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• Drought's hardest-hit may need years of support

  05-02-2016 22:39
  
  A new state analysis warns that some sectors hit hardest by California's drought may still need help long after the current dry spell ends.
  
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• California Drought’s Hardest-Hit Sectors May Need Years Of Support

  05-02-2016 22:17
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Dying native fish, rural communities with dry wells and some other sectors hardest-hit by California’s drought may still need extra support long after the current dry spell ends, an analysis of the state’s drought response said Friday.
  The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office also urged officials to study the effectiveness of the state’s more than $3 billion in drought programs to learn lessons for managing the next drought.
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• NFL Commissioner vows to help Raiders get new venue

  05-02-2016 21:49
  
  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pledged Friday "to do everything possible" to help teams in Oakland and San Diego work to get new stadiums in their current markets.
  
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• To claim new California tax credit, you need to file

  05-02-2016 20:05
  
  California has a new tax credit aimed at putting cash in the pockets of low-income working families, and several free tax preparation workshops are now under way in Sacramento and elsewhere in the state to help eligible taxpayers claim this money.
  
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• Woman Hit With Baseball Bat In Robbery Outside Of Fairfield Mall Dies

  05-02-2016 19:54
  
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) – Police say the woman who was violently attacked and robbed in the Solano Town Center parking lot has died from her injuries.
  Cheryl Ann Sherwood, a 63-year-old Suisun City resident, was walking to her car late Wednesday morning when someone came up from behind and hit her in the head with a baseball bat.
  The suspect took her purse and then ran.
  Investigators say the attack was brazen, random crime of opportunity.
  “While it is almost impossible to prevent this type
  
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• Lake Tahoe Ski Resort Bans Sale Of Bottled Water

  05-02-2016 19:29
  
  OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Lake Tahoe ski resort is banning the sale of single-use plastic water bottles in hopes of reducing waste.
  The Sierra Sun reports that all bottled water has been removed from shops owned and operated in Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows since the beginning of the season.
  Resort spokesman Michael Radlick says visitors may purchase a collapsible reusable water bottle for $3 that can be filled at one of 24 refill stations around the ski areas.
  Radlick says the resort
  
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• Outpouring Of Support For 7 Children Taken From Dirty Ceres Apartment

  05-02-2016 19:18
  
  CERES (CBS13) – Police say there has been an outpouring of support for the seven children taken from a squalid apartment this week.
  According to the Ceres Police Department, the children range in age from almost 9 years old to just 18 months.
  Anyone wishing to make a donation to help the children is asked to make a check payable to the “Ceres Police Chaplains” and drop it off or mail it to the police department. They cannot accept cash donations.
  People have already dropped off
  
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• Water releases increased at Northern California dams

  05-02-2016 19:16
  
  Visitors along the banks of the American River will see water levels a little higher over the coming days as the US Bureau of Reclamation increases releases from Lake Natoma and Folsom Lake.
  
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• Meet The New Tarantula Named After Johnny Cash

  05-02-2016 18:21
  
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – It’s a fitting tribute for the artist known as “the Man in Black.”
  Scientists have named a new species of tarantula after Johnny Cash. The spiders were found near Folsom Prison, the site of one of Cash’s most-famous performances.
  The finding was part of a new study published in ZooKeys that identified a whole host of new tarantula species in the southwestern United States.
  “With the Earth in the midst of a sixth mass extinction, it is astonish
  
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• Search halted in Foresthill; 3 men still on the loose

  05-02-2016 17:26
  
  One man was caught early Thursday morning as deputies called of the search for three others still on the loose after a traffic stop near Foresthill, according to the Placer County Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Bay Area university professor dies from meningitis

  05-02-2016 16:21
  
  A Bay Area university professor has died from meningococcal meningitis, but his death is apparently not connected to other cases of the illness at Santa Clara University.
  
