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• Grass Valley Man Arrested After Speeding To His Court Date

  06-04-2016 23:42
  
  AUBURN (CBS13) – A man late for his court date just had a whole bunch of other charges added to his rap sheet.
  The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says a man sped by two deputies in front of the North Lake Tahoe Sheriff’s Station on Monday. Deputies saw the man park in the wrong parking lot – taking up two spaces – then run into the courthouse.
  He was soon identified as 47-year-old Grass Valley resident Thomas Edward Weed.
  Weed was driving on a suspended license and
  
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• Hazardous liquid leaks into Ceres storm drains

  06-04-2016 23:39
  
  Crews are investigating a hazardous materials spill Wednesday on a Ceres road that may have leaked into the storm drains near the Tuolumne River, officials said.
  
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• Cops investigate deadly shooting near Fairfield school

  06-04-2016 23:21
  
  A man was killed Wednesday morning in a shooting near a Fairfield middle school, police said.
  
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• Man, 28, Killed In Fairfield Shooting

  06-04-2016 22:45
  
  FAIRFIELD, Calif. (CBS13/AP) – A Fairfield elementary school was briefly locked down after numerous shots were fired nearby, killing one man.
  Police say the shooting in Fairfield occurred about 9 a.m. Wednesday outside Grange Elementary School. Fairfield police say the shooting appears unrelated to the school.
  Authorities say a gunshot victim was found nearby and taken to a hospital. Police didn’t release the victim’s name and no arrests were made.
  Fairfield police la
  
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• PD: Shot fire during armed robbery at Placerville KFC

  06-04-2016 22:42
  
  A shot was fired as two men robbed a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Placerville, police said Wednesday.
  
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• California bill would require health standards for models

  06-04-2016 22:31
  
  A new bill heard in the California Assembly labor committee Wednesday would put health standards into place for fashion models.
  
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• Fentanyl overdoses in Sacramento County rise to 48

  06-04-2016 22:18
  
  The number of people in Sacramento County who have become sick after overdosing on disguised fentanyl pills has risen to 48, according to the health department.
  
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• Meth disguised as candy confiscated at Amador Co. school

  06-04-2016 22:00
  
  A methamphetamine pill made to look like candy was confiscated from a student at an Amador County middle school, officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Bicyclist arrested after running into police car

  06-04-2016 21:51
  
  Sacramento police said officers arrested a 42-year-old man who ran into a patrol car near Richards Boulevard and Sunbeam Avenue Tuesday evening.
  
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• Sacramento City Council Approves Public Restroom Pilot Program

  06-04-2016 21:17
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Sacramento City Council approved a public restroom program to counteract reports of human waste left outside businesses.
  The plan was approved Tuesday night with a vote of 8-0.
  In it, a paid attendant would be responsible for cleaning up and stocking supplies to a portable toilet for up to 10 hours a day.
  Councilman Jeff Harris says the city is studying a model used in San Francisco called the Pit Stop that uses actual flushing facilities.
  The toilets would also pr
  
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• Meth Disguised As Candy Confiscated From Ione Middle Schooler

  06-04-2016 20:44
  
  IONE (CBS13) – Authorities say drugs disguised as candy was confiscated from a junior high student in Ione.
  The incident happened on Monday. According to a letter sent to parents at Ione Junior High, an item that looked like Smarties Candy was taken from a student during lunch.
  A test of the “candy” came back positive for methamphetamine, school officials say.
  “It was scary to see that these drugs are masked as candy, and could be passed off to any student as such,”
  
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• Sacramento Zoo’s Newborn Hoglets Given Star Wars-Inspired Names

  06-04-2016 20:12
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Judge them not by their size, you should not, because their ally is the Force.
  Four new Red River Hogs, two boys and two girls, were born at the Sacramento Zoo over the weekend. The hoglets were born to the zoo’s adult pair of Red River Hogs.
  Zookeepers have named the hoglets after characters from the latest Star Wars movie: Poe, Kylo, Finn and Rey.
  The hoglets with their mom. (Credit: Sacramento Zoo)
  The hoglets are quite small right now – all weighing onl
  
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• Paid attendants approved for toilets for Sac homeless

  06-04-2016 19:30
  
  The Sacramento City Council approved a six-month plan late Tuesday night to test public toilets with a paid attendant targeting areas of heavy homelessness.
  
