while the bulkhead gates were placed in the down position as a precaution.
  “Our first priority is to stabilize that cofferdam that we currently have in place
  
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• Cops: Man chokes on cookie, crashes into Sonora hotel

  20-01-2016 22:48
  
  A Jamestown man driving through Sonora crashed into a hotel Tuesday while he was choking on a cookie, police said.
  
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• Firefighters Aid Police Searching For Suspects In Modesto Park

  20-01-2016 22:29
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Police and firefighters are searching a Modesto park for suspected thieves.
  Around 10:30 a.m. police received a call reporting that a man and woman had stolen some property. Police were notified later that two people who fit the suspects’ description were in Moose Park, according to a statement from Modesto police.A witness at the park told police the female suspect, who was in the creek, asked if “they” were still around, not elaborating on who she was
  
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• Latest Sac economic forecast is positive, thanks to arena

  20-01-2016 21:17
  
  The latest economic forecast for the Sacramento region sparks a question: Will the new arena finally address a consistent weakness in the area's business climate?
  
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• Stockton police: Man beats Macy's employee in head

  20-01-2016 20:57
  
  A man walked into a Macy's store in Stockton and beat a store employee in the head because he was arrested, police said Wednesday.
  
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• Antelope Teen Injured During CHP-Involved Vehicle Chase

  20-01-2016 19:57
  
  ANTELOPE (CBS13) – A 13-year-old boy is in the hospital with major injuries after he was hit by a car being chased by a CHP officer.
  The chase began Tuesday night in Antelope when a CHP officer was attempting to get the driver to pull over. But instead of complying with the officer’s request, the driver took off.
  The officer followed the car, but eventually lost track of it.
  A short time later, the officer later learned the vehicle had crashed in a residential neighborhood, hitting a
  
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• French Train Heroes With Sacramento Ties Land Book Deal

  20-01-2016 19:30
  
  NEW YORK (CBS/AP) — The future career is being birthed for Anthony Sadler and his childhood friends Spencer Stone and Alek Skarlatos.
  The three men with Sacramento ties who prevented a terrorist attack on a train from Brussels to Paris last summer now have a book deal.
  The Perseus Books Group announced Wednesday it will publish “The 15:17 to Paris” by Anthony Sadler, National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone. The book is scheduled for August and will be co-
  
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• Doctors Issued Guidelines Prescribing Lethal Doses To Terminally Ill Patients

  20-01-2016 19:08
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – With just months until the state’s assisted suicide law goes into effect, the California Medical Association has issued guidelines to doctors on writing prescriptions of lethal doses of medication for terminally ill patients.The Los Angeles Times reports the 15-page guide released Tuesday outlines the complicated legal and medical steps that physicians must take before they can authorize drugs to hasten a patient’s death.The guide says doctors can list the c
  
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• Second arrest made in Yolo County shooting death

  20-01-2016 18:15
  
  A second person was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man found near a slough south of Clarksburg, officers said Wednesday.
  
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• Emergency crews work on plans for deadly 'Big One'

  20-01-2016 17:49
  
  As military helicopters ferry search and rescue teams over the Pacific Northwest, below them are scenes of devastation from a giant earthquake that could strike the region at any time.
  
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• Mom watches as fleeing vehicle hits son on sidewalk

  20-01-2016 17:30
  
  A teenager walking on a sidewalk in an Antelope neighborhood was seriously hurt Tuesday night after he was hit by a vehicle that was previously being pursued by the California Highway Patrol, officers said.
  
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• Fire Officials: Fire Sparked By Hoverboard Kills Dogs In Santa Rosa Home

  20-01-2016 17:28
  
  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) – Officials say a hoverboard sparked a house fire in Santa Rosa that killed two dogs.
  The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports that the fire broke out Tuesday in a girl’s bedroom where the hoverboard was being charged.
  Santa Rosa Fire Battalion Chief Mark Basque estimates the blaze caused $200,000 to $250,000 in damage.
  The home was unoccupied except for the two dogs, a labradoodle and a Boston terrier, who died of apparent smoke inhalation.
  The two-wheeled, self
  
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• Search suspended at Sugar Bowl for missing skier

  20-01-2016 17:22
  
  Rescue crews suspended their search for a ski instructor who has been missing for more than five days, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
  
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• US Mayors Worried About Cities’ Aging Infrastructure

  20-01-2016 17:21
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Mayors across the U.S. say they worry about their cities’ aging infrastructure and they’d like more state and federal support.
  A survey of 89 mayors released Wednesday also found that mayors get policy ideas by studying other cities. New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles received the most mentions.
  The Menino Survey of Mayors is named for Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, who died in 2014.
  It was conducted by Boston University’s Initiative on Cities an
  
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• Inspector General says some emails on Clinton’s server were beyond top secret

  20-01-2016 17:14
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the classified emails found on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s home server were even more sensitive than top secret, according to an inspector general for the intelligence community.
  Inspector General Charles I. McCullough sent a letter to lawmakers last Friday saying that several dozen additional classified emails have been found, including ones containing information from so-called “special access programs.” Intelligence officials
  
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• Calls for boycott of Oscars grow over diversity of nominees

  20-01-2016 17:07
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  NEW YORK (AP) — Amid calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards over its all-white acting nominees and Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith both announcing they would sit out this year’s ceremony, the academy’s president said it was time for major changes — and soon.
  Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs issued a statement promising more diversity, and quickly, after both Lee and Pinkett spoke out Monday.
  In a
  
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• Leak investigated at Folsom Lake spillway site

  20-01-2016 17:02
  
  Crews continue to investigate a leak Wednesday morning at a temporary dam at the new spillway construction site next to Folsom Dam, officials said.
  
