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• Small kitten saved from being fed to pet snake

  14-06-2016 23:56
  
  A small kitten is almost ready for adoption at a Lincoln feline center after it was saved from being fed to a man's pet snake, officials said Tuesday.
  
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• Man accused of fatal stabbing in Sacramento

  14-06-2016 23:34
  
  A man was arrested in connection with a May 21 stabbing death in Sacramento, police said.
  
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• Rescue Group: Kitten Nearly Fed To Man’s Pet Snake

  14-06-2016 23:24
  
  LINCOLN (CBS13) – A local animal rescue group says they’ve taken in a kitten that was almost fed to a man’s pet snake.
  The FieldHaven Feline Center says they were called on Monday by a local veterinary hospital. Apparently, a woman had rescued a 5-week-old Siamese kitten that was in horrible danger.
  According to the woman, the kitten was taken from a man who intended to feed it to his pet snake.
  FieldHaven staff says isn’t the first time such an incident has happened.
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• Second Bay Area police department investigates sex scandal

  14-06-2016 22:48
  
  A second Bay Area police department is holding an internal investigation after being implicated in a sexual misconduct scandal.
  
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• CA Democrats push gun control bills after Orlando

  14-06-2016 22:27
  
  Democratic California lawmakers are advancing a sweeping array of gun control legislation days after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
  
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• California budget to eliminate 'harmful' welfare policy

  14-06-2016 21:56
  
  The governor of California has given in to liberal lawmakers who want to repeal a welfare policy that critics call racist, ineffective and harmful to the state's poorest children.
  
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• 3 children, 2 adults injured in rollover crash in Galt

  14-06-2016 21:34
  
  Five people were injured when the vehicle they were in rolled over in Galt, officials said.
  
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• 2 Adults, 3 Children Hurt After Vehicle Rollover Near Galt

  14-06-2016 21:17
  
  GALT (CBS13) – Authorities say five people were injured in a crash near Galt early Tuesday afternoon.
  The scene is near Pellandini and Twin Cities Roads. A vehicle rolled over, the Cosumnes River Fire Department says, but it is unclear what led up to the crash.
  Two of the people hurt are adults, while the three others are children. One of the children was ejected in the rollover crash, Cosumnes Fire says.
  The child who was ejected was seriously injured. Cosumnes Fire says that child was no
  
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• Sacramento pastor 'upset more didn't die' in Orlando

  14-06-2016 21:06
  
  A Sacramento pastor is receiving some backlash for remarks he made during a Sunday sermon at his church following the shooting massacre in Orlando.
  
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• California Democrats Advance Gun Control Bills After Orlando Shooting

  14-06-2016 20:48
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Democratic California lawmakers are advancing a sweeping array of gun control legislation days after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
  The Senate and Assembly public safety committees are considering a dozen bills on Tuesday. All were in the works prior to the weekend shooting.
  NEW: SB: 1446 passes committee. Puts restrictions on gun magazine capacity. Sen. Loni Hancock explains the impact. pic.twitter.com/Sb40UmYzdW
  — Drew Bollea (@Drew_CBS13) Ju
  
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• High-speed rail lawsuit delays cost $63 million

  14-06-2016 20:45
  
  Another $63 million was added Tuesday to the cost of California's high-speed rail project, pushing it back 17 months to August 2019, after the state won a lawsuit that had tied up land needed for construction for 4½ years.
  
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• Man killed after crashing car into tree in Sac Co.

  14-06-2016 20:39
  
  A man was killed after crashing his car into a tree in Sacramento County, the California Highway Patrol said.
  
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• No Stockton Police Personnel Involved In Oakland Police Sex Scandal, Department Says

  14-06-2016 20:11
  
  UPDATE: Stockton Police say there were no personnel from the department involved with the woman at the center of the Oakland Police sex scandal.
  The department released the following statement Tuesday morning:
  “Immediately after learning about this incident, the Stockton Police Department reached out to the Oakland Police Department and the female involved. We have confirmed no Stockton Police personnel were involved in this matter as was erroneously reported. ”
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• Injured CHP Officer Home After 3-Month Stay At Hospital

  14-06-2016 20:04
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – An officer who was allegedly intentionally run over by a motorist has been released from the hospital, authorities say.
  California Highway Patrol Officer Michael Ericson had been hospitalized since the April 7 incident. CHP says 28-year-old Austin Scott hit Ericson with a car that day.
  RELATED: Brother Of Man Accused Of Hit-And-Run Offers Apology To CHP Officer
  Scott has been charged with attempted murder, among other felony charges.
  Officer Ericson was left in cr
  
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• CHP officer hurt in hit-and-run released from hospital

  14-06-2016 19:55
  
  California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Ericson has been released from the hospital after he was hurt in April in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 80, officials said Tuesday.
  
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• Brewery Name Backlash In Galt

  14-06-2016 18:47
  
  GALT (CBS13) – Ed Mason is brewing up some beer backlash in Galt. The center of it is his brewery’s name and logo: Special Ed’s Brewery.
  “It just seems to roll off the tongue,” Mason said.
  Some have taken to social media, calling the logo insensitive to special needs children.
  Inspired by his wife, Mason says his buddies gave him the controversial nickname.
  “And she said he’s just so special to me and another guy said aren’t we special little Ed. A
  
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• 2 downtown Sacramento homes go up in flames

  14-06-2016 16:25
  
  A fire that was sparked early Tuesday morning in an abandoned home in downtown Sacramento also spread to a neighbor's house.
  
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• 2 downtown homes burn overnight

  14-06-2016 16:14
  
  A fire that started in an abandoned home in Downtown Sacramento spread to a neighbor's house, according to Sacramento firefighters.
  
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• Fire At Abandoned Sacramento House Spreads To Home Next Door

  14-06-2016 15:48
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Crews have been investigating two house fires in Midtown Sacramento early Tuesday morning.
  The scene is near S and 16th Streets. The fire, which started around 3:30 a.m., went to two alarms and a large contingent of fire crews responded to the scene.
  Firefighters attacked the flames aggressively to make sure the neighborhood didn’t go up in smoke.
  The fire is believed to have originated at an abandoned home. Flames then spread to the attic of the home next d
  
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• Advocates: More guns can prevent mass shootings

  14-06-2016 09:52
  
  After the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history, pro- and anti-gun groups are digging in.
  
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• Vigils From Orlando To Sacramento Remember Nightclub Shooting Victims

  14-06-2016 09:25
  
  ORLANDO, FLORIDA (CBS13) — A vigil was held outside Pulse Nightclub on Monday night where friends, loved ones and strangers gathered to remember those who lost their lives.
  A single bell rang for each of the 49 victims who died in Orlando’s shooting massacre as the crowd of hundreds stood in silence to remember the lives lost.
  Federal investigators are meticulously combing crime scene inside the Pulse Nightclub now that bodies have been removed and victims identified.
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• Stockton Officer May Be Involved In Oakland Police Sex Scandal

  14-06-2016 09:16
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A woman at the center of the Oakland Police sex scandal says she’s slept with two-dozen police officers from five different departments, including one officer in Stockton.
  Police are looking into the claims after Celeste Guap says she’s had sex with current and former officers stretching from Richmond to Livermore, starting at 16 years old.
  “I’m very concerned, because it goes against the core values of who a police officer is and what he or she i
  
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• Midtown Sacramento Seniors Concerned Skyscraper Project Could Close Them Off

  14-06-2016 09:12
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A new fight is brewing between a senior citizen community and an ambitious Sacramento developer.
  That developer is approved to build Midtown’s tallest residential building to date, but not if the senior citizens get their way.
  The residents of the quaint senior center at 25th and J streets are anything but quiet. They’re on a mission to stop the local developer who from ruining their view.
  Donna Roys moved into St. Francis Manor for the views and fresh air,
  
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• Stanford Sexual Assault Case Could Rewrite California Rape Law

  14-06-2016 09:01
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California lawmakers looking to redefine rape after they a Stanford athlete received what they consider a light sentence after a sexual assault.
  “I’m upset, I’m angry,” said Assemblyman Mike Gatto. “You know, imagine somebody going through this and then having to see their perpetrator walk out of jail in six months or less.”
  Earlier this month, 20-year-old Brock Turner was sentenced after sticking his finger inside of a wom
  
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• Advocats: More guns can prevent mass shootings

  14-06-2016 09:01
  
  After the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history, pro- and anti-gun groups are digging in.
  
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• Mailbox Break-ins Have Tracy Residents Demanding Change

  14-06-2016 08:38
  
  TRACY (CBS13) — People living in a Tracy community are joining forces to change the way they receive their mail.
  The neighborhood is asking the U.S. Post Office to get rid of their community mailboxes and let them go back to home delivery.
  Cynthia Camacho Aqino and her neighbors were floored when they were contacted by police over a mailbox issue.
  “We wouldn’t have even known that this was happening because there was no sign,” she said.
  A bag of stolen mail was found, but
  
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• Honey Oil Lab Blamed For Explosion At West Sacramento Motel

  14-06-2016 08:35
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – An explosion in a West Sacramento motel room sent two people the hospital.
  It happened Sunday at about 6:15 p.m. at the Stardust Motel in the 1400 block of West Capitol Avenue.
  “It smelt like burnt rubber and glass everywhere,” said Carmen Baldwin. “It was scary.”
  Only a wall separates Baldwin’s room from where the blast happened.
  ”My first thought was to get the dogs out because if there was a fire, I didn’t want them to
  
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• RT: No routes getting cut, but employees to be laid off

  14-06-2016 08:33
  
  Sacramento Regional Transit will cut jobs instead of light rail and bus routes to make up a $1 million budget deficit.
  
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• Sac LGBT community says 'nightlife won't be same'

  14-06-2016 04:58
  
  It's back to business in midtown Sacramento's Lavender Heights District, but some members of the LGBT community said the nightlife won't be the same in the wake of the Orlando massacre.
  
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• Garamendi wants gun sale ban for people under FBI watch

  14-06-2016 04:08
  
  Rep. John Garamendi said Monday he will continue to pursue legislation in Congress that would ban gun sales to people on the FBI's terrorism watch list.
  
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• Sacramento Baptist Preacher Praises Orlando Gay Nightclub Attack

  14-06-2016 03:24
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento Baptist preacher’s sermon praising attack on an Orlando nightclub that killed 50 people has the local LGBT community outraged.
  Recordings of the sermon by Pastor Roger Jimenez surfaced under the Verity Baptist Church’s YouTube account.
  “Are you sad that 50 pedophiles were killed today?” he said in the sermon. “Um no, I think that’s great! I think that helps society. I think Orlando, Florida is a little safer tonight.&rdq
  
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• Crews surround grass fire in Sutter County

  14-06-2016 02:30
  
  A grass fire is burning near Sankey and Natomas roads in Sutter County.
  
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• Ex-Sen. Ron Calderon pleads guilty to mail fraud

  14-06-2016 02:25
  
  Former California Sen. Ron Calderon agreed to plead guilty Monday to mail fraud as part of a plea agreement in exchange for prosecutors to drop more than 20 other charges.
  
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• Gay pride flag flies in CA Senate in Orlando's honor

  14-06-2016 00:37
  
  The rainbow colors of the gay pride flag are flying on the side of the California Capitol and on the floor of the Senate.
  
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• 1 killed in Highway 99 crash in Merced County

  14-06-2016 00:25
  
  One person was killed in a four-car crash on Highway 99 in Merced County Monday afternoon.
  
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• 1 killled in Highway 99 crash in Merced County

  14-06-2016 00:20
  
  One person was killed in a four-car crash on Highway 99 in Meced County Monday afternoon.
  
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