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• Roseville Police: Man Threatened Family, Sparked Standoff With Officers

  03-02-2017 21:34
  
  12:30 p.m. Update: Police say the suspect was taken into custody shortly after 12:30 p.m.
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  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Police are in a standoff with a man who won’t allegedly threatened his family.
  The scene is along the 1000 block of Sandringham Way.
  Roseville police responded to the scene late Friday morning on a report of a man who allegedly threatened his family with a knife.
  All people are out of the home now except for the man. No firearms are known to be in the ho
  
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• Roseville Police: Man Threatened Family, Now In Standoff With Officers

  03-02-2017 21:34
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Police are in a standoff with a man who won’t allegedly threatened his family.
  The scene is along the 1000 block of Sandringham Way.
  Roseville police responded to the scene late Friday morning on a report of a man who allegedly threatened his family with a knife.
  All people are out of the home now except for the man. No firearms are known to be in the house, police say.
  Police say one person was treated at the scene for a minor laceration.
  
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• Commercial Marijuana Growers Buying Up Space In Sacramento At Unprecedented Rate

  03-02-2017 19:25
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – It’s only fitting the grass grows wild – and the weeds reach for the sun – in this mostly industrial south Sacramento neighborhood considered by real estate experts to be one of the hot zones for commercial marijuana “grows.”
  South of Highway 50, west of Watt Avenue, east of Power Inn Road –in the far southeast end of what’s considered City Council District 6 – investors are buying-up space at a pace and a price never bef
  
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• Call Kurtis: Lightning Is In The Forecast, How Should You Prepare?

  03-02-2017 17:49
  
  RESCUE (CBS13) – There’s no telling when and where a lightning bolt will strike. If you’re not prepared, you could be on your own to replace lots of pricey electronics and appliances.
  For Stanley and Dory Moriguchi, a power surge from a lightning strike caused $10,000 in damage to their home in Rescue.
  “It felt like the whole house lifted up off its foundation and fell back down,” said Dory.
  Booming thunder Stanley says it was the loudest they’ve heard, &ldquo
  
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• Wet And Windy Start To Friday

  03-02-2017 17:02
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – It will be a stormy start to Friday for Northern California.
  Heavier bands of rain will be moving into the valley Friday morning. Expect steady rain and gusty winds throughout the morning commute.Palm trees swaying in #stockton and the flag going full tilt in #sacramento – stormy start to your Friday! #cawx pic.twitter.com/PWFxd510qH
  — Laura Skirde (@LauraSkirdeWx) February 3, 2017
  Potential severe weather remains a threat in some areas. A strong thundersto
  
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• Thunderstorms, Heavy Downpours, Gusty Wind In Store For Friday

  03-02-2017 17:02
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – It will be a stormy start to Friday for Northern California.
  Heavier bands of rain will be moving into the valley Friday morning. Expect steady rain and gusty winds throughout the morning commute.Palm trees swaying in #stockton and the flag going full tilt in #sacramento – stormy start to your Friday! #cawx pic.twitter.com/PWFxd510qH
  — Laura Skirde (@LauraSkirdeWx) February 3, 2017
  Potential severe weather remains a threat in some areas. A strong thundersto
  
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• Sheriff: DUI Suspect Shot, Killed Near North Lake Tahoe; Had Held Passenger Hostage At Gunpoint

  03-02-2017 16:07
  
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) – Deputies say they were forced to fire on a DUI suspect who held a passenger hostage at gunpoint.
  The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says deputies tried to pull over the suspect early Friday morning. The man was driving erratically on Highway 28.
  Deputies broke the chase off, but later spotted the car on Highway 28 again near Dollar Hill.
  Spike strips were thrown out and managed to stop the car on Highway 89 between Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows.
  Deputies say the d
  
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• Grass Valley Sink Hole Raising Concerns For Highway 49

  03-02-2017 09:03
  
  Grass Valley CA (CBS 13)- Cal trans is monitoring a potential safety hazard on hwy 49. Part of highway 49 south of grass valley has been sinking and there is concern over the roadway collapsing. As all the water from these soaking storm systems sinks into the ground, the  soil along the path to the underground reservoirs erodes and weakens. This can lead to sinkholes or unstable roadways. We are seeing just that on hwy 49.
  Janurary 25th a crew went out and bore holes in the roadway in
  
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• Signs Of Reconciliation Surfacing In Rift Over Sacramento MLS Bid