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• Search On For Suspect Who Led Chase Near Roseville

  05-02-2016 15:55
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Authorities are looking for a suspect who led officers a pursuit in the Roseville area early Friday morning.
  The incident started on westbound Interstate 80. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says they got reports of an erratic driver who was weaving in and out of traffic.
  K-9 units on scene searching for the driver of white truck. More on @GoodDaySac and @CBSSacramento. pic.twitter.com/LkNRZeFsiZ
  — Nha Nguyen (@NhaReports) February 5, 2016Deputies believe
  
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• Garage break-in rattles Fair Oaks couple

  05-02-2016 08:25
  
  Gary Veerkamp was sound asleep late Tuesday night when he heard his wife shouting from another room.
  
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• 356 Oakmont High School students' transcripts stolen

  05-02-2016 08:14
  
  The identities of 356 high school students in Roseville are at risk after a thief stole paper transcripts with personal information on them.
  
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• Hundreds Lose Jobs As Hometown Buffet Abruptly Shutters 3 Sacramento Locations

  05-02-2016 08:08
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Hundreds of minimum-wage workers abruptly lost their jobs in the Sacramento area after the sudden closure of three Hometown Buffet restaurants.
  Restaurants in Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Vacaville were permanently shut down on Thursday with no warning from parent company Ovation Brands. In a bitter irony, what once was Kids Night where families would gather for a discounted dinner, workers were instead left wondering how they would feed to their own families.
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• Foresthill Homeowners On Lookout For 3 Mexican Nationals Who Fled Traffic Stop

  05-02-2016 08:03
  
  FORESTHILL (CBS13) — Foresthill homeowners say they’re armed and on the lookout for three suspects hiding from law enforcement, including one suspect who escaped in handcuffs.
  The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says the men who had five guns in their car took off running during a traffic stop heading toward the Tahoe National Forest on Wednesday afternoon.
  “They appeared out of place. He just said, ‘Hey, I’m the rural deputy. Can I see your IDs?’”
  
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• Bay Area Super Bowl Then And Now—31 Years Apart

  05-02-2016 07:51
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS13) — It’s a Super Bowl flashback on video. With 2016 San Francisco as its backdrop, highlights shown at a Super Bowl 50 kiosk gives fans a portal back in time.
  The last Bay Area Super Bowl was at Stanford Stadium in 1985, and it featured the San Francisco 49ers.
  How times have changed.
  In 1985, the median rent for a two-bedroom home in San Francisco was $750 a month. Now, that’s more than $4,600.
  The price for a Super Bowl ticket was $60. Now it’s $850
  
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• Police Searching For Suspect In Sacramento Shooting

  05-02-2016 06:29
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Police are searching for the suspect in a shooting that left one person wounded in Sacramento on Thursday.
  The shooting happened on the 2500 block of Kit Carson Street and left a man wounded. Police said the victim transported himself to the hospital, but his condition is unknown.
  Police are searching for a suspect that was last seen heading toward Broadway and Fifth Street, though there is no description available.
  
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• Top 10 Stories On CBS Sacramento In January 2016

  05-02-2016 05:55
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Let’s take a quick look back at the Top 10 stories from January that revolved around the lottery, terrorism, and earbuds.
  10. Man, 23, Shot And Killed After Party In Rancho Cordova
  Investigators believe a small party was going on at the home. At some point just as the party was breaking up, the man got involved in some sort of dispute and was shot.
  9. Elk Grove Middle School Student Collapses, Dies During Basketball Practice
  The 12-year-old boy from Toby Johnson
  
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• Report: Sacramento building fires spike in 2015

  05-02-2016 04:53
  
  The number of building fires in Sacramento spiked by 33 percent during the 12-month period ending last June, according to the city's annual financial report.
  
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• 3 suspects still on run in Placer County

  05-02-2016 04:53
  
  Placer County sheriff's deputies continue to search for three suspects the day after they ran from a deputy. Early Thursday, deputies captured a fourth suspect.
  
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• Stockton beauty students disappointed by school closure

  05-02-2016 03:56
  
  Students attending the Stockton Marinello School of Beauty were shocked to learn the school shut down this week.
  
