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• Blacks Locked out of CA Housing Market, Study Finds

  02-03-2016 21:57
  (CBM) – In 2015, California had the third-lowest homeownership rate in the nation, according to the United States Census Bureau. More than 1.2 million Californians foreclosed on their homes during the Great Recession and until today are still experiencing the impact of those losses.
  The Inland Empire and Central Valley have been the slowest-recovering cities. Research has shown that African Americans who apply for conventional or Federal Housing Administration loans are being denied twice
  
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• 3 norovirus cases confirmed at UC Berkeley campus

  02-03-2016 20:00
  
  Health officials at the University of California at Berkeley are investigating a possible outbreak of norovirus at the campus in recent weeks.
  
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• Woman, 62, Dies After Skiing Accident At Squaw Valley

  02-03-2016 18:29
  
  OLYMPIC VALLEY (CBS13) – A woman died at Squaw Valley ski resort over the weekend after a skiing accident.
  The incident happened on Saturday. Squaw Valley officials say the 62-year-old woman was skiing in the Headwall area of the resort when she slid through a stand of trees.
  Ski patrol found her unconscious and unresponsive. She was soon pronounced dead by the Squaw Valley Fire Department.
  The woman was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, officials say.
   
  
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• Police: Turlock Man Robbed, Kidnapped Woman Who Was Using ATM

  02-03-2016 17:31
  
  TURLOCK (CBS13) – Police say a man robbed a woman who was using an ATM and then tried to sexually assault her.
  The incident happened late Monday night. According to the Turlock Police Department, a woman was using an ATM around 11:30 p.m. at the Valley First Credit Union on Geer Road when a man – 19-year-old Robert Green – walked up to her.
  Police say Green pulled out a handgun and pointed it at her, demanding money. He then allegedly forced the woman to get into her car a
  
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• Turlock man, 19, accused of kidnapping woman at ATM

  02-03-2016 17:18
  
  A Turlock man was arrested after he demanded money from a woman at an ATM machine and then forced her into her own vehicle at gunpoint, officers said Wednesday.
  
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• 23-year-old shot to death on south Sacramento street

  02-03-2016 15:35
  
  A 23-year-old man was shot and killed early Wednesday morning on a south Sacramento street, officers said.
  
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• 2 killed in fiery, wrong-way crash on I-5 in Yolo Co.

  02-03-2016 15:02
  
  A wrong-way driver is to blame for a fiery- head-on crash that killed two people near Zamora, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  
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• Wrong-Way Crash In Yolo County Claims 2 Lives

  02-03-2016 14:17
  
  ZAMORA (CBS13) — Two people are dead after a wrong-way driver crashed into a pickup truck on Interstate 5 in Zamora.
  According to California Highway Patrol, a 911 call came in around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. The caller reported a car driving northbound in the fast lane of southbound I-5. Minutes later another call came in reporting a crash.
  The wrong-way driver hit a pickup truck and the truck caught fire. Both drivers were male and both died at the scene.
  CHP says it’s unclear at th
  
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• CHP Investigating Deadly I-5 Accident in Zamora

  02-03-2016 14:17
  
  ZAMORA, Calif (CBS13) — Two people are dead after a wrong way driver crashed into a pickup truck on Interstate 5 in Zamora.  According to CHP, a 911 call came in around 11:30 PM, Tuesday night.  The caller reported a car driving northbound in the fast lane of southbound I-5.  Minutes later another call came in reporting a crash.
  The wrong way driver hit a pickup truck and the truck caught fire.  Both drivers were male and both died at the scene.  CHP says it’
  
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• Man, 23, Found Fatally Shot Outside South Sacramento Mobile Home Park

  02-03-2016 13:55
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating why a man was shot and killed outside a south Sacramento mobile home park early Wednesday morning.
  Deputies say a passerby saw the victim laying in the roadway on St. Andre Lane, just outside of the Camellia Village Mobile Home Park.
  When California Highway Patrol and Sacramento Metro Fire arrived, they found a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound in the upper torso. The man was taken to the ho
  
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• Authorities Investigating Shooting Outside South Sacramento Mobile Home Park

  02-03-2016 13:55
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating why a man was shot and killed outside a South Sacramento Mobile Home Park early Wednesday morning.  According to Deputies, a passerby saw the victim laying in the roadway outside of the Camellia Village Mobile Home Park on Gerber Road.
  When First Responders arrived, they found a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound in the upper torso.  The victim was taken to a local hospital and was pronounced dead.  
  
