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• 3-year-old turns baby sister into zebra

  29-02-2016 23:21
  
  An Australian mother Facebook video went viral. The video shows her older daughter explaining why she turned her little sister into a zebra.
  
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• Neighbors Notify Man That His House Was Burning While He Showered

  29-02-2016 22:36
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Neighbors are being credited with saving a man from flames creeping into his Sacramento home while he was taking a shower.
  The fire broke out around 11 a.m. in the garage of a home along Latham Drive, a few blocks west of Watt Avenue and north of American River Drive. The homeowner told firefighters he was in the shower when he noticed a drop in water pressure, then heard someone banging on his door. It was his neighbors telling him to get out of the house.
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• Man In Shower Unaware His Garage Was On Fire

  29-02-2016 22:36
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Neighbors are being credited with saving a man from flames creeping into his Sacramento home while he was taking a shower.
  The fire broke out around 11 a.m. in the garage of a home along Latham Drive, a few blocks west of Watt Avenue and north of American River Drive. The homeowner told firefighters he was in the shower when he noticed a drop in water pressure, then heard someone banging on his door. It was his neighbors telling him to get out of the house.
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• Black Enrollment Rate for Health Coverage Needs to Increase, says Health Agency

  29-02-2016 22:11
  (CBM) – African-American healthcare enrollment through Covered California was at a rate of four percent during the latest open enrollment period.
  Covered California spokesperson Dana Howard said on Feb. 26, the state-ran marketplace for health insurance is enthusiastic that 9,610 of the Golden State’s new healthcare enrollees identified themselves as Black, although Howard admitted more work needs to be done.
  “The rate of enrollment should be at five percent,” he said, &
  
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• CA school lets students display anti-gay stickers

  29-02-2016 21:33
  
  Students who placed anti-gay stickers on their identification badges at a Southern California high school have the right to wear the symbols, just as others can sport insignia supporting gay rights, administrators said.
  
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• Authorities Identify Body Found On Sacramento River

  29-02-2016 20:33
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Authorities have identified a man whose body was recovered from the Sacramento River on Sunday.
  The body was found around 5 p.m. below Scribner Bend on the Yolo County side of the river, according to a Sacramento Police Department spokesperson.
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  The man is 67-year-old Stephen M. Borchert, according to the Yolo County Coroner’s Office.
  No further information has been released.
  
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• 2 brothers arrested in parents' stabbing in Sacramento

  29-02-2016 18:52
  
  Two brothers were arrested Monday morning in connection with the stabbing of their parents at a Sacramento apartment complex, police said.
  
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• Chris Rock brings diversity issue front and center at Oscars

  29-02-2016 18:10
  (AP) – With deft timing and an impactful blend of humor and searing commentary, host Chris Rock took the bull by the horns at the Oscars, attacking the diversity crisis roiling the industry and not letting go all night long.
  Rock didn’t merely acknowledge the elephant in the room. From his first words to his farewell remarks, he brought it stage front and center, and kept it there.
  “I counted at least 15 Black people in that montage!” he said of the opening film clips.
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• Body found in Sacramento River in Yolo County

  29-02-2016 15:43
  
  A man's body was discovered Sunday in the Sacramento River in Yolo County, the Sacramento Fire Department said.
  
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• Fire At Auto Auction Yard In Rancho Cordova Was Not Arson

  29-02-2016 15:42
  
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – The fire that damaged several cars at an auto auction yard in Sacramento County early Monday morning was not arson, says an investigator.
  The flames were first reported around 3:30 a.m. in a car lot behind Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. on Douglas Road near Sunrise Boulevard. Firefighters from Sacramento Metro Fire arrived at the lot and quickly put the flames out, but not before 20 cars were burned.
  An arson investigator analyzed evidence at the lot and said the fir
  
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• Cars Burned At Auto Auction Yard In Rancho Cordova

  29-02-2016 15:42
  
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – Several cars were damaged by fire at an auto auction yard early Monday morning.
  The flames were first reported around 3:30 a.m. in a car lot behind Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. on Douglas Road near Sunrise Boulevard.
  Firefighters arrived at the lot and quickly put the flames out. A Sacramento Metro Fire spokesperson says, in total, 20 vehicles were damaged.
  The fire is being investigated by a possible arson.
  The yard is next to the Cordova shooting range.
   
  
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• Sac police: Sons on the run after stabbing parents

  29-02-2016 15:05
  
  Sacramento police are searching for two men wanted in connection with the stabbing of their parents Sunday night.
  
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• Police: Sons on the run after stabbing parents

  29-02-2016 08:54
  
  Police are searching for two men wanted in connection with the stabbing of their parents Sunday night.
  
