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• Instagram: Posts will show in order of 'relevance'

  15-03-2016 23:35
  
  Instagram users could soon notice something different in their feeds.
  
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• Standoff near Oakdale HS ends with 3 people in custody

  15-03-2016 21:02
  
  A lockdown at Oakdale and East Stanislaus high schools was lifted Tuesday after a wanted felon was taken into custody near the school following a three-hour standoff, police said.
  
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• Dairy Queen Giving Away Free Vanilla Cones

  15-03-2016 18:56
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — How would you like a free treat?
  Dairy Queen on Tuesday is giving away free vanilla ice cream cones to customers as part of “Free Cone Day.” The company posted this message on its website: “DQ is bringing summer early on #FreeConeDay. The day where DQ gives a free small vanilla cone to every Fan in America.”
  Donations are being accepted for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
  This sweet treat is only available on Tuesday at participating
  
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• Regional Transit approves light rail, bus rate hikes

  15-03-2016 18:03
  
  The Regional Transit Board deliberated for more than three hours Monday and voted to approve a rate hike for light rail and paratransit riders.
  
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• Flight From Sacramento To Seattle Diverted Because Of Disruptive Passenger

  15-03-2016 16:50
  
  SEATTLE (CBS13) – A Seattle-bound flight from Sacramento was diverted to Portland after a passenger, who was reportedly drunk, caused a disturbance.
  Alaska Airlines flight 800 left Sacramento International Airport on Monday night with 162 people on board.  About 200 miles away from Portland, the intoxicated passenger, who was seated in row 9, was confronted by the flight crew and told to calm down. That’s when he became agitated and locked himself in the restroom, according to a
  
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• Rain Returns To The Valley Next Week

  15-03-2016 16:29
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBSSacramento.com) – A storm is heading up the coast above the Pacific Northwest this week, keeping temperatures in our area running slightly warmer than usual.
  Our warmest day in the valley will be on Thursday when temperatures reach the mid-70s.
  Temperatures in the valley on Tuesday will be in the 67 to 69-degree range, which is about average for this time of the year. The foothills will have sunshine and variable winds with temperatures in the mid-60s. Lake Tahoe will b
  
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• Cal moves to fire coach over sexual harassment

  15-03-2016 16:17
  
  An assistant men's basketball coach at the University of California, Berkeley, became the latest employee found to have violated the school's sexual harassment policy, drawing swift and serious sanctions Monday after complaints that punishment was too lenient in previous cases.
  
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• Man Arrested In Connection With Attempted Burglary At Home In South Sacramento

  15-03-2016 16:02
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A man is in custody after an attempted burglary at a suspected marijuana grow house in South Sacramento.
  Neighbors say they saw people trying to breaking into a home near Malory Court.
  When Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies arrived, the suspects fled — one in a car, the others on foot.
  Deputies stopped the car and found ski masks, pry bars and other burglary tools inside.
   
  
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• Sacramento Regional Transit Board Approves Fare Hike

  15-03-2016 15:28
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Public transit rates are going up in Sacramento.
  Late Monday night, Sacramento’s Regional Transit’s board of directors approved the first phase of a 20-percent fare increase.
  The hike was proposed back in January as a way to offset a looming $2.7 million deficit.
  Fare changes take effect on July 1. A basic monthly pass will cost $110, a senior/disabled monthly pass will cost $55, and a paratransit monthly pass will cost $137.50.
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect In West Sacramento Hit-And-Run Crash

  15-03-2016 14:35
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) –  A pedestrian was seriously injured after he was hit by a vehicle in West Sacramento on Tuesday morning.
  The hit-and-run crash happened around 6:15 a.m. at the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Sacramento Avenue. The driver, a female, was reportedly headed northbound on Jefferson Boulevard when she hit the pedestrian, according to a West Sacramento police spokesperson.
  A witness gave police a description of the suspect’s damaged car, which was dis
  
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• Pedestrian Hit By Vehicle In West Sacramento

  15-03-2016 14:35
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) –  A pedestrian was seriously injured after he was hit by a vehicle in West Sacramento.
  The incident happened around 6:15 a.m. at the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Sacramento Avenue. The driver, a female, was headed northbound on Jefferson Boulevard when she hit the pedestrian, according to a West Sacramento police spokesperson.
  The driver was arrested by police one block north of the scene in the area of Kegle Boulevard and Fremont Drive. She faces c
  
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• Crews rescue person from Sacramento River

  15-03-2016 08:05
  
  Rescue crews pulled a person out of the Sacramento River after the individual fell in the water Monday night, officials said.
  