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• Music Helps Healing For Sacramento Cancer Patients

  02-03-2016 08:59
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Pediatric patients at Sutter Women’s and Children’s Center are using music therapy to help them cope with their physical and psychological needs during treatment.
  Guitars and drums are becoming new medical equipment for Jordan Sanchez, who is battling a rare form of connective tissue cancer. Through the chemotherapy treatments, surgery and lots of tubes and poking, music therapy has given her a sense of control and expression that will make even the toughes
  
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• Tenants claim landlord won't pay for bed bug extermination

  02-03-2016 08:52
  
  A Carmichael couple is living in an apartment infested with bed bugs and said their landlord isn’t doing anything to eradicate the problem.
  
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• Sacramento Businessman Sends Strong Message To Graffiti Taggers

  02-03-2016 08:52
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento businessman is fighting back against graffiti taggers with some ink of his own, hoping harsh words will humiliate the vandals.
  Bill Lorenz is fed up with graffiti in his neighborhood near Broadway.
  “It happens all the time and it’s just kind of disgusting to see the same thing over and over again,” he said.
  He’s trying a different approach to stop the vandals—shaming them.
  He’s posted a handmade sign next to the latest g
  
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• Why Is An Interchange Being Built On Highway 65?

  02-03-2016 08:49
  
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — Another major road project in the area is underway in the form of a highway interchange in Placer County.
  That work has drawn the attention of more than a few of our viewers who are wondering why the work is necessary.The area where Highway 65 and Interstate 80 meet up is getting crowded, so an interchange is being designed to ease the crunch.To understand why it’s going up, we need to take a step back to the growing Whitney Ranch neighborhood in Rocklin. It’s
  
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• Prison Realignment Just A Part Of Roseville Crime Rise Following Years Of Decline

  02-03-2016 08:46
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — The latest crime numbers aren’t good for one of the more popular suburbs near Sacramento.
  From violent crime to robberies to vehicle theft, there’s been a spike in crime in Roseville.
  Roseville Police Chief Daniel Hahn says it’s troubling to see the numbers go up across the board, considering crime in the area had been going down for years.
  It’s easy to get comfortable in the fast-growing bedroom community of Roseville, but growing pains have led
  
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• Olivehurst Man Accused Of Murdering Brother With Ice Pick, Dismembering Body

  02-03-2016 08:42
  
  OLIVEHURST (CBS13) — An Olivehurst man is facing a first-degree murder charge after police say he killed his brother with an ice pick.
  Police say Timothy Lynn Coop stabbed his older brother with an ice pick before dismembering his body and disposing the pieces in garbage bags.
  Coop was booked into Yuba County Jail on no bail.
  Hearings are scheduled for next week.
  
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• Former American River College Student Accused Of Extortion In Alleged Revenge Porn Plot

  02-03-2016 08:39
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A former American River College student is behind bars, facing felony charges including extortion and distribution of child pornography.
  Christian Hirtzel, 21, was a student at the college from 2012 to 2014.
  One of his former female coworkers described him as charming and extremely charismatic. She also says she knows some of the accusers in the case.
  “I hope that they can move on and they can get peace. And I hope that this doesn’t happen again. Hopefully
  
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• Sacramento County Motel 6 Locations Ordered To Do More Than Just Leave The Light On

  02-03-2016 08:36
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Motel 6 has agreed to do more than just leave the light on at six locations in Sacramento County.
  Authorities say those motels have become a magnet for trouble, as officers responded to more than 5,000 calls in the past two years.
  RELATED: After 5,323 Calls In 2 Years, Sacramento County Cracking Down On Problem Motel 6 Properties
  As part of an agreement with the county, Motel 6 will hire armed guards, build fences and keep security lights on. There will also be no visi
  
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• Neighbors Upset New Oakdale Golf Course Solar Panels Are Obstructing View

