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• Sacramento Philharmonic To Pay Tribute To David Bowie

  20-12-2016 22:03
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Fans looking to commemorate music legend David Bowie will be able to hear his music live at the Community Center Theater.
  The Sacramento Philharmonic orchestra will be having a tribute concert to Bowie.
  Bowie died on Jan. 10, 2016 at the age of 69. He had been battling liver cancer.
  To commemorate the one-year anniversary of Bowie’s death, the Sacramento Philharmonic will be playing some of the late artist’s hits along with a cover band. Expect to hear song
  
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• Man, 85, Attacked While Pumping Gas; Dies Hours Later

  20-12-2016 19:27
  
  ARDEN ARCADE (CBS13) – Deputies say an elderly man died hours after being assaulted while pumping gas.
  The incident happened at the am/pm gas station along the 3900 block of Watt Avenue. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says, around 1 p.m. on Dec. 12, 85-year-old Lawrence Windham pulled into the gas station and used the pumps.
  Investigators say Windham was very near the suspect’s car. Windham was later confronted by the suspect and was assaulted.
  Windham was hit multi
  
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• Turlock Boy, 14, Accused Of Vandalizing Home Under Construction

  20-12-2016 17:11
  
  KEYES (CBS13) – Authorities say a 14-year-old boy is under arrest on accusations he and another teen vandalized a new home.
  The incident happened at a home under construction along the 5200 block of Davina Way in Keyes. Deputies responded to the home in the early morning hours of Dec. 11 after a neighbor reported hearing the sound of glass breaking.
  At the home, deputies found that someone had put holes into walls, broke some windows and caused extensive water damage.
  In total, investigato
  
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• Kings Hand Cousins ‘Substantial Fine’ After Run-In With Reporter

  20-12-2016 16:47
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Kings have handed star player DeMarcus Cousins with a substantial fine.
  ESPN first reported Tuesday morning that Cousins is being fined for his recent run-in with a Sacramento Bee reporter.
  The amount of the fine was not immediately disclosed.
  The Kings released the following statement about the fine:
  “The Kings have a clear set of standards of conduct expected of our entire organization. As a result of negative interactions with certain members of the m
  
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• New Sacramento Mayor Calls On City To Lead On Homeless Issues

  20-12-2016 15:56
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Mayor Darrell Steinberg took part in a memorial Monday evening for homeless people who died this year.
  A new report shows the number of homeless deaths in Sacramento County has increased dramatically in the past several years. There were slightly more than 700 homeless deaths from 2002 to 2015 – that’s one death every 7 days for 14 years.
  Mayor Steinberg says he is committed to making sure warming centers are open for the homeless when the weather is freezi
  
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• Audit: No Discipline For Sacramento Utilities Worker Who Stole, Copied Master Key

  20-12-2016 09:29
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento auditor report obtained by CBS13 shows a Sacramento utilities worker caught stealing in the workplace was able to keep his job.
  The heavily redacted report describes the Case of workplace theft.
  The report reads a utilities employee “admitted to stealing” a master key from a supervisor’s locker. The worker listened-in and “overheard the combination and then used it to steal the master key” and “made a duplicate of t
  
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• How Immigration Changes Could Affect California Agriculture

  20-12-2016 08:34
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Major changes may be on the way to immigration policy now that Donald Trump is in the White House and the Republicans have control of both chambers of Congress.
  On the campaign trail and on his website, President-elect Donald Trump has promised to build a wall along the southern border of the United States and immediately deport roughly 11 million people living in the country illegally, many of whom work in fields and farms across the country.
  California is the sixth l
  
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• Deadly Grass Valley House Fire Started In Basement

  20-12-2016 08:02
  
  GRASS VALLEY (CBS13) – A fire in a Grass Valley home left one person dead on Monday afternoon. Grass Valley Fire Department is still investigating what led flames to erupt from the basement.
  “Just decided to grab the hose and try and see what we could do to try to put it out,” said Anthony Brocke, who saw flames coming from his neighbor’s house. “I was spraying it for a while and the flames kept coming back up.”
  Brocke jumped into action and started to help wh
  
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• Nobody Died In This Violent Elk Grove Crash

  20-12-2016 07:14
  
  ELK GROVE (CSB13) — A driver is expected to survive a single car crash that left a vehicle unrecognizable.
  Investigators expected Elk Grove Boulevard to remain closed for hours as they investigate what led to the crash and try to clean up the aftermath.
  The crash happened just before 9 p.m. near Stonelake Club Drive when a driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree, splitting the car in four pieces.Traffic Advisory: Elk Grove Blvd from Harbour Point Dr. will be closed for se
  
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• Frosty The Snowman, Family Brutally Stabbed On Sacramento County Lawn

  20-12-2016 06:28
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — A Mather neighborhood was vandalized and left wondering who was the Grinch that tried to ruin their Christmas.
  Frosty the Snowman and his family were stabbed and left in a puddle of plastic in front of the Grosso’s home.
  “They were in tears,” Kimberlie Grosso said her children were extremely upset.
  It’s the tradition their family treasures the most, stringing lights and lining candy cane lane with inflatable Christmas dolls.
  But now
  
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• Suspected Marijuana Grow Found In Sacramento Warehouse Fire

  20-12-2016 03:33
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A suspected marijuana grow in a commercial warehouse sent smoke into the sky on Monday.
  Heavy, black smoke was seen coming from the warehouse at Auburn Boulevard and Harvard early Monday evening.
  Fire crews were able to knock down the flames and found the suspected grow inside.
  
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