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• UC Davis Protesters Holding Strong As University Threatens Discipline

  15-03-2016 07:09
  
  UC DAVIS (CBS13) — Students at UC Davis are refusing to back down in their fight to have Chancellor Linda Katehi fired, even as the university threatens disciplinary action, including dismissal, if the students don’t leave voluntarily.
  On the fourth night of the occupation, the walls outside the chancellor’s office were decorated with anti-Katehi messages.
  “There’s a long history of Katehi not representing students,” said student Kyla Burke.
  After three days o
  
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• Investors Have Big Hopes For Marijuana Industry

  15-03-2016 07:04
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Success of a marijuana-based drug following good news is being tracked in Sacramento.
  Daniel Conway has been with his new marijuana investment business for three months. He says it’s impossible to predict what it will look like five years from now.
  A pharmaceutical company’s stock is on the rise after test results that could eventually lead to approval from the Food and Drug Administration for cannabis-based treatment of a specific form of children’s
  
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• California Senate Honors Nancy Reagan

  15-03-2016 06:55
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California lawmakers paid tribute to the wife of former governor and president Ronald Reagan on Monday.
  Nancy Reagan, 94, died on March 6.
  Dennis Revell says she always had a special place in her heart for Sacramento, and she told him it’s where she got her chops to become first lady of the United States.
  State Sen. Jean Fuller was one of many lawmakers who shared memories of the former first lady of California and the United States. Among the crowd was Revell, R
  
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• Sac leaders consider portable bathrooms for homeless

  15-03-2016 06:52
  
  The city is considering a different strategy to tackle one problem facing Sacramento's homeless: portable restrooms.
  
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• Sisters Bringing Joy Through T-Shirts To Children Battling Cancer

  15-03-2016 06:30
  
  UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER (CBS13) — Two sisters are making a name for themselves and are spreading joy in the most unlikely of places.
  One of their sisters has leukemia, but they are making the most out of a difficult situation. Now, they’re bringing smiles to the faces of those who need it most with T-shirts.
  Ten months ago, Kristine Tesauro was diagnosed with B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Since then, she’s been spending a lot of time at UC Davis Medical Center, receiving
  
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• Group seeks ethics review of top aide to CA governor

  15-03-2016 04:35
  
  A former executive of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. signed an agreement to protect the reputation of the utility as part of a $1 million settlement she reached with PG&E when she left to work as a top aide for the California governor, a consumer group alleged in a complaint filed with the state's political watchdog.
  
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• Plan Hopes To Reduce Homeless Defecation Outside Sacramento Businesses

  15-03-2016 03:30
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento City Councilman is promising to take care of complaints from a business owner that people are using the outside of his building as a toilet.
  Bruce Booher says he’s tired of inviting customers to his business and forcing them to walk through human waste.
  “I’m suppose to expose myself to their waste? It doesn’t make any sense,” he said.
  He says his businesses on north C Street in Sacramento are targeted as toilets by the homeles
  
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• Good Samaritan pulls kids, 24-year-old out of van

  15-03-2016 03:22
  
  A mother and father were killed and their three children, in addition to two other adults, were hurt in a head-on crash that sent a van into a canal below a bridge in Discovery Bay, the California Highway Patrol said Monday.
  
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• CHP: He was the most genuine, honest officer I knew

  15-03-2016 03:21
  
  A California Highway Patrol officer who was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 80 near Donner Summit died from his injuries late Sunday night, officials said.
  
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• Sacramento Regional Transit Taking On Fare Evasion As Part Of Improvements

  15-03-2016 03:06
  
  By Angela Musallam
  SACRAMENTO (CSB13) — Sacramento’s Regional Transit system has faced fare evasion for years, and it’s beginning to take a toll on its budget.
  As many as 15-percent of riders get a free ride every day.
  The Sacramento Police Department is rolling out a two-year pilot program, which will add up to 30 new fare checkers, in hopes of pumping the brakes on fare evasion.
  “You can find them usually in the back of the train”, says Dell Medford, who sees
  
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• Watchdog: Top Gov. Jerry Brown Aide Had Conflict Of Interest Dealing With PUC, PG&E

  15-03-2016 01:39
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A former executive of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. signed an agreement to protect the reputation of the utility as part of a $1 million settlement she reached with PG&E when she left to work as a top aide for the California governor, a consumer group alleged in a complaint filed with the state’s political watchdog.
  The advocacy group Consumer Watchdog said Monday that it has asked the Fair Political Practices Commission to investigate whether Na
  
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• Man, 3 Children Saved From Deadly Crash On Highway 4 West Of Stockton

  15-03-2016 01:34
  
  DISCOVERY BAY (CBS13) — A good Samaritan saved three children and an adult from a van after a fatal crash on Highway 4.The stretch of road in the Delta can be dangerous, even in the daytime.On Sunday night, a family of six heading to the East Bay in their Dodge van didn’t make it home. Right before the bridge leading into Contra Costa County, a Chevy pickup hit them head-on, sending the van into the canal below Highway 4.Parents Roberto Bolanos and Maria Mendoza-Garcia died at the sc
  
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