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• Starving Sea Lion Sneaks Into San Diego Restaurant Booth

  05-02-2016 03:47
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) – A starving sea lion has been rescued after finding its way into the booth of a fancy San Diego restaurant.
  Experts at SeaWorld were called Thursday morning to The Marine Room, an oceanfront restaurant in La Jolla.Rescuers found an 8-month-old female pup asleep in a dining booth. The pup was severely underweight and dehydrated.
  The pup was taken to SeaWorld’s Animal Rescue Center, and experts are cautiously optimistic about her recovery.
  There’s been a surge in
  
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• Teen shot, killed in Yuba City; man wounded

  05-02-2016 03:42
  
  A teenage boy died and a man was injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon, the Yuba City Police Department said.
  
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• Mail Theft Suspect Posing As Postal Worker In Sacramento Neighborhood

  05-02-2016 03:32
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — A phony postal worker is accused of stealing mail in a Sacramento neighborhood.
  Federal investigators say they’re looking for a suspect wearing a fake mail carrier uniform that’s targeting unsuspecting residents in Del Paso Heights.
  Michael Mohr says he was at a restaurant with his daughters when he got a message on his cellphone that someone was at his front door. As we watched his mail being taken, there was nothing he could do but helplessly watch
  
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• Police: BMX rider Dave Mirra dies of apparent suicide

  05-02-2016 03:26
  
  Police say veteran X Games biker Dave Mirra has died in North Carolina. He was 41.
    
  
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• Call Kurtis: Options for Marinello Beauty Students After School Abruptly Closes

  05-02-2016 03:13
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — When Alina Hull showed up to take a test at Marinello Schools of Beauty this morning, she says she was turned away. Instead, she packed her things and said goodbye.
  “I wanted to cry, she said. “But held it in.”
  The California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education Bureau said it was informed that all 45 California campuses of Marinello Colleges of Beauty are closing. It comes days after the Federal Department of Education announced it was cut
  
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• Teen Shot To Death, Man Wounded In Yuba City Shooting

  05-02-2016 02:57
  
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) — A teenager has died in a shooting that also wounded a man in Yuba City on Thursday.
  Police say they responded to reports of shots fired in the area of Ainsley Avenue and Market Street and found a 16-year-old boy and an adult male shot just after 3:30 p.m.
  The teen died after being transported to Rideout Memorial Hospital in Marysville.
  The investigation is ongoing, but police have not ruled out any type of gang involvement.
  
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• $63M California lottery prize not officially claimed

  05-02-2016 02:27
  
  Luck may have run out for the winner of a California Lottery jackpot: The person has apparently let $63 million slip through their fingers.
  
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• Somebody May Have Just Missed Their Chance At $63 Million California Lottery Prize

  05-02-2016 02:23
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Luck may have run out for the winner of a California Lottery jackpot: The person has apparently let $63 million slip through their fingers.
  Nobody showed up at a state lottery office by 5 p.m. Thursday with the ticket or submitted a verified claim for the prize, lottery spokesman Alex Traverso said.
  A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles seeks to have a judge declare a winner. Brandy Milliner contends he already turned in the ticket but officials told him it was too da
  
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• Sacramento woman suspected of human trafficking

  05-02-2016 01:55
  
  A Sacramento woman accused of human trafficking is arrested by detectives working for a Super Bowl task force in Santa Clara.
  
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• 3 Hometown Buffet restaurants in Sacramento area shut down

  05-02-2016 01:38
  
  Old Country Buffet, Hometown Buffet, Ryan's, Fire Mountain and Country Buffet restaurants throughout the United States were permanently closed on Thursday.
  
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• Sexual harassment claims against Sac council member withdrawn

  05-02-2016 01:05
  
  A woman who filed a sexual harassment claim against Sacramento City Council member Allen Warren has withdrawn her allegations.
  
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• Research links some California quakes to oil operations

  05-02-2016 00:44
  
  New research is linking oil and gas activity in California to earthquakes for the first time.
  
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• 3 Hometown Buffet Restaurants Close In Sacramento Area As Part Of Restructuring

  05-02-2016 00:40
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Hometown Buffet’s parent company closed three locations in the Sacramento area as they evaluate the company’s performance.
  Two locations in Sacramento are listed as permanently closed—4300 Florin Rd., 2344 Watt Ave.—and the third is in Elk Grove at 9089 Bruceville Road.
  Its parent company, Ovation Brands announced it permanently closed 74 underperforming restaurants under its care. Those include Hometown Buffet, Old Country B
  
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