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• USPA: Skydive instructor was not certified

  11-08-2016 23:41
  
  A skydiving instructor who was killed along with an 18-year-old during a tandem jump out of Acampo was not certified, according to the United States Parachute Association.
  
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• PETA Pushes For Roadside Memorial For Chickens Killed In Crash

  11-08-2016 23:01
  
  TURLOCK (CBS13) – A particular stretch of highway in Turlock has claimed the lives of numerous chickens – and PETA wants to make sure the animals are remembered.
  Last Friday, a truck carrying chickens rolled over on Highway 99 near Lander Avenue. Many chickens were killed in the crash. Back in May, another truck crashed and many chickens were killed. The truck driver also died in the crash.
  PETA says that, on behalf of a Turlock resident, they’ve now sent a letter to the S
  
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• Former School District Superintendent Faces Conflict Of Interest, Forgery Charges

  11-08-2016 20:59
  
  AMADOR COUNTY (CBS13) – The former interim Amador County school district superintendent has been arrested on conflict of interest charges.
  Elizabeth Chapin-Pinotti announced back in December 2015 she would be stepping down as the district’s superintendent. She had been after serving since June 2015.
  According to the Amador County Sheriff’s Department, Pinotti turned herself in to jail on Wednesday. She is facing felony violations of conflict of interest, forgery and perjury, th
  
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• The Riggs Report: Jerry Brown's compass

  11-08-2016 20:53
  
  Outside the cloistered world of Capitol politics, few are familiar with Anne Gust Brown. But there is no doubt that she wields significant influence over her husband, Gov. Jerry Brown.
  
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• 1 killed, 3 hurt in shooting in south Sac neighborhood

  11-08-2016 19:35
  
  One person was killed and three others were hurt when they were shot while sitting in a vehicle in south Sacramento, deputies said Thursday.
  
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• Perseid Meteor Shower To Peak Thursday Night

  11-08-2016 19:21
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Perseid meteor shower is predicted to be an epic show overnight.
  NASA says this year’s peak of the Perseid meteor shower could see more than double the usual rate of shooting stars.
  Usually, about 80 meteors can be seen per hour. This year, anywhere from 150 to 200 meteors may shoot across the sky per hour during Thursday night into Friday morning’s peak.
  The peak will be between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. PST. You may see stragglers before and after that time,
  
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• 1 Dead, 3 Hurt In South Sacramento Shooting

  11-08-2016 18:20
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Authorities say one person has died after a shooting in south Sacramento Wednesday night.
  Deputies say the shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. on Green Tree Drive, near Franklin Boulevard and Florin Road.
  A group of people were reportedly hanging around a car when another car drove up. Words were exchanged and eventually shots were fired.
  The car, only described as an SUV, drove off.
  One man, a 20-year-old man, suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He died at the hospital,
  
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• Mountain lion kills pony in El Dorado Co. community

  11-08-2016 18:02
  
  A mountain lion attacked and killed a pony in a gated community outside the El Dorado County town of Cool, officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Instructor In Deadly Skydiving Jump Near Lodi Was Not Certified

  11-08-2016 17:54
  
  ACAMPO (CBS13) – The instructed killed during a skydiving jump near Lodi on Saturday was not certified by the US Parachute Association, CBS News has learned.
  The association is non-profit watchdog group that works to promote skydiving safety across the country.
  A spokesperson told CBS News that anyone not listed with the group may not meet safety standards.
  The Lodi Parachute Center declined to comment to CBS about the report Thursday morning.
  Instructor Yong Kwon, 25, and 18-year-old Tyle
  
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• Main Street Electrical Parade will return to Disneyland

  11-08-2016 17:50
  
  Disney Parks says the famed Main Street Electrical Parade will end its run at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, but good news for Disneyland visitors, the parade will return to the California park.
  
