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• Kaepernick Not Even Registered To Vote, Defends Decision

  15-11-2016 23:08
  
  SANTA CLARA (CBS13/AP) – Colin Kaepernick is standing behind his decision not to vote in the presidential election or even register to take part in the democratic process, saying he can effect change in other ways besides through a ballot.
  The San Francisco 49ers quarterback has knelt through the national anthem all season to protest police brutality and the treatment of minorities, drawing criticism and acclaim alike. He took more heat for not voting last week.
  He said Tuesday: “I t
  
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• Charges Filed Against Man Suspected Of Killing Stanislaus County Deputy

  15-11-2016 20:58
  
  MODESTO (CBS13/AP) – Prosecutors say a California man knowingly shot and killed a sheriff’s deputy in the line of duty.
  The Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday charged David Machado with first degree murder. He’s accused of gunning down Deputy Dennis Wallace on Sunday near Modesto.
  Charges against Machado include special circumstances, making him eligible for a death sentence. Prosecutors, however, have not said what punishment they’ll seek.
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• Suspects Crashed Pickup Through Stockton Chevron Mart, Tried To Steal ATM

  15-11-2016 20:48
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A Stockton store owner is cleaning up after a smash and grab burglary attempt early Tuesday morning.
  Stockton police say a pickup truck drove through the front door of a Chevron near West and E. Morada Lanes around 3 a.m. A clerk inside the store at the time ran into a back room and locked himself inside.
  Two suspects were inside the pickup. Police say the pair tried to steal an ATM machine.
  The pickup soon left. It’s unclear if anything was taken.
  Police are still
  
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• Dogs Rescued After Roseville House Fire

  15-11-2016 16:40
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – A Roseville resident was taken to the hospital after a house fire Monday night.
  The scene was at a duplex on Cirby Oaks Court. The Roseville Fire Department says crews responded to the scene a little before 7:30 p.m. and found one of the units on fire.
  A resident of the home was already outside, but was suffering from smoke-related injuries. That person was transported to the hospital.
  Crews were able to contain the flames to just one side of the duplex.
  During the
  
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• City Council To Consider Lifting Sacramento Artificial Turf Ban

  15-11-2016 15:31
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Sacramento City Council is looking at approving artificial turf in residential front yards.
  Right now, city code says there must be live vegetation in the front and side yards in residential and nonresidential areas.
  Artificial turf is currently banned. The prohibition has been on the books, in some form, since 1984.
  The council has considering lifting the ban in the past during the height of California’s historic drought.
  Supporters say it would be a way for
  
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• CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Cellphone Store Employee Throws Remote At Customer During Argument

  15-11-2016 09:10
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — An AT&T customer is demanding an apology after a store employee is seen on camera throwing a remote control at her.
  Linda Coleman says she was inside a My Wireless store on Mack Road on Friday trying to pay her bill when the clerk threw the remote at her. Coleman says the employee got violent when she pulled out her phone to document the dispute.
  The video goes on to show the employee and Coleman in a yelling match in front of the store.
  “She c
  
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• Bright Supermoon Brings Hunters Too Close To Orangevale Home

  15-11-2016 09:03
  
  ORANGEVALE (CBS13) – The rare Supermoon helped shed some extra light for the Litherland kids to shoot hoops Monday night.
  But as it turns out, the kids aren’t the only ones taking shots in the backyard. Someone else seems to have taken a shot and missed.
  “(We have) four kids running around the backyard, a sharp arrow, and a dog,” said Brandon Litherland who found a three foot arrow in the backyard. “A little nerve-racking when you see something sharp like that stick
  
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• Signature Drive Fighting $400 Million Elk Grove Casino Deal

  15-11-2016 08:41
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) —A big money political battle is now playing out across the city of Elk Grove, with accusations of secret money playing a role.
  It’s raising the stakes in a multi-million dollar agreement to build a casino on land next to a long-awaited outlet mall.
  Dozens of signature gatherers are seeking thousands of voters, and opponents to the petition are carrying their political signs.
  The ballot talk is over the recently approved $400 million Wilton Rancheria Tribe casino de
  
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• 2 Injured In North Highlands Shooting

  15-11-2016 05:28
  
  NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) — Two people were injured in a shooting on Monday night.
  Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a shooitng on the 6900 block of Gillingham Way.
  Two people were seriously wounded, but their injuries are not life-threatening.
  
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• Stanislaus County Deputy’s Brutal Murder Leaves Community In Shock

  15-11-2016 03:35
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) — David Machado is behind bars tonight, after allegedly killing Stanislaus Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Wallace yesterday morning. Machado was arrested 2.5 hours south of Hughson in Lindsay on Sunday afternoon. While he was on the run, he allegedly stole a car from a family in Ceres.
  “It’s kind of numbing to a certain degree because we don’t have troubles on this street,” said Wanda Greenwood, who lives across the street from the family.
  She li
  
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• PBS journalist Gwen Ifill dies of cancer

  15-11-2016 02:12
  NEW YORK (AP) — Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS’ “NewsHour” with Judy Woodruff and a veteran journalist who moderated two vice presidential debates, died Monday of cancer, the network said.
  She was 61.
  A former reporter for The New York Times and The Washington Post, Ifill switched to television in the 1990s and covered politics and Congress for NBC News. She moved to PBS in 1999 as host of “Washington Week” and also worked for the nightly “NewsHour”
  
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