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• Study finds inequality unchanged in Hollywood

  06-09-2016 23:53
  Will Smith and Margot Robbie co-star in the con artist movie Focus.
  (AP) – Despite widespread attention over diversity in the movie business, a new study finds that little is changing in Hollywood for women, minorities, LGBT people and others who continue to find themselves on the outside of an industry where researchers say inequality is “the norm.”
  A report to be released Wednesday by the Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California&r
  
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• Digging begins in search for missing Cal Poly student

  06-09-2016 23:37
  
  The FBI and San Luis Obispo County officials announced Tuesday that they would be digging on the campus of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where a 19-year-old student was last seen alive more than 20 years ago.
  
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• Manteca woman wins $785K from lottery ticket

  06-09-2016 23:23
  
  As the saying goes, “Seeing is believing,” but for a Manteca woman, hearing is just as important because she claimed $785,000 from a Powerball lottery ticket.
  
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• 700 Yuba City teachers will go on strike Thursday

  06-09-2016 22:33
  
  Hundreds of teachers from 17 schools in the Yuba City Unified School District announced Tuesday they will go on strike, the teachers union said.
  
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• Yuba City Teachers Call For Strike On Thursday

  06-09-2016 21:43
  
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) — About 700 Yuba City Unified School District teachers will go on strike on Thursday, the union announced on Tuesday.
  RELATED: Yuba City Teachers Letter To School District Calling For Strike
  The teachers union and the school district have been in a long battle over teacher pay.
  The union did not specify a length for the strike.
  A letter sent to the district announcing plans for the Thursday strike called the school district’s priorities “profoundly misplaced.&
  
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• 16 passengers injured in SoCal commuter train crash

  06-09-2016 21:27
  
  Paramedics evaluated passengers on a Southern California commuter train that stopped after striking a big rig on the tracks Tuesday, authorities said.
  
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• Beekeeper Corrals Swarm Of Bees Barehanded At Elk Grove Car Dealership

  06-09-2016 20:11
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — A beekeeper helped save a busy holiday weekend for a car dealership and an entire swarm of bees with his bare hands.
  When customers told them about a beehive on their lot, employees at Elk Grove Volkswagen called in beekeeper Nathan Smith, and he went right to work.
  “Man it was crazy,” said Kyle Cuaresma. “What was crazier was the fact that the guy was only wearing a T-shirt and flip flops getting the bees out.”
  Smith showed no fear, holding the
  
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• Brock Turner Registers As Sex Offender In Ohio After Early Release

  06-09-2016 19:51
  
  XENIA, Ohio (AP) – A former Stanford University swimmer whose six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman sparked a national outcry registered as a sex offender Tuesday in Ohio, where he’s living with his parents.
  Brock Turner registered at the Greene County sheriff’s office four days after he was released from a California jail for good behavior after serving half his term.
  His mother tried to shield the 21-year-old from media cameras as Turner registered u
  
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• 1 home, 840 acres scorched in Butte County fire

  06-09-2016 19:30
  
  New numbers released Tuesday morning show the wildfire in Butte County has grown to 840 acres and has destroyed at least one home as mandatory evacuations remain in place, according to Cal Fire.
  
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• Is the death penalty dying? Some people think so

  06-09-2016 19:00
  
  Execution drug shortages, sometimes grotesque errors in death chambers and legal challenges to sentences imposed by judges have contributed to a dramatic decline in the number of states that are carrying out executions.
  
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• Teen killed in Stockton shooting identified

  06-09-2016 18:43
  
  A 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed Sunday in a Stockton neighborhood was identified Tuesday.
  
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• CA Adventure annual passes on sale for $330

  06-09-2016 18:38
  
  For those wanting more Disney fun, look no further than a good deal at Costco that will get you a year pass at California Adventure in Anaheim for $330.
  
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• Woodland Mourning Sudden Death Of High School Baseball Coach

  06-09-2016 18:16
  
  WOODLAND (CBS13) — A popular Woodland High School coach and teacher died suddenly of a heart attack on a baseball field.
  The school’s principal confirmed coach and Woodland High Felix Castillo died on a nearby baseball field on Monday.Students and the community turned Castillo’s parking space into a memorial on Tuesday morning, just hours after learning of his death through social media.Sadly covering the passing of 48 yr old #Woodland Baseball Coach #F
  
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• ITT Technical Institute shuts down all campuses

  06-09-2016 17:15
  
  All ITT Technical Institutes have closed their doors after the for-profit school announced Tuesday morning that it will discontinue academic operations.
  
