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• Officers swarm UCLA in massive response to murder-suicide

  01-06-2016 23:48
  
  A murder-suicide at a UCLA engineering building Wednesday drew hundreds of heavily armed officers who swarmed the sprawling Los Angeles campus, where students close to summer break barricaded themselves in classrooms as best they could before being evacuated with their hands up.
    
  
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• Panel Approves Pay Raises For California Lawmakers, Governor

  01-06-2016 23:03
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – An appointed citizen panel voted Wednesday to give Gov. Jerry Brown and other top elected officials 4 percent pay raises for the fourth year in a row, after slashing their salaries at the height of the recession.
  The Citizen Compensation Commission approved the salary and benefit increases on a 4-0 vote after less than an hour of discussion, bringing Gov. Jerry Brown’s pay to about $190,000 and the head of the state Senate and Assembly to nearly $120,000.
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• 3 Teens Arrested For Loomis Elementary School Vandalism

  01-06-2016 23:00
  
  LOOMIS (CBS13) – Detectives have arrested three boys suspected of trashing a Placer County elementary school.
  Placer Elementary School suffered extensive vandalism over the weekend. Fences, walls and a vending machine were damaged – plus electronics were taken from classrooms.
  The electronics were later found elsewhere on campus, but authorities estimated that a total of $10,000 in damage was done.
  Wednesday, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced that three boys had been
  
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• Murder-suicide leaves 2 dead at UCLA, LA police say

  01-06-2016 21:52
  
  A shooting that left two men dead at UCLA on Wednesday and led to a massive response on the campus in a bustling part of Los Angeles was a murder-suicide, authorities said.
  
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• FDA issues new guidelines on salt, pressuring food industry

  01-06-2016 21:32
  
  The Obama administration is pressuring the food industry to make foods from breads to sliced turkey less salty, proposing long-awaited sodium guidelines in an effort to prevent thousands of deaths each year from heart disease and stroke.
  
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• Couple used stolen cash to buy winning $1M lottery ticket

  01-06-2016 21:01
  
  A couple who helped steal more than $175,000 from a grocery store where they worked used that money to buy a winning $1 million lottery ticket from the same store, state police said.
  
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• 11-Year-Old Boy Arrested For Arson In Truckee Brush Fire

  01-06-2016 20:57
  
  TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of arson after authorities say he intentionally started a brush fire near a Truckee apartment complex.
  The Tahoe Daily Tribune reports Tuesday that the boy was arrested after fire authorities responded Sunday night to the small fire.
  No one was injured and no structures were damaged.
  The fire was controlled quickly.
  Truckee Police Department Sgt. Robert Womack says the juvenile was initially not cooperative when he wa
  
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• Stranded sea lion pup cuddles up to SF police officers

  01-06-2016 20:21
  
  A sea lion pup who became stranded on a stairwell near the San Francisco Bay was rescued by police officers and seems to have made some new best friends.
  
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• LAPD: 2 dead in shooting on UCLA campus

  01-06-2016 20:07
  
  Two people are confirmed dead in a shooting on the University of California, Los Angeles campus, which remains on lockdown Wednesday, according to Los Angeles police.
  
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• NorCal police chief stabs stepson in chest with drill

  01-06-2016 18:52
  
  Authorities say the police chief of a Northern California university repeatedly stabbed his stepson in the chest with a power drill and fired a shot inside his home after an argument turned into a fight.
  
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• Googling yourself now leads to personal privacy controls

  01-06-2016 18:25
  
  Soon, all you'll need to do is Google yourself if you're wondering how deeply Google has been digging into your digital life.
  
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• Dance brings music to life for those who can't hear

  01-06-2016 17:34
  
  A ground-breaking performance in Folsom is giving everyone a chance to enjoy the beauty of dance and experience the sound of music, even if they can't actually hear.
  
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• Man killed in Foothill Farms drive-by shooting ID'd

  01-06-2016 17:29
  
  A man who was killed in a drive-by shooting in a Foothill Farms neighborhood was identified Wednesday, officials said.
  
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• Woman shot, killed outside Modesto home

  01-06-2016 17:15
  
  A woman was shot and killed outside a Modesto home Wednesday, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said.
  
