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• Confrontation over dreadlocks on SFSU goes viral

  29-03-2016 22:44
  
  A video showing a confrontation between two San Francisco State students about dreadlocks and cultural appropriation has gone viral.
  
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• Breaking up the 916: New area code to be introduced

  29-03-2016 22:35
  
  The continued growth of the Sacramento region could lead to the end of the 916 area code as we know it -- with the addition of a second three-digit area code.
  
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• Industry Urges Gov. Brown To Veto Vaping Restriction Bill

  29-03-2016 22:25
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The fast-growing vaping industry promoted itself Tuesday as a partner – not a scourge – in the effort to reduce smoking, as representatives urged California Gov. Jerry Brown to veto a bill that treats the products like tobacco.
  The bill, one of six anti-smoking measures awaiting action by the Democratic governor, would subject electronic cigarettes to the same restrictions as traditional cigarettes, including workplace smoking bans.
  A growing vari
  
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• Chase comes to end at charter school's doorstep

  29-03-2016 20:02
  
  Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies said a man led them on a high-speed chase Tuesday morning.
  
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• Audit: University Of California Undermines Resident Students

  29-03-2016 19:23
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California’s auditor says the University of California has undermined residents by admitting a growing number of nonresident students, some of whom were not as qualified as in-state students.
  Out-of-state students pay more than in-state students, providing much-needed money to the financially beleaguered University of California. But in a scathing report released Tuesday, Auditor Elaine Howle says those admissions come at the expense of California students who ar
  
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• No charges in deadly Berkeley balcony collapse

  29-03-2016 19:19
  
  A California prosecutor has decided against criminal charges over a balcony collapse in Berkeley last June that killed six students from Ireland.
  
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• Alleged Thief Disguised Himself As Woman, Pushed Baby Stroller

  29-03-2016 19:18
  
  MADERA (CBS13) – Police say an alleged thief’s disguise didn’t get him too far.
  The City of Madera Police Department says a man apparently dressed as a woman to get into a CVS store on March 19 he had been banned from. He was even pushing around a stroller, as surveillance video shows.
  A sharp-eyed employee wasn’t fooled, thought, and identified the suspicious person as habitual thief Joseph Marshall.
  The employee saw Marshall stuff some merchandise into the str
  
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• Measles case shuts down Nevada City charter school

  29-03-2016 18:05
  
  A charter school in Nevada City is closed Tuesday because of a confirmed case of measles in a child who was unvacinnated, health officials said.
  
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• Brothers hurt in hit-and-run in Rocklin crosswalk

  29-03-2016 17:43
  
  Two brothers were hit Tuesday morning while walking in a Rocklin crosswalk, and police are still looking for the vehicle, which drove away from the scene.
  
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• 'Calling All Dreamers' entrepreneur contest ends soon

  29-03-2016 17:37
  
  For those dreaming of opening a business but fearing to do it alone, the Downtown Sacramento Partnership wants "dreamers" to enter an entrepreneur competition that has a fast-approaching deadline.
  
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• Brothers Walking To School In Rocklin Struck By Car, Driver Sought

  29-03-2016 17:11
  
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) – Police in Rocklin are looking for the driver who hit two brothers who were on their way to school.
  The incident happened around 6:30 a.m. near Standford Ranch and Sunset Boulevards.
  Officers showed found that the two young brothers had been struck by a car while they were in the crosswalk. Both boys escaped with only minor injuries.
  Police say the driver took off before officers got to the scene. No description of the vehicle or of the driver has been given.
  Anyone who ma
  
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• CHP officer involved in deadly crash in Amador County

  29-03-2016 16:31
  
  A California Highway Patrol officer and two other vehicles were involved in a deadly crash on Highway 16 in Amador County, officials said Tuesday.
  
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• California’s $15/Hour Wage Could Help Workers, Cost Jobs

  29-03-2016 15:58
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A political deal to raise California’s minimum wage to a nation-leading $15 an hour could help some workers cope with the state’s crushing cost of living but also deprive other low-wage earners of jobs altogether, economists said as Gov. Jerry Brown and other leaders touted what would be a landmark agreement.
  California’s economy is larger than that of most countries, with a wide diversity of earners. While newly minted millionaires gentrify neig
  
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• Sketch released of man in Ctrus Heights sexual assault

  29-03-2016 15:47
  
  Citrus Heights police released a sketch of a man wanted in connection to a sexual assault at a Citrus Heights apartment complex, along with several other suspicious encounters.
  
