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• Gov. Jerry Brown To Undergo Further Treatment For Prostate Cancer

  28-01-2017 21:10
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Office of the Governor today announced that Governer Jerry Brown will undergo further treatment for prostate cancer.
  Dr. Eric Small, Governor Brown’s oncologist at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, issued the following statement:“Fortunately this is not extensive disease, can be readily treated with a short course of radiotherapy, and there are not expected to be any significant side effects. The prognosis for Governor Bro
  
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• Conservatives feel happy about Trump’s Supreme Court options

  28-01-2017 17:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives’ wishes for the next Supreme Court justice boil down to a few words: no more Souters, as in former Justice David Souter.
  Back in 1990, when Souter was nominated by President George H.W. Bush, a White House aide called Souter as a “home run” for conservatives.
  As it turned out, Souter generally was a liberal vote for most of his 18 years on the court.
  Conservatives say they have no such worry this time around. They feel confident that with
  
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• Man Arrested On Charge of Assault An 82-Year-Old Stockton Woman

  28-01-2017 16:33
  
  STOCKTON CA (CBS 13)-
  Saturday morning, David Christopher Yancy, 48, was taken into custody for sexually assaulting an elderly woman.
  The 82-year-old North Stockton female victim hired Yancy to do work on her home. Yancy allegedly entered her home, armed with a knife, and sexually assaulted her. The suspect then escaped in the victim’s 1999 silver Cadillac Deville.
  A traffic stop was attempted when the car was located in the area of Fremont street and Argonaut street, but the suspect
  
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• Mom Of Soldier Who Died At Hands Of Fellow Soldiers Hopes For Death Penalty

  28-01-2017 09:20
  
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) – A local mother is begging for the death penalty after her daughter was allegedly murdered while stationed in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
  First Class Private Shadow McClaine’s body was discovered earlier this week and investigators arrested two fellow soldiers.
  “Shadow’s amazing. She is amazing and didn’t deserve this,” said her mother, London Wegrzyn.
  It was supposed to be a welcome home to celebrate five years of service in the United St
  
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• Woman Relieved After Sister’s Killers Sentenced, 43 Years Later

  28-01-2017 09:12
  
  OLIVEHURST – Two men were sentenced in a 43-year-old cold case, and a victim’s sister was finally able to share her relief.
  “I hope Satan meets them at the gate and they rot in hell,” said Shirley Derryberry.
  Looking back at her 13-year-old sister, Shirley couldn’t hold back tears.
  “It makes me sad,” she cried.
  Lives taken too soon, 13-year-old Doris Derryberry and 12-year-old Valerie Lane were last seen at the Linda mall. The next day their bodies found
  
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• Why Did Nearly 4,000 Birds Die In The Yolo Bypass Last Week?

  28-01-2017 08:49
  
  DAVIS (CBS13) – Thousands of birds died suddenly in the Yolo Bypass last week. Wildlife specialists have spent the last three days picking up more than 3,700 dead bird carcasses from the shore.
  “It’s just shocking to see that kind of die off,” said Laurence Campling, who saw the birds on the ground. “I’ve never seen anything with that amount of birds dead in one place! Easily hundreds of bodies, hundreds of birds all along the side of this flooded field.&rdquo
  
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• Refugee Advocates: Trump Order ‘Defies Everything This Country Stands For’

  28-01-2017 08:41
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Since 1975, more than 3 million refugees from across the world have made America their home. The State Department website explains refugee resettlement as something that “reflects the United States’ highest values and aspirations to compassion, generosity and leadership.”
  On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting immigrant and refugee entry to America.
  “It’s a knee-jerk reaction that makes no sense at all
  
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• Sacramento DA Clears Sacramento Police In Joseph Mann Shooting

  28-01-2017 08:30
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento County District Attorney’s office has ruled two Sacramento Police officers acted lawfully when they opened fire on Joseph Mann, a decision that doesn’t come as a surprise to Mann’s family.
  Reports say Mann was holding a knife and slashing toward police before officers John Tennis and Randy Lozoya fired 18 rounds, with 14 of them hitting Mann.
  The 12-page report from the district attorney points out the danger Mann posed that day, saying
  
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• New Satellite Will Help With Weather Forecasting

  28-01-2017 08:12
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — You might have seen the beautiful pictures sent back from NASA’s newest satellite GOES-R 16, but do you really understand how this cutting edge tool can help save your life?
  On Jan. 11 an EF-0 tornado ripped right through south Natomas. Thankfully no one was hurt, but there was damage to homes. Weather radar is the key source for spotting severe storms, but in order to see the full picture it helps to also use a satellite. And our latest weather satellite just go
  
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• PG&E Finds Nearly Three Dozen Gas Leaks In Folsom

  28-01-2017 03:06
  
  FOLSOM (CBS13) — He’s not a worrier, but Michael Dickenson is beginning to wonder about all the PG&E crews in town, trying to fix a natural gas leak, in its third day.
  “I’m more curious about what they’re trying to do to fix it,” says Dickenson.
  Pacific Gas and Electric says specialized trucks are driving through Folsom neighborhoods sampling the air for leaks, after crews identified 35 leaks, Wednesday. They appear to be from an over buildup of gas a
  
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• Sacramento District Attorney’s Office Clears Officers In Joseph Mann Shooting

  28-01-2017 01:20
  (SACRAMENTO) – The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office ruled in favor of two police officers, citing they “lawfully shot” Joseph Mann in North Sacramento on July 11, 2016. Man was shot multiple times by the officers and died from the gunshot wounds.
  The DA’s office, under the direction of Anne Schubert released a written statement on Friday, Jan. 27, after making its decision and declaring that the officers in question were “threatened” by Mann
  
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• FDA Warns Of Teething Products Containing High Levels Of Toxic Substance

  28-01-2017 00:58
  
  The FDA is warning consumers against infant teething products that contain higher amounts of belladonna than what’s listed on the label.
  Belladonna is a toxic substance contained in some homeopathic teething tablets, the FDA says. Those teething products that contain belladonna pose what the organization says is “an unnecessary risk to infants and children.”
  As a result of the findings, the FDA contacted Standard Homeopathic Company in Los Angeles, the manufacturer of Hyland&rs
  
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