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• Massive gas leak in SoCal plugged after 16 weeks

  11-02-2016 23:32
  
  A blowout at a natural gas well that gushed uncontrollably for 16 weeks and drove thousands of residents from their Los Angeles homes was plugged Thursday, a utility said.
  
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• CA bill would allow 16-year-olds to cast ballots

  11-02-2016 22:54
  
  Turning 16 in California traditionally meant the chance to finally obtain a driver's license. But soon, turning 16 could also mean the chance to vote.
  
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• State Senator From Davis Pushes Bill To Create Gun-Violence Research Center

  11-02-2016 22:39
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A California state senator is proposing legislation to create a gun violence research center at the University of California.
  Democratic Sen. Lois Wolk of Davis said Wednesday that the gun debate can benefit from real data and scientific methods.
  With #FirearmViolenceResearchAct, CA moves to fill gap left by Congress by funding research for sound policy https://t.co/Ezfi8ZhI6d
  — Lois Wolk (@SenLoisWolk) February 11, 2016Gun-violence researchers have long com
  
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• Whistleblowers Lead California Auditor To $370,000 In Waste

  11-02-2016 22:34
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Whistleblower tips alerted California’s auditor to $370,000 in waste and forgery at certain state agencies, according to a report released Thursday.
  Auditor Elaine Howle’s office said investigators scrutinized state psychiatric hospitals and other agencies based on anonymous information from employees. The audits were concluded in the last six months of 2015.
  One audit found that four psychiatrists at Patton State Hospital in San Bernardino regularly l
  
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• 87-year-old dies after 2-vehicle crash in Roseville

  11-02-2016 22:30
  
  An 87-year-old man died after a crash involving two vehicles shut down a Roseville intersection, police said Thursday.
  
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• Prosecutors to file charges against Sac adult adoption agency

  11-02-2016 22:09
  
  Federal prosecutors announced Thursday they will file charges against a nonprofit adult adoption agency in Sacramento that claimed to be helping undocumented immigrants get citizenship.
  
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• Plane lands safely in LA after declaring emergency

  11-02-2016 20:23
  
  Authorities say an American Airlines plane has landed safely after declaring an emergency and diverting to Los Angeles International Airport.
  
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• Fairfield man arrested in Richmond officer's killing

  11-02-2016 20:11
  
  A Fairfield man was arrested Thursday morning in connection with the shooting death of an off-duty Richmond police officer at a Vallejo home, Vallejo police said.
  
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• Off-duty Richmond officer shot, killed in Vallejo

  11-02-2016 19:11
  
  An off-duty Richmond police officer was shot and killed Thursday morning at a home in Vallejo, the police department said.
  
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• Driver arrested in deadly Hwy. 50 crash in Sacramento

  11-02-2016 18:33
  
  A driver was arrested Thursday morning after the vehicle she was driving slammed into the back of a big rig on Highway 50 in Sacramento, killing her passenger, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  
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• Burglar cuts hole through wall of Sac County businesses

  11-02-2016 18:23
  
  A burglary suspect who cut through a wall of a Mexican restaurant as a way to break into a Sacramento County convenience store was caught early Thursday morning.
  
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• Man, 29, Arrested In Walnut Grove Murder

  11-02-2016 18:07
  
  WALNUT GROVE (CBS13) – Detectives say they have made an arrest in the murder of a man in Walnut Grove.
  The incident happened back on the night of Feb. 7. Deputies found a man, later identified as 50-year-old Tony Barambila, had been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Thursday, detectives announced that 29-year-old Acampo resident Macario Villalpando had been arrested in connection to the murder.
  Investigators believe Villalpando and Barambila had some sort of argument just before t
  
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• Remains Found In Gilroy Not Of Missing Teen Sierra LaMar

  11-02-2016 17:03
  
  UPDATE: CBS San Francisco reports that the remains are not believed to be that of Sierra LaMar. According to Sgt. James Jensen of the Santa Clara Co. Sheriff, the human remains found had a gold capped tooth. Sierra did not have any gold teeth.
  Previous story below:
  GILROY, Calif. (AP) — Northern California authorities have found human remains that could belong to a 15-year-old girl who disappeared on her way to school nearly four years ago.
  Santa Clara Sheriff’s Sgt. James Jense
  
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• School Bus Involved In Accident Near Sloughhouse, No Students Injured

  11-02-2016 16:54
  
  SLOUGHHOUSE (CBS13) – An Elk Grove Unified School District bus was involved in an accident near Sloughhouse Thursday morning.
  The scene is near Jackson and Sloughhouse roads. The incident happened just after 7:30 a.m.
  An Elk Grove Unified official says at least one, possibly two other cars were involved in the crash.
  No students were injured, the official said.
  A replacement bus in on its way to the scene.
  
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• Folsom woman killed in two-vehicle crash in Orangevale

  11-02-2016 16:06
  
  A Folsom woman was killed Wednesday evening in a two-vehicle crash in Orangevale, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  
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• Lawsuit Over California High-Speed Rail Back In Court

  11-02-2016 15:54
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Attorneys for the state are returning to court Thursday to defend California’s $68 billion high-speed rail plans against a lawsuit that claims the project can no longer keep the promises made to voters when they approved $10 billion in bonds to help pay for it.
  In the second phase of a court challenge filed in 2011, attorneys for a group of Central Valley farmers will argue in Sacramento County Superior Court on Thursday that the state can no longer assure C
  
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• Central California School Abandons Redskins Mascot

  11-02-2016 15:51
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A California school district has decided to give up its Redskins team mascot.
  The Fresno Bee reports that the Tulare Joint Union High School District is abandoning its battle to keep the mascot in the wake of state legislation banning it.
  The district announced this week that it will form a committee to select a new mascot for the high school. The school board plans to select from a list of finalists by the end of June.
  California passed a bill outlawing the Redskins
  
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• Suspect Tunnels Into Mini-Mart, Steals Cash And Scratchers

  11-02-2016 15:38
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A suspect is in custody after a burglary in at a south Sacramento business.
  The incident happened early Thursday morning along 41st Avenue, near Franklin Boulevard.
  Deputies say a man tunneled from a taqueria to a mini-mart through a wall, unknowingly tripping an alarm in the process. He then ran with cash and lottery tickets when he saw officers approaching.
  Here's the Tunnel The suspect cut through to steal cigarettes and money from the minimart next door pic.tw
  
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• 1 killed when car slams into big rig on Hwy. 50 in Sac

  11-02-2016 15:33
  
  A passenger was killed early Thursday morning when the vehicle they were riding in slammed into the back of a big rig on Highway 50 in Sacramento, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  
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• Revisiting the costliest storm in NorCal history 30 years later

  11-02-2016 11:44
  
  It is the 30th anniversary of one of the costliest and devastating storms in the history of Northern California.
  
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• Call Kurtis Investigates: My Car Was Cloned And The CHP Destroyed It

  11-02-2016 08:53
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)  The CHP says the car Ruben Manasyan bought off Craigslist four years ago was stolen. Investigators showed up unannounced in November and had his 2009 Toyota Camry towed away claiming it was evidence.
  “They just come out of the blue. Boom, car is stolen,” he said.
  According to CHP paperwork, the car’s Vehicle Identification Number or VIN was switched. Ruben says the investigator told him he may never get it back.
  “So you won’t see this c
  
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• Paradise Police Officer Charged With Manslaughter In Death Of Unarmed Man

  11-02-2016 08:47
  
  PARADISE (CBS13) — More than two months after a Paradise Police officer was recorded shooting and killing an unarmed man, criminal charges have been filed against the now-former officer.
  Patrick Feaster was charged with involuntary manslaughter on Monday in the killing of an unarmed man suspected of drunk driving as he tried to crawl out of his wrecked SUV.
  In November, Andrew Thomas left a local bar with his headlights turned off. Feaster followed him. Thomas struck the median and rolled
  
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• UC Davis Transitioning Bathrooms To Gender-Neutral Facilities

  11-02-2016 08:41
  
  UC DAVIS (CBS13) — UC Davis is now among the colleges nationwide swapping traditional men’s and women’s bathrooms for gender-neutral facilities.
  The male and female signs are being removed from 120 restrooms and they will be converted into the new gender-inclusive ones by the end of the month.
  “We’re going to convert 120 single-stall restrooms to gender inclusive spaces,” said Grant Nejedlo with UC Davis Facilities Management.
  The blank space comes after the p
  
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• Sacramento Zoo Tiger Dies After Failed Introduction With Potential Mate

  11-02-2016 08:39
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A fight between Sacramento Zoo tigers left one dead and the zoo’s director pledging to re-examine policies on how they introduce animals.The fight started when zookeepers attempted to introduce a female and male tiger for the first time to breed.Baha, 15, had three litters at the zoo over the years, but an attack on Wednesday left her dead. She was killed in a tragic breeding encounter at the zoo before the gates opened, when male tiger Mohan attacked Baha as the
  
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• Yolo County Zika Virus Patient Recovering Well

  11-02-2016 08:35
  
  YOLO COUNTY (CBS13) — A person in Yolo County who returned from a trip abroad has tested positive for the Zika virus, health officials said on Wednesday.
  The patient is reportedly doing fine and the case is described as mild.
  While 80 percent of people who get the virus don’t show symptoms, this patient started to feel it after traveling to a country where the disease is active.
  “They came down after experiencing symptoms, a fever a rash after traveling to one of those countrie
  
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• Study: Levees Meant For Flood Control Can Instead Increase Risk

  11-02-2016 08:32
  
  MANTECA (CBS13) — UC Davis researchers say in some cases levees can do more harm than good when it comes to flooding.
  Dale Kilburn appreciates dry ground. He lived through one of the worst floods in Central Valley history in 1997. But without flood insurance, he lost furniture in his and his mother’s home.
  “When I got done, I had to buy two refrigerators, two VCRs, two microwaves, two of everything,” he said.
  During that year, there were six levee breaks near Manteca on t
  
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• Job Fair Hopes To Fill 150 Downtown Sacramento Positions At Two Restaurants

  11-02-2016 08:28
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — More than 150 job openings are available for interviewees in Downtown Sacramento as two restaurants prepare to open near the Golden 1 Center.
  Applicants like Keondra Brice are giving their best elevator pitch.
  “I’m hoping to get a full-time job,” Brice said. “I have experience with the cashier and I have my guard card so a security position.”
  They’re hoping to make the cut and get on the payroll at the El Rey and Malt and Mash restau
  
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• Stockton Girl, 7, Gets Letter From President Barack Obama

  11-02-2016 08:20
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A 7-year-old girl in Stockton got quite the surprise in the mail after writing a letter to President Barack Obama.
  In Nylah Missouri’s letter, she asked the president and the first family to come to her house for dinner, and even invited his dogs. She also told him about her family.
  The president responded thanking her for her letter and sharing her story. He also sent photos of the family and his dogs.
  
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• New bill introduces major safety upgrades for charter buses

  11-02-2016 07:39
  
  A new bill that would require major safety improvements on charter buses is moving through the California Legislature.
  
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• Stockton girl, 7, gets ‘special’ letter from Pres. Obama

  11-02-2016 07:30
  
  A 7-year-old Stockton girl invited the President Obama and the First Family to dinner. While the Obamas aren't planning a visit, the letter Nylah Missouri got from the White House is something special to her.
  
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• Sac commission approves water utilities rate hike proposal

  11-02-2016 07:11
  
  The Sacramento Advisory Commission approved a water rate hike proposal Wednesday night.
  
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• Man injured in 2-car crash at Roseville intersection

  11-02-2016 06:41
  
  A elderly man was injured in a two-car crash Wednesday evening in Roseville.
  
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• Roseville stabbing, robbery suspect arrested

  11-02-2016 06:29
  
  A stabbing and robbery suspect was arrested Tuesday by Rancho Cordova police.
  
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• Woman dies after car crash in Sacramento

  11-02-2016 06:23
  
  A woman is dead after a car crash turned deadly in Orangevale Wednesday evening, California Highway Patrol said.
  
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• Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputy, Pilot Killed In Plane Crash

  11-02-2016 06:15
  
  SPRINGVILLE, Calif. (CBS13/AP) – Officials say two people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed near Springville in Tulare County.
  The Fresno Bee reports (http://bit.ly/1Q8sMVP ) authorities say witnesses saw the aircraft on fire. But it’s not clear whether the plane was ablaze in the air, or whether it crashed or landed and began burning.
  Authorities say the plane crashed Wednesday afternoon near Eagle Feather Trading Post and Highway 190.
  The Tulare County Sheriff’s
  
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• Car crash closes 2 lanes at Roseville intersection

  11-02-2016 05:00
  
  A car crash has closed two lanes at a Roseville intersection, causing major traffic delays, Roseville city officials said.
  
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• One person dies after car crash in Sacramento

  11-02-2016 04:54
  
  One person is dead after a car crash turned deadly in Orangevale Wednesday evening, California Highway Patrol said.
  
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• Social media app alarms San Joaquin Co. parents, law enforcement

  11-02-2016 04:09
  
  The social media app Kik is causing concerns for parents and law enforcement agencies in San Joaquin County.
  
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• Sears to close some stores sooner than expected

  11-02-2016 04:08
  
  Sears, a 123-year-old American retail giant, has announced it will close some of its stores earlier than planned and shed some of its assets after poor sales in 2015.
  
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• Passenger concerns growing over planned RT rate hike

  11-02-2016 04:08
  
  Some of Sacramento Regional Transit's customers expressed frustration Wednesday about a proposed rate hike.
  
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• Forever 21 Closing Yuba Sutter Mall Location By April

  11-02-2016 04:07
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The anchor tenant of the Yuba Sutter Mall is closing its doors seven years after the closure of the store it replaced.
  Forever 21 filed a notice with the state that it plans to close its Yuba City store and laying off 56 workers by April 1.
  The store replaced Gottschalks after its closure in 2009.
  Forever 21 is also closing a store south of Fresno in Hanford, laying off 51 workers.
  
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• Video Shows Teen Stomping On Girl After Reported Taser Attack

  11-02-2016 02:57
  
  FRESNO (CBS13) — Video of a vicious attack in California was caught on camera and posted to social media shows a girl stomping on another girl who reportedly had been hit with a Taser.
  A camera was recording as a teenage girl stomped on another in the parking lot of a motel in Fresno.
  A hotel employee said she called the police, but by the time officers arrived, everyone was gone. Witnesses were hesitant to talk publicly about what they saw, but one of them says the girl who inflicted the
  
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• Rocklin Students Get Visit From Blind Cat After Raising Money To Help Feline Shelter

  11-02-2016 02:23
  
  RROCKLIN (CBS13) — Several students raised more than $500 to help a cat rescue shelter.
  The students at Antelope Creek Elementary School in Rocklin designed bookmarks to sell, with the proceeds going to Fieldhaven Feline Center in Lincoln.
  The students presented the money to Champy, a blind cat.
  “Not a lot of shelters supported mainly cats, and it made me feel great to know my school was helping one,” said Caleigh Delgado.
  Champy was one of 60 cats rescued from a hoarding situa
  
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• Hiker reported missing in Oroville

  11-02-2016 02:23
  
  Crews are searching for a hiker who was reported missing Tuesday, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office said.
  
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• Car crash in closes 2 lanes at Roseville intersection

  11-02-2016 01:33
  
  A car crash has closed two lanes at a Roseville intersection, causing major traffic delays, Roseville city officials said.
  
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• Insurance Companies Backing California’s Proposed Health Plan Tax Changes

  11-02-2016 01:02
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Most of California’s health insurance companies are supporting Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to restructure a tax on health plans.
  The California Association of Health Plans told a state Assembly committee on Wednesday that the proposal would secure funding for Medi-Cal while “protecting affordability” of insurance premiums.
  RELATED: California Lawmakers Unveil Health Plan Tax Proposal To Head Off State Budge Hole
  Cigna Life and Health Insurance
  
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• Insruance Companies Backing California’s Proposed Health Plan Tax Changes

  11-02-2016 01:02
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Most of California’s health insurance companies are supporting Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to restructure a tax on health plans.
  The California Association of Health Plans told a state Assembly committee on Wednesday that the proposal would secure funding for Medi-Cal while “protecting affordability” of insurance premiums.
  RELATED: California Lawmakers Unveil Health Plan Tax Proposal To Head Off State Budge Hole
  Cigna Life and Health Insurance
  
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• Yolo County resident tests positive for Zika virus

  11-02-2016 00:50
  
  A Yolo county resident has tested positive for Zika virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
  
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• Utah Joins California In Tampon Tax Debate

  11-02-2016 00:45
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – The international debate over eliminating sales tax on tampons and other feminine hygiene products that women must use has made its way to conservative Utah.
  Governments that make money off the products penalize women for their biology, some say. That perspective has picked up momentum, with at least five U.S. states dumping the taxes.
  But the Utah proposal, which is set for a committee hearing Wednesday, could face a steep challenge as some worry the move will put a
  
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• Female tiger killed by mating partner at Sacramento Zoo

  11-02-2016 00:37
  
  A female tiger was killed by her mating partner at the Sacramento Zoo Wednesday morning.
  
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