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• Suspect In Stolen Car Leads Sacramento Police On Chase

  29-03-2016 15:37
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A man is in the hospital after a short pursuit with Sacramento police.
  It ended early Tuesday morning on Clay Street and Dixieanne Avenue in Sacramento.
  Police say the man was spotted driving a stolen car.
  The driver continued for several blocks before crashing, then got out of the car and ran towards police officers.
  Officers then used a stun gun on the man to bring him down.
  He was taken to the hospital. The extent of his injuries isn’t known.
  
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• Reported Case Of Measles Closes Nevada City School

  29-03-2016 15:29
  
  NEVADA CITY (CBS13) – A school in Nevada City is closed on Tuesday after a student came to school infected with measles.
  YubaNet.com first reported the Nevada County Public Health Department sent a letter to parents at Yuba River Charter School that stated a child at the school was diagnosed with measles.
  According to a release from the Nevada County Health and Human Services Agency, the student came to school on March 17 infected with the measles.
  The student was unvaccinated, o
  
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• Nevada City School Closed After Student Diagnosed With Measles

  29-03-2016 15:29
  
  NEVADA CITY (CBS13) – A school in Nevada City is closed on Tuesday after a student came to school infected with measles.
  YubaNet.com first reported the Nevada County Public Health Department sent a letter to parents at Yuba River Charter School that stated a child at the school was diagnosed with measles.
  According to a release from the Nevada County Health and Human Services Agency, the student came to school on March 17 infected with the measles.
  The student was unvaccinated, o
  
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• Driver of car crushed by tree in Sac: I'm very lucky

  29-03-2016 09:08
  
  A driver considers herself lucky after a tree fell on her car at J Street near 33rd Street Monday evening.
  
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• Large Tree Crashes On Cars On J Street; Nobody Injured

  29-03-2016 09:00
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A tree cracked in half, and came crashing down on a busy Sacramento street during Monday evening’s commute.
  The tree landed on several cars on J Street, but somehow nobody was hurt.
  “I saw it break and go down, and it happened kind of in slow motion, and I was ‘Oh my gosh,’” said Terane Mallett.
  She and her mom were driving home when the tree fell and they jumped into action.
  “Automatically, we just got out and went to see if they we
  
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• Thieves shoot clerk during robbery at Sacramento store

  29-03-2016 08:52
  
  Authorities are searching for two thieves who shot a clerk during a robbery at a Sacramento business, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said Monday.
  
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• Deadly Drug Combo May Be Tied To 6 Deaths In Sacramento Area

  29-03-2016 08:52
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A deadly drug combination could be to blame for at least six deaths in something Sacramento County public health officials say they’ve never seen before.
  Officials believe Fentanyl, a synthetic opiate, is being laced into Norco pills.
  At least six deaths could be the result of the poisonous pills, and 20 have been tied to the contaminated medication since Wednesday.
  Health officials say if you aren’t getting Norco from a legitimate source, then yo
  
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• Deadly Drug Combo May Be Tied To 5 Deaths In Sacramento Area

  29-03-2016 08:52
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A deadly drug combination could be to blame for at least five deaths in something Sacramento County public health officials say they’ve never seen before.
  Officials believe Fentanyl, a synthetic opiate, is being laced into Norco pills.
  At least five deaths could be the result of the poisonous pills, and 20 have been tied to the contaminated medication since Wednesday.
  Health officials say if you aren’t getting Norco from a legitimate source, then you’
  
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• Blood Tests May Reveal Concussions Up To A Week Later

  29-03-2016 08:49
  
  UC DAVIS (CBS13) — Diagnosing a concussion could be as simple as getting a blood test after a medical breakthrough.
  Dr. Brandee Waite’s office looks more like a gym. The UC Davis sports medicine doctor helps diagnose concussions and helps patients exercise safely as they recover.
  “In sports medicine concussion is a hot topic right now,” she said.
  Now, a blood test could change how concussions are diagnosed and treated.
  For now, many athletes take baseline tests to determi
  
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• Attorneys Raise Concerns Over Deputy Shootings Suspect’s Mental Fitness