  03-02-2017 08:56
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The rift between the Sacramento Republic FC and the lead investor of Sacramento’s Major League Soccer bid is reportedly resolving.  
  After meeting with Sacramento’s mayor, the two sides releasing a joint statement reading:
  “We want to thank Mayor Steinberg for helping us meet on these very important sets of issues. We look forward to continuing this discussion tomorrow afternoon with the mayor and are committed to delivering for the Sacramento re
  
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• MLS Bid Latest

  03-02-2017 08:56
  
  Sacramento CA (CBS 13)- The rift between the Sacramento Republic FC and the lead investor of Sacramento’s Major League Soccer bid is reportedly resolving.   After meeting with Sacramento’s mayor, the two sides releasing a joint statement reading:
  “We want to thank Mayor Steinberg for helping us meet on these very important sets of issues. We look forward to continuing this discussion tomorrow afternoon with the mayor and are committed to delivering for the Sacramento
  
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• New Warning System to Help Save Firefighter Lives

  03-02-2017 08:50
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS 13) – The city of Sacramento looking to prevent deadly traps for city firefighters after a dangerous fire nearly killed a crew back in 2008. Now the city has a new warning system to alert crews about what they’re walking into.
  “That was a real close call for us,” said Chris Harvey, Sacramento Fire Department spokesperson. “It’s a day that still really lives in the memories a lot in this department.”
  A structure fire on 65th street
  
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• Wanted: Bouquet Bandits

  03-02-2017 08:29
  
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) – Deputies say a man used a bouquet of flowers to get a woman to open her door and then robbed her in front of children.
   
  “I think we just had a false sense of security here,” said Janice Palomo who lives nearby, adding it’s a neighborhood.
   
  It happened on Frances Drive Wednesday afternoon in Roseville.
   
  Off camera the victim tells me the terrifying experience.
   
  Once the door was open, the man pushed through claiming to be wit
  
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• Purported Delivery Turns Into Home Invasion In Placer County

  03-02-2017 08:29
  
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) – Deputies say a man used a bouquet of flowers to get a woman to open her door and then robbed her in front of children.
  “I think we just had a false sense of security here,” said Janice Palomo who lives nearby, adding it’s a neighborhood.
  It happened on Frances Drive Wednesday afternoon in Roseville.
  Off camera the victim tells me the terrifying experience.
  Once the door was open, the man pushed through claiming to be with the D.E.A and once inside,
  
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• Nationwide Adoption Agency Abruptly Closes Their Doors

  03-02-2017 08:23
  
  TRACY (CBS13) – A nationwide adoption agency abruptly closes their doors and files for bankruptcy leaving hundreds of employees without jobs and nearly 2,000 families with questions.
  Independent Adoption Center sent a note to clients and employees announcing the bankruptcy due to a “changing adoption climate.”
  Jim Jensen and his wife Candy spent a decade trying to make a family.
  Jim says it was like Christmas morning when they adopted two day old Alex six years ago.
  They used I
  
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• A Nationwide Adoption Agency Abruptly Closes Their Doors

  03-02-2017 08:23
  
  TRACY (CBS) A nationwide adoption agency abruptly closes their doors and files for bankruptcy leaving hundreds of employees without jobs and nearly 2,000 families with questions.
   
  Independent Adoption Center sent a note to clients and employees announcing the bankruptcy due to a “changing adoption climate.”
   
  Jim Jensen and his wife Candy spent a decade trying to make a family.
   
  Jim says it was like Christmas morning when they adopted two day old Alex six years ago.
  
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• Person Hit and Killed on Interstate 5 Near Lodi.

  03-02-2017 07:43
  
  Lodi, Ca- (CBS 13)- The California Highway Patrol Confirms that Multiple Vehicles have struck and killed a person running across north bound lanes near the highway 12 interchange.
  The crash happened just after the 7pm hour Thursday evening.
  Police arrived to find a vehicle in the south bound lanes and tell CBS 13 that the driver of that vehicle was crossing northbound lanes when he was hit.
  It does not appear drugs or Alcohol were a factor in this collision and they have not identified the perso
  
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• Four Dead In Highway 70 Crash South Of Oroville

  03-02-2017 07:17
  
  OROVILLE (CBS13) – One child and three adults are dead after a head-on crash on Highway 70  in south Butte County.
  The crash happened just after 7 p.m., California Highway Patrol reports, between Lower Honcut and East Gridley roads.
  A Honda Civic was traveling southbound on Highway 70 when for unknown reasons it crossed the center lane, slamming into a Ford Mustang.
  All four passengers inside the Honda Civic died, including a child. The two passengers inside the Mustang, a husban
  
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• Four Dead In Highway 70 Crash

  03-02-2017 07:17
  
  Oroville Ca,(CBS 13)-  One child and three adults are dead after a Head on Crash on Highway 70  in South Butte County.
  The crash happened just after 7pm CHP reports.
  A Honda Civic was traveling south bound on Highway 70 and for unknown reasons it crossed the center lane slamming into a Form Mustang.
  All 4 passengers who died were in the Honda Civic.
  CHP has not released the names of those involved in the crash.
   