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• Roseville Rallies Around Shop Owner Diagnosed With Cancer

  29-02-2016 07:43
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – After battling breast cancer this past year, a Roseville woman learned she had cancer again.
  The way the community is now coming together to support her and her business.
  Brush stroke by brush stroke, volunteers hope to have 200 of these frames painted.
  “Making chalkboards out of frames and then we will sell those chalkboards as the fundraiser,” Lola Raine said.
  It’s all to help Christina Botello-Ramos, the owner of the Blue Vignette.  Her store a
  
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• Heavy Duty Heist Leaves Lincoln Family Stuck In Rut

  29-02-2016 07:25
  
  LINCOLN (CBS13) – The search is on for a massive piece of heavy machinery a family says someone stole – driving it right out of their yard.
  This is a massive tractor that’s easy to spot. Michael Cuneo was using it to build his dream home. And now that it’s gone, he’s not sure what to do next.
  “It was over there by the brush pile with the big tree is kind of down over there,” Cuneo said.
  Cuneo is talking about his Komatsu tractor, stolen right out of
  
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• Sons Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Parents In Del Heights

  29-02-2016 07:19
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police have arrested two men accused of stabbing their parents in Del Paso Heights on Sunday night.
  The incident happened around 9 p.m. near Los Robles and Marysville boulevards in Sacramento.
  Police say some sort of altercation took place between family members, resulting in the parents being stabbed. Both were rushed to the hospital where they are said to be in serious condition.
  The suspects, who were later identified as Kevin and Cody Martinez, both 26, drove
  
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• Police: 2 Stabbed In Family Altercation In Del Paso Heights

  29-02-2016 07:19
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are looking for suspects after a stabbing left two people seriously injured in Del Paso Heights.
  The scene is near Los Robles and Marysville Boulevard.
  Sacramento Police say some sort of altercation took place between family members, resulting in two people being stabbed. The two have been taken to the hospital and are said to be in serious but stable condition.
  The suspects took off in a vehicle. No description has been released at the moment.
   
  
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• ‘Spotlight,’ DiCaprio And Larson Win Big At Oscars

  29-02-2016 06:09
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – In an underdog win for a movie about an underdog profession, the newspaper drama “Spotlight” took best picture Sunday at an Academy Awards riven by protest and outrage, and electrified by an unflinching Chris Rock.
  Tom McCarthy’s film about the Boston Globe’s investigative reporting on sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests won over the favored frontier epic “The Revenant.” McCarthy’s well-crafted procedural, led by a strong
  
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• Bridge repairs closes all lanes on street in Stockton

  29-02-2016 06:03
  
  All lanes of traffic on Wilson Way are closed for emergency bridge repairs over Mormon Slough beginning Saturday, city officials said.
  
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• Deputies Find Runaway, Decide To Walk Him Home

  29-02-2016 04:55
  
  EL DORADO (CBS13) – One deputy decided it was time to go above and beyond the call of duty after finding a runaway boy.
  The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office says they were called on Saturday about a boy who had run away from a group home in El Dorado. Deputies showed up at a rural area and began to search.
  About a mile away, deputies found the boy. He was reportedly frustrated, depressed but in good health.
  Recognizing that the boy needed someone to talk to, the deputies decided to
  
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• Sac State joins statewide recruitment on 'Super Sunday'

  29-02-2016 04:10
  
  A statewide effort to recruit minority students for college in California happens during the "Super Sunday" event.
  
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• Fire crews discover body from Sacramento River

  29-02-2016 04:04
  
  Fire crews discovered the body of a man from the Sacramento River in Yolo County Sunday, the Sacramento Fire Department said.
  
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• West Sac fire crews rescue woman who fell 20 ft. in water

  29-02-2016 03:40
  
  Fire crews rescued a homeless woman after she fell into the water Sunday, the West Sacramento Fire Department said.
  
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• Body Of Man Pulled From Sacramento River Near Scribner Bend

  29-02-2016 02:36
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Authorities say the body of a man was recovered on the Sacramento River late Sunday afternoon.
  The scene was below the Scribner Bend, on the Yolo County side of the Sacramento River.
  Sacramento Fire Department crews were called to the scene around 5 p.m. after a report of a body in the water.
  Shortly after, crews recovered the body of a man.
  Authorities do not know the identity of the man.
  
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• Fire Damage Forces Temporary Closure Of Wilson Way Bridge

  29-02-2016 02:25
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Stockton’s Wilson Way Bridge is closed for emergency repairs after a fire damaged it overnight.
  City crews were out Sunday repairing the roadway after a fire broke out early Sunday morning underneath the bridge, which runs over Mormon Slough.
  The fire managed to damage the bridge enough for officials to close the roadway for the time being. Drivers are being asked to avoid the area, with southbound traffic being detoured at Hazelton Avenue and northbound traffic de
  
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• Body of second missing canoer found in Donner Lake

  29-02-2016 00:54
  
  The body of the second missing canoer was found by divers in Donner Lake Sunday afternoon, Truckee police said.
  
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• Body Of Second Missing Canoer At Donner Lake Recovered

  29-02-2016 00:54
  
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) – Authorities say both bodies of two missing canoers who capsized on Donner Lake have been recovered.
  The body of 34-year-old Lucas Johnson was recovered by divers early Sunday afternoon, Truckee Police say. Saturday, search crews recovered the body of 33-year-old Joshua Patterson.
  Both men had been missing since Friday afternoon when their canoe capsized. According to Truckee Police, both men were not wearing personal flotation devices at the time.
  “We would like to
  
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• Man Shot On Sacramento I-80 Overpass Dies

  29-02-2016 00:30
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police say the man who was shot on a busy Interstate 80 overpass on Thursday has died.
  The shooting happened just after 4 p.m. on Norwood Avenue near the I-80 ramp.
  Officers who responded to the scene found a man in his car who had been shot. That man, now identified as 19-year-old Christian Torres, was transported the hospital.
  Police say Torres died on Friday.
  A homicide investigation in the incident has now been launched. Detectives say they have not been able to id
  
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