  29-03-2016 08:46
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The man accused of killing two sheriff’s deputies in a 2014 crime spree that spanned two counties faced a judge on Monday.
  Defense attorneys for Luis Enrique Monroy Bracamontes are asking the California Supreme Court to stop the proceeding, based on the suspect’s mental capacity.
  Bracamontes is not only accused of killing Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy Danny Oliver at a Sacramento Motel 6; investigators say he drove over Oliver’s body after
  
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• Police Shoot Concord Shooting Suspect At Fairfield Lowe’s

  29-03-2016 08:26
  
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — A suspect wanted for the shooting of an 8-year-old boy in Concord is in custody after he was shot by police at a Fairfield Lowe’s.
  The weekend manhunt for James Jarrard, who is accused of shooting the boy in a drive-by, ended on Monday.
  “I saw the police running toward someone I thought it was dangerous so I went back inside because I didn’t want to be harmed or shot,” said Ramzy Eid.
  Investigators say they were chasing the 32-year-old after gett
  
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• Citrus Heights Police Searching For Peeping Tom, Sexual Assault Suspect

  29-03-2016 08:13
  
  CITRUS HEIGHTS (CBS13) — Citrus Heights Police are searching for a suspect in a sexual assault who may have peered into several apartments.
  Officers released a sketch of the man they say has been approaching women as they were leaving or coming back to their apartment since January.
  He’s described as dark-skinned and around 25 to 30 years old, standing between 5’11” and 6’2”.
  Witnesses say he’s clean-shaven, slenderly built and usually wears a hooded swe
  
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• Is It The End Of The Line For The 916 Area Code In Sacramento?

  29-03-2016 08:06
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Residents looking for a new phone number may find the classic 916 area code isn’t possible.
  The Sacramento region that makes up the 916 areas code is growing so quickly, change is in order.
  I’ve seen a few tattoos here and there so hope they won’t change area code,” said Ranee De la Cruz.
  The California Public Utilities Commission says a second Sacramento area code will be introduced by June of 2018. What that three-digit code will be remains a
  
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• Sac 'Calling All Dreamers' entrepreneur contest ends soon

  29-03-2016 06:36
  
  For those dreaming of opening a business but fearing to do it alone, the Downtown Sacramento Partnership wants "dreamers" to enter an entrepreneur competition that has a fast-approaching deadline.
  
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• Tree falls onto car on Sacramento road

  29-03-2016 05:49
  
  A tree fell onto a car at the border of midtown and East Sacramento Monday evening.
  
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• California Senator Wants Ignition Interlock Devices For All Convicted Drunk Drivers

  29-03-2016 04:08
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — One California lawmaker is looking to crackdown on drunk drivers. State Sen. Jerry Hill wants every convicted drunk driver to have a breathalyzer-like device installed in their car.
  “This would physically stop anyone from drinking and driving,” said Aaron Wade, Program Manager for Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
  If it detects any alcohol at all, the car won’t start. It’s called an ignition interlock device, or IID for short. A pilot program
  
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• Large Tree Blocks J Street In Sacramento

  29-03-2016 03:35
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A large tree has damaged multiple vehicles and has blocked a portion of J Street.
  The road is blocked between Alhambra Boulevard and 33rd Street east of Business 80
  Multiple cars were damaged, but nobody was injured.
  Those trying to reach East Sacramento should consider H Street as a detour, instead.
  Electrical service was not affected in the area.
  
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• Woman ejected from SUV, killed in Woodland crash

  29-03-2016 03:11
  
  A 53-year-old Sacramento woman has died after being ejected from her vehicle in Woodland, the California Highway Patrol said Monday.
  
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• Police: Man shot in Fairfield connected to shooting of boy

  29-03-2016 03:00
  
  A man wanted in connection to shooting an 8-year-old boy Friday was shot by Fairfield police Monday near a Lowe's Home Improvement store, officials said.
  
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• Man Fires 2 Shots Into Stockton Burger King Drive-Thru

  29-03-2016 02:00
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Stockton police search for a man who walked up to a fast food restaurant Monday morning and opened fire at the drive thru.
  Police say the man was caught on video surveillance at 2 a.m. approaching the Pershing Avenue Burger King drive thru on foot, before pulling out a handgun. Two employees were sitting in the dining area and called 911.
  “The employees were unharmed and it doesn’t appear they were targeted in this shooting,” said Joe Silva, spokes
  
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• Sketch released of sexual assault suspect

  29-03-2016 01:27
  
  A man is wanted in connection to a sexual assault near a Citrus Heights apartment complex, officers said.
  
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