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• CA bullet train officials push plan to head north

  18-02-2016 23:59
  
  California bullet train officials say a new business plan that calls for building the first 250 miles from the Central Valley to San Jose could be finished without any additional funding beyond what's been committed.
  
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• Teen in Lodi bat attack deemed 'not competent' for trial

  18-02-2016 23:15
  
  A 17-year-old girl accused of attacking a Lodi woman with a baseball bat was deemed not competent to stand trial by a judge Thursday.
  
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• 4 Staffers At New Folsom Prison Injured In Inmate Attack

  18-02-2016 23:14
  
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – Authorities say a California State Prison-Sacramento inmate attacked four staff members Thursday morning.
  The incident happened just after 7 a.m. According to the California Department of Corrections, inmate Tyrone E. Owens attacked two psychiatric technicians who were trying to give out medications. Owens is said to have pushed a cart int one technician hard enough to knock her to the floor.
  Owens then started punching the other technician with both fists, CDCR says.
  
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• 4 Staffers At California State Prison-Sacramento Injured In Inmate Attack

  18-02-2016 23:14
  
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – Authorities say a California State Prison-Sacramento inmate attacked four staff members Thursday morning.
  The incident happened just after 7 a.m. According to the California Department of Corrections, inmate Tyrone E. Owens attacked two psychiatric technicians who were trying to give out medications. Owens is said to have pushed a cart into one technician hard enough to knock her to the floor.
  Owens then started punching the other technician with both fists, CDCR says
  
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• Crocker Art Museum hosts Black History Month Celebration: A Free Family Festival

  18-02-2016 22:12
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  SACRAMENTO – The Crocker Art Museum hosts its Black History Month Celebration: A Free Family Festival this weekend and is urging the whole community to attend. The festival is set to run 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 21.
  This year, the celebration honors mavericks, innovators, and nightingales. The performance lineup has a bit of everything for everyone – a shouting good time with Next Phase, The Isley Brothers Tribute Band; a special homage to
  
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• Avalanche danger prompts closure of Alpine Meadows

  18-02-2016 22:01
  
  A main road into Alpine Meadows remains closed Thursday due to a series of natural avalanches, which later prompted the ski resort to shut down operations for the day because of avalanche danger.
  
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• Sacramento Kings Still Have Chance To “Make Some Noise” In 29 Games

  18-02-2016 21:47
  Sacramento Kings point guard Darren Collison, seated left, talks to local media at the team’s practice facility on Feb. 17. Kings have 29 games remaining and is currently in 10th place in the playoff picture.
  NORTH NATOMAS — The Sacramento Kings let go assistant coach Vance Walberg from his duties on Wednesday, Feb. 17, nearly a year after hiring him to work alongside of head coach George Karl.
  The move, two days before the Kings take on the Denver Nuggets at Sleep Train Arena, was n
  
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• Showers wind down in Valley; snow to taper off in Sierra

  18-02-2016 21:41
  
  Scattered showers are beginning to wind down in the Valley on Thursday as snow in the Sierra continues to fall.
  
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• Sac police arrest 16-year-old in JJ Clavo's killing

  18-02-2016 21:21
  
  The Sacramento Police Department announced Thursday it arrested a 16-year-old in connection with the shooting death of a Grant High School football player.
  
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• Sacramento Police To Reveal New Development In Murder Case Of JJ Clavo

  18-02-2016 19:08
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento Police say they have made a new development in the murder of a Grant Union High School student.
  J.J. Clavo was gunned down not far from his high school in Del Paso Heights in November 2015. He was 17.
  No suspects were ever arrested.
  Details about the new development will be revealed at a press conference scheduled for 11 a.m.
  SPD has made a new development in the Jaulon #JJClavo murder Invest,details to follow @Chiefsamsomers #sacpd pic.twitter.com/byEc
  
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• Arrest Made In Murder Of Grant High School Student JJ Clavo

  18-02-2016 19:08
  
  UPDATE: Police say they have made an arrest in the murder of JJ Clavo.
  The suspect is 16-year-old Keymontae Lindsey, police revealed at a press conference late Thursday morning.
  Sacramento Police Chief Sam Somers said Clavo was not the intended target of the shooting.
  Lindsey is facing numerous charges, including homicide, attempted homicide, shooting into an occupied vehicle and a gang enhancement. He will be charged as an adult.
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• Southwest adds nonstop flight from Sac to Baltimore

  18-02-2016 18:25
  
  Southwest announced Thursday it will be adding nonstop flights between Sacramento International Airport and Baltimore.
  
