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• Pair Wanted In Oroville Evacuation Carjacking

  17-02-2017 22:52
  
  OROVILLE (CBS) – Butte County deputies have released photos of two suspects who are wanted for stealing a truck during last weekend’s Oroville Dam spillway evacuation.
  The sheriff’s department said Cody Bowles, 27, and Lucia Ripley, 31, are wanted for stealing Cameron Asbury’s truck during Sunday’s chaotic evacuation.
  Deputies say Bowles and Ripley ran over Asbury as they fled, leaving him with serious head and facial injuries.
  The Asbury family were among the 188,0
  
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• Pair Claiming To Be Oroville Dam Evacuees Arrested, Accused Of Check Fraud

  17-02-2017 21:59
  
  GRANITE BAY (CBS13) – Authorities have arrested a pair suspected of claiming to be Oroville Dam evacuees and committing check fraud.
  Back on Tuesday, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office says they were recently alerted about a possible check fraud scheme going on in Granite Bay.
  A man and woman had allegedly scammed a Granite Bay resident out of several hundred dollars. The pair claimed to be people who had to be evacuated due to the situation at the Oroville Dam.
  Detectives went to wo
  
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• Suspicious Device Investigated At McClatchy High School In Sacramento

  17-02-2017 18:56
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are investigating a suspicious device was found on the McClatchy High School campus.
  Sacramento police first reported the incident just after 9:30 a.m. It is unclear what kind of device was found.Suspicious device located on McClatchy school property. Partial evac being done as precaution. Bomb Unit enroute. pic.twitter.com/DuQKfJKS6W
  — Sacramento Police (@SacPolice) February 17, 2017
  A partial evacuation of the school is underway as a precaