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• Fishermen Get Trapped On Island Below Nimbus Dam After Gates Open

  13-12-2016 22:35
  
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – Four fishermen were stranded after the gates of Nimbus Dam opened and increased the water flow around the island they were on.
  The incident happened late Tuesday morning just below the Nimbus Dam on the American River.The water is rising deceivingly fast.@metrofirepio warns that it is going to get even higher and the current is dangerous. #waterrescue pic.twitter.com/2VCqHRbbIW
  — Mark Kewman (@mkewman) December 13, 2016
  Sacramento Metro Fire says some fisherm
  
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• El Chapo, The Election And Clowns: Who Made The Citizen’s Naughty & Nice List?

  13-12-2016 21:41
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – For the eighth consecutive year, Sacramento’s Citizen Hotel unveiled their naughty and nice list.
  It was created to spotlight feel good stories and the people who made a difference – and to poke fun at others.
  “The list was originally created to just kind of point out some of the positive things, issues, people, that took place in the past year,” said Brent Larkin, the hotel’s general manager.
  The newly renovated Grange Restaurant and Bar
  
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• Kevin Johnson Visits Oakland On Last Day As Mayor, Speaks For Stadium Deal

  13-12-2016 21:04
  
  OAKLAND (CBS13/AP) – A hearing to consider a new $1.3 billion stadium for the Oakland Raiders is underway at the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.
  Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott said before the hearing that he hopes the county and the Oakland City Council approve so they can start negotiating a formal agreement for a stadium project that includes $350 million in public money by way of land and future revenue.
  “Right now we’re in an opportunity to do something that a lot of people
  
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• Gov. Brown Seeks Permanent Ban On Offshore Drilling

  13-12-2016 20:29
  
  CORONADO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown wants President Barack Obama to permanently ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in the state.
  Brown says in a letter sent Tuesday to the president that allowing new drilling would be inconsistent with goals of reducing reliance on fossil fuels and combating climate change. A temporary ban in California, Oregon and Washington expires in 2022.
  Brown says he doesn’t know if President-elect Donald Trump would have authority to overturn a permane
  
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• Sacramento Firefighters Replace Neighborhood’s Stolen Christmas Decorations

  13-12-2016 19:20
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Firefighters dipped into their chow fund to help a neighborhood replace its stolen Christmas decorations.
  The Sacramento Fire Department says last week, thieves took the decorations of five homes in the neighborhood near 65th Street and Fruitridge Road. When Sacramento Fire Station 10 crews found out that their neighbors had been hit, the firefighters decided to try and restore some holiday cheer.
  Using money from their chow fund – a pull of cash from the fi
  
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• Suspected Thief Also Accused Of Vandalizing Nativity Scene In Ripon

  13-12-2016 18:43
  
  RIPON (CBS13) – Officers have arrested two suspected thieves, with one of them also suspected of vandalizing a nativity scene.
  The arrests happened early Saturday morning. Ripon police say two suspicious men knocked on the door of a home along the 1000 block of Kelcie Drive around 2:45 a.m. and reportedly asked about drugs.
  Officers responded and spotted the suspects riding bicycles on Doak Boulevard.
  Police say the bicycles were reported stolen from a Ripon home. One of the suspects also
  
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• Showers Expected Tuesday Afternoon, Active Weather Pattern Through End Of Week

  13-12-2016 16:26
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Tuesday’s round of wet weather are expected to be light, but the next few days should be impressive.
  Light showers should arrive by Tuesday afternoon, beginning a very active weather pattern through the end of the week.Light showers arrive this afternoon, beginning a very active weather pattern through the end of the work week! #cawx pic.twitter.com/rdcYQR7SzC
  — Laura Skirde (@LauraSkirdeWx) December 13, 2016
  Snow levels will rise as warmer air arrives on W
  
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• Man Shot At Arden Arcade Gas Station Dies

  13-12-2016 15:43
  
  ARDEN ARCADE (CBS13) – A man found shot in the head at a Sacramento County gas station has died.
  Sheriff’s deputies were called to the gas station on the corner of El Camino Avenue and Darwin Street a little after 3 p.m. Monday.
  The 23-year-old man was rushed to the hospital, where he died overnight.
  Investigators say he arrived at the gas station with a friend.
  Witnesses told deputies they heard one gunshot and saw a dark colored SUV leave the area.
  There are no descriptions of the
  
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• Mayor Kevin Johnson Gets Brisk Farewell From Sacramento Kings