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• Man killed in Foothill Farms drive-by shooting identified

  01-06-2016 16:54
  
  The man shot and killed Tuesday in a drive-by shooting in a Foothill Farms neighborhood has been identified, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department said.
  
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• Trump's first Sacramento visit may lead to delays on I-5

  01-06-2016 16:51
  
  Presidential candidate Donald Trump's first campaign event in Sacramento is expected to create "inevitable delays" for Wednesday evening commuters, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.
  
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• Sac mother, boyfriend accused of staging kidnapping

  01-06-2016 16:44
  
  A mother and her boyfriend were arrested for staging the kidnapping of her 10-year-old daughter, the Sacramento Police Department said.
  
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• Woman Found Shot Dead In South Modesto

  01-06-2016 16:19
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Authorities are investigating a homicide after a woman was found shot to death in south Modesto.
  Deputies got to the scene along the 400 block of E. Hatch Road around 12:30 a.m., the Stanislaus County Sheriff says, and found a woman who had been shot.
  Medics soon arrived and pronounced the woman dead at the scene.
  The woman’s identity has not been released.
  Detectives are processing the scene and are asking any witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information rele
  
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• Caltrans Unsure What Caused Massive Sinkhole On I-5 Near Tracy

  01-06-2016 15:58
  
  TRACY (CBS13) – A massive sinkhole has northbound Interstate 5 closed near Tracy – and Caltrans says the road won’t reopen until Thursday at the earliest.
  The sinkhole grew across three lanes Tuesday after a Caltrans maintenance crew first spotted it along the shoulder in the morning.
  Traffic has been diverted to east Highway 132 and northbound Highway 33 while Caltrans tears up I-5 to figure out what caused the sinkhole in the first place.
  “We are looking into the fact t
  
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• Sacramento Area Preps For Visits From Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders

  01-06-2016 15:49
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Expect possible travel headaches on Wednesday as two presidential candidates make stops in the Sacramento area.
  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be in Davis, while presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump will be at the Sacramento International Airport – and you can expect a lot of traffic congestion all day.
  If you have to fly today, the airport recommends getting there an extra half hour early.
  All flights are scheduled to continue as no
  
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• NB I-5 near Tracy remains shut down due to sinkhole

  01-06-2016 15:39
  
  All lanes of northbound Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County, south of Tracy, remain shut down Wednesday as crews work to fix a sinkhole.
  
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• California Pension Fund CEO Sentenced for Bribery

  01-06-2016 15:39
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal judge Tuesday sentenced the former head of the nation’s largest public pension fund to four and 1/2 years in prison in a case in which the pension fund CEO acknowledged accepting more than $200,000 in bribes and trying to steer investments to help an associate.
  Senior U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer called the case against Federico Buenrostro, the former chief executive of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, “serious
  
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• Police: Missing 10-Year-Old Girl Safe After Hoax Disappearance, Mother Arrested

  01-06-2016 15:38
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A 10-year-old girl is safe after Sacramento police searched for eight hours to find her Tuesday.
  Investigators are saying it was all a hoax set up by the girl’s mom to make her ex look bad.
  Shavaughn Vaughn and her boyfriend Antwan Holliday now face charges of obstructing police, conspiracy and false report of an emergency.
  Officers booked them into the Sacramento County Jail Tuesday night.
  It all started when police say Vaughn reported the girl missing late Tues
  
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• Kings point guard arrested on domestic violence charge

  01-06-2016 15:31
  GRANITE BAY, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento Kings point guard Darren Collison was arrested on a charge of domestic violence after deputies responded to a report of a woman being assaulted inside a California home, authorities said Tuesday.
  Collison, 28, was arrested Monday after deputies found the woman visibly injured, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said.
  Collison was booked at the Placer County jail in Auburn, California, and he was freed hours after his arrest on $55,000 bail, the o
  
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• Veteran Educator Seeks Return To County Board Of Education

  01-06-2016 15:12
  (SACRAMENTO) – The trustee race for Sacramento County Board of Education in District 7 is heating up on the way to the June 7 Primary Election and educator Roy Grimes continues to distinguish himself as “the best prepared candidate.”
  Grimes, who previously served on the Sacramento County and City school boards, is enthusiastic about the ground swell of support.
  “I’m thankful for the support. I have endorsements from elected officials at every level, educators, paren
  
