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• Where Did El Niño Go? Heat, Dry Spell Stoke Drought Worry

  12-02-2016 23:34
  
  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) – Where did El Niño go?
  Ten days with record heat and no rain have Californians worrying about the drought again.
  The strong El Niño had brought the state near-normal rain and snow this winter, raising hopes that four years of record dry conditions were over.
  But highs surging to 95 degrees in Southern California have surfers and golfers out in February.
  Climate researcher Sam Iacobellis with Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego
  
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• Driver killed when SUV crashes into tree in Fair Oaks

  12-02-2016 22:51
  
  A man was killed Friday morning when the vehicle he was driving hit a tree and ended up on its back end, officials said.
  
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• Cops: Stockton teacher sent sexual messages to students

  12-02-2016 21:26
  
  A 41-year-old former Stockton high school teacher was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sending sexually explicit messages to two 15-year-old students, police said.
  
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• Former Stockton Teacher Accused Of Sexual Misconduct With Students

  12-02-2016 21:18
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Investigators have arrested a former teacher accused of sexual misconduct with his students.
  The alleged incidents happened back in 2009. According to the Stockton Police Department, an anonymous tipster told detectives in November that Lincoln High School teacher Matthew Teeters had sent a student explicit messages.
  The tipster also said Teeters had inappropriately touched the 15-year-old girl.
  An investigation was launched and detectives discovered that Teeters al
  
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• Suspicious Juveniles Arrested Near South Sacramento Elementary School

  12-02-2016 21:06
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – Two suspicious juveniles spotted near an elementary school have been arrested, the district says.
  The Elk Grove Unified School District says that parents first reported spotting the juveniles just before 11 a.m. The two were described as “possibly armed.”
  Police services responded to the scene and the two juveniles were arrested.
  A letter is being sent to parents to inform them about the incident.
  
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• SUV crashes into tree in Fair Oaks; at least 1 dead

  12-02-2016 19:37
  
  At least one person was killed Friday morning when a vehicle hit a tree and ended up on its back end, officials said.
  
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• Car Crashes Into Tree In Fair Oaks, 1 Killed

  12-02-2016 18:47
  
  FAIR OAKS (CBS13) – A person was killed after a car overturned and ended up in a tree.
  The scene is along Winding Oak Drive and Windsock Avenue.
  Authorities got to the scene a little after 8:30 a.m. Friday and found that a car had somehow ended straight up in a tree. A large debris field could be seen.
  California Highway Patrol confirms one person died in the crash. Investigators say the driver was going south on Winding Oak.
  Neighbors say the driver looks to have been speeding.
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• Passenger killed in crash on Hwy. 50 was US Marine

  12-02-2016 18:29
  
  A passenger who was killed in a crash on Highway 50 in Sacramento was a U.S. Marine, officials confirmed Friday.
  
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• Retrial Of Man Convicted Of Killing Chandra Levy Now In May

  12-02-2016 18:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A man convicted of killing former Washington intern Chandra Levy has had his retrial moved from March to May.
  A judge agreed Friday to a request by prosecutors to move the trial date from March 1 to May 23.
  Levy’s 2001 disappearance created a national sensation after the 24-year-old Modesto, California, native was romantically linked with then-Rep. Gary Condit, a California Democrat who was ultimately ruled out as a suspect.
  Her remains were found in Washington&rsqu
  
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• Drivers to see more delays with I-80 Across The Top

  12-02-2016 18:17
  
  Four ramps will be closed and traffic reduced to one lane on westbound Interstate 80 this weekend as Caltrans continues work on the 80 Across the Top project.
  
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• Expect Major Delays On I-80 This Weekend Due To Across The Top Project

  12-02-2016 17:43
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Expect major delays this weekend on Interstate 80 as the Across the Top Project continues.
  People traveling on westbound Interstate 80 in North Sacramento will see various ramp closures and lane restrictions from 9 p.m. Saturday through noon Sunday.
  A single lane will be open from Longview to Reed Avenue with the Interstate 5 connector to I-80 closed as well.
  Traffic will be detoured to Reed Avenue and back to eastbound I-80 to access the overpasses.
  “We’re
  
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• Inspection reveals 400 Berekely buildings need fixes

  12-02-2016 16:29
  
  Inspections conducted after a deadly balcony collapse in Berkeley last year show that about 400 multi-unit buildings in the city required repairs.
  
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• Crews plan for more crude oil moving through NorCal

  12-02-2016 15:50
  
  With the potential for a major increase in the amount of crude oil traveling by rail in Northern California, local emergency responders are focusing on their response training in the event of an accident.
  
