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• Elk Grove Man, 28, Accused Of Kidnapping Teen Girl

  16-11-2016 19:12
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – An Elk Grove man is behind bars accused of kidnapping a teenage girl.
  Elk Grove police were called to 4600 block of Story Way Monday evening to do a welfare check on the girl. They say 28-year-old Rodney Green told officers he hadn’t seen the girl in months.
  Police checked the home and found her in a bedroom closet.
  Detectives believe Green kidnapped the girl as she was walking down a street in Woodland a few days ago and brought her to Elk Grove, where he forced
  
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• DA Will Not Press Charges Against Elk Grove Man Accused Of Kidnapping Teen

  16-11-2016 19:12
  
  2:08 p.m. UPDATE: The district attorney will not be pressing charges against Rodney Green, the man accused of kidnapping a teenager.
  Green will be released from custody.
  Previous story below: 
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – An Elk Grove man is behind bars accused of kidnapping a teenage girl.
  Elk Grove police were called to 4600 block of Story Way Monday evening to do a welfare check on the girl. They say 28-year-old Rodney Green told officers he hadn’t seen the girl in months.
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• Fire Crews Rescues Hawk Stuck In Gutter

  16-11-2016 18:53
  
  ELK (CBS13) – A fire crew rescued a hawk that somehow got its talons stuck in a leaf gutter guard on Tuesday.
  Sacramento Fire says they and a Cosumnes Fire crew responded to an Elk Grove house after a resident came home and found the hawk hanging by its talons from a gutter. The bird was tired and limp, firefighters say.
  The firefighters went up on ladders and got the bird down.
  After bringing the hawk down, the bird stood up for about 30 seconds to clear its head, then flew away.Eng. 57 h
  
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• The Black Unemployment Rate is Double What Whites Experience

  16-11-2016 17:49
  (NNPA) – Black workers lost ground last month, as the unemployment rate increased from 8.3 percent in September to 8.6 percent in October, according to the latest jobs report from the Labor Department.
  October was a bad month for Black workers, in general. Not only did the share of Black workers in the labor force slide, the share of Blacks who held jobs (employment-population ratio) also declined. The employment-population ratio for Blacks decreased from 56.8 percent in September to 56.5
  
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• Bounce TV to bring back ‘Cosby Show’ reruns

  16-11-2016 17:36
  ATLANTA (AP) — Reruns of “The Cosby Show” are returning to television, even as the comedian’s sexual assault trial looms next year.
  Bounce TV announced in social media posts that it will resume airing reruns of the 1980s sitcom on Dec. 19. Atlanta-based Bounce, programmed for black audiences, says it takes the allegations against Cosby “seriously,” but says its research shows African-Americans “see a distinction between Bill Cosby, the man, and the iconi
  
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• NCAA: Graduation rates up for black men’s basketball players

  16-11-2016 17:27
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The NCAA announced Tuesday that 77 percent of black men’s Division I basketball players who entered college in 2009 earned a degree within six years, up five points from a year earlier and a record high.
  That improvement helped the overall Graduation Success Rate match last year’s record of 86 percent of athletes graduating within six years, the NCAA said. Of all black Division I student-athletes, 74 percent graduated within six years. NCAA President Mar
  
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• Lead Found At 11 Homes Near Sacramento Gun Range

  16-11-2016 16:20
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Elevated levels of lead have been discovered in the yards of 11 homes near a shuttered gun range that was found to be contaminated with lead dust.
  The Sacramento Bee reports that tests of the soil in 29 yards near the now closed James. G. Mangan Rifle and Pistol Range found that 11 had lead above the state’s Department of Toxic Substances Control screening level for residences.
  Parks director Christopher Conlin says the city will likely remove contaminated s
  
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• Woman Pays For All Front Street Animal Adoptions Through End Of Year

  16-11-2016 15:59
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The city’s Front Street Animal Shelter kicks off more than a month of free adoptions thanks to one local woman.
  Front Street says she’s agreed to pay for the cost of any pet adoptions from now through Dec. 31 so the animals will have new homes for the holidays.
  Dog adoptions are usually $85, and cat adoptions usually cost $65.
  If you’d like to take advantage of the deal, Front Street is open from noon to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and noon to
  
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• Kaepernick stands behind decision not to vote

  16-11-2016 15:24
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (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.
  “I thought a lot of
  
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• El Camino High Student Fighting For His Life After Stabbing

  16-11-2016 08:52
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A 15-year-old high school student is fighting for his life after being stabbed over the weekend.
  The suspects, still at large, stabbed the teen, along with two adults, in the Arden Arcade area just after 8 p.m. on Saturday.
  The victims appear to be related. The two adults, a 42-year-old and 21-year-old, have been released from the hospital.But 15-year-old Raul Guerra, a student at El Camino Fundamental High School is on life support.
  “It was a really hard mo
  
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• Wet Fall Creating One Of The Best Seasons For Duck Hunters

  16-11-2016 08:39
  
  BUTTE COUNTY (CBS13) — Local hunters say a wet fall is leading to one of the best duck hunting seasons for the Sacramento area.
  A morning star lingers as the day begins for hunters Greg Galli and Chris Tocatlian. On the private land in Butte County about an hour and a half from Sacramento, we followed along on a crisp November morning to get a taste of what makes duck hunting such a popular sport in Northern California.
  “This is in our blood,” Galli said. “This isn’
  
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• Vacaville School Moves Up Kindness Week To Ease Election Tension

