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• Man wanted in El Dorado Hills, Folsom bank robberies

  19-07-2016 23:23
  
  The FBI is seeking information about a robber they call the “Bandaged Bandit,” who is responsible for several bank robberies in El Dorado Hills, Folsom and Nevada.
  
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• Crews Battling Grass Fire Near Elverta, Structures Threatened

  19-07-2016 23:20
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – Metro Fire crews are battling a grass fire north of the Elverta area.
  The scene is along the 10400 block of Browning Street.
  Metro Fire says structures are threatened. Crews are positioning to defend structures.
  #MetroFire crews working a grass fire near 10400 block of Browning St. Structures threatened, crews assigned to structure defense.
  — MetroFire Sacramento (@metrofirepio) July 19, 2016Updates to follow.
  
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• Boy arrested in connection with Rocklin homicide

  19-07-2016 23:03
  
  A boy was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with a girl's death following a manhunt in a Rocklin neighborhood, officers said.
  
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• Deputy Hurt In Orangevale While Taking Man Into Custody

  19-07-2016 22:43
  
  ORANGEVALE (CBS13) – A deputy suffered a major injury while arresting a man in Orangevale, the sheriff’s department says.
  The incident happened early Monday afternoon along the 6400 block of Benning Street.
  According to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a report of someone being threatened. While investigating the scene, deputies came across a dog tied up outside of an apartment.
  Deputies couldn’t find the dog’s owner, but a young soo
  
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• Juvenile arrested in connection with Rocklin homicide

  19-07-2016 22:16
  
  A manhunt led to an arrest Tuesday morning of a juvenile suspect wanted in connection with a homicide in Rocklin, officers said.
  
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• Sacramento County sheriff's deputy hurt during arrest

  19-07-2016 21:31
  
  A Sacramento County sheriff's deputy was injured during an arrest of a man who became increasingly aggressive and resisted officer's orders, according to the sheriff's department.
  
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• Manhunt leads to arrest of homicide suspect in Rocklin

  19-07-2016 21:22
  
  A manhunt led to an arrest Tuesday morning of a suspect wanted in connection with a homicide in Rocklin, officers said.
  
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• Police: Juvenile Found Dead In Rocklin, Juvenile Suspect Arrested

  19-07-2016 21:13
  
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) – Authorities in Rocklin are investigating after a juvenile was found dead on Tuesday.
  The scene is near Monument Springs Drive and Calver Hall Road.
  Rocklin police say a juvenile victim was found at the scene. The juvenile died from blunt force trauma, investigators say.
  Police say the victim’s mother called authorities to report the homicide.
  The suspect is another juvenile who ran from the scene, police say. Officers have since captured the suspect.
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• Police: Girl Found Dead In Rocklin, Juvenile Suspect In Custody

  19-07-2016 21:13
  
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) – Authorities in Rocklin are investigating after a girl was found dead in a Rocklin home on Tuesday.
  The scene is near Monument Springs Drive and Calver Hall Road.
  Police say the girl’s mother called authorities to report the homicide after she found the girl in a bedroom.  The girl appears to have died from blunt force trauma, investigators say.
  The suspect is a boy who ran from the scene, police say. Officers have since captured him.
  No details about eithe
  
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• Berkeley dad, young daughter killed at Oahu tide pools

  19-07-2016 20:31
  
  Officials have released the names of a man and his young daughter from Berkeley who died after being pulled from the Makapuu Tide Pools on Oahu.
  
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• Covered California Rates To Jump 13.2 Percent

  19-07-2016 20:05
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Covered California says average monthly premiums will increase by more than 13 percent next year for people who buy health care coverage through the state’s insurance exchange.
  The increases released Tuesday are significantly higher than the 4 percent increases in each of the last two years. They come as many other states report big increases in premiums for the fourth year of President Barack Obama’s health overhaul.
  Covered California Executive Direc
  
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• Covered California rates to increase 13.2% for 2017

  19-07-2016 19:23
  
  Covered California announced Tuesday that health insurance premiums will increase by 13.2 percent for 2017.
  
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• After months of secrecy, couple claims Powerball jackpot

  19-07-2016 19:07
  
  After months of secrecy, a couple has finally come forward Tuesday as one of the winners of the $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot, which was sold in Southern California, officials said.
  
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• Obama endorses Kamala Harris in CA Senate race

  19-07-2016 18:30
  
  President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday endorsed California Attorney General Kamala Harris to be the state's next U.S. senator.
  