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• WHY IT MATTERS: Voting rights

  11-08-2016 15:43
  WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE:
  Who should be able to vote and how easy should it be? It’s a question that goes to the core of democracy.
  Voting rights are in flux in the final months of Barack Obama’s two terms as the first black president. Citing a need to combat fraud, Republican-controlled legislatures are tightening voter laws by limiting early voting and same-day registration, by requiring IDs at polling places, and more. In 2013, declaring “our country has changed,&rd
  
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• Experts: 2 killings by police were tragic, likely justified

  11-08-2016 15:36
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two fatal police shootings in the Los Angeles area in the last two weeks began the same way: officers thinking a suspect had a gun.
  In one, police say a 14-year-old boy fired at them and they found a weapon. In the other, a 27-year-old man police believed was a carjacking suspect who had fired at them was later determined to be innocent and unarmed.
  Different scenarios, same result and, experts say, likely the same outcome once the investigations are completed — po
  
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• Beyond ‘Obamacare’: State initiatives refocus health debate

  11-08-2016 15:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving beyond “Obamacare,” political activists are looking to state ballot questions to refocus the nation’s long-running debate over government’s role in health care.
  This fall, California voters will decide whether to lower some prescription drug prices, while Coloradans will vote on a state version of a “single-payer” government-run health system, similar to what Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders proposed in his unsuccessful bid for the De
  
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• Parks promised to poor neighborhoods unbuilt years later

  11-08-2016 15:13
   
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A decade after California voters approved spending $400 million to build parks in some of the state’s poorest neighborhoods, an Associated Press review found fewer than half the 126 projects have been built. Now Democratic lawmakers want to add another $1 billion to the program.
  State officials say the long wait is the result of strong oversight, but people waiting for the parks see only empty lots.
  In the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Florence, J
  
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• CA janitors fight for right not to be raped at work

  11-08-2016 10:06
  
  A new PBS Frontline documentary shines a light on the sexual assault of nighttime custodial workers, majority of whom are immigrants. Advocates in California are working to fight the growing problem.
  
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• Quick-Thinking Brothers Stop Fire Set By Man Before Citrus Heights Shooting

  11-08-2016 09:03
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – Officers now believe the suspect in the deadly officer involved shooting in Citrus Heights is the same man suspected of arson earlier that evening.
  “He poured gasoline everywhere and he said, ‘I have more gas,” said Val Minlikayev who heard the screams from a few doors down. “It happened so fast and I saw the fire and the flames I didn’t really know what to expect.”
  Val watched from his front door and called 911 while his youn
  
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• 4 Injured, 2 Critically, In South Sacramento Shooting

  11-08-2016 08:59
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Four people were wounded in a South Sacramento shooting Wednesday night.
  Deputies say the shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. on Green Tree Drive, near Franklin Boulevard and Florin Road.
  A group of people were reportedly hanging around a car when another car drove up. Words were exchanged and eventually shots were fired.
  The car, only described as an SUV, drove off.
  Deputies do not have a description on the suspects.
  Of the four people wounded in the shooting, two
  
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• CA janitors fight for right not be be raped at work

  11-08-2016 08:56
  
  A new PBS Frontline documentary shines a light on the sexual assault of nighttime custodial workers, majority of whom are immigrants. Advocates in California are working to fight the growing problem.
  
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• Deadline Looms For California Farm Worker Overtime Bill

  11-08-2016 08:50
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Time is running out for the California Senate Appropriations Committee to act on a farm worker overtime pay bill. A similar version of the bill failed in June by two votes, but Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, (D -80), says she made a few changes and would like her peers to “take another look.”
  “It’s time the people really start to look at farm workers as human beings,” said Gonzalez.
  More than 420,000 people work the fields during the
  
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• Call Kurtis Investigates: TV Doctor Faces Patients in Court

  11-08-2016 08:23
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — During an awkward 45 minutes before the unlocking of the courtroom doors, Dr. James Martin stood feet from a group of his former patients.
  As reporters questioned him about the charges against him, he softly replied that his attorney wouldn’t allow him to speak with us.
  However, his former patients who went to him after seeing his regular paid segments on KXTV’s morning show Sac & Co, had a lot to say.
  “Anybody that can prey on sick people are the
  
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• South Sacramento Shooting Wounds Three

  11-08-2016 08:16
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Three people have been wounded in a South Sacramento shooting.
  At least one of the victims has life-threatening injuries.
  Investigators say the three males were shot on the 4,000 block of Green Tree Drive.
  A vehicle at the scene was riddled with bullets.
  