   
   
   
   
  
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• Mayor Steinberg and Sacramento Republic Release Statements After 4 Hour Meeting

  03-02-2017 05:49
  
  SACRAMENTO, CA- (CBS 13)-  The following statements were released after a 4 hour meeting where Mayor Steinberg, Kevin Nagle and Warren Smith met to discuss Sacramento’s Bid to obtain a Major Leagues Soccer Team.
   
  Today Mayor Steinberg released the following statement:
  “We have made tremendous progress. We are getting together tomorrow afternoon and I am confident that we will reach a positive resolution, one that will be great for Sacramento.”
   
   
  The Mayor
  
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• Placer County Trump Supporters Speak Out

  03-02-2017 05:18
  
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) – Mike Barkhurst has lived in Placer County since 1976. He calls himself very conservative; he says the pocket of conservatives in neighborhoods in Rocklin and Roseville didn’t vote the way most Californian’s did.In a blue state, with a Republican president, he’s felt the antagonism.
  “Anything said by a conservative is usually taken out of context or just out right lied about,” Barkhurst said.
  Barkhurst says he welcomes President Trump&rs
  
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• Local Trump Supporters Speak out

  03-02-2017 05:18
  
  PLACER COUNTY, CA-.  Placer county resident Mike Barkhurst has lived in placer county since 1976.   He calls himself very conservative.  He says the pocket of conservatives in neighborhoods in Rocklin and Roseville didn’t vote the way most Californian’s did. In a blue state, with  a republican president he’s felt the antagonism.  
  “Anything said by a conservative is usually taken out of context or
  
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• The Latest: Milo Yiannopoulos Calls His Views ‘Mainstream’

  03-02-2017 04:37
  
  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on violent protests at the University of California, Berkeley that shut down a scheduled speech by polarizing Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos (all times local):6:30 p.m.
  Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos said some news outlets appeared to blame him for the violence that erupted Wednesday night at the University of California, Berkeley before his scheduled speech.
  Yiannopoulos told Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday that police didn&rs
  
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• Investigators Discover More Victims In Child Exploitation Case

  03-02-2017 02:25
  
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – Investigators say they’ve discovered several new victims in a child exploitation case ranging from the Sacramento region to the Bay Area.
  Thirty-one-year-old Chris Cote of Stockton was arrested last November after parents of a 13-year old girl told police he had sexually assaulted her.Folsom police say Cote’s arrest led police to discover his online habit of luring young girls.
  “We found many different aliases. He would use those to speak with his victims
  
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• No Federal Funds? Trump’s Threat To UC Berkeley Sparks Heated Debate On Free Speech

  03-02-2017 01:59
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California’s Democrats and Republicans are in a heated debate over how to respond to the violent protest that forced the cancellation of a speech by Brietbart news editor Milo Yiannopoulos, then prompted President Trump to question future federal funding for the school.
  President trump tweeted Thursday morning, “If UC Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view – NO FEDERAL FUNDS?”
  
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• California Lawmaker Calls For Investigation Of Regulators After Many Report PG&E Bill Hikes

  03-02-2017 01:59
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – One state lawmaker says regulators may to blame for skyrocketing PG&E bills residents are reporting recently.
  Senator Jerry Hill wants to investigate the Public Utilities Commission.  He says something doesn’t seem right and he’s determined to find out what.
  Sen. Hill says the PUC is supposed to look at PG&E’s rates monthly based on supply and demand of the product, and transportation costs. Regulators are supposed to make sure there is n
  
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• Work Begins To Clear Trees Killed By Butte Fire

  03-02-2017 00:26
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  CALAVERAS COUNTY (CBS13) – More than a year after the Butte Fire devastated Calaveras County, work is underway to remove thousands of dead trees left behind.
  The Butte Fire burned more than 70,000 acres back in September 2015. County officials say the trees pose a danger to the public and county roads. On Wednesday, we followed crews as they took their first step in removing 8,400 dead trees.
  They’ve been ta
  
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