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• Car Struck By Light Rail Train On N 12th Street

  01-12-2016 23:05
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Traffic is backing up in along N. 12th Street due to a car being hit by a light rail train Thursday afternoon.
  The scene is near Ahern Street. An SUV was struck by a RT train. Sacramento Fire crews are at the scene.
  Medics say the driver of the SUV has been transported to the hospital with minor injuries. No one onboard the train was hurt.
  Expect slow traffic southbound going into downtown on N. 12th Street.COLLISION: Light rail train versus vehicle, North 12th and Ahe
  
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• Retired Couple Pays For All Placer County SPCA Adoptions Until End Of Year

  01-12-2016 21:23
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Community generosity is spreading to even more animal shelters this holiday season.
  The Placer County SPCA in Roseville is the latest shelter to have a sponsor step forward and pay for all adoption fees in December.
  A retired couple offered to cover all costs through the end of the year.
  Adoption fees typically cost between $50 and $300, so the donation could end up costing the couple close to $15,000.
  Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter is continuing their p
  
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• Rep Xavier Becerra Nominated For California Attorney General

  01-12-2016 18:10
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS13/AP) – California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday named U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra as state attorney general, succeeding Kamala Harris who was elected to the U.S. Senate last month.
  The Democratic governor noted Becerra’s service in Congress, in the state Legislature and as a deputy attorney general. The nomination is subject to confirmation by the state Assembly and Senate. It will be officially submitted after Harris resigns.
  “I’m confident he will b
  
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• Travis Airman Shares Gift Of Life Through Bone Marrow Donation

  01-12-2016 09:17
  
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — A Travis Air Force airman is going beyond the call of duty and helping save a life of a woman he’s never met.
  Lt. Col. Shane Wehunt is the commander of the 860th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis Air force Base, with 30 years in the military.
  Four years ago, Wehunt was inspired to sign up to be a donor with the National Marrow Donor program after his mother died of cancer.
  “Having the opportunity to be a part of the solution to prevent someone from bei
  
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• California Corrections’ AR-15 Raffle Raises Concerns

  01-12-2016 09:10
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A flyer for a weapon raffle sent out by the California Health Care Facility is triggering a lot of reaction around the city.
  CBS13 is also learning another flyer was sent auctioning off executive parking spots to lower- ranking employees — both unusual prizes in an effort to raise funds for charity.
  The flyer advertises an AR-15 rifle as a prize for a holiday raffle; it states the rifle is supplied by the warden of the health care facility.
  “The problem with
  
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• Puppies And Coloring Books For College Finals Raise Concerns

  01-12-2016 09:07
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – It’s a stressful time for college students with finals looming at American River College and some are coloring outside the lines for therapy.
  Puppies are lending paws to de-stress and an adult coloring book program will soon be at their finger tips.
  “When you’re coloring it sends you back to a more simpler mindset, so it is really stress relieving to sit and draw and color,” said Aaron Austin, a student at ARC.
  But others believe this form of wh
  
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• Dixon Teens Putting Baking Skills To Test For Classmate In Need

  01-12-2016 08:58
  
  DIXON (CBS13) — Dixon High School students are coming to the aid of a student in need, with a little help from their home economics skills.
  Ivan Contreras, 16, was paralyzed after a backyard accident, and he now uses a wheelchair.
  While most teens spend their free time at the mall or hanging out with friends, these students baked for a teenager their didn’t even know.
  “I don’t know who he is and that doesn’t matter to me. I want to help him,” said Lexy Urbie.
  
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• Suspected Wrong-Way Driver Dies After Fleeing Four-Car Crash In Elk Grove

  01-12-2016 08:12
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — A wrong-way driver has died after a crash on Wednesday and fleeing police.
  Elk Grove police say the driver was traveling the wrong way before a four-vehicle crash at Elk Grove Boulevard and Wymark Drive. After the crash, officers say he fled on foot and was found by officers.
  During a struggle with officers, investigators say a Taser was used. Police say the man continued to resist officers while on the ground and became unresponsive. He was taken to
  
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• Sheriff Searching For Motive In Sherri Papini Kidnapping

  01-12-2016 03:38
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A California woman abducted while jogging was branded by two female captors who kept their faces covered during the three weeks they held her, a sheriff said Wednesday in seeking the public’s help to solve a crime that has riveted and unnerved the community.
  The Spanish-speaking suspects also kept the head of 34-year-old victim Sherri Papini covered at times, limiting her ability to provide descriptions so authorities could draw sketches, Shasta County Sheriff To
  
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• Rolling Gun Battle Puts Sacramento School On Lockdown

  01-12-2016 01:12
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A rolling gun battle ended in a crash on Monday, but not before putting a school on lockdown.
  The incident started in a shopping center parking lot at Center Parkway and Mack Road where witnesses say two groups got into a fight and exchanged gunfire.
  The two vehicle then engaged in a chase, with the occupants firing at each other.
  One of the vehicles crashed into an innocent driver.
  Despite the crash, the suspects managed to get out of their vehicle and make a run for
  
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• Full Text Of Nov. 30 Press Conference About Sherri Papini’s Abduction

  01-12-2016 00:01
  
  Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko held a press conference Tuesday and shared more information about Sherri Papini’s kidnapping, including injuries she received from her captors.
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  “The Shasta County Sheriffs Major Crimes Unit continues to dedicate all of its resources to identifying and apprehending those individuals who are responsible for the abduction of Sherri Papini.
  Over the last two days, major crimes detectives have inter
  
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