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• Sacramento Police Arrest Man for Allegedly Driving Stolen Vehicle

  13-08-2016 23:56
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — 46-year-old Charles Marino was arrested for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle near Riverside Boulavard and Greenhaven Drive, the Sacramento Police Department confirms.
  Officers were alerted to the vehicle’s movement by a police observation device (POD) in the area and made contact with Marino at roughly 10:32 p.m.
  Marino faces charges for possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of stolen property.
  
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• Man Found Dead After Report Of Burglary At Sacramento Home

  13-08-2016 23:26
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)-  A man was found dead after a report of a burglary at a south Sacramento home Friday night.
  Sacramento police say officers arrived after a call of a burglary at a home on the 8000 block of Grandstaff Drive around 11:22 p.m. and found an unresponsive man lying on the floor of the home and a frantic woman.
  The man was later pronounced dead.
  A suspect has not been identified and no arrests have been made, leaving this an ongoing investigation.
  Police say they don&
  
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• Woman critically injured by tree branch in SF

  13-08-2016 23:04
  
  A woman is in critical condition after a large tree branch fell and hit her on the head while she and her children were visiting a San Francisco park, officials said.
  
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• Sac 'POD' leads officers to stolen vehicle, suspect

  13-08-2016 22:48
  
  A man was arrested Friday night in connection to driving a stolen vehicle, the Sacramento Police Department said.
  
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• Man found dead in south Sacramento home after robbery

  13-08-2016 22:17
  
  A man was found dead in a south Sacramento home late Friday night when officers responded to a robbery call, the Sacramento Police Department said.
  
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• Sacramento Home Burglary Leaves One Man Dead

  13-08-2016 21:26
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)-  A burglary occurred last night on the 8000 block of Grandstaff Drive leaving one man dead.
  Sacramento Police Department’s PIO Traci Trapani told us, police arrived to a call of a burglary around 11:22PM last night and found an unresponsive man lying on the floor of the home and a frantic woman; he was later pronounced dead.
  A suspect has not been identified and no arrests have been made, leaving this an ongoing investigation.
  Police say, they don’t bel
  
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• Planning Commission Backs Big Squaw Valley Expansion Plan

  13-08-2016 19:30
  
  KINGS BEACH, Calif. AP) — The Placer County Planning Commission is recommending approval of a sweeping, controversial development plan at a California ski resort north of Lake Tahoe.
  Nearly 100 people offered public comment before the panel voted 4-2 in Kings Beach Thursday night to approve the Squaw Valley expansion project and forward it to the county commission.
  If approved, Squaw Valley Real Estate would have permission to add nearly 1,500 motel rooms, condos, time shares and ret
  
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• Ledecky, Carter break records in water and land

  13-08-2016 19:05
  
  Team USA had a record-breaking night Friday. Olympians brought home the gold in water sports and in a track and field event. Follow the links below to relive some of the amazing moments.
  
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• California Pot Opponents OK To Claim Ads Could Target Kids

  13-08-2016 16:31
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge is editing the ballot measure language California voters will receive arguing for and against the legalization of recreational marijuana.
  The judge issued amended ballot measure text Friday after each side of Proposition 64 challenged the legality of the other’s campaign arguments in court.
  The Sacramento County Superior Court judge allowed proposition opponents to argue that the ballot measure could lead to televised marijuana advertisements t
  
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• Stockton Priest Named In Retaliation Lawsuit Over Alleged Sexting

  13-08-2016 09:05
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — There’s more trouble for the Catholic church. A Stockton pool man claims he was fired after a priest sent him sexually explicit text messages. He has now filed a civil lawsuit and wants the priest removed.
  The lawsuit was filed Thursday in San Joaquin County
  Monsignor Larry McGovern is not just the head of Presentation Church in Stockton, but also the head of a Catholic school. Some parishioners say he’s been a role model to them and the allegations against h
  
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• Signs Show New Downtown Sacramento Parking Hours Ahead Of Enforcement

  13-08-2016 08:19
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – New parking signs are popping up downtown telling drivers about extended parking hours. But many of the signs have gone up before the city planned to enforce them, leaving drivers confused.
  I’m lost!” Said Martin Harmon. “I was just going to go off and leave it. If I get a ticket, I get a ticket!”
  Martin Harmon circled the block in confusion for an hour on Friday night after the new signs caught him off guard. It used to be free to park after 6
  