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• Norovirus Sickens Many In California GOP Delegation At RNC

  19-07-2016 18:05
  
  CLEVELAND (CBS13) – A string of norovirus is spreading across California’s delegation at the Republican National Convention.
  About a dozen delegates have been sickened by norovirus, reports KPIX’s Doug Sovern. The delegates are being kept off-site to keep the virus from spreading.
  Many CA delegates have stopped shaking hands to avoid getting norovirus. Feeling sick? Don't take the delegation bus! #RNCinCLE
  — Doug Sovern (@SovernNation) July 19, 2016About a dozen in CA del
  
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• Calif. GOP staffers sickened with norovirus at Ohio hotel

  19-07-2016 17:33
  
  Several staff members of the California Republican delegation have become sick with norovirus while staying at a hotel about an hour away from the GOP Convention site in Cleveland.
  
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• Ty Dolla $ign To Headline Calif. #SchoolsNotPrisons Concert

  19-07-2016 17:15
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Rappers Ty Dolla $ign and Pusha T are headlining a series of free concerts called the #SchoolsNotPrisons tour.
  The tour begins Aug. 6 in Sacramento and is set to visit seven other California cities.
  Organizers say the event is aimed at raising awareness of the costs of incarceration and encouraging young people to change the system through peaceful activism and political engagement.
  Since 1980, the state has built 22 new prisons and increased corrections spending by 1,50
  
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• Covered California rates likely to increase for 2017

  19-07-2016 17:11
  
  Covered California will release its 2017 premium health insurance prices on Tuesday, which are likely to increase by 8 percent.
  
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• Rocklin girls softball team continues 'crazy' run

  19-07-2016 16:23
  
  A Rocklin girls softball team has done something in six weeks that shocked even its head coach.
  
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• Scratchers win $750K for man at Sacramento café

  19-07-2016 15:58
  
  Look no further than the Lang Café in Sacramento if you want to win big money from the California Lottery.
  
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• Pres. Obama Endorses Kamala Harris In California Senate Race

  19-07-2016 15:41
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday endorsed California Attorney General Kamala Harris to be the state’s next U.S. senator.
  In a statement, the president called Harris “a lifelong courtroom prosecutor with only one client: the people of the state of California.”
  “Kamala’s experience has taught her that if you’re going to give everybody a fair shot, you’ve got to take on the special interests that too of
  
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• SUV Flips In Crash In Granite Bay, Driver Unharmed

  19-07-2016 15:34
  
  GRANITE BAY (CBS13) – A driver walked away unharmed after flipping an SUV onto its roof in Granite Bay early Tuesday morning.
  The crash happened just after 2 a.m. on east Roseville Parkway near Wellington Way, just east of Sierra College Boulevard.
  According to California Highway Patrol, the SUV left the roadway and hit a decorative boulder on the side of the road, causing the vehicle to overturn.
  Officials say the driver was not under the influence at the time of the crash.
  The driver esc
  
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• City Funding At Risk After Construction Delays For New West Sacramento Venue

  19-07-2016 15:28
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Construction on a West Sacramento outdoor venue is behind schedule and in danger of default.
  Developers broke ground on the unique riverfront structure called “The Barn” in March of 2015, saying they wanted to open up a restaurant and beer garden in the space.
  It was supposed to be finished by this September, but now developers say they won’t meet that deadline and they now risk losing more than two-million dollars in city funding.
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• Donor Replaces Yuba City Man’s Stolen Power Chair

  19-07-2016 09:08
  
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) – A man in Sutter County whose power chair was stolen now has a new one.
  Last week, thieves swiped Russ Erickson’s power chair from his home in Yuba City. Erickson suffered a stroke five years ago and needed the chair to get around.
  RELATED: Thieves Steal Man’s Power Chair In Sutter County
  After CBS13 aired the story, several calls came in from people wanting to help replace the chair.
  “I’m actually now happy my power chair got stolen. I’m ve
  
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• Man wins big money from scratch ticket at lucky Sac café

  19-07-2016 08:52
  
  Look no further than the Lang Café in Sacramento if you want to win big money from the California Lottery.
  
