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• Air bag danger: US counts 85M unrecalled Takata inflators

  13-04-2016 23:16
  
  About 85 million Takata air bag inflators that haven't been recalled are inside cars and trucks now being driven in the U.S. and would have to be replaced if the company can't prove they are safe, the government said Wednesday.
  
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• De Niro regrets pulling anti-vaccine film from festival

  13-04-2016 22:25
  
  Actor Robert De Niro has admitted to some regret about pulling the anti-vaccination documentary "Vaxxed" from his Tribeca Film Festival.
  
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• Journalist To Be Sentenced In LA Times Hacking Case

  13-04-2016 22:19
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A well-known social media journalist is set for sentencing Wednesday after he was convicted of conspiring with the hacking group Anonymous to break into the Los Angeles Times’ website and alter a story.
  Federal prosecutors in Sacramento say despite his role in the news media, 29-year-old Matthew Keys of Vacaville, California, was simply a disgruntled employee striking back at his former employer.
  He was convicted of providing login credentials to The Tribune
  
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• Toyota recalling 60,000 Avalons, Camrys for air bag defect

  13-04-2016 21:58
  
  Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 60,000 Avalon and Camry sedans in North America because their front passenger air bags may not deploy in a crash.
  
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• Car Crashes Into Sacramento Home, Narrowly Misses Family

  13-04-2016 21:17
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento family is safe after they say someone drove into their home.
  Neighbors say the crash happened around 10 p.m. Tuesday on Grace Avenue, near Norwood Avenue.
  “I heard a crash, so me and my little sister came running,” a neighbor said.
  Neighbors say they saw suspects running from the scene.
  “I came and saw and their house was destroyed,” the neighbor said.
  Law enforcement officials haven’t confirmed if anyone was hurt or if any ar
  
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• 10th Suspected Fentanyl Overdose Death Reported In Sacramento County

  13-04-2016 20:09
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Health officials say they are investigating another suspected death from an opioid overdose.
  The death was reported in Sacramento County, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. There are now a total of 11 deaths, 10 in Sacramento County and one in Yolo County, suspected to be linked to fentanyl overdoses.
  Authorities are investigating a total of 51 overdose cases in the area.
  The overdoses are suspected to be the result of people taking illicit
  
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• 11th overdose death reported in Sacramento area

  13-04-2016 20:08
  
  Health officials said another person has died related to fentanyl poisonings.
  
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• Stockton police shoot, kill carjacking suspect

  13-04-2016 19:34
  
  Stockton police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in the area of West Lane and Knickerbocker Drive.
  
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• Stockton police investigate officer-involved shooting

  13-04-2016 19:08
  
  Stockton police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in the area of West Lane and Knickerbocker Drive.
  
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• Stockton Officer Shoots, Kills Man Who Tried To Carjack Woman

  13-04-2016 18:19
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – An officer shot and killed a carjacking suspect in Stockton on Wednesday morning.
  The scene is near West Lane and Knickerbocker Drive.
  Joe Silva with the Stockton Police Department says officers were doing a “check out” of a known high-crime area when, just after 8 a.m., they spotted three men who took off running. Officers gave chase, Silva says.
  During the chase, Silva says one of the suspects jumped into the car of a woman driving into the intersectio
  
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• Bayside @ ADVENTURE sign stirs buzz, questions

  13-04-2016 16:52
  
  Leaders of the Bayside mega church stress a new sign is not indicative of a takeover, but instead it's a possible courtship.
  
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• Police find hash oil lab in Dunnigan home

  13-04-2016 16:41
  
  A California man has been arrested after detectives found a marijuana butane hash oil lab on his property.
  
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• Hash Oil Lab Found In Yolo County During Probation Search

  13-04-2016 16:33
  
  DUNNIGAN, Calif. (AP) — A California man has been arrested after detectives found a marijuana butane hash oil lab on his property.
  The Sacramento Bee reports that Yolo County sheriff’s detectives were conducting a probation search at a house in Dunnigan when they found the lab.
  Sheriff’s officials say they took two children, a 9-year-old and 6-year-old, into custody, along with several dogs, goats and rabbits that appeared to be malnourished.
  Police found about 200 live marijua
  
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• FBI joins SF police in search for missing 2-year-old

  13-04-2016 16:24
  
  The FBI has joined the search for a missing 2-year-old girl whose mother was slain last week.
  