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• Rocklin's newest park expected to boost economy

  06-04-2016 18:34
  
  A new park under construction in Rocklin is a breathtaking sight, but aside from its beauty, city officials expect the gathering place to boost the local economy.
  
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• Sacramento Pastor Wins New Car After Hitting Half-Court Shot At Kings Game

  06-04-2016 18:29
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A local pastor who happens to be a Sacramento Kings fan won a brand new car after hitting a half-court shot.
  Joseph Sissac made the shot during halftime at Tuesday night’s Kings vs. Trail Blazers game at Sleep Train Arena.
  As you can see from the video, it was nothing but net.
  Kings fan @josephsissac hits @folsomlakeford half-court shot for a new car!https://t.co/nMetDFbk58
  — Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) April 6, 2016Sissac is the senior pastor at th
  
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• California primary expected to see big voter turnout

  06-04-2016 17:47
  
  California's secretary of state is preparing for a major surge in voter turnout for the state's June 7 presidential primary, a day that could prove decisive for both parties.
  
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• Calif. missionary, 80, accused of molesting 2 girls

  06-04-2016 17:41
  
  Prosecutors say an 80-year-old missionary who founded an Orange County nonprofit faces charges of sexually assaulting two girls, one of whom was under 10.
  
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• United Fires Flight Attendant Who Deployed Emergency Slide

  06-04-2016 16:40
  
  HOUSTON (AP) – United Airlines says it has fired a flight attendant who deployed an emergency evacuation slide at an airport in Houston.
  A United spokesman said Wednesday that the flight attendant no longer works for the carrier. Charlie Hobart declined to release the flight attendant’s name or details of her employment history with the Chicago-based airline.
  United has said the attendant deliberately deployed the emergency evacuation slide Monday after a flight from Sacramento, Cali
  
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• Bomb Threat Graffiti Discovered In Cosumnes Oaks High School Bathroom

  06-04-2016 16:02
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Authorities are investigating after discovering a threat made against an Elk Grove high school.
  Xanthi Pinkerton with the Elk Grove Unified School District says anonymous graffiti was discovered in a restroom at Cosumnes High School on Tuesday. The graffiti referenced a bomb threat for Wednesday.
  Authorities do not believe the threat to be credible. However, authorities are taking the incident seriously and an increased law enforcement presence will be at the campu
  
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• 4 People Displaced After Fire In Foothill Farms

  06-04-2016 15:39
  
  FOOTHILL FARMS (CBS13) – Three adults and one child are out of a home this morning after a fire damaged their apartment.
  Just before 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, Metro Fire crews found heavy fire coming from an upstairs unit of a four-plex on Walerga Road near Hillsdale Boulevard.
  More than two dozen firefighters aggressively attacked the flames and saved two of the four units from damage.
  The unit where the fire started has about $75,000 worth of damages.
  A second unit has some minor damage. No on
  
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• Davis approves strict entertainment permit ordinance

  06-04-2016 10:58
  
  The Davis City Council voted Tuesday night to approve an Entertainment Permit Ordinance, lifting a months-long ban on new nightclubs and bars.
  
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• Police investigate 'noose' video as potential hate crime

  06-04-2016 10:50
  
  Modesto police are investigating a possible hate crime after a video surfaced on the social media site Snapchat that shows a white student with a noose around his neck making a threat toward an African-American student.
  
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• Bicyclist dies after hit by 2 vehicles on Turlock road

  06-04-2016 10:46
  
  A bicyclist has died after being hit by two vehicles on a Turlock road Tuesday night, the California Highway Patrol said.
  
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• Man shot in leg while stopped on Modesto roadway

  06-04-2016 09:25
  
  A 22-year-old man was shot after stopping his car for another man on the side of a Modesto roadway Tuesday, police said.
  
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• Emotions Run High As Man Charged With Killing Placer County Teens In DUI Crash

  06-04-2016 09:25
  
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — Emotions ran high in a Placer County courtroom as a man accused of striking and killing two Placer High teens faced charges on Tuesday.
  Authorities say Phillip Ingram was under the influence at the time of the crash on Sunday and is now charged with felony manslaughter.
  Family and friends had an opportunity to talk about their loved ones and to speak out against Ingram.
  In between parking lot hugs and comforting one another, family and friends of Trevor Keller and J
  
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• 3 shot, wounded outside Modesto home

  06-04-2016 09:24
  
  Three men were shot outside of a Modesto home Tuesday afternoon, police said.
  
