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• Part Of Highway 49 Closed In Sierra County Due To Mud, Rock Slides

  08-01-2017 23:24
  
  SIERRA COUNTY (CBS13) – Mud and rock slides have forced crews to close a portion of Highway 49 in the Sierra.
  California Highway Patrol’s Grass Valley division says the slides have happened north of Downieville.
  The incidents have forced CHP to close the freeway from Downieville to Sierra City.#Traffic #Alert:SR-49 closed north of Downieville to Sierra City due to mud/rock slides and flooding. Only local residents allowed. pic.twitter.com/o5vf51ERD4
  — CHP Grass Valley (@CHPgv)
  
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• Caltrans Quickly Cleans Up Mudslide On I-80 In Sierra

  08-01-2017 22:58
  
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) – It looks bad, but Caltrans crews were well-prepared and were able to keep a mudslide from affecting traffic in the high Sierra for long.
  The scene was on westbound Interstate 80, east of Donner Lake Road.
  California Highway Patrol’s Truckee division says the mudslide came down and blocked the roadway.
  However, thanks to quick work from Caltrans, the mess was cleaned up quickly and traffic was only briefly affected.The fun continues!
  This mudslide came down I-80 west
  
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• Car Crashes Off Highway 49 Into Creek; Girl, 12, Rescued

  08-01-2017 22:13
  
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) – Emergency crews rescued a young girl after the car she was in crashed upside down into a creek Sunday morning.
  The scene was on northbound Highway 49 near Rio Oso Road, about halfway between Auburn and Grass Valley.
  The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says deputies saw cars swerving out of the roadway in the area. Upon closer inspection, deputies saw that a sedan was upside down in the creek below.This morning deputies and civilians pulled 12 year old girl from
  
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• Driver Trapped In Car By Live Power Lines After Vehicle Hits Pole In Auburn

  08-01-2017 21:46
  
  AUBURN (CBS13) – One person was trapped in their vehicle Sunday after they hit a power pole and lines fell on the vehicle.
  The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. along Millertown Road near Calnick Lane.Cal Fire is working to get power shut off to the lines and help the driver evacuate.
  
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• Wind Gusts Top 150 MPH In Sierra

  08-01-2017 20:11
  
  SQUAW VALLEY (CBS13) – Wind gusts up in the Sierra are reaching crazy speeds.
  According to the National Weather Service, gusts at the 8,700 feet mark reached 159 miles per hour at 9 a.m.
  Gusts are still topping over 120 mph as of 10 a.m.Valley winds blowing 20-40 mph – in #SanFrancisco tropical storm force winds gusting to 61 mph! #cawx #castorm pic.twitter.com/vvUK4u4fZk
  — Laura Skirde (@LauraSkirdeWx) January 8, 2017
  Even San Francisco is dealing with tropical force kind of w
  
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• Elk Grove Police K9 Injured In Shooting; Man, Woman And Teen Arrested

  08-01-2017 19:30
  
  By Anser Hassan
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Three suspects are in police custody following a shootout with Elk Grove police, after the two male suspects robbed a Jamba Juice store at gunpoint.
  Police say they responded to a call of an armed robbery at the Jamba Juice located in the Laguna Gateway Plaza near West Stockton Boulevard Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
  Police spotted two males who matched the suspects’ description. When officers tried to approach them, one of the suspects began firing at cop
  
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• Driver Rescued, Cited After Getting Stuck In Flood Waters Near Rancho Murieta

  08-01-2017 18:35
  
  RANCHO MURIETA (CBS13) – A driver was rescued then cited after he drove his pickup truck into a flooded area Sunday morning.
  The scene is on Scott Road at Deer Creek outside of Rancho Murieta.
  Recent heavy rains are causing the creek to swell, which has in turn flooded the roadway.Man had to be rescued when truck got stuck. He was Cited by #CHP #CAStorm @GoodDaySac @CBSSacramento @GDSTracyKetchum @GDSJohnArmand pic.twitter.com/4lMPmYKl7t
  — David Grashoff (@CameraGuyDave1) January 8,
  
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• Officials: Extreme Avalanche Danger At All Elevations

  08-01-2017 16:26
  
  BLUE CANYON (CBS13) – Officials are warning that avalanche danger is extreme at all elevations.
  Avalanche danger is extreme above the treeline, near the treeline and below the treeline, according to the Sierra Avalanche Center Sunday morning. Wet snow fell and is expected as to continue into the day.Today the avalanche danger is: EXTREME https://t.co/9Ts22zU7Gs
  — Sierra Avy Center (@sierraavalanche) January 8, 2017
  Wet slab, deep slab and wind slab avalanches could happen, as well as
  
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• Heavy Rains Bring Cirby Creek In Roseville Briefly Above Warning Stage

  08-01-2017 15:57
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Heavy rain overnight brought a Roseville creek’s water levels briefly above warning stage.
  Cirby Creek at Loretto Drive peaked just over the 5.6 feet warn stage around 5 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.In Roseville, heavy rain overnight briefly brought Cirby Creek above warning stage at Loretto Drive #cawx #CAStorm https://t.co/ifEHMe1hp3 pic.twitter.com/Yc1UprfTbO
  — NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) January 8, 2017
  Despite the jump, the creek
  
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• Flood Warnings Issued For Small Streams Across NorCal

  08-01-2017 15:42
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Officials have issued a Flood Warning for small streams across the Northern California high country.
  The warning is in effect for the following areas:Northeastern Sutter, Plumas County, Alpine County, Placer County, southeastern Shasta County, southern Lassen County, Amador County, Tuolumne County, northeastern Sacramento County, northeastern Stanislaus County, El Dorado County, Calaveras County, eastern Tehama County, Butte County, northeastern Glenn County, Sierra Co
  
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• Olivehurst Residents Brace For Flooding On The Yuba River

  08-01-2017 10:38
  
  OLIVEHURST (CBS13) – This is not the night Jesus Cervantes counted on when he took daughter for a drive in the orchards in his truck.
  “I don’t think it was that deep. It’s just been drizzling all day,” he said after his truck got stuck in water up to the bottom of the cab.
  With the worst of the storm yet to come, most in this area are preparing. Carts and heavy machinery from the Peachtree Golf and Country Club were moved to higher ground. Residents in this area are
  
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• Truckee River Expected To Surpass Levels Not Seen Since 2005

  08-01-2017 10:22
  
  TRUCKEE, Calif. (CBS13) – Heavy rain expected in the Sierra on Sunday has many people in the region preparing for massive flooding along the Truckee River.
  “I can’t remember what year it was but way back we had a lot of flooding,” said Lisa Coronado-Smith, who lives near the river.
  She joined several others in Truckee who made a stop at Mountain Hardware and Sports for essentials like ice scrapers, shovels, and washer fluid.
  With a flood warning in effect, several local r
  
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• Police K9, 2 Armed Robbery Suspects Shot In Elk Grove

  08-01-2017 10:12
  
  BY Anser Hassan
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Two suspects are in police custody following a shootout with Elk Grove police, after the two male suspects robbed a Jamba Juice store at gunpoint.
  Police say they responded to a call of an armed robbery at the Jamba Juice located in the Laguna Gateway Plaza near West Stockton Boulevard Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
  Police spotted two African American males who matched the suspects’ description. When officers tried to approach them, one of the suspects bega
  
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• Elk Grove Police K9 Injured In Shooting, 2 Suspects In Custody

  08-01-2017 10:12
  
  By Anser Hassan
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Two suspects are in police custody following a shootout with Elk Grove police, after the two male suspects robbed a Jamba Juice store at gunpoint.
  Police say they responded to a call of an armed robbery at the Jamba Juice located in the Laguna Gateway Plaza near West Stockton Boulevard Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
  Police spotted two males who matched the suspects’ description. When officers tried to approach them, one of the suspects began firing at cops,
  
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• Raiders Fall To Houston In First Playoff Game Since 2002

  08-01-2017 04:24
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Brock Osweiler redeemed himself after last month’s benching. Jadeveon Clowney established himself as a postseason force.
  And the Houston Texans got their first playoff victory since the 2012 season Saturday against the Oakland Raiders.
  Osweiler threw for a touchdown and ran for another to lead the Texans to a 27-14 wild-card playoff win over Oakland. Clowney, erasing any doubts he deserved to be the top pick in the 2014 draft, got his first career interception.
  Osweile
  
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• Kings To Be Featured On NBA’s First-Ever Facebook Live Game Stream

  08-01-2017 00:32
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)  —  The NBA has announced plans to stream a regular-season game via Facebook Live for the first time.
  Sunday’s home game against the Golden State Warriors — the team’s fourth annual “Bollywood night” — will be available to fans in India across the Facebook Pages of the Kings, the NBA and The Warriors.
  The Facebook stream will feature the league’s newly released “NBA Mobile View” feed, delivering a closer sho
  
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