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• Steve Young Helps Make Music Therapy Center A Reality At Sutter Children’s Center

  13-04-2016 16:16
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Music therapy has a new home at Sutter Children’s Center.
  Pediatric patients are using “Sophie’s Place” to help them cope with their physical and psychological needs during treatment.
  Retired 49er quarterback Steve Young and his wife Barb helped make Sophie’s Place a reality. They say they were inspired to give back after Sophie Barton – the daughter of a family friend who happened to be a singer-songwriter – died in 2010.
  Soph
  
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• K-9, Taser help end downtown SWAT standoff

  13-04-2016 15:55
  
  Sacramento police have taken a man into custody after an overnight standoff in an apartment near 9th and F streets.
  
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• K-9, Taser help end SWAT standoff in downtown Sacramento

  13-04-2016 15:47
  
  Sacramento police have taken a man into custody after an overnight standoff in an apartment near 9th and F streets.
  
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• Man Who Barricaded Himself Inside Downtown Sacramento Building Surrenders

  13-04-2016 14:16
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A man barricaded himself inside of a Downtown Sacramento building has surrendered after an hours-long standoff.
  Police were called around 11 p.m. Tuesday night to an apartment complex near F and 9th Streets in the Alkalai Flat Neighborhood of Downtown Sacramento and by early Wednesday morning had the complex surrounded with SWAT officers.
  According to Sac PD suspect barricaded in a building may be armed with a blunt object near 9th & F St. pic.twitter.com/tMZc
  
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• Barricaded Male Forces Evacuations in Downtown Sacramento

  13-04-2016 14:16
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Police were called around 11 PM Tuesday Night to an Apartment Complex near F and 9th Streets in the Alkalai Flat Neighborhood of Downtown Sacramento and by early Wednesday morning had the complex surrounded with SWAT officers on hand.
  According to Sacramento Police Sergeant Bryce Heinlein, when officers arrived just after 11PM Tuesday Night, they made contact with a woman and several small children who exited the residence at that time.  The w
  
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• Drone Near Old Sacramento Draws Attention Of State Parks Workers

  13-04-2016 09:14
  
  SACRAMENTO – With a recently purchased light weight drone, and a few flight lessons, Scott Yates’ camera buzzed through the skies, sweeping across Old Town and whizzed up the Sacramento river to capture his family’s afternoon.
  “To get sort of that capstone image of some great aerial footage of where we spent our day,” Yates said.
  But that flight was quickly grounded when a park ranger spotted the drone.
  “He advised me that flying a drone in a California State
  
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• Done Near Old Sacramento Draws Attention Of State Parks Workers

  13-04-2016 09:14
  
  SACRAMENTO – With a recently purchased light weight drone, and a few flight lessons, Scott Yates’ camera buzzed through the skies, sweeping across Old Town and whizzed up the Sacramento river to capture his family’s afternoon.
  “To get sort of that capstone image of some great aerial footage of where we spent our day,” Yates said.
  But that flight was quickly grounded when a park ranger spotted the drone.
  “He advised me that flying a drone in a California State
  
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• Family, friends don't blame driver in deadly Hwy. 12 crash

  13-04-2016 09:05
  
  For the third time in as many nights, family and friends gathered in Modesto to say goodbye to two of the five victims killed in a crash on Highway 12.
  
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• Placer County Officials Want To Build $64 Million Crime Lab

  13-04-2016 08:54
  
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — Placer County wants to make it easier to catch criminals, with a new state-of-the-art crime lab.The proposal comes amid a growing backlog of DNA evidence, but the lab comes with a hefty price tag.County officials promise they have the funds available, and law enforcement officials say the need far outweighs the cost, saying a new crime lab will result in faster prosecutions of criminals.TV shows make it look easy, but in reality many crime labs struggle to keep up w
  
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• Calaveras Co. marijuana growers want more regulation

  13-04-2016 08:38
  
  Calaveras County rejected an emergency marijuana ordinance Tuesday, a decision that disappointed some growers.
  
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• Sacramento Woman Helps Sheriff’s Department Get Her Stolen Bike Back

  13-04-2016 08:28
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento woman who was certain she found her stolen bike on Craigslist worked with sheriff’s deputies to set up a sting.
  Hannah Russell pretended to be a buyer of her own stolen bike with the help of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department. She saw her stolen high-end road bike for sale on Craigslist.
  She later went to the seller’s Sacramento home with her husband to take a closer look.
  Her husband was suspicious. They contacted authorities and
  
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• Construction Jobs On The Rebound With Industry Eager For Workers

  13-04-2016 08:12
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — Thousands of construction jobs are up for grabs, and there aren’t enough people to fill them.
  It’s a dilemma facing dozens of construction companies in the area—after years of soft building and layoffs, now they need more workers.
  Since being laid off in 2011, Bobby Herald is struggling to find steady work. The skilled plumber and electrician from Marysville may have found his break on Tuesday.
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• Website seemingly attacks Placer Co. supervisor candidate

  13-04-2016 07:49
  
  A man running for the Placer County Board of Supervisors said a website managed by his opponent's associate attacks his identity and makes untruthful assertions. 
  
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• California Congressman Questions State Water Releases At Lake Oroville, Shasta Dam

  13-04-2016 07:43
  
  OROVILLE (CBS13) — A California congressman is making a push to change how two of the state’s largest reservoirs, saying regulators have been too cautious with releases.
  Rice farmer Rep. Doug LaMalfa says Lake Oroville and Shasta Lake continue to rise, but despite both being at 91 percent capacity, he argues it’s not enough this late in the season.
  “I don’t know where the water is going to come from to fill that last big wide part, then we’ve left water on the
  
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• Was This A Misunderstanding, Or An Attempt At Insurance Fraud?

  13-04-2016 06:59
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — It was hard to tell the difference between a misunderstanding and intent to deceive for one Arden-area mom on Wednesday night. But when she saw a man on her back-up camera screen, she thought he was there for a reason.
  “I thought that he was trying to get me to hit him,” said Leila Steffens.
  It was just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday. She and her niece made a stop at Walgreens to pick up a few things.
  “We got back in the car put it in reverse I just
  
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• Officials work to keep mosquitoes at bay, protect from Zika

  13-04-2016 06:35
  
  The recent rain plus warmer weather in Northern California equals the perfect conditions for mosquitoes.
  
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• Friends: 2 killed in West Sacramento crash were parents

  13-04-2016 05:53
  
  A mother and a father were killed in a West Sacramento crash, friends said Tuesday.
  
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• Police: 1 injured in shooting at a Sacramento park

  13-04-2016 04:28
  
  One person was wounded in a shooting at McClatchy Park Tuesday evening, Sacramento police said.
  
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• Police: Man Shot Multiple Times at McClatchy Park

  13-04-2016 04:24
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Police say they are trying to find a suspect in a shooting that landed a man in an area hospital Tuesday evening.
  First responders were called to McClatchy Park, located at 3500 5th Avenue, for a reported shooting just after 6:30 p.m.. Investigators say when they got on scene they were not able to locate a victim but were able to find some evidence that a shooting had occurred.
  Just after 7:00 p.m. police tweeted that a victim showed up to an area hospital w
  
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• Sac pastor donates half-court shot prize to help youth

  13-04-2016 03:58
  
  After making a miraculous half-court shot at Sacramento Kings game, a pastor is giving away his prize – a new car -- to help youth in the community.
  
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• Police: Shots fired near a Sacramento park

  13-04-2016 03:35
  
  Police are investigating shots fired near McClatchy Park Tuesday evening.
  
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• California soda tax stalls in Legislature -- again

  13-04-2016 01:21
  
  Democratic lawmakers' eighth attempt in six years to change Californians' sugar habits has stalled in the state Legislature.
  
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• California Soda Tax Fails For Eighth Time In Six Years

  13-04-2016 01:21
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Democratic lawmakers’ eighth attempt in six years to change Californians’ sugar habits has stalled in the state Legislature.
  Assemblyman Richard Bloom of Santa Monica put the brakes on his latest proposal for a soda tax before lawmakers on a health panel had a chance to vote it down Tuesday.
  AB2782 would have imposed a 2-cent-per-ounce fee on sugary drinks. The money would have benefited clinics that address obesity, diabetes and oral health.
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• California weighs changing rape statute after Cosby claims

  13-04-2016 00:15
  
  The California Legislature is advancing a bill driven in part by prosecutors' difficulty in pursuing sexual assault charges against Bill Cosby.
  
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