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• ITT Technical Institutes shuts down all campuses

  06-09-2016 15:58
  
  All ITT Technical Institutes have closed their doors after the for-profit school announced Tuesday morning that it will discontinue academic operations.
  
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• Free Oreo Frappes At Dairy Queen This Afternoon

  06-09-2016 15:48
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Free stuff is great, especially when it’s an afternoon pick-me-up.
  Dairy Queen is giving away free small Ultimate Oreo Frappes this afternoon at its locations from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  The #DQFreeFrappé Giveaway is today! Visit your DQ from 2-5pm to enjoy one free small @Oreo Ultimate Frappé. pic.twitter.com/T3SxzmQDgA
  — Dairy Queen (@DairyQueen) September 6, 2016Make sure to save some room after lunch, and find the closest location here.
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• Crews Work To Contain 600 Gallons Of Diesel Fuel On Capsized Spirit Of Sacramento

  06-09-2016 15:41
  
  ANTIOCH, Calif. (CBS13/AP) – A riverboat sitting capsized in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is spurring worries about pollution.
  State and federal officials say the 87-foot Spirit of Sacramento may be leaking diesel fuel Sunday, a day after it took on water and capsized near Bethel Island in Contra Costa County.
  RELATED: Divers To Begin Recovering Spirit Of Sacramento On Tuesday
  No one was injured. Two people on board the paddle wheel tour boat jumped in a dinghy and made it s
  
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• 1 home, 600 acres scorched in Butte County fire

  06-09-2016 15:39
  
  At least one home and 600 acres have been charred by a wildfire burning in Butte County that prompted more evacuations early Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire.
  
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• Saddle Fire Grows To 840 Acres In Butte County

  06-09-2016 15:33
  
  10:15 a.m UPDATE: The Saddle Fire has grown to 840 acres.
  Just In – #SaddleFire south of Paradise (Butte County) is now 840 acres & 10% contained. Photo: @FireOroville pic.twitter.com/FTDStGmkJ1
  — CAL FIRE PIO Berlant (@CALFIRE_PIO) September 6, 2016——–
  BUTTE COUNTY (CBS13) — The Saddle Fire has grown overnight to 600 acres, Cal Fire said on Tuesday.
  The fire is burning off of Pentz and Lime Saddle roads, south of Paradise.
  Sacramento fire crews have joine
  
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• Saddle Fire Grows To 600 Acres In Butte County

  06-09-2016 15:33
  
  BUTTE COUNTY (CBS13) — The Saddle Fire has grown overnight to 600 acres, Cal Fire said on Tuesday.
  The fire is burning off of Pentz and Lime Saddle roads, south of Paradise.
  Sacramento fire crews have joined the fight.
  #MetroFire part of regional OES Strike Team just deployed to the #SaddleIncident, north of Lake Oroville.
  — MetroFire Sacramento (@metrofirepio) September 6, 2016Crews briefing before taking off. @CALFIRE_ButteCo @CBSSacramento @GoodDaySac pic.twitter.com/wv98vTrh49
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• Thieves target tools in El Dorado Co. neighborhood

  06-09-2016 08:58
  
  Residents in Cameron Park are being warned to lock up their tools by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.
  
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• City Of Auburn Wants To Send Steer On Meat Market Out To Pasture

  06-09-2016 08:44
  
  AUBURN (CBS13) – It’s been firmly planted high atop an auburn business for a decade: A steer statue may soon be roped down from its rooftop perch because the city says the statue is a sign and isn’t up to code.
  Any way you cut it, business is good at the Longhorn Meat Company in Auburn. So much so the owners are planning to expand.Plans were submitted to the city and the business was told get a few signs on the property up to code. No problem, says shop owner Phil Kattenhorn. B
  
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• Alert: Scammers target NorCal parents

  06-09-2016 08:34
  
  A phone scam is targeting parents across the state and has victimized at least one Northern California woman.
  
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• Country Club Plaza Seeing Influx Of Visitors From New Business Additions

  06-09-2016 08:17
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS13) – Local businesses are hoping to benefit from new additions coming to Country Club Plaza in Arden Arcade.  It’s been a year of ups and downs for the Country Club Plaza since Macy’s and Sports Chalet shutdown.
  “It was tough to see so many businesses go and to see Macy’s shut their doors,” said Jeff Haggart, general manager of Woody’s Bar and Grill.  “The people in this area want this mall to come back. They want
  
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• Teen who was found under car on Business 80 is improving

  06-09-2016 07:36
  
  A young woman, who was found after a hit-and-run crash under the car in which she was riding, has improved from critical to serious condition.
  