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• Brazen Thieves Target ATM At Turlock VFW Hall

  06-04-2016 09:19
  
  TURLOCK (CBS13) — In a bold and brazen move two men rammed a chain link fence in the middle of a neighborhood, backed into a VFW Hall, and tried to pry an ATM from inside. While the bandits were wearing masks and driving a stolen truck, one of them made a mistake and it was all caught on camera.
  “There is a time where he walks up to the camera and you can get one of the guys’ face,” said Manuel Sandoval, an Iraqi War Veteran and a volunteer at the hall.
  Sandoval came into
  
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• Report: State Nurses Worked Millions of Hours Of Overtime In 2015

  06-04-2016 09:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A new report from a state oversight agency finds state nurses and psychiatric technicians worked nearly 4 million hours of overtime last year—or four times the national average.
  The findings were released on Tuesday in a 24-page report by the Little Hoover Commission. It found overtime for nursing staff at state facilities cost $179 million.
  “What we found was rather shocking,” said Carole D’Elia.
  The state oversight group found that those worki
  
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• Davis Lifts Nightclub Moratorium, But Adds New Restrictions

  06-04-2016 09:09
  
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Davis city leaders voted unanimously to lift a months-long moratorium on nightclubs in city limits after the September stabbing death of a man at a downtown nightclub.
  City leaders say they plan to implement tough new rules for all businesses with any form of entertainment.
  In September, Peter Gonzalez was stabbed to death while celebrating a wedding at KetMoRee in Downtown Davis. The crime shocked residents and prompted the Davis City Council to ban any new nightclubs unti
  
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• Whitney High Broadcasting Program Named Best In The Nation

  06-04-2016 08:52
  
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — A high-school TV broadcasting program was named the best in the nation.
  Their product is polished, their team is poised, and their news director and instructor couldn’t be more proud.
  “What it really comes down to though—as you look around this room—there are 32 of the hardest working students not only in Northern California but around the country,” said Ben Barnholdt.
  The hard work has paid off big time, as Whitney High School’s broadc
  
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• California $15 Minimum Wage Worries Business Owners, Excites Workers

  06-04-2016 08:46
  
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – Digger’s Deli has been a staple to the community, slicing meat and wrapping sandwiches for 39 years. When it went up for sale three years ago Gigi Warshawsky and her husband put in a bid for what she calls ‘Our American Dream.’
  “We bought into it with our savings, with our retirement to buy into this deli and raising minimum wage might put us out of business,” said Gigi Warshawsky
  With the historic minimum wage hike to $15 an hour, she feel
  
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• Sacramento City Council Approves Restroom Pilot Program Targeting Homeless

  06-04-2016 06:20
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento City Council has approved a six-month public restroom pilot program meant to counteract reports of human waste left outside businesses.
  The plan would have a paid attendant be responsible for cleaning up and stocking supplies to a portable toilet for up to 10 hours a day. The toilets will be stored in the evening.
  RELATED: Plan Hopes To Reduce Homeless Defecation Outside Sacramento Businesses
  The units cost about $16,000 apiece, not including the co
  
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• Residents: Road in Clarksburg is dangerous

  06-04-2016 05:58
  
  Neighbors who live on South River Road in Clarksburg said Tuesday's deadly head-on crash is another reminder of the growing dangers on that roadway.
  
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• Lawmakers take on drugged driving in California

  06-04-2016 05:53
  
  Lawmakers unveiled a new effort Tuesday at the state Capitol designed to save lives behind the wheel, by cracking down on drugged driving.
  