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• 3 People Quickly Rescued After Avalanche In Alpine Meadows

  18-02-2016 18:08
  
  ALPINE MEADOWS (CBS13) – An avalanche buried a couple of cars and damaged a building in the Alpine Meadows area.
  The incident happened a little before 8 a.m. Thursday. North Tahoe Fire says one of their crews responded to the scene and found that two cars had been buried.
  North Tahoe Fire and Squaw Valley Fire units responded at approximately 7:50 this morning to a reported avalanche… https://t.co/2ifU1TrsQU
  — North Tahoe Fire (@NTFPD_) February 18, 2016Three people were quick
  
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• Stockton Police Arrest 8, Cite 12 Homeless People

  18-02-2016 17:31
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Dozens of homeless people were cited in an enforcement mission in Stockton, police say.
  The mission took place throughout the afternoon Wednesday. Stockton Police say they were spurred by numerous complaints they’ve been getting about trash and other issues related to homeless in the Lakeview and Civic Center districts.
  In total, officers contacted 22 homeless people in the area. Of that number, 12 were cited.
  Another eight were arrested, five for outstanding
  
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• Baby killed in overnight Vallejo apartment fire

  18-02-2016 17:01
  
  A baby was killed in a three-alarm fire at a Vallejo apartment, fire officials said Thursday.
  
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• Infant Dies In Fire At Vallejo Apartment

  18-02-2016 16:39
  
  VALLEJO (CBS13) – A wind-whipped apartment fire claimed the life of an infant in Vallejo overnight.
  Flames were reported around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on Kathy Ellen Drive. The fire went three alarms before it was contained nearly two hours later.
  Because of the fatality, Vallejo’s fire and police departments are conducting a joint investigation.
  More than a dozen people were displaced by the fire. They are being assisted by the Red Cross.
  
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• Foothill schools closed, delayed due to snowy conditions

  18-02-2016 16:01
  
  Several schools in the Sierra foothills will be closed Thursday due to stormy conditions, and two other high schools will be starting later than normal as more rain and snow showers move through Northern California.
  
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• Tree Falls Onto, Damages House In Sacramento

  18-02-2016 15:47
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Wednesday night’s wet and windy weather knocked down a large pine tree in Sacramento, taking down power lines before crashing into a house.
  It happened on Riverview Court in the Little Pocket area.
  One person was home when the tree came crashing inside.
  “I came out here and saw the limb coming through the ceiling, then I went out that door and saw that the [power lines] were down,” Reynaldo Fonseca said. “So I came back inside the house because
  
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• SPLC notes uptick in hate, extremist groups in 2015

  18-02-2016 15:38
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The number of hate groups and anti-government organizations in the United States jumped sharply in 2015 as political speech became more divisive, violent encounters between police and black men were increasingly publicized, and attacks in Paris and California spurred widespread fears of terrorism, a civil rights advocacy group said Wednesday.
  In its annual Year In Hate and Extremism report, the Southern Poverty Law Center said the number of U.S. hate groups increas
  
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• Should high school punishments go on college applications?

  18-02-2016 15:29
  (AP) – They are basic yes-no questions that ask whether a college applicant ever got into trouble in high school. Yet they’re anything but simple, say some who want run-ins at school or with the law taken out of the college admissions equation.
  Advocates, school districts and even some colleges share concerns about youthful mistakes haunting students into adulthood, especially minority students, who federal statistics show are suspended and arrested at disproportionately higher rates
  
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• California AG Kamala Harris: No interest in Supreme Court

  18-02-2016 15:14
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general made it clear Tuesday that she doesn’t want to be considered to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.
  “I’m not putting my name in for consideration. I do not wish to be considered. I am running for the United States Senate,” Kamala Harris told reporters during a campaign stop at a San Jose, California, union hall.
  Harris said she is focusing on her bid to suc
  
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• Live cockroaches prompt closure of Sac airport eateries

  18-02-2016 15:10
  
  A popular Northern California restaurant was forced to close one of its franchises Wednesday after Sacramento County health inspectors found three live cockroaches inside the kitchen.
  
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• Hwy. 99 in Elk Grove reopens after big rig overturns

  18-02-2016 14:45
  
  All lanes of Highway 99 near Elk Grove reopened early Thursday morning after a big rig overturned, which closed one lane in both directions for several hours, Caltrans officials said.
  