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• Jackie Robinson’s widow says baseball lags on diversity

  20-01-2016 16:35
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) —Jackie Robinson’s widow said Major League Baseball has yet to fully honor her husband’s legacy.
   “There is a lot more that needs to be done and that can be done in terms of the hiring, the promotion” of minorities in the sport, Rachel Robinson said Monday.
  She took part in a Q&A session with TV critics about “Jackie Robinson,” a two-part PBS documentary airing in April.
  Holding Jackie Robinson Day at ballparks and handing
  
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• Burglary suspect dies after fight with Stockton police

  20-01-2016 15:32
  
  A burglary suspect who assaulted at least one girl died Tuesday night after getting into a fight with officers, the Stockton Police Department said.
  
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• Roseville Man Accused Of Adding Ex-Wife To Pornographic Images, Posting Them Online

  20-01-2016 09:14
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A Northern California man faces 11 counts of identity theft after authorities say he superimposed his ex-wife’s image onto pornographic photos and posted them online.
  Attorney General Kamala Harris and Placer County District Attorney Scott Owens said Tuesday that Riley Bangerter pleaded not guilty when he was arraigned earlier this month.
  The 36-year-old Roseville resident was arrested last month after the attorney general’s eCrime Unit found he posted
  
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• Heavy rain, wind make trees easy targets for damage

  20-01-2016 08:37
  
  Heavy rain and strong wind gusts from Tuesday morning's rainstorm not only flooded some areas but downed trees in places like Elk Grove.
  
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• NAACP: Black students more often suspended at Modesto schools

  20-01-2016 08:28
  
  Modesto City School leaders are being pressured to increase their support for black students, particularly boys, as they continue to be disciplined at rates higher than those of other ethnic groups.
  
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• Investigator: Boy Shouldn’t Have Been Left Alone With Pit Bulls Before Mauling

  20-01-2016 08:03
  
  LINDA (CBS13) — The lead investigator in a deadly dog mauling case is speaking out after felony charges were recommended against a Linda woman.
  Yuba County Sheriff’s Det. Jason Nakamura calls it the toughest case of his 15-year career. He says it’s his duty to protect the victim.
  “There really wasn’t a spot on him that wasn’t bit,” he said.
  Inside the Linda trailer, he says there were clear signs of 9-year-old Tyler Trammel-Huston’s struggle to esc
  
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• Missing Ski Instructor’s Father Wants Privacy Rules Eased For Search And Rescue Efforts

  20-01-2016 07:52
  
  By Abbott Dutton
  SUGAR BOWL (CBS13) — The search for a missing Davis ski instructor has been called off after a five-day operation to find him.
  Carson May, 23 was last seen on Thursday at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort near Norden. Crews began their search on Friday after a friend said he never made it home.
  It’s too soon for his father, Mike May, to talk about how the search for his son has been suspended, but he presses that better technology and faster access to that technology could have
  
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• Disability Advocates Fear Changes To State Building Codes Could Lead To Costly Fights

  20-01-2016 07:39
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Those who live life in a wheelchair or use a walker to get around now fear California lawmakers and regulators may make their lives more difficult.
  Disability advocates gathered in a crowded Capitol hearing room where a committee discussed how potential changes to the state’s building codes.
  The state architect’s new proposed standards would decrease access to restaurant seating, limit parking and even eliminate accessible routes to buildings. Critics say i
  
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• Teen walking on Antelope sidewalk hit by driver fleeing CHP

  20-01-2016 07:34
  
  A teenager walking on the sidewalk was hurt Tuesday night after he was hit by a vehicle speeding away from officers in Antelope.
  
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• Stockton water conversion worries residents with new chemical

  20-01-2016 07:31
  
  The city of Stockton has started converting its water disinfection process in its northern service area, by swapping out chlorine for chloromine, which is a compound of chlorine and ammonia.
  
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• Creeks near flood level after rain storms in Sacramento Co.

  20-01-2016 07:31
  
  The rainstorm that drenched Northern California Tuesday was strong enough to make some Sacramento-area creeks to rise to close to flood stage.
  
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• 3 people injured, 2 pets dead in Sac apartment fire

  20-01-2016 06:17
  
  Three people were injured in a fire that broke out at a Sacramento apartment Tuesday evening, according to fire officials. Crews also found a dog and a cat were killed in the blaze.
  
