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• Police Identify Stockton Toddler’s Stepfather As Person Of Interest In Homicide

  13-10-2016 23:26
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Detectives say the stepfather of a 2-year-old boy is a person of interest in the toddler’s homicide.
  Stockton Police identified Donte Revels, 31, as a person of interest in the investigation and are searching for him.
  On Friday, family members took the toddler to a hospital in Pleasanton where he later died.
  By Saturday, investigators concluded that the boy had been injured at his family home in Stockton.
  Police interviewed the boy’s family, but no one has be
  
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• Police Identify Stockton Toddler’s Father As Person Of Interest In Homicide

  13-10-2016 23:26
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Detectives say the father of a 2-year-old boy is a person of interest in the toddler’s homicide.
  Stockton Police identified Donte Revels, 31, as a person of interest in the investigation and are searching for him.
  On Friday, family members took the toddler to a hospital in Pleasanton where he later died.
  By Saturday, investigators concluded that the boy had been injured at his family home in Stockton.
  Police interviewed the boy’s family, but no one has been t
  
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• Police arrest man, woman in Sacramento homicide

  13-10-2016 22:25
  
  A man and a woman were arrested in connection with the death of a man outside a Sacramento home, police said Thursday.
  
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• Wind gusts in excess of 100 mph expected over Sierra

  13-10-2016 21:00
  
  RENO, Nev. (AP) – The National Weather Service in Reno has issued multiple warnings along the Sierra ahead of a series of powerful storms expected to bring rain, high-elevation snow and strong winds to western Nevada through the weekend.
  Gusts in excess of 100 mph are expected over the mountain ridges beginning Thursday night, with sustained winds up to 35 mph and 65 mph gusts in the valleys around Reno and Carson City. The high-wind warnings kick in at 8 p.m. at Lake Tahoe and 11 p.m. in
  
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• Stockton home-invasion robbers wore sheriff's vests

  13-10-2016 19:26
  
  Stockton police are searching for four to five men wanted in connection with a home-invasion robbery Thursday morning in which all the robbers were wearing sheriff's vests, officers said.
  
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• Police: Stockton Home Invasion Suspects Posed As Law Enforcement Officers

  13-10-2016 18:36
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Stockton Police are searching for a truck in a brutal home invasion robbery.
  Police say four to five people came to the house on Thursday morning appearing to be sheriff’s deputies and tied up the victims in the home. At least one person was hit with a stun gun.
  Stockton Police say the men were dressed in what appeared to be sheriff’s raid vests.
  The Stockton Police Department released a photo of the suspected getaway vehicle, described as a gr
  
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• Big Rig Crash Blocks Lane On Interstate 5 Near Elk Grove Boulevard

  13-10-2016 17:57
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — A big rig crash brought delays to the Thursday morning commute.
  The overturned big rig spilled cargo on the road and shoulder of Interstate 5 near Elk Grove Boulevard, causing the No. 2 lane to close.
  Caltrans is working to clear the scene.
  #TrafficAlert NB I-5 just south of Elk Grove Blvd overturned big rig and cargo spill delaying traffic. Use caution through area.
  — Caltrans District 3 (@CaltransDist3) October 13, 2016 
  
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• Roger Waters will make tour stop at Golden 1 Center

  13-10-2016 17:17
  
  Just a week after Paul McCartney wowed fans at the Golden 1 Center, arena officials announced another big act is coming to the new downtown Sacramento arena.
  
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• Rancho Cordova Takes Brunt Of Verizon Call Center Closures

  13-10-2016 16:57
  
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13/AP) – Verizon plans to close call centers in five states, including one in Rancho Cordova where 1,000 jobs will either be lost or moved out of state.
  The company said Thursday a consolidation of its call centers will impact about 3,200 workers near Rochester and New York City; Bangor, Maine; Lincoln, Nebraska; Wallingford and Meriden, Connecticut, and Rancho Cordova, California.
  Some 850 jobs will be lost at the two New York locations, including 600 in Henrietta,
  
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• Teen sentenced for killing newborn in NorCal after rape

  13-10-2016 16:22
  
  A teenager who was raped on her journey from Mexico to the United States has been sentenced to 10 years to life in prison for killing her newborn.
  