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• Tyler Perry is a Ninja in his own right, talks fatherhood and going against stereotype in new film

  01-06-2016 15:04
  Ninja – a person who excels in a particular skill or activity
  (HOLLYWOOD) – Turtles unite and save the world or so is the rallying cry of Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo and Raphael: the beloved masked heroines lovingly known as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, out of the shadows, to right the wrongs of evildoers.
  Ever the stalwart defender of justice this sequel introduces a few new villains determined to annihilate the turtles.  One such foe is mad scientist Baxter Stockman
  
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• Placer County native leads Hillary Clinton's CA campaign

  01-06-2016 10:08
  
  Hillary Clinton’s campaign is gearing up for the last-minute return of its Democratic presidential nominee to California.
  
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• Man killed while dismantling BottleRock lounge area in Napa

  01-06-2016 10:08
  
  A production worker at the BottleRock festival site in Napa was killed Tuesday in an industrial accident, the Napa Fire Department said.
  
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• California man fakes kidnapping to extort father's money

  01-06-2016 10:08
  
  Two Fresno men have been arrested after authorities determined one faked his own kidnapping to try to extort money from his father.
  
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• Vandals trash Placer County elementary school

  01-06-2016 10:07
  
  Vandals tore through a Placer County elementary school during Memorial Day weekend, breaking windows and doors, and ripping away a sense of security from students.
  
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• NorCal sees first 100-degree day of the year

  01-06-2016 10:06
  
  Much of Northern California experienced its first day of triple-digit heat in 2016 on Tuesday.
  
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• Critics Decry ‘Baby Friendly’ Breastfeeding Movement

  01-06-2016 09:02
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Hospitals are closing newborn nurseries to keep moms with their babies around the clock in a move meant to encourage breastfeeding, but critics say it’s crossing the line.
  The initiative was developed by the World Health Organization and UNICEF to get more moms to breastfeed, but many moms and even doctors say hospitals need to go back to their old ways.
  Yareli Armas just had her baby and is elated, but she’s still trying to get the hang of this nursing thi
  
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• 10-year-old girl found after 12 hours

  01-06-2016 08:53
  
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• Gains From Spring Rains Becoming Fuel For Summer Flames

  01-06-2016 08:50
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – As we move into triple-digit temperatures, the growth after spring rains has become potential fuel for fire.
  “The grass is already starting to dry out, especially down in the valley areas,” said Daniel Berlant, spokesperson for CalFire. “Up in the foothills, the brush is drying out very quickly.”
  A wildfire can spread across acres within minutes. In 2016 so far, the state has seen 1,284 fires in just five months on nearly 12,000 acres. The avera
  
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• Sacramento City Council Approves More Help For Homeless

  01-06-2016 08:41
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)- More beds and year round shelters; that’s the move city leaders took to help with homelessness, funding $800 more annually.
  City Council members voted to approve funding for several items on their 21-point plan to end chronic homelessness, but only touched on a few points and some homeless said its not enough.
  “If they were to stop criminalizing, they could speed up the process of finding housing. They could better implement plans to get people off the streets,&rd
  
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• Police: Mom Hid Missing Sacramento Girl In Case Of Revenge

  01-06-2016 07:26
  
  10:40 p.m. UPDATE: The mom of a 10-year-old girl reported missing in Sacramento has been arrested after police say she hid the child in a case of revenge against her estranged husband.
  Sac police say mom was seeking revenge and hid her child! @CBSSacramento
  — JENN MCGRAW CBS13 (@NewsMcGraw) June 1, 2016Police say the mother was upset her daughter was dropped off 15 minutes early and she had to race home. They say she and her boyfriend concealed the daughter from everyone.
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• Sinkhole shuts down all NB I-5 lanes in San Joaquin Co.

  01-06-2016 06:52
  
  A sinkhole opened up Tuesday and closed down northbound Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County, Caltrans said.
  
