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• Police: Woman Shot, Killed In Modesto; Husband Arrested

  18-11-2016 22:53
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – A Modesto man is under arrest, suspected in the homicide of his own wife.
  Modesto police say officers responded to a home along the 1000 block of Edison Avenue late Thursday night after someone requested a security check. Officers contacted one resident, 61-year-old Steven Oliver, and then searched the home.
  Inside, officers found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. Medics were called, but the woman was soon pronounced dead.
  The woman has been identified as 61-year-ol
  
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• Officials: Drought Kills 102 Million Trees In California

  18-11-2016 21:02
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say the California drought has now killed more than 102 million trees.
  The U.S. Forest Service said Friday that an aerial survey shows more than a 100 percent increase in dead trees across the state since 2015.
  Officials blame California’s five-year drought and bark beetle infestations that can strike as a result.
  They reported finding 36 million more dead trees since May.
  U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the massive die-off increases the
  
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• Kanye West, At San Jose Concert, Reveals He Would Have Voted For Trump

  18-11-2016 17:17
  
  SAN JOSE (CBS13) – Musician Kanye West was booed on stage at his San Jose concert Thursday night after revealing who he would have voted for in the election.
  West revealed that he didn’t vote, but if he did he would have cast his ballot for Donald Trump.
  “I told y’all I didn’t vote, right? But didn’t tell you, I guess I told you, but if I woulda voted I would’ve voted on Trump,” West said as captured on video.
  People yelled and booed in response.
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• Wet Weekend Ahead, Heavy Snow Expected In High Sierra

  18-11-2016 16:42
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – It’s going to be a pretty wet weekend as a winter storm rolls in later Friday.
  Valley residents will wake up to rain on Saturday morning. Expect it to be heavy at times, then showery on and off throughout the day and into Sunday.
  Between .5’’ to 1.5’’ of rain is expected in the valley, while between 1’’ to 3’’ is expected for the foothills.Check out @CBSSacramento FUTURECAST for 8am Saturday morning! Get ready to ge
  
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• Suspect In 20-Hour Standoff In Cameron Park Taken Into Custody

  18-11-2016 16:05
  
  CAMERON PARK (CBS13) – A suspect at the center of a nearly 20-hour swat standoff in Cameron Park is now in custody after being shot by deputies.
  It all started Thursday morning as a domestic dispute in an apartment complex on La Canada Drive, near Cambridge Drive.
  The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office says at one point the suspect, a man who was armed, was holding a woman and child against their will. They were later released.
  Throughout the day, SWAT officers from El Dorado County a
  
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• 2 Residents Injured In Sacramento House Fire

  18-11-2016 15:48
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Two people are in the hospital after a late night house fire in Sacramento.
  The blaze erupted in a home on Callecita Street, just off Arcade Boulevard, at around 11 p.m.
  Two adults in the home were taken to a local hospital with burn injuries.
  Crews are now investigating what sparked the fire.
  
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• Father Of Slain Stockton Soldier Says Airline Passengers Booed Him On Flight Home

  18-11-2016 08:25
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — The father of a slain Stockton soldier is speaking out after he says his family was booed on the flight to bring his son’s body home from Afghanistan.
  Sgt. John Perry died on Saturday in Afghanistan by a suicide bomber.
  Stewart Perry is a father mourning the loss of a son at a service on Thursday.
  “Most importantly, I want people to know about the heroic thing that my son did,” he said.
  His son stumbled on the suicide bomber before he could reach his ta
  
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• Trump Surrogate’s Internment Camp Remarks Upset Japanese Who Lived In Them

  18-11-2016 08:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Donald Trump surrogate’s mention of internment camps as part of America’s future has raised deep concerns from those who lived through them in World War II.
  Marielle Tsukamoto spent two years in an internment camp. She says she realizes the remarks didn’t come directly from Trump, but calls this an important time for Americans to stand up against discrimination to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself.
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• Proposition 64: Marijuana Changes Will Have Big Impact On Certain Pot Charges

  18-11-2016 08:03
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California courts are changing marijuana charges and working to comply with the new laws created by Proposition 64. One of the provisions that takes effect immediately is the decriminalization of certain pot charges, which is having a dramatic impact on hundreds of lives.
  “All this really happened unexpectedly,” said Ken Marsullo, “it really hasn’t been easy the last few months.”
  Marsullo worked at a Stockton dispensary for several years.
  
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• New Hotel, Complex Hope To Breathe New Life Into Sleep Train Arena Area

  18-11-2016 08:03
  
  NATOMAS (CBS13) – A new area hotel and fancy complex may be moving in soon, after clearing its first hurdle with the Sacramento Planning Commission Thursday night.
  Sleep Train Arena, while very much still present, has left a void of empty streets and silenced the big city buzz for neighbors. This new complex may help change that.
  “I don’t like it at all, but it’s exciting to see what they’re going to do with the new space,” said Omar Valencia of Natomas.
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• Sacramento Police, Residents Meet Ahead Of Search For New Chief

  18-11-2016 07:53
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Thursday night marked the first of four public meetings where the people of Sacramento had the chance to give feedback on Sacramento Police Department.
  “I think they need to have more of a dialogue within the different communities, to see what’s really important, in terms of their role within the community,” said Reba Vinson, who has lived in California for 50 years.
  The city’s public safety subcommittee has opened up the discussion to the publi
  
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• How Will Trump Presidency Affect Covered California Plans?

  18-11-2016 03:06
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to get rid of parts of Obamacare, and it has a lot of people asking questions ahead of Covered California’s Dec. 15 deadline.
  “I don’t have any health insurance actually, I’m on disability and lost my job.”
  Melessa Jones is one of many worried Californians whose healthcare plans are now up in the air. Battling two different conditions, Jones is now relying on family to foot her medical bills.
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• Path To U.S. Citizenship Can Be Long, Costly Journey

  18-11-2016 02:18
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Immigration issues are in the spotlight after the election of Donald Trump to the presidency, and an immigration attorney we spoke to say he’s getting many more calls.
  In Fair Oaks, 16 people became U.S. citizens at a ceremony on Thursday, and we talked with some of them about their journey to citizenship.Doe-Let has been in the United States for seven years and is relieved she has gone through the naturalization process.“It was my wish to be here to come h
  
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• Officer charged in shooting that was streamed on Facebook

  18-11-2016 01:19
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When Philando Castile was pulled over in July, he calmly told the officer he had a gun and was licensed to carry it, according to prosecutors. Moments later, the officer fired on the motorist, and a bleeding Castile uttered his last words: “I wasn’t reaching for it.”
  On Wednesday, that officer was charged with second-degree manslaughter following an investigation by prosecutors, who concluded that Jeronimo Yanez was wrong to use his weapon in the t
  
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• Legal Pot Means Temporary Tax Break For Some Medicinal Marijuana Users

  18-11-2016 00:41
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Some California medical marijuana users are getting a tax break.
  State officials announced Thursday that certain purchases of medical cannabis are now exempt from sales taxes, under the law approved by voters this month that legalized recreational pot in California.
  Under the new law known as Proposition 64, a 15 percent excise tax will be imposed in January 2018 upon purchasers of all marijuana and marijuana products, including medical cannabis. A tax on cultivators wil
  
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