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• Search Suspended For Gunman Accused Of Wounding Search And Rescue Worker

  11-08-2016 08:14
  
  NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) — Authorities have called off the search in Nevada County for the gunman investigators say shot and wounded a search and rescue volunteer.
  Placer County deputies describe the shooting victim, 69-year-old Steve Wolf of Newcastle, as a physically fit, dedicated long-time volunteer of the Placer County search and rescue ground unit.
  Wolf is a retired Roseville utilities line worker.
  He is recovering at Sutter Roseville Medical Center.
  Wolf was on the ground team searchin
  
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• California Bill Would Ease Penalties On Young Transit Fare Evaders

  11-08-2016 07:47
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California youth who are 18 years old or younger might soon avoid criminal charges when they skip out on their public transit fare.
  They will not get away scot-free if they are caught, according to a new bill sitting on the governor’s desk.
  Sacramento’s Regional Transit system relies on an honor system, and it becomes an inviting environment for fare evaders.
  Sacramento Police Captain Norm Leong says fare evasion is “anywhere between five to
  
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• How California roads + Tiny sensors = Electricity

  11-08-2016 07:35
  
  California roadways will soon be sources of electricity, thanks to a new program that will start next year.
  
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• How transit agencies aim to ease traffic near arena

  11-08-2016 05:46
  
  With the Golden 1 Center set to open within 3 months, officials are working to find ways to ease traffic congestion in downtown Sacramento.
  
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• Early-Morning Shooting Rocks Stockton Neighborhood

  11-08-2016 04:00
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A homicide investigation is underway in Stockton. An early-morning shooting has left a 60-year-old man dead and a 63-year-old woman injured.
  “I heard literally five shots …boom boom boom boom boom, then I froze for a minute and heard another 10 shots,” said neighbor Natalie Medina.
  Just before 6 a.m. Wednesday morning neighbors on the 7300 block of Kelley Drive said they heard a number of gunshots.
  Once Stockton Police officers arrived on scene, they f
  
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• Interstate 5 Closing In Stockton For Sign Work

  11-08-2016 03:54
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — If you’re planning on driving on Interstate 5 next week, you might want to check this out.
  Caltrans is closing a stretch of southbound Interstate 5 from Benjamin Holt Drive to March Lane on Monday night to put in a new sign.
  The closure will run from 11 p.m. on Monday to 4 a.m. on Tuesday.
  If you’re driving during those late hours, Caltrans recommends using an alternate route, or getting off on Benjamin Holt Drive, then going eastbound to North Pershing Avenu
  
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• Report Details UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi’s Obsession With Online Image

  11-08-2016 03:44
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi resigned Tuesday following an independent investigation into ethics violations.
  The resignation marks the end of a public battle for the chancellor, fighting allegations of poor judgment and violating university policies.
  The independent investigation report, paints the portrait of a chancellor obsessed with her online reputation, and details her effort to maintain it.
  Inside the 100-page report a section reads “evidence suggests
  
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• Search Continues For Gunman Who Shot Volunteer Looking For Missing Man

  11-08-2016 02:42
  
  WASHINGTON, Calif. (CBS13/AP) – A 69-year-old volunteer rescuer is recovering while authorities search for the gunman who shot him as he was helping to look for a missing hiker in a remote part of Northern California.
  Steve Wolf was scouring a steep portion of the South Yuba River near the rural town of Washington with two team members when two shots rang out in the canyon, Nevada County sheriff’s officials said in a statement Wednesday.
  Wolf and the others stayed put and radioed for
  
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• Man ejected from motorcycle, fatally struck by vehicle

  11-08-2016 00:26
  
  A man died after he was ejected from his motorcycle and hit by another motorist on Interstate 5 Tuesday night.
  
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• Deirdre's Diary: Score One For Working Moms

  11-08-2016 00:02
  
  Balance. It’s the bane of working moms -- that seemingly non-existent quality you strive for yet never really find.
  
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