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• Obama addresses climate change in Yosemite National Park

  18-06-2016 23:01
  
  President Barack Obama said Saturday that climate change is already damaging America's national parks, with rising temperatures causing Yosemite's meadows to dry out and raising the prospect of a glacier preserve without its glaciers someday
  
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• Grass fire near Ione 85 percent contained, now 210 acres

  18-06-2016 22:48
  
  A 210-acre grass fire that forced evacuations south of Ione in Amador County is 85 percent contained, Cal Fire said Saturday.
  
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• Fire crews contain 1-acre fire near NB I-5 in Sacramento

  18-06-2016 22:42
  
  A 1-acre was put out by fire crews near Interstate 5 in Sacramento Saturday, fire officials said.
  
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• U.S. gay leaders turn to former archenemy for safety

  18-06-2016 22:04
  
  Decades ago, an early morning raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York sparked violent protests among gay patrons who fought back after police burst in and tried to arrest them for daring to drink and dance with members of the same sex.
  
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• Fairfield Police Investigate N. Texas Street Shooting

  18-06-2016 21:56
  
  FAIRFEILD (CBS13) — The Fairfield Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred Friday at 8:42 pm in the parking lot of the Town House Inn at 2170 N. Texas Street, according to a press release.
  Officers at the scene discovered two males suffering from gunshot wounds in the parking lot.  The victims, both in their early 20s, were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  E. Pacific Av was closed between N. Texas St and Santa Ana Dr
  
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• Hikers found after being lost in wilderness for 3 days

  18-06-2016 10:43
  
  Two Modesto hikers were found Friday after they called family using a phone belonging to a camper they met in the Pinecrest area.
  
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• Grass fire near Ione grows to 200 acres

  18-06-2016 08:10
  
  A 200-acre grass fire forced evacuations south of Ione in Amador County on Friday, Cal Fire said.
  
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• Large Protest Planned For Sacramento Pastor Who Praised Orlando Nightclub Attack

  18-06-2016 07:49
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Law enforcement officials are preparing for a huge protest on Sunday after a pastor’s controversial sermon praising the deaths in an Orlando gay nightclub attack.
  An estimated 1,000 people could come to North Sacramento protest the pastor of Verity Baptist Church.
  RELATED: Sacramento Baptist Preacher Praises Orlando Gay Nightclub Attack
  Organizers of the protest are working around the clock to make sure things are ready for Sunday. They say more than 1,000 p
  
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• Hikers Missing In Stanislaus National Forest Found Safe

  18-06-2016 07:24
  
  TUOLUMNE COUNTY (CBS13) — Two hikers missing for days in Tuolumne County are safe after agencies spent several days searching for them and their dog.
  Donna Hallberg and her boyfriend Mark Smallwood are home safe after a weeklong ordeal in the Stanislaus National Forest.
  At the hikers’ restaurant in Downtown Modesto, there was joy and relief after employees learned their boss was safe and uninjured.
  Rescue crews found the couple and their dog Lulu when they used a camper’s cellp
  
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• Man found guilty of having thousands of child porn photos

  18-06-2016 06:50
  
  A  Sacramento man was found guilty of possessing thousands of child pornography images at his home office.
  
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• Modesto hikers found safe after 3 days

  18-06-2016 05:18
  
  Two Modesto hikers were found Friday after they called family using a phone belonging to a camper they met in the Pinecrest area.
  
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• West Nile Virus cases spike in Sacramento County

  18-06-2016 05:03
  
  Sacramento County is reporting an abnormally early and strong start to West Nile Virus cases, with numbers that are second highest in the state.
  
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• CA voters to decide on death penalty repeal in November

  18-06-2016 04:57
  
  California voters will be asked to do away with the nation's largest death row after the secretary of state's office said the repeal measure qualified for the November ballot on Friday.
  
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• Sacramento City Council Members Still Fighting For Marijuana Tax After Defeat

  18-06-2016 04:21
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Three Sacramento City Council members are working to bring back a marijuana tax initiative that would help fund youth programs around the city.
  The initiative was struck down by voters earlier in June, but the council members aren’t giving up.
  “We need to talk about what we can do to prevent youth crime from happening,” says Derrell Roberts, CEO of the Roberts Family Development Center in North Sacramento.
  Roberts has paved the way for many child
  
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• Domestic violence charges filed against King’s Darren Collison

  18-06-2016 03:36
  
  Domestic violence charges were filed against Sacramento King’s player Darren Collison Friday, the Placer County District Attorney’s Office said.
  
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• Officials: Helicopter en route to hikers after they called family

  18-06-2016 01:28
  
  Family members reportedly got a phone call from the two Modesto missing hikers Friday afternoon, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office said.
  
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• Camanche Fire Prompts Evacuations In China Gulch Area In Amador County

  18-06-2016 01:08
  
  4:40 p.m. UPDATE: The fire has since grown to 60 acres and is 10 percent contained.
  The #CamancheFire south of Ione in Amador County has grown to 60 acres and is now 10% contained.
  — CAL FIRE PIO Berlant (@CALFIRE_PIO) June 17, 2016—
  AMADOR COUNTY (CBS13) — A 40-acre fire is prompting evacuations in Amador County.
  Mandatory evacuations are in place for the China Gulch community, while voluntary evacuations are in place for Buena Vista.
  Evacs in progress for the China
  
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• Grass fire forces evacuations near Ione

  18-06-2016 01:07
  
  Evacuations are in progress south of Ione in Amador County due to a 40-acre fire Friday, Cal Fire said.
  
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• Sacramento Kings PG Darren Collison Faces Domestic Violence Charges

  18-06-2016 00:21
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Kings point guard Darren Collison will face misdemeanor domestic violence charges, the Placer County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday.
  Collison will face a count of domestic violence causing injury and one count of domestic battery of a spouse in what the district attorney’s office calls “a closely related, but separate incident occurring on the same evening.”
  This is a developing story. Check back for more informat
  
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• California's jobless rate dips to 5.2 percent, 9 year low

  18-06-2016 00:03
  
  California's unemployment rate dropped to its lowest point in nine years as it continued a steady decline last month.
  
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