  16-11-2016 08:12
  
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – An effort is underway at a local high school to ease election tensions on campus.
  “Trying to send the message that kindness is better than hate,” said Mackenzie Howard who is a youth leader and senior this year at Will C. Wood High.
  Students and staff are rolling out “Kindness Week” months early. The annual event is usually in February, but school officials felt it would be beneficial now.
  “Regardless of what’s going on in this world,
  
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• Vacaville High School Moving Up Kindness Week To Ease Election Tension

  16-11-2016 08:12
  
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – An effort is underway at a local high school to ease election tensions on campus.
  “Trying to send the message that kindness is better than hate,” said Mackenzie Howard who is a youth leader and senior this year at Will C. Wood High.
  Students and staff are rolling out “Kindness Week” months early. The annual event is usually in February, but school officials felt it would be beneficial now.
  “Regardless of what’s going on in this world,
  
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• Sacramento Considers New Rules On Artificial Turf Lawns

  16-11-2016 08:07
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS 13) – For 32 years, the city of Sacramento has banned artificial turf and synthetic grass on residential front lawns. But last year, Gov. Jerry Brown gave the material the OK and now city leaders are trying to figure out how to make that law work for homeowners in Sacramento.
  “I think this is the way to go if you want to save water,” said Natomas homeowner Anand Kishore.
  It’s a dry alternative to a living lawn and it’s worked for Anand Kishor
  
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• Could Denver Marijuana Cafes Be In California’s Future?

  16-11-2016 08:01
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) Three years after the legalization of recreational marijuana in Denver, voters are already changing the law. While it’s still illegal to consume marijuana on streets and in parks, enjoying cannabis in a private establishment is now an option.
  With 53 percent of the vote, Proposition 300 passed in Denver.
  “We have millions of people visiting the state of Colorado. Many of them trying cannabis, nowhere to go,” said Emmett Reistroffer the campaign manager for Ye
  
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• Parents Sue Sacramento School District Over Disturbing Child Molestation Conviction

  16-11-2016 07:49
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The family of a girl sexually assaulted inside a Sacramento classroom by an after-school teacher, says the school didn’t do enough to protect her.
  Families at the school are still in disbelief over the molestation conviction.
  “It’s still a shocker cause he was really a nice guy from what he showed us,” parent Brenda Hernandez said. “But we never knew what happened behind those closed doors.”
  RELATED: Former After-School Program
  
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• Antelope Teacher Fired After Sex Change Charged In Oakland Triple Homicide

  16-11-2016 07:13
  
  OAKLAND (CBS13) — A former Sacramento-area teacher has been charged with a triple homicide in Oakland.
  Dana Rivers, 61, is being held without bail on charges of arson and three counts of murder.
  Rivers made national headlines in 1999 when she was fired from Center High School in Antelope after undergoing a sex change.
  She is accused of the shooting and stabbing deaths of an Oakland couple and their son.
  Officers responded to a home on the 9400 block of Dunbar Drive early Friday mornin
  
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• Sacramento Firefighters Use Movember To Break Ice On Danger Of Cancer

  16-11-2016 04:05
  
  SACRAMENTO — Mustaches for “Movember” —it’s a national movement to bring awareness to men’s health. For some, it’s more than just sporting facial hair, it’s about bringing awareness to occupational cancer.
  According to a new study, 68 percent of all firefighters fall victim to cancer. It’s an illness that has been swept under the rug among firefighters, until now.
  Cancer-free for the last five years, Pat Callahan says he’s blessed to ha
  
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• Republican Assemblyman’s Defeat Gives California Democrats A Supermajority

  16-11-2016 03:34
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Republican Assemblyman Eric Linder has been defeated by Democratic challenger Sabrina Cervantes, giving the Democrats a supermajority in the California Assembly.
  Linder was one of at least two GOP incumbents who lost re-election after last week’s election.
  Results from Riverside County showed Wednesday that Cervantes won 53 percent to 47 percent.
  Cervantes was previously an aide to Assemblyman Jose Medina of Riverside. Her victory gives Democrats at least 54
  
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• California Democrats Readying For Health Care Battle Under Donald Trump

  16-11-2016 02:34
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – After years of pushing new frontiers for liberal public policy, California’s Democratically controlled government is looking at a more defensive future under President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican Congress in Washington.
  Legislative leaders are searching for ways to inoculate California from Trump’s anticipated actions on issues like health care, which could carve a multibillion-dollar hole in the state’s balanced budget.
  Trump’s sur
  
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• Call Kurtis: Putting Online Grocery Services To The Test

  16-11-2016 01:49
  
  FAIR OAKS (CBS13) — Ordering food online can be tricky. You’re not the one deciding which tomato to grab from the bunch or choosing the freshness of the milk.
  You can let someone else do your shopping, but are they picking out the best stuff for you?
  We decided to try three online grocery services, and put them to the test with the help of a local family.
  With two kids under 3, life can be hectic for Katie and Dan Moraida, and grocery shopping with kids, well, sometimes there are mel
  
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• Marijuana Vote Unlikely At Sacramento City Council Meeting

  16-11-2016 00:24
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento City Council may delay a decision on additions to the city’s marijuana ordinance.
  The vote was originally scheduled for Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, but sources have told CBS13 the vote will likely be put off while the details are sorted out.
  The city clerk’s office says the item is still on the agenda, but City Council members could decide at the meeting not to take up the issue.
  The proposal would include limiting grow space
  
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