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• VIDEO: Live Power Lines Fall, Trap Several People Inside Vehicles

  26-01-2017 23:10
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Dashcam footage captured the moment when a live power line fell onto a moving big rig and other cars in Sacramento.
  The scene was on Bannon Street, west of N 7th Street.
  Sacramento Fire says around noon Thursday, live power lines came down onto the big rig and several cars in the area. Three people were trapped inside their vehicles, authorities say.Dramatic video from Bannon St. this AM, shows live power lines falling on semi truck & passenger vehicles. No in
  
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• California Lawmakers Want To Add Third Gender Option To IDs

  26-01-2017 22:13
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill supporters say would make California the first state to add a third gender option on state identifying documents.
  State Sen. Toni Atkins announced the measure Thursday to add a non-binary gender option on documents including driver’s licenses, birth certificates and identity cards. The San Diego Democrat’s bill would also simplify the process for changing one’s gender on those documents.
  Atkins says the
  
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• UC System Approves First Tuition Increase In 7 Years

  26-01-2017 22:06
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The University of California has approved its first tuition increase in seven years.
  The university system’s Board of Regents voted Thursday for the plan to increase tuition by 2.5 percent a year during its meeting in San Francisco.
  The vote came after UC President Janet Napolitano called for the annual tuition increase of $282 and a bump in fees by $54 for the 2017-18 school year.
  Many students have vocally opposed an increase.
  Critics have said higher tuition p
  
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• PG&E Crews Scour Folsom Neighborhood Looking For Gas Leaks

  26-01-2017 21:58
  
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – A fleet of PG&E trucks is driving through Folsom neighborhoods, looking for gas leaks.
  It was prompted after PG&E says a system detected an overpressure event at a regulator station near the interaction of Oak Avenue Parkway and East Bidwell in Folsom.
  “We’ve made the area safe, that was our first priority,” said Lynsey Paulo with PG&E.  “There is a substantial response out here. This is not something that happens every day, but it
  
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• Sonora Elementary School Closed Through End Of Week Due To Fire

  26-01-2017 19:23
  
  SONORA (CBS13) – A Tuolumne County elementary school is closed for the rest of the week after a fire in two classrooms.
  The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office says deputies and firefighters responded to Curtis Creek Elementary School in Sonora just before 5 a.m. Thursday. Crews found that two classrooms were on fire.
  Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the two classrooms, but smoke and water damaged in at least four other rooms.
  No one was injured in the incident as the sch
  
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• Water Shut Off At Some Sac State Buildings After Tests Find High Lead Levels

  26-01-2017 16:08
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – High levels of lead found in water samples has Sacramento State University officials shutting off the school’s drinking water in some buildings.
  The university is handing out bottled water to students and faculty until the issue is resolved.
  Dr. Jeffrey Foran is the professor who led the research project and alerted the university to the excess levels of lead.
  Dr. Foran says he and his research team tested a small sample of the university’s drinking water l
  
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• ‘Exceptional Drought’ Conditions Completely Gone As Storms Add Up

  26-01-2017 15:42
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – For the first time in a long time, no part of California is in exceptional drought conditions.
  The U.S. Drought Monitor released new data Thursday morning. Storm after storm hitting California in January has finally put a dent in the state’s drought.For the 1st time in a LONG time-no portion of #Califonia is in the "Exceptional Drought" category #USDroughtMonitor pic.twitter.com/uHS6CRmdjZ
  — Laura Skirde (@LauraSkirdeWx) January 26, 2017
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• Cook’s Hardware Shutting Down After 80 Years In North Sacramento

  26-01-2017 08:42
  
  NORTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It is an institution in North Sacramento. After 80 years, family-owned Cook’s Hardware store is closing down.
  Four generations of family have kept Cook’s Hardware open since 1936.
  “It’s an emotional roller coaster,” owner Cindy Duarte said.
  “We have a lot of people that depend on us in the community so its hard to leave,” Sue Dellinger said.
  The sisters have decided to retire. Kris, Cindy, and Sue are letting custome
  
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• Riverfront Development Becomes Priority For Sacramento Mayor

  26-01-2017 08:33
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Big plans could be in the future for the city’s riverfront district. In his first state of downtown address, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg released his ideas to make the city more of a destination for visitors and locals.
  “Our opportunity is to make our city and region an essential experience to tourists and people who live in our city and in our region,” he said in his address Wednesday morning. “Let us acknowledge that even with our momen
  
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• Sanctuary Cities Weigh Impact Of Opposing Donald Trump’s Immigration Order

  26-01-2017 08:18
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — President Donald Trump took aim at “sanctuary cities” on Wednesday signing an executive order that withholds federal funding for jurisdictions bearing that designation.
  “You’re going to risk funding and frankly do very little for the cause that you purport to support,” said Former Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness.
  He is in favor of Trump’s order, saying the designation of a “sanctuary city” caries little weight.
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• Caltrans: Massive Grass Valley Sinkhole Not A Threat To Highway 49

  26-01-2017 03:10
  
  GRASS VALLEY (CBS13) — Caltrans says a massive 70-foot sinkhole along Highway 49 is not going to cause the highway to collapse.
  The sinkhole opened earlier this month during recent storms. Over the weekend, the California Highway Patrol received reports from drivers noticing a dip in the highway.
  The CHP closed the southbound No. 2 lane, while Caltrans emergency engineering crews drilled under the highway to inspect a failed pipe, they believe may have caused the sinkhole.
  A Caltrans spoke
  
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• McDonald’s Giving Away 100 Bottles Of Special Sauce At Just 1 Sacramento Restaurant

  26-01-2017 02:10
  
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  SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — McDonald’s is trying to lure customers into its store to try new versions of its Big Mac by giving away 10,000 bottles of its trademark Special Mac Sauce for people to use at home.
  The giveaway is happening on Thursday, January 26, and just one McDonald’s location in Sacramento is participating in the event. It’s on 2320 Fair Oaks Boulevard, across the street from Pavilions
  
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• Woman Arrested After Pursuit In Stolen Sacramento Sewer Truck

  26-01-2017 00:41
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Police say a woman led them on a chase in a stolen Sacramento sewer tuck.
  The vehicle was reported stolen from the Sacramento Area Sewer District on Wednesday, and the truck had a GPS tracker inside it.
  Officers attempted to pull it over in the Cameron Park Area, then engaged in a pursuit onto Highway 50 into Sacramento.
  The truck was spiked just west of UC Davis and Old Davis Road and the suspect was taken into custody.
  
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