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• Feds Warn Of Week La Nina Pattern Coming Next Month

  13-10-2016 16:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal forecasters see a weak and short-lived La Nina coming, probably next month. The flip side of El Nino changes weather patterns worldwide, often bringing drier weather to the southern parts of the United States, including drought-struck California.
  Climate Prediction Center deputy director Mike Halpert forecasts a 70 percent chance that La Nina will arrive next month. Conditions – mostly cooling of the central Pacific – are almost there, but not quite.
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• Feds Warn Of Weak La Nina Pattern Coming Next Month

  13-10-2016 16:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal forecasters see a weak and short-lived La Nina coming, probably next month. The flip side of El Nino changes weather patterns worldwide, often bringing drier weather to the southern parts of the United States, including drought-struck California.
  Climate Prediction Center deputy director Mike Halpert forecasts a 70 percent chance that La Nina will arrive next month. Conditions – mostly cooling of the central Pacific – are almost there, but not quite.
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• Series Of Storms Start Will Start With A Wet Friday Morning Commute In Sacramento

  13-10-2016 16:05
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Get ready for a wet commute to end your work week.
  Rain is expected on Friday in the Sacramento area, just in time for the morning drive, but before that comes, it’s going to be a windy Thursday.
  A wind advisory is in effect from 3 p.m. on Thursday through Friday as the first wave of rain approaches.
  By 5 a.m. on Friday, the rain should be pushing south through the valley toward Sacramento and arrive by the time most commuters are heading to work.
  Don’t exp
  
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• The Riggs Report: Sutter Brown sadness

  13-10-2016 15:59
  
  News of Sutter Brown's failing health has many around the state Capitol upset, as the first dog has become a liaison in the political world.
  
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• 10 most popular gun brands in California

  13-10-2016 09:22
  
  Gun sales are soaring in California, and Sacramento County saw the largest increase in sales in the state.
  
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• Sacramento Police Speak Out After Response Time Called Into Question

  13-10-2016 09:14
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento Police are speaking after being accused of responding late to a shooting outside a midtown bar.
  The accusations stem from witness accounts laid out in a Sacramento Bee article from 10/10/2016 that the police department says are simply not factual.
  Police say they have a high concentration of officers patrolling on busy weekend nights.
  “When we saw that, we knew that it wasn’t correct. We had to correct it and show our community what the actual fa
  
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• See who’s dropping clowns in NorCal due to ‘creepy’ trend

  13-10-2016 08:16
  
  The “creepy clown” trend is forcing people in Northern California to ban clowns from their events and businesses.
  
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• Pro-White Advocacy Group’s Fliers Sparks Backlash At Central Valley College

  13-10-2016 08:02
  
  TURLOCK (CBS13) – The president of CSU Stanislaus and the chancellor’s office are monitoring racially-charged fliers that have recently been going up on campus.
  The campus controversy centers on Stanislaus State student Nathan Damigo after he launched a campaign at dozens of colleges to recruit members for his new self-proclaimed “pro-white” advocacy group called Identity Europa, passing out stickers out.
  He showed one to CBS13.
  “It says let’s become great aga
  
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• Stockton Siblings Shattered After Late Father’s Bible Stolen

  13-10-2016 07:38
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A daughter pleads for help after her late father’s Bible was stolen over the weekend.
  “I try to push it out of my mind like it hasn’t happened or it’s not real,” said Morgan Millunzi when talking about her father’s death. “So with this happening it kind of opened up some wounds that I thought were slowly healing.”
  Those wounds were ripped open and shattered in a parking lot.
  Just down the sidewalk from where they were celeb
  
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• 2 Boston police officers shot, wounded; suspect dead

  13-10-2016 07:04
  
  Two officers have been shot and wounded and the suspect is dead, Boston police said.
  
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• Police: Several Protesters Arrested After Blocking Traffic In Stockton

  13-10-2016 06:46
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Several people were arrested during a Black Lives Matter protest in Stockton Wednesday night.
  Stockton police say protesters took to the streets after dark and started disrupting traffic. Officers ordered the protesters to get off the road, but they reportedly refused to leave.
  Black Lives Matters protesters planned the protest to demand the release of body camera footage of the Aug. 16 police shooting of Colby Friday.
  A total of four adults and two juveniles were arrest
  
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• Sac’s Paige VanZant on main card for UFC’s Golden 1 debut

  13-10-2016 06:43
  
  The UFC’s debut at Golden 1 Center will feature a main card with Sacramento’s Paige VanZant taking on Michelle Waterson.
  
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• 2 Boston police officers shot, conditions unknown

  13-10-2016 06:08
  
  Two police officers have been shot in Boston and a suspect is still on the loose.
  
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• Death of 2-year-old boy investigated as homicide

  13-10-2016 04:55
  
  Stockton police, along with other law enforcement agencies, are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy as a homicide, officials said Wednesday.
  