  13-12-2016 09:14
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It was a grand finale moment that seemed more awkward than an honor.
  In a brand new arena, that could have housed a spectacular farewell for Mayor Kevin Johnson, the mayor got an autographed basketball from Kings owner Vivek Ranadive.
  And after the two-minute time out ended, the ceremony was over. Johnson left without speaking to reporters.
  It was a surprise for fans watching the brief tribute at center court.
  “I thought it was un…I wasn’t expecting
  
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• Colleges Warning Undocumented Students Against Traveling Abroad Under Trump

  13-12-2016 09:12
  
  DAVIS (CBS13) – Undocumented California students are being warned by their universities to not travel abroad when Donald Trump is sworn into office.
  “There are always worries. All the time constantly as an undocumented person,” said Roy who is a graduate student at UC Davis.
  Roy has been in the U.S. since he was 7 years old, taking advantage of his education and taking great pride in this nation.
  “It’s definitely a wonderful thing to be an American and anyone who sa
  
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• Warm Winter Storms Melting Sierra Snowpack

  13-12-2016 08:18
  
  SODA SPRINGS (CBS13) — Warm storms at high altitude are washing away snow in the Sierras and the run off is filling up reservoirs throughout the northern part of California.
  The heavy rains are also impacting the slopes.
  “It’s slippery and hard to stop,” said one snowboarder at Boreal Mountain.
  State workers at the Department of Water Resources are also taking notice.
  “So you’re getting rains in areas that you should be getting snow,” said David Rizzardo
  
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• California Veterans Join Dakota Pipeline Protests

  13-12-2016 08:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It was their oath to protect and serve that brought thousands of U.S. veterans to North Dakota, including several dozen from the Sacramento area.
  “We fought for this country and we took a vow to protect it from enemies, foreign and domestic. This is as domestic as you get,” said Robin cage, referring to those behind the Dakota Access Pipeline.
  Cage headed up the California contingent of military veterans, who joined the Sioux nation and other Native America
  
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• Gunman Fires Into Crowded Apartment Injuring 4 In Sacramento County

  13-12-2016 07:16
  
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  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — At least four people were shot through the door at a Sacramento County apartment complex on Monday night.
  The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department was called out to the 4800 block of Myrtle Avenue at around 9 p.m. on Monday on a report of shots fired.
  MORE: Man Shot In Head At Sacramento County Gas Station
  Four people between the ages of 15 and 39 were reportedly wounded, with a 39-year-old woman shot in the
  
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• Four Wounded After Suspect Fires Into Crowded Sacramento County Apartment

  13-12-2016 07:16
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — At least four people were shot through the door at a Sacramento County apartment complex on Monday night.
  The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department was called out to the 4800 block of Myrtle Avenue at around 9 p.m. on Monday on a report of shots fired.
  MORE: Man Shot In Head At Sacramento County Gas Station
  Four people between the ages of 15 and 39 were reportedly wounded, with a 39-year-old woman shot in the head. She is in critical condition.U
  
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• Caltrans Testing New System To Track Down Wrong-Way Drivers

  13-12-2016 02:42
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Whether they’re under the influence or just confused, drivers heading the wrong way on the freeway can be deadly. The California Department of Transportation has a new pilot program looking for ways to prevent wrong-way crashes.
  “It’s shocking,” said Benjamin Lara, who told CBS13 that he’s encountered a wrong-way driver in the past. “This individual, this driver doesn’t know that they’re in the wrong way and it&rsquo
  
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• Man Shot In Head At Sacramento County Gas Station

  13-12-2016 01:14
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) —A man was shot at a gas station on El Camino Avenue on Monday.
  Sacramento County Sheriff’s investigators found a man in his early 20s with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition.
  Investigators were responding to a call of a victim with a head injury at a gas station on the 2100 block of El Camino Avenue.
  
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• Man Shot At Sacramento County Gas Station

  13-12-2016 01:14
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) —A man was shot at a gas station on El Camino Avenue on Monday.
  Sacramento County Sheriff’s investigators found a man in his early 20s with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to a hospital in critical condition.
  Investigators were responding to a call of a victim with a head injury at a gas station on the 2100 block of El Camino Avenue.
  
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• Ski Instructor Killed In Accident Near Tahoe

  13-12-2016 00:42
  
  TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) – Placer County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of a 35-year-old ski instructor who was killed in a skiing accident over the weekend at a mountain resort north of Lake Tahoe.
  Sgt. David Hunt said Monday that Dennis Baltimore of Kings Beach, California died Sunday after he hit several rocks and crashed into a creek at the Northstar California resort near Truckee.
  Nadia Guerriero, the resort’s vice president and general manager, said the Norths
  
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