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• Police: Sonoma State Police Chief Repeatedly Stabbed Stepson With Power Drill

  01-06-2016 06:33
  
  HAYWARD, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say the police chief of Sonoma State University repeatedly stabbed his stepson in the chest with a power drill and fired a shot inside his home after an argument turned into a fight.
  Alameda County sheriff’s officials said Tuesday the fight ended with Nathan Johnson, the police chief at Sonoma State University, being treated for a cut on his head and his 20-year-old stepson being taken to a hospital with multiple stab wounds and an apparent puncture
  
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• Gov. Brown gives Clinton key endorsement

  01-06-2016 06:11
  
  Hillary Clinton got a boost Tuesday in her battle against Bernie Sanders in California: an endorsement from Gov. Jerry Brown.
  
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• Large Sinkhole Closes Interstate 5 Near Tracy; Cause Under Investigation

  01-06-2016 06:06
  
  VERNALIS (CBS13) – A sinkhole along Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County is diverting traffic.
  The sinkhole is just south of Highway 33, Caltrans says.
  Northbound I-5 at Highway 132 will be closed for at least two to three days due to the sinkhole. A detour has been set up at Highway 33.A Caltrans maintenance crew found the small hole on Tuesday morning, but that hole wouldn’t stay small for long. Caltrans says the hole was 15 feet and growing and crews will have to tear
  
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• Trump, Sanders plan big rallies in Sacramento area

  01-06-2016 05:53
  
  While Donald Trump stayed in New York Tuesday, Bernie Sanders was hitting the campaign trail in California, with stops in Emeryville and Santa Cruz.
  
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• Man dies after drive-by shooting in Foothill Farms

  01-06-2016 05:05
  
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• Modesto Schools Looking At Plans To Close Achievement Gap

  01-06-2016 04:17
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The Modesto City School District has worked for two years to help at-risk schools and students, but one group says the district is failing.
  That group has developed a 10-point plan to address an achievement gap between black students and their white peers.
  The school district says it’s made progress in serving African-American students, but it needs to do more.
  In an effort to close that gap between white and black students, and others, the board will consider a 10
  
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• NorCal swelters on first 100-degree day of the year

  01-06-2016 04:14
  
  People sought refuge in swimming pools and air-conditioned interiors Tuesday as many locations in Northern California recorded their first 100-degree day of the year.
  
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• Man Busted With Child Porn Claims He’s On Crusade To Shut It Down

  01-06-2016 04:04
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A man caught with child pornography says he’s helping catch the real criminals, but investigators say he’s actually blackmailing kids to give him more disturbing pictures.
  In a CBS13 jailhouse interview, Jarek Weber, 20, admitted obtaining thousands of images of child pornography, but he’s justifying by saying he’s a freedom fighter working for the group Anonymous.
  “We’re smarter and we will catch them all,” he said.
  He calls h
  
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• Man Wounded In North Sacramento Drive-by Shooting

  01-06-2016 03:03
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — A man was wounded in a drive-by shooting in Sacramento on Tuesday.
  The victim is described as a 20-year-old man who was hit on the 4900 block of Venuto Way.
  Deputies found the victim in the front yard of a home. He was taken to the hospital and is reportedly in critical condition.
  
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• Man Killed In North Sacramento Drive-by Shooting

  01-06-2016 03:03
  
  7 p.m. UPDATE: The victim has died from the injuries sustained in Tuesday’s shooting.
  The suspect is described as a black male driving a white compact car.
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  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — A man was wounded in a drive-by shooting in Sacramento on Tuesday.
  The victim is described as a 20-year-old man who was hit on the 4900 block of Venuto Way.
  Deputies found the victim in the front yard of a home. He was taken to the hospital and is reportedly in critical condition.
  
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• 10-year-old girl reported missing from south Sacramento

  01-06-2016 02:54
  
  Police are searching for a missing 10-year-old girl who was last seen Tuesday morning.
  
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• Man injured during drive-by shooting in Foothill Farms

  01-06-2016 02:20
  
  A man was wounded Tuesday afternoon during a drive-by shooting in a Foothill Farms neighborhood, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department said.
  
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• Nor Cal swelters on first 100-degree day of the year

  01-06-2016 02:14
  
  People sought refuge in swimming pools and air-conditioned interiors Tuesday as many locations in northern California recorded their first 100-degree day of the year.
  
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