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• Even before controversy, Blacks cool to Oscars telecast

  12-02-2016 15:28
  NEW YORK (AP) — The largest Black audience for the Academy Awards over the last dozen years came in 2005, when Chris Rock was host and Jamie Foxx and Morgan Freeman won the top male acting awards.
  Rock will be back as host this year, but it’s an open question how many Black viewers will be tuning in. A lack of diversity in Oscar nominations have led to stars like Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith saying they won’t attend the Academy Awards on Feb. 28.
  The year’s most popu
  
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• John Lewis on Sanders’ civil rights work: ‘Never saw him’

  12-02-2016 15:07
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights leader John Lewis on Thursday dismissed Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ 1960s work on racial equality, saying, “I never saw him. I never met him.”
  The Georgia congressman — a stalwart of the Freedom Rides through the South, lunch counter sit-ins and the 1963 March on Washington — raised questions about Sanders’ involvement in the movement when the Vermont senator was a college student.
  Lewis has endorsed
  
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• Clinton, Sanders clash over minorities, money and Obama

  12-02-2016 15:00
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders battled for the crucial backing of Black and Hispanic voters in Thursday night’s Democratic debate and clashed heatedly over their support for Barack Obama as the presidential race shifted toward states with more minority voters.
  Clinton, who has cast herself as the rightful heir to Obama’s legacy, accused Sanders of diminishing the president’s record and short-changing his leadership.
  “The kind of criticism I hea
  
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• Crews plan for proposed increase of crude oil moving through NorCal

  12-02-2016 12:30
  
  With the potential for a major increase in the amount of crude oil traveling by rail in Northern California, local emergency responders are focusing on their response training in the event of an accident.
  
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• Man arrested in deadly Walnut Grove shooting

  12-02-2016 12:26
  
  A man was arrested Thursday in connection to the shooting death of a 50-year-old man.
  
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• Gentle C-Sections Rising In Popularity, But Are They Worth The Risk?

  12-02-2016 09:11
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Doctors say a new birth method attempts to bring more closeness, calmness and connection to mothers and their babies.
  The family-centered or gentle C-sections are becoming a new trend at hospitals across the country. They essentially try to mirror a natural birth as much as possible.
  But C-section rates are at nearly 33 percent, which is more than what the World Health Organization set as a target, and some doctors believe it could create unnecessary danger.
  “Som
  
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• Men Honored For Saving Children From Car In Rancho Murieta Crash

  12-02-2016 09:04
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two men were honored for saving the lives of two children after witnessing a horrific car crash.
  It seemed like just any other night on their way home from work. On this night there was a head-on crash and Corey Walker and Larry Roberts jumped into action.
  Sacramento Metro Firefighters honored the men who put themselves in harm’s way to save the lives of two children trapped in a burning car. The men were driving home in September along Highway 16 near Rancho Mur
  
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• Sacramento Food Truck Owner Leaving State Over Bureaucratic Problems

  12-02-2016 08:56
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento small-business owners says she’s leaving town and blaming bureaucracy for her decision to move out of the state.
  Granola Girl and Sacramento native Saba Rahimian says she’s heading to Austin, Texas.
  “For the time being I need to move on and continue to support my business,” she said.
  She says trying to start her business here has been nuts, and calls the Sacramento permit process a recipe for disaster.
  “That push-pul
  
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• Fire crews plan for proposed increase of crude oil transport

  12-02-2016 08:41
  
  With the potential for a major increase in the amount of crude oil traveling by rail in Northern California, local emergency responders are focusing on their response training in the event of an accident.
  
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• Call Kurtis: Prescription Prices Can Vary Thousands Depending on Pharmacy

  12-02-2016 08:35
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Gary Medina says his chemotherapy pill Tretinoin is keeping his Leukemia in remission. However, the pharmacy quoted him $3,359 for a one month supply.
  “You’ve got to be kidding me,” his wife Janice said.
  The couple knows they can’t afford this prescription out of pocket for long.
  “It’s easier to die,” Gary said. “It’s cheaper.”
  CBS13 found the same specialty drug can vary by more than a thousand dollars, de
  
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• Elk Grove Man Accused Of Scamming Undocumented Immigrants With Adoption Scheme

  12-02-2016 08:20
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — An Elk Grove man is accused of scamming hundreds of undocumented immigrants by promising them a path to citizenship, but never delivering.
  Investigators say Helaman Hansen, 63, told his victims they could be adopted by U.S. citizens and would become citizens themselves. His alleged victims span from Sacramento to Wisconsin and New York.
  He marketed himself for the last four years as someone who is working to educate minorities and help those who need it most.
  “It&
  
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• Record Heat Giving Cherry Farmers Hope For Better Year After Drought

  12-02-2016 08:14
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The warm, sunny break from El Nino leading to record highs in California may be good for crops, but not for allergy sufferers.
  For the past three years, Central Valley cherry trees have underperformed.
  “Some people would suggest that we’re due for a big one,” said production specialist Scott Brown.
  But now it looks like bing cherries will go bang. The blooms are a full month early on cherry and nut trees, but the way they look as growers excited.
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• Elk Grove School District Excited At Large Turnout Of Potential Substitute Teachers

  12-02-2016 08:05
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — The Elk Grove Unified School District put out the call for substitute teachers and got a big response from many first-time teachers.
  In just two months, Associate Superintendent for Human Resources David Reily says the call for more subs hasn’t fallen on deaf ears.
  “That was even more successful than we had anticipated,” he said. “As a result, we have 111 new substitutes in our system who are at work as we speak.”
  Last fall, the district tu
  
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• Analyst: California governor's prison plan may save millions

  12-02-2016 07:24
  
  A new analysis says Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed ballot initiative to reduce the state's prison population may save state and local governments millions of dollars.
  
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• UC Davis converts some restrooms to be gender-inclusive

  12-02-2016 07:11
  
  UC Davis is converting 10 percent of its bathrooms to be gender-inclusive. Students and officials hope changes will make current and future students more comfortable.
  
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• 'Odd odor' forced El Dorado Co. Social Security office to evacuate

  12-02-2016 06:53
  
  The Social Security building in El Dorado County was evacuated Thursday afternoon because of a HAZMAT situation.
  
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• Proposed bill to prohibit employers from asking for salary history

  12-02-2016 04:14
  
  Women lawmakers in California are renewing an effort to stop employers from asking job applicants their salary history, a practice they say hurts women in particular.
  
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• First Del Paso Heights Supermarket In 30 Years Opens

  12-02-2016 03:49
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Considered the food desert of Sacramento, there is finally a fresh produce option in Del Paso Heights.
  Viva Supermarket is the first supermarket in the area in 30 years, and city officials are hailing it as a huge win for the community plagued with crime and poverty.
  “We’re providing our own economic stimulus here now,” said Sacramento City Councilman Allen Warren.
  The fully renovated storefront offers an assortment of fresh meat, produce and affordab
  
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• Dungeness crab health warning lifted for more of California

  12-02-2016 03:48
  
  Health officials say Dungeness crabs caught along a swath of California's coast no longer show high levels of a marine toxin and are safe to eat.
  
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• California Nurses Using Lessons Learned From Ebola Outbreak For Zika Virus

  12-02-2016 03:46
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Health experts are trying to take lessons from last year’s Ebola outbreak to get a handle on the Zika virus.
  The union representing California nurses says it’s developing new protocols similar to those in place against Ebola, but the problem is still so new, nurses are having to rely on the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention for protective measures.
  The strict precautions in place for the Ebola virus may be a distant memory, but for neonatal nurse C
  
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• Sacramento adult adoption agency CEO accused of fraud

  12-02-2016 03:08
  
  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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• High-speed rail project faces legal scrutiny

  12-02-2016 02:39
  
  Current state plans for  high-speed rail would not get passengers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in the time voters were promised, attorneys opposing the system argued in court Thursday.
  
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• Thyroid cancer cases rising in NorCal communities

  12-02-2016 02:31
  
  Researchers have found a surprising number of people in some Northern California communities are being diagnosed with thyroid cancer after it has already spread into other areas of the body. 
  
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• El Dorado Co. Social Security building evacuated

  12-02-2016 02:20
  
  The social security building in El Dorado County has been evacuated because of a hazmat situation.
  
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• Do Not Set Your iPhone’s Date To Jan. 1, 1970

  12-02-2016 01:55
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — An image floating around the Internet that purports to enable a retro mode on iPhones is actually a prank designed to brick your device.
  The error applies to all 64-bit iOS devices, including iPhones from the 5S to the current models, as well as certain iPads.
  This fake image claiming to be from Apple’s website lays what will end up rendering your phone unusable.By setting the date on your device to Jan. 1 1970 and rebooting it, the device will fai
  
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• Sac police arrest 1 suspect, continue to search Oak Park

  12-02-2016 01:36
  
  Sacramento police detained a suspect after gunshots were heard in a Oak Park neighborhood Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Feds Charge Sacramento Man In Seven-State Immigration Scam

  12-02-2016 01:35
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Federal authorities are charging a Sacramento man with running a scam that promised U.S. citizenships to hundreds of immigrants across at least seven states in return for fees as high as $10,000.
  Helaman Hansen operated a Sacramento nonprofit called Americans Helping America Chamber of Commerce Agency.
  He was indicted Thursday for offering adult adoptions as a pathway to citizenship for people who were in the country illegally. Adult adoptions are legal, but offic
  
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• California Bill Would Create State-Funded Gun Violence Research Center

  12-02-2016 01:09
  
  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.
  Gun-violence researchers have long complained that funding is hard to find since Congress in 1996 prohibited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from paying for gun research.
  SB1006 does not say how much state
  
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• Raiders to stay at Coliseum for 2016 season

  12-02-2016 00:21
  
  The Oakland Raiders will stay at the O.co Coliseum in Oakland for at least one more year while continuing to pursue new stadium options, the team's owner said Thursday.
  
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