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• Man Tries For Hours To Get Mortuary To Pick Up His Mother’s Remains

  19-07-2016 08:35
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Dealing with a death in the family is a difficult and emotional process. When James Smith’s mother died, it became even more upsetting after the mortuary he had contracted with didn’t pick up.“That’s her when she was young,” said Smith pointing out family photos.For the past two years, James Smith’s mother, Monnie Ruth LaMarca, has lived with him and his wife.“She was your average American hard-working, family-loving mom,&rdquo
  
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• Memorial Marks Anniversary Of Family’s Tragic Murders In Modesto

  19-07-2016 08:03
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – A year has passed and still emotions are raw in the slaying of a local doctor and her children.
  “Today’s the anniversary of the day I lost you and for a time I had felt that my life had ended too,” said Kim Crews at a vigil to honor her twin sister.
  “We want people to remember her. We want people to remember Elizabeth, Rachel, Christopher. We want them to be remembered by everybody, not just people suffering from the loss,” said Alexander McL
  
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• Vigils honoring Nice victims held in Sacramento, Berkley

  19-07-2016 07:31
  
  People in Sacramento and at UC Berkley paid tribute to the 84 victims killed in the Bastille Day terror attack Monday.
  
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• Elderly Parole Program Could Shorten Kidnapper’s Prison Sentence By 400 Years

  19-07-2016 06:44
  
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) – Seven years after Jaycee Dugard was rescued from the hands of a convicted sex offender, Phillip Garrido is now eligible for release some 400 years early.
  “He went and abducted an 11-year-old and held her in captivity for many years, we shouldn’t even be talking about the potential for release for him,” says Vern Pierson, El Dorado County’s District Attorney.
  Jaycee was 11 when Garrido kidnapped her from Southlake Tahoe in 1991. She spent t
  
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• Vigil Honors UC Berkeley Student Slain In France

  19-07-2016 05:14
  
  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – A University of California, Berkeley student who was killed in last week’s Bastille Day truck attack in France was remembered Monday as a charismatic and engaged member of the campus community who would not want his death to inspire revenge.
  Several hundred people, including the university’s chancellor and the French consul general, attended a university vigil in honor of 20-year-old Nicolas Leslie, the Berkeley junior who was one of the 84 people killed
  
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• Stockton Police Swear-In 18 New Officers; Chief Emphasizes Positive Interaction Between Officers, Community

  19-07-2016 04:42
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Community policing has become a top priority for Stockton Police Department. As tensions continue to rise between officers and communities of color, SPD wants to focus on building relationships with the people they see every day.
  “The goal is relationship-building and getting out of the car and interacting with the community,” said Stockton police Chief Eric Jones. “The advantages of that is that they solve more crime, they get more information, increas
  
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• Report: Davis Daycare Where Alleged Molestation Happened Has History Of Violations

  19-07-2016 04:12
  
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Ximena’s Daycare in Davis remains open after one of the owners was put behind bars last week for allegedly molesting a four-year-old child.
  Forty-three-year-old Eduardo Alejandro Letelier faces multiple charges for molesting a child under the age of 10. According to the State’s Community Childcare Licensing Division, because Letelier is in jail, there’s no immediate threat to the children in the daycare.
  RELATED: Davis Man Accused Of Molesting Four-Ye
  
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• 1 dead after vehicle overturns in Yolo County crash

  19-07-2016 02:16
  
  One person died of his injuries when the vehicle he was in rolled during a crash on Highway 505 in Yolo County, the California Highway Patrol said.
  
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• Sweeping changes ahead for Sacramento's RT system

  19-07-2016 02:14
  
  Sacramento's Regional Transit system wants its trains to be clean, safe and run on-time.
  
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• Grass Fire Burns Near Bond And Waterman Roads Near Elk Grove

  19-07-2016 00:13
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Fire crews put out a grass fire burning Monday afternoon near Elk Grove.
  It started around 3 p.m. near Bond and Waterman roads.
  Police temporarily closed Waterman Road at Bond Road and Rancho Drive.
  Grass fire on Waterman Rd being mopped up..traffic back open. pic.twitter.com/VhlycacSC6
  — Drew Bollea (@Drew_CBS13) July 18, 2016 
  
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• Crews Battling Fire Near Elk Grove, Structures Threatened

  19-07-2016 00:13
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Crews are battling a grass fire near Elk Grove on Monday afternoon.
  The scene is near Bond and Waterman Roads.
  Sacramento Metro Fire says the fire has burned 2-3 acres. It is burning at a moderate rate of speed, firefighters report.
  Structures are being threatened, according to Sacramento Fire dispatch.
  Waterman Road is being shut down at the moment.
  More information to come. 
   
  
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