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• Sacramento City Council Abruptly Adjourns Meeting During Homeless Discussion

  20-01-2016 06:02
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento City Council abruptly adjourned on Tuesday after complaints that the crowd was too boisterous.
  Homeless advocates in the crowd were in the middle of offering comment when Vice Mayor Rick Jennings warned the crowd a second time about applauding following speakers.
  “Based on the decision made by the public, this meeting is hereby adjourned,” he said before rapping his gavel.
  Before the meeting was called off, the City Council heard fr
  
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• Man dies after fight with Stockton police

  20-01-2016 05:45
  
  A man died Tuesday night after getting into a fight with officers, the Stockton Police Department said.
  
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• Sacramento City Manager John Shirey Stepping Down Later This Year

  20-01-2016 03:41
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento’s city manager has asked the mayor and City Council not to extend his contract, meaning he’s done later this year.
  John Shirey believes he’s accomplished a lot during his tenure with the city, but he says one issue he still wants to tackle and its homeless crisis.
  “Well I’ve decided to run for President,” he said offering levity during his serious announcement.
  For five years, Shirey has been responsible for Sacramento&rsq
  
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• UC Davis Scientists Flood Modesto Orchards In Hopes Of Finding Way To Restore Groundwater

  20-01-2016 03:07
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) — Scientists are purposely flooding a Modesto almond orchard on Tuesday as part of an experiment to put water back into the underground aquifer.
  A Modesto almond orchard is going underwater in the experiment.
  “The idea is, if we apply water to an almond orchard in the winter time when the trees aren’t using much water, then almost all of that water will go down through the roots and help to recharge the groundwater,” said UC Davis professor Ken Shackle.
  Bu
  
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• Investigators: Sister of boy mauled by pit bulls should be charged

  20-01-2016 02:58
  
  The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department said a woman whose brother was mauled and killed by pit bulls should be charged.
  
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• Hayward woman accused of making school threat

  20-01-2016 02:38
  
  A Hayward woman was arrested in connection to a threatening call that caused an elementary school to be locked down Tuesday, the Ripon Police Department said.
  
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• Yuba County Woman Will Face Felony Charge After Brother Mauled To Death By Her Pit Bulls

  20-01-2016 01:59
  
  LINDA (CBS13) — A Yuba County woman whose brother was mauled to death by her pit bulls has been accused of felony child endangerment.
  The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department announced on Tuesday it is recommending the charge against Alexandria Griffin-Heady, 24, in the death of 9-year-old Tyler Trammel Huston.
  Griffin-Heady had left her brother in her Linda trailer with the dogs on Jan. 3. When she came home, investigators say she found her brother mauled to death by her
  
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• Yuba County Woman May Face Felony Charge After Brother Mauled To Death By Her Pit Bulls

  20-01-2016 01:59
  
  LINDA (CBS13) — A Yuba County woman whose brother was mauled to death by her pit bulls has been accused of felony child endangerment.
  The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department announced on Tuesday it is recommending the charge against Alexandria Griffin-Heady, 24, in the death of 9-year-old Tyler Trammel Huston.
  Griffin-Heady had left her brother in her Linda trailer with the dogs on Jan. 3. When she came home, investigators say she found her brother mauled to death by her
  
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• Search for missing skier suspended, sheriff's office says

  20-01-2016 01:45
  
  Rescue crews are suspending their search for a skier who has been missing for more than five days, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
  
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• Hayward Woman Accused Of Threatening Ripon School Personnel Over The Phone

  20-01-2016 01:38
  
  RIPON (CBS13) — A woman was arrested after school officials say she called and threatened school personnel.
  Karen Marie Escobar, 50 of Hayward, is accused of calling Ripona Elementary School and making the threats, though investigators did not disclose what kind of threats were made.
  She faces a felony charge of threatening school employees.
  
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• Man's death from assault in Carmichael deemed homicide

  20-01-2016 01:19
  
  A man's death from an assault in Carmichael is now being investigated as a homicide, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday.
  
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• Sheriff Suspending Search For Missing Davis Ski Instructor Carson May

  20-01-2016 01:08
  
  SUGAR BOWL (CBS13) — The Placer County Sheriff’s Department has announced it is suspending the search for a missing Davis ski instructor at the end of the day on Tuesday.
  Carson May, 23, was reported missing on Friday and has not been seen since Thursday afternoon at Sugar Bowl Ski Resort near Norden.
  Several waves of strong Sierra storms have blown through the area since he was reported missing, complicating efforts. The sheriff’s department has described the search as “
  
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• Initiative To Raise California’s Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour Gathers 600,000 Signatures

  20-01-2016 00:55
  
  Union submits signatures for $15 California minimum wage
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A faction of California’s largest union began submitting signatures Tuesday for a ballot initiative asking voters to raise California’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2021, one of two competing proposals vying for the November ballot.
  Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom joined SEIU’s United Healthcare Workers West in San Francisco as union officials turned in signatures. The group said it has collected
  
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