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• 1 year later, Vallejo homicide suspect in custody

  06-09-2016 07:35
  
  A man was arrested after a year-long investigation into a deadly Vallejo shooting, the Solano County Sheriff’s Office said. A second suspect is still at large.
  
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• Thieves Break Into Developer’s Home And Steal Plans For Controversial Midtown Building

  06-09-2016 06:50
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento Developer Ryan Heater says he’s become the target of the thieves after building plans and e-mails were stolen from his home.
  Heater filed a police report after he says a man and a woman snuck inside an open window in his home overnight.A contractor saw the pair run away. Heater says they stole development plans and emails for his controversial “Yamanee Tower” off his dining room table.
  RELATED: High-Rise Boom In Midtown Sacramento
  
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• Crews work to contain oil from capsized Delta boat

  06-09-2016 06:32
  
  A riverboat sitting capsized in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is spurring worries about pollution.
  
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• Store Employees At Vacaville Outlets Robbed At Gunpoint

  06-09-2016 06:17
  
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – Employees at a popular clothing store were robbed at gunpoint after closing Sunday night.
  Police said it happened just after 9. An employee was taking a short break out front of the True Religion store when he was approached by two men.
  “As soon as he opened the door two males came up behind him with guns and demand money,” said Lt. Chris Polen with Vacaville Police Department.
  Polen said one man had his face covered and the other was wearing a hoodie when t
  
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• 400-acre wildfire in Butte Co. forces evacuations

  06-09-2016 06:12
  
  Evacuations are in place near Paradise, in Butte County, as a 400-acre wildfire burns in the area, Cal Fire said Monday.
  
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• Divers To Begin Recovering Spirit Of Sacramento Paddle Wheeler On Tuesday

  06-09-2016 05:49
  
  BETHEL ISLAND (CBS13) – A legendary riverboat with a Hollywood history capsized on the Sacramento River Labor Day weekend.
  The “Spirit of Sacramento” took on water early Sunday and capsized near Bethel Island in Contra Costa County. A section of the Delta is now closed, as the U.S. Coast Guard and law enforcement agencies investigate what happened.
  “Our main goal today is to have the divers go down and assess the boat and see how everything is positioned,” said Lt.
  
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• 300-acre wildfire in Butte Co. forces evacuations

  06-09-2016 04:35
  
  Evacuations are in place near Paradise, in Butte County, as a 300-acre wildfire burns in the area, Cal Fire said Monday.
  
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• Body Found On Levee Along Sacramento River

  06-09-2016 03:14
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento police are investigating after finding a body near a residential area on Monday morning.
  The body of a man was found along the levee near the 8900 block of Pocket Road.
  According to initial reports, the man appeared to have died of natural causes; however, officers say they are waiting for confirmation from the coroner.
  
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• Body Found In Residential Area Of Sacramento

  06-09-2016 03:14
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento police are investigating after finding a body near a residential area on Monday morning.
  The body of a man was found near the 8900 block of Pocket Road.
  According to initial reports, the man appeared to have died of natural causes; however, officers say they are waiting for confirmation from the coroner.
  
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• Police: Woman sets wrong car on fire, is arrested

  06-09-2016 03:09
  
  A woman was arrested Friday after setting a car – which she believed belonged to her ex-boyfriend – on fire, the Clearwater (Florida) Police Department said.
  
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• Man Arrested In Connection With Shooting Death Of Vallejo Woman; 2nd Suspect At Large

  06-09-2016 02:34
  
  VALLEJO (CBS13) – Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man in connection with the shooting death of a woman outside her home over a year ago.
  On August 3, 2016, A’Tierra Westbrook was leaving her home in the 300 block of Benicia Road in Vallejo to go to work when Isaiah Demetrius McClain, 26, of Vallejo, allegedly shot and killed her, according to a statement from the Solano County Sheriff’s Department. But deputies say Westbrook didn’t act alone. Richard Edward
  
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• 1 injured in South Lake Tahoe plane crash

  06-09-2016 01:02
  
  A person was injured Monday in a plane crash near South Lake Tahoe, the fire department said.
  
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• 49ers cut TE Bruce Miller after arrest on assault charges

  06-09-2016 00:36
  
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