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• Teen, 16, Sought As Stockton Murder Suspect

  06-04-2016 03:50
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) —  Stockton police are searching for a teenager who is suspected in the shooting death of a man on Friday.
  Police say Jacob Mendez, 16, is the suspect in the shooting death of a man on North California Street.Police say the victim was shot inside his car.
  They warn Mendez is to be treated as possibly armed and dangerous
  
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• South Modesto Community Pool May Stay Dry With Costly Code Problems

  06-04-2016 03:41
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The only community swimming pool in South Modesto may stay dry this summer unless it can get up to code with the Stanislaus County Health Department.
  The Salvation Army’s Red Shield Center pool was built decades ago after several child drownings.
  “This pool was built 45 years ago, because of all the accidental drownings in the area,” said Lt. Quinton Markam of Modesto’s Salvation Army. “It was intended for that purpose to get them o
  
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• Southern California Gas Leak Could Lead to Blackouts

  06-04-2016 03:37
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – A natural gas well blowout last year that crippled a major energy supply for Southern California could lead to blackouts in the region over as many as 14 days this summer, energy officials said Tuesday.
  State agencies that studied the impact of the partial shutdown of the Aliso Canyon gas storage field proposed an action plan to prevent power outages but concluded they “will reduce, but not eliminate, the risk of gas shortages this summer that are large enough to c
  
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• Fentanyl Addiction Stretches Beyond Dark Corners Of Society

  06-04-2016 03:27
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The problem of prescription drug addiction isn’t restricted to shady characters in the dark corners of society. Doctors, lawyers, and even your next door neighbor are among those addicted to powerful drugs.Mendy DeGennaro is now helping others get their lives back on track. It’s something that took her years to do after a car crash when she was 20.“Flipped a truck in Colorado on some black ice and broke all the bones my face,” she said.She was p
  
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• Residents Say New Overpass Creates Deadly Shortcut From Interstate 5

  06-04-2016 02:35
  
  CLARKSBURG (CBS13) — Residents who live along a narrow road where a driver died on Tuesday morning says people drive way too fast, and say a new shortcut may be to blame.
  The deadly-head-on collision about four miles north of Clarksburg claimed the life of a driver in a sedan.
  “The conditions on this road are not conducive to speed,” said resident Allison Cox.
  Residents who live on the quiet and tranquil roadway parallel to the Sacramento River say they’re seeing an incre
  
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• Stockton Assemblywoman Proposes Supervised Heroin Use Locations

  06-04-2016 01:55
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A lawmaker wants to allow California addicts to use heroin, crack and other drugs at supervised facilities to cut down on overdoses, joining several U.S. cities considering establishing the nation’s first legal drug-injection sites.
  The proposal introduced Tuesday comes as San Francisco, Seattle, New York City and Ithaca, New York, weigh ordinances to set up the facilities, citing the success of a site operating in Canada since 2003.
  But law enforcement has
  
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• Stolen Make-A-Wish scooter recovered; 2 suspects arrested

  06-04-2016 01:42
  
  A scooter stolen from San Francisco's Make-A-Wish office that was autographed by San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence has been found and two suspects have been arrested.
  
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• San Francisco approves fully paid leave for new parents

  06-04-2016 01:34
  
  San Francisco is considering a measure that would make it the first place in the nation to require businesses to provide fully paid leaves for new parents to spend time with their child.
  
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• California Senate Committee Approves Tougher Penalties On Fentanyl

  06-04-2016 01:32
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A California Senate committee unanimously approved increasing criminal penalties for illegal distribution of a drug that’s been connected to ten deaths in the Sacramento area.Sacramento health officials report Fentanyl has caused 42 overdoses and claimed nine lives in Sacramento area and one in Yolo County.The bill was proposed before the recent surge in overdoses linked to the drug. It would add fentanyl to the list of drugs such as heroin and cocaine. If someon
  
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• San Francisco public defender calls for probe of police

  06-04-2016 01:04
  
  San Francisco's public defender has called on the state's Attorney General to investigate the city's police department after several officers were discovered exchanging racist text messages.
  
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• WhatsApp extends encryption to photos, video, messages

  06-04-2016 00:54
  
  WhatsApp says it's now using a powerful form of encryption to protect the security of photos, videos, group chats and voice calls in addition to the text messages sent by its more than a billion users around the globe.
  
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• CA lawmaker wants to allow supervised heroin use

  06-04-2016 00:33
  
  A California lawmaker wants to allow people to use heroin, crack, opioids and other drugs at supervised facilities that would be the nation's first legal drug-injection sites.
  
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• Auburn teens' mothers give emotional statements in court

  06-04-2016 00:24
  
  A man accused of hitting and killing two teenagers along an Auburn highway was in court Tuesday to face a DUI charge and two counts of vehicular manslaughter.
  
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