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• School Closures and Delays Due To Weather And Road Conditions

  18-02-2016 14:41
  
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — Due to weather and road conditions, El Dorado Union High School District is delaying the start of classes by two hours at:
  El Dorado High School
  Union Mine High School
  Pollock Pines School District is reporting that the following schools are closed for the day.
  Pinewood Elementary
  Sierra Ridge Middle School
  Pioneer Union School District in El Dorado County is reporting that all district schools are closed for the day.
  Camino School has also announced th
  
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• Big rig overturns, closes lanes on Hwy. 99

  18-02-2016 09:05
  
  A overturned big rig closes one lane in both directions of Highway 99 late Wednesday night, Caltrans officials said.
  
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• Fight over gunman's locked iPhone could have big impact

  18-02-2016 08:40
  
  An extraordinary legal fight is brewing with major privacy implications for millions of cellphone users after a federal magistrate ordered Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into an iPhone used by the gunman in the San Bernardino mass shootings.
  
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• Presence of cockroaches shuts down 2 Sac airport eateries

  18-02-2016 08:39
  
  A popular Northern California restaurant was forced to close one of its franchises Wednesday after Sacramento County health inspectors found three live cockroaches inside the kitchen.
  
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• New bill proposes tobacco ban near youth sporting events

  18-02-2016 08:17
  
  A California lawmaker wants to keep tobacco off the sidelines during youth sporting activities.
  
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• Experts Warn FBI’s Demands From Apple Could Weaken Security For Americans

  18-02-2016 08:08
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Apple announced it will not comply with a federal judge’s order to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation hack into an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters.
  As people rely more on their smartphones, the devices store some of our most intimate details, including conversations, banking and medical records that they hope won’t get in the wrong hands. Apple says that encryption offers us protection.
  “There have been people to suggest w
  
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• Man Concerned Child Predator Is Using His Name To Solicit Children From Daycare

  18-02-2016 07:59
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The mystery over a child predator who is soliciting a daycare for access to its children deepens as the man who lives where the messages allegedly originated says they didn’t come from him.
  Daycare owner Jessica Hayes emailed CBS13 about the disturbing messages, saying police weren’t giving her much help.
  Khaled Saleh says he feels terrible about the fear the messages have created for Hayes, but he is adamant he is the victim of someone he knows being vindi
  
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• Final Fixes For Rough Road In Placer County Could Be Coming Soon

  18-02-2016 07:53
  
  AUBURN (CBS13) — It’s been a rough road lately for bike riders along a popular stretch in Placer County, leaving viewers to wonder what is taking so long to fix the road.
  With the wind at his back and the sun shining bright, it couldn’t be a better day to ride for CBS13 viewer Stan Watson.
  Or maybe it could.
  The roughed up road is forcing bikers like Watson to tighten his grip.
  “You get up and down these hills and you have a rough surface—it’s tough,” he
  
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• Sacramento Hospital’s Final Farewell May Be As Police Training Ground

  18-02-2016 07:49
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — An iconic Sacramento hospital may get a final farewell as a training ground for police before it’s torn down.
  Families who live around the Sutter Memorial Hospital were warned on Wednesday that they may see police exercises there this month.
  They’ve huddled up, watching the plans develop. Families were front and center for their neighborhood’s big change—the day the iconic Sutter Memorial Hospital is finally torn down.
  “They actually incor
  
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• Who Was Behind The Explosion That Rattled Tracy?

  18-02-2016 07:47
  
  TRACY (CBS13) — An explosion shook up Tracy on Tuesday, leaving residents wondering if they should be worried.
  Maureen Stapleton spent years living across the street from Lawrence Livermore Laboratory’s explosive testing site, but she says Tuesday was different.
  “I’ve never heard or felt one like that. It felt like a real bomb had gone off,” she said.
  The blast at around 7 p.m. was heard and felt in central Tracy, nearly 15 miles from the testing site.
  It turns out
  
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• Winds gusts cause tree damage in Sierra

  18-02-2016 05:01
  
  Wind gusts, blowing at more than 40 miles per hour, caused problems in the high country on Wednesday -- toppling trees and crushing a car in Truckee.
  
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• Former Davis biotech exec charged with fraud

  18-02-2016 05:01
  
  A former executive at a  biotech company based in Davis was arrested Wednesday and charged with fraud, conspiracy and other charges.
  
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• Rain, snow expected in Valley, Sierra heading towards weekend

  18-02-2016 05:00
  
  Rain and snow continues to move through the Valley and Sierra but is expected to slow down as we head into the weekend.
  
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• Wisconsin Woman Dies In Heavenly Mountain Ski Accident

  18-02-2016 04:29
  
  CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Douglas County authorities say a woman has died in a skiing accident at Heavenly Mountain Resort in South Lake Tahoe.
  The Nevada Appeal reports (http://bit.ly/219Ha87 ) that the sheriff’s office said in a news release that 77-year-old Kathryn Strangman, of Madison, Wisconsin, died Tuesday after striking a tree.
  Ski patrollers and emergency personnel had responded to the scene on the Nevada side of the resort. Patrollers attempted lifesaving efforts on the wom
  
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• Anonymous Emails From Suspected Child Predator Target Sacramento Daycare

  18-02-2016 04:28
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento detectives are investigating photographs and emails sent by an alleged child predator to a Sacramento daycare provider in a case of possible extortion.
  Daycare owner Jessica Hayes reached out to CBS13 saying in part, “I am currently being stalked by a child predator who is trying to get access to children.”
  She says it started out as an innocent inquiry into her services, but it quickly exploded into child pornography, extortion and even threats.
  
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• Federal Prosecutors Want 8-Year Sentence For Former State Sen. Leland Yee In Racketeering Case

  18-02-2016 04:03
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Federal prosecutors recommended Wednesday that a judge sentence a former California state senator convicted of racketeering to 8 years in prison, saying such a sentence would reflect the “breadth and length” of his crimes and act as a deterrent to others.
  Leland Yee is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 24 after pleading guilty in July to one count of conspiracy to engage in racketeering. Yee was charged with soliciting and accepting bribes in exchange for p
  
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• Hospital paid 17K ransom to hackers of its computer network

  18-02-2016 03:55
  
  A Los Angeles hospital paid a ransom in bitcoins equivalent to about $17,000 to hackers who infiltrated and disabled its computer network, the medical center's chief executive said Wednesday.
  
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• Prosecutors want 8 year sentence for state senator

  18-02-2016 03:33
  
  Federal prosecutors want a judge to sentence a former California state senator convicted of racketeering to 8 years in prison.
  
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• Man accused of stealing 64 beehives from Butte County

  18-02-2016 03:28
  
  A Chico man was arrested for stealing bee hives from a local beehive company, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said.
  
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• Sacramento Kings assistant coach leaves team

  18-02-2016 03:20
  
  The Sacramento Kings parted ways with Assistant Coach Vance Walberg, the Kings announced Wednesday.
  
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• Man Freed After 18 Years As Accuser Admits Mom Made Her Lie About Molestation

  18-02-2016 02:29
  
  LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) – A man who spent 18 years in prison for child molestation has been ordered released after his victim recanted her abuse claims.
  The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported Wednesday (http://tinyurl.com/jsb88oj) that a judge ordered the release of Luther Jones, 71, after his accuser said her mother made her lie about the molestation.
  The mother was in a child custody dispute with Jones in Lake County about 120 miles north of San Francisco when the then 10-year-old girl mad
  
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• Feds: External Pipe Corrosion Led To Santa Barbara Oil Spill That Was Larger Than Estimated

  18-02-2016 01:56
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Federal regulators say corrosion on the outside of an oil pipeline was the cause of a major crude spill on the Santa Barbara coast last year.
  The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued preliminary findings Wednesday of the May 19 spill.
  The agency says that the spill occurred in a 2-foot section of pipe after pumps were shut down and restarted.
  The volume of oil moving through pipe surged and pressure increased when the pump was restarted.
  The repo
  
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• The Riggs Report: California's election irrelevance

  18-02-2016 01:23
  
  It's easy to understand why voters in New Hampshire love their presidential politics. Because of its first-in-the-nation status, the state's primary gets candidate and media attention far out of proportion to its measly 23 Republican delegates and 24 Democratic delegates.
  
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• Horse rescued from Rio Linda mud pool

  18-02-2016 00:46
  
  A 30-year-old horse was rescued Wednesday morning from a pool of mud in Rio Linda, the Sacramento Metro Fire Department said.
  
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• Fight Over San Bernardino Shooter’s Locked iPhone Could Have Big Impact On Privacy

  18-02-2016 00:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – An extraordinary legal fight is brewing with major privacy implications for millions of cellphone users after a federal magistrate ordered Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into an iPhone used by the gunman in the San Bernardino mass shootings.
  The clash brings to a head a long-simmering debate between technology companies insistent on protecting digital privacy and law enforcement agencies concerned about losing their ability to recover evidence or eavesdrop on the communi
  
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