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• Passengers Recall Turbulent Jet Blue Flight Bound For Sacramento

  13-08-2016 08:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — “It was in seconds,” said one passenger.
  “Everything kind of just went up, shoes in the air,” said another passenger.
  “I went flying way up in the air and my laptop went up in the air,” said Charlie Jaudkins, who was also on Jet Blue Flight 429 from Boston to Sacramento.
  There were terrifying moments in the skies over the Midwest.
  “A bunch of people got hurt,” said Jaudkins, “a bunch of stuff fell down all over them
  
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• Sac Fire faces staff shortage, closes companies

  13-08-2016 07:52
  
  The Sacramento Fire Department is short as many as 70 firefighters and has started rotating company closures as a result.
  
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• Stolen gun used in 84-year-old's brutal murder

  13-08-2016 03:54
  
  Our investigation found more than 30 murder scenes had stolen guns, 9 in Stockton alone.
  
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• Gun Advocates Have Weeks To Collect Signatures To Challenge California Laws

  13-08-2016 03:45
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The clock is ticking for gun advocates to collect enough signatures to get their initiatives on the November ballot repealing the 6 gun control bills signed into law by Governor Brown.
  “Two weeks to get the gun referenda qualified for November is going to be a challenge,” said Dr. Mike Liddell who owns a business in El Dorado County.
  Liddell is collecting signatures for another petition in addition to the gun initiatives. He wants to allow voters to be
  
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• Veterans Affairs Nursing Partnership Brings New Help To Those Who Serve

  13-08-2016 03:42
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Graduating nurses are getting ready to serve those who have served our country.
  The Veterans Affairs nursing program is part of a partnership with the department and the University of San Francisco’s school of nursing.
  The first class of 18 graduates went through rigorous medical training on issues facing veterans.
  With thousands returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq, there’s demand for highly trained nurses who understand the sensitivity required to ser
  
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• Sacramento Fire Station Partially Closed Due To Low Staffing Levels

  13-08-2016 03:21
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento’s busiest fire station was partially closed on Friday.
  Fire officials say it’s all because of inadequate staffing levels.
  Station 6 in Oak Park had about half as many fire personnel as it usually does on any normal day.
  “We usually have 10 personnel here at Station 6 every day, today there are six,” said Chris Harvey, a spokesman for the Sacramento Fire Department.
  “Wow, that’s crazy,” said one man who live
  
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• NorCal paper apologizes over Simone Manuel headline

  13-08-2016 03:14
  
  The Mercury News of San Jose, California, apologized Friday for an insensitive headline about U.S. swimmer Simone Manuel.
  
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• Man In His 60s Suspected In Elk Grove Credit Union Robbery

  13-08-2016 02:08
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Police are searching for a man suspected of robbing an Elk Grove credit union.
  Investigators say the man approached a teller at the Schools Financial Credit Union on Friday afternoon and demanded money. The employee feared for her safety and complied, but not before surveillance cameras captured images of the man.
  The suspect is described as an African-American male at around 60 years old standing at 5’7″ with a thin build. He was seen in a green cap, d
  
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• Deirdre's Diary: The Golden Girl

  13-08-2016 01:50
  
  This one of my favorite pictures from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Shawn Johnson had just won gold in the balance beam and silvers in the team, all around and floor.
  
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• Girl in duffel bag carried by CA man had drowned

  13-08-2016 01:40
  
  A toddler girl whose body was found inside a duffel bag carried by a California man attempting to enter Mexico drowned earlier this week at a home in the Los Angeles suburb.
  
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• California Marjiuana Legalization Opponents Argue Ads Could Target Kids

  13-08-2016 01:04
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A judge is editing the ballot measure language California voters will receive arguing for and against the legalization of recreational marijuana.
  The judge issued amended ballot measure text Friday after each side of Proposition 64 challenged the legality of the other’s campaign arguments in court.
  The Sacramento County Superior Court judge allowed proposition opponents to argue that the ballot measure could lead to televised marijuana advertisements that ma
  
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