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• Red Lion Hotel to close as Golden 1 draws people downtown

  13-10-2016 04:38
  
  As downtown Sacramento hotels see higher occupancy rates, a hotel in Arden is closing its doors.
  
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• Citrus Heights gas leak capped, evacuations lifted

  13-10-2016 04:16
  
  A gas leak in Citrus Heights that prompted the evacuations of several businesses and the closure of a busy road has been capped, Metro Fire said.
  
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• First Big Storm Of The Season Brings Hope, Worry

  13-10-2016 03:35
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The first storm of the season is one day away, and weather experts say the Sacramento Valley could get more rain than this time last year.
  A messy commute is also expected this weekend.
  Experts say they don’t actually know how much rain the Sacramento area is getting this season, but they say there is a potential for above-average rain levels in October.
  Weather experts say first storm of the season could bring up to two inches of rain to the Sacramento Valley in
  
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• Land For Marijuana Grows A Hot Commodity In Yolo County

  13-10-2016 03:31
  
  YOLO COUNTY (CBS13) – The green rush is on in parts of California. Hundreds of people from across the country are looking to set up marijuana cultivation shops in the state. The number of applicants are so high and happening so fast that Yolo County decided to put a stop to new applicants for the time being.
  “This is too close for comfort for me,” said Maria Elena Fletes
  She lives in Yolo County and just behind her home is a proposed marijuana grow site.
  “I’m worrie
  
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• Backpage.com operators don't file plea in Sac Co. court

  13-10-2016 02:32
  
  The three men accused of turning the website Backpage.com into an online brothel appeared in Sacramento County court on Wednesday, but did not answer pleas on the various pimping-related charges they are facing.
  
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• 2-Year-Old Stockton Boy’s Death Now Classified As Homicide

  13-10-2016 02:02
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Detectives say they are officially investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy from Stockton as a homicide.
  On Friday, family members took the toddler to a hospital in Pleasanton where he later died.
  By Saturday, investigators concluded that the boy had been injured at his family home in Stockton.
  Police interviewed the boy’s family, but no one has been taken into custody.
  Detectives have not commented on why they are now classifying the boy’s death as a homi
  
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• Man Arrested For Allegedly Attacking Regional Transit Bus Driver

  13-10-2016 01:18
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – A Regional Transit bus driver is recovering after being assaulted by a passenger.
  Around 9 a.m. Wednesday, the bus was traveling on Roseville Road, near Longview Drive, when the driver and Kasiah Harris, a 22-year-old passenger, had some sort of confrontation and the Harris allegedly assaulted driver, according to an agency spokesperson.
  Some of the other passengers came to the aid of the driver. The suspect took off but was eventually caught by police.
  The
  
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• Backpage Operators Appear In Court On Pimping Charges

  13-10-2016 01:02
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The operators of an international website that advertises escort services said Wednesday that they will challenge charges of trafficking prostitutes and pimping on First Amendment grounds.
  Backpage.com CEO Carl Ferrer, 55, and two others will contest the charges at a hearing next month, defense attorney Cristina Claypoole Arguedas told Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Bowman as the three men made their first brief court appearances.
  “The complaint and
  
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• Rancho Cordova call center closure affects 1,000 jobs

  13-10-2016 00:46
  
  More than 1,000 jobs at a Verizon Wireless call center in Rancho Cordova will be affected by the closure of the center at the end of the year, according to Verizon officials.
  
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• Solano County Fisherman Robbed After Argument Over Spot

  13-10-2016 00:36
  
  SUISUN CITY (CBS13) – Authorities have arrested a man suspected of robbing a fisherman near Susiun City early Wednesday afternoon.
  The Solano County Sheriff’s Office say a man was out fishing near some railroad tracks when another man walked up to him. The two began to argue over the fishing spot.
  As the argument escalated, the other man pulled out a knife and threatened the fisherman.
  Naftali Harrison taken into custody. (Credit: Solano County Sheriff’s Office)
  Fearing fo
  
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• Verizon Call Center In Rancho Cordova Closing Next Year

  13-10-2016 00:21
  
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – Verizon has announced they will be closing their call center in Rancho Cordova early next year.
  A company representative confirmed the closure, noting that 1,000 positions are relocating to other call centers across the US.
  “Verizon has made a very difficult, but necessary, business decision to close our Rancho Cordova, CA Customer Service and Telesales call center and relocate those jobs to other Customer Service call and telesales centers,” a Verizon
  
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