  02-03-2016 08:34
  
  OAKDALE (CBS13) — Giant solar panels going up next to one family’s home has left them feeling powerless.
  The Oakdale Golf and Country Club is installing the 14-foot tall solar panels, leaving their neighbor livid.
  “Mind boggling,” said Craig Porter. “And I try to explain it people. I just tell em drive by. Your eyes will say everything, that I need to say.”
  They are as clear to see as the sun is bright.
  “Now we’re living in a situation we can&rsquo
  
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• Stockton’s Homeless Shuffled From Property To Property As Advocates Call For Permanent Solution

  02-03-2016 08:30
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Every month in Stockton, crews move the homeless from their camps, but it’s only temporary, and critics say they need a permanent solution.
  Dozens of tents were removed from a Caltrans property over the weekend, but where do they end up? In many cases, it’s just a few blocks away on city property.
  “They’re just going to move from one lot to another. Almost everyone we talk to doesn’t want to be homeless,” said Jon Mendelson with the Ce
  
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• Stockton Couple Welcomes Rare Set Of Twins On Leap Day

  02-03-2016 08:25
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A Stockton couple received a special leap year gift on Monday.
  Josefina and Greg Walker welcomed their identical, monoamniotic twin daughters, Isabella and Sofia, at the UC Davis Medical Center.
  The twins shared an amniotic sac in their mother’s uterus during their 32 weeks of gestation. The condition is rare and only occurs in about 1 percent of all twin pregnancies and is as rare as 1 in 65,000 births.
  “We’re blessed,” Greg said. “We&rsquo
  
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• Large litter of rare Maremma puppies born in Fairfield

  02-03-2016 07:32
  
  On an organic Fairfield farm lives what may be California’s largest litter of puppies ever.
  
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• Hazel Avenue construction moves forward with phase 2

  02-03-2016 07:14
  
  More construction is underway on Hazel Avenue as the massive widening project enters a new chapter.
  
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• Police arrest suspect who slipped away after chase, standoff

  02-03-2016 06:28
  
  A domestic violence suspect who led police on a televised chase through Orange County with his two sons and their mother in the car, then fled into the fog after an hourslong standoff, was arrested Tuesday night.
  
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• Resident claims Stockton water causes rash, irritation

  02-03-2016 04:36
  
  The mayor is calling for a review of the city’s water after some north Stockton residents complained about their children getting rashes.
  
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• NorCal Trump supporters relish Super Tuesday wins

  02-03-2016 04:36
  
  Northern California supporters of Donald Trump celebrated his several wins in Super Tuesday primary elections.
  
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• Former ARC student charged with extorting students

  02-03-2016 04:20
  
  A former American River College student, who is already facing charges related to child sex crimes, is also accused of extorting money from other students, school officials said Tuesday.
  
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• Twins Accused Of Trying To Murder Parents Say A Family Fight Spiraled Out Of Control

  02-03-2016 03:23
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The twins accused of trying to murder their parents over the weekend say it was a family fight that spiraled out of control.
  Cody and Kevin Martinez, both 26, face attempted murder charges after police say they attacked their mom and stepdad with a knife on Sunday night at a Del Paso Heights apartment.
  Filled with tears and regret, Cody says he was pushed to the edge.
  “She knows that I would never doing anything like that to her,” he said. “Something
  
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• San Francisco Raises Age To Buy Tobacco Products To 21

  02-03-2016 02:25
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to boost the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21, despite arguments from opponents that cities and counties cannot trump California law.
  San Francisco becomes the second-largest city after New York City to raise the minimum age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. Hawaii and Boston also require tobacco buyers to be 21.
  Supervisor Scott Wiener, chief sponsor of the legislati
  
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• Man wanted in Elk Grove bank robbery

  02-03-2016 02:10
  
  A man is being sought in connection to a bank robbery Tuesday, the Elk Grove Police Department said.
  
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• DA: Man locked girlfriend in dog crate

  02-03-2016 01:15
  
  A man is accused of kidnapping and torturing his girlfriend, Turlock police said.
  
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• 3 men, 13 women arrested in Fairfield human trafficking

  02-03-2016 00:05
  
  At least three men and 13 women were arrested in Fairfield in connection with a human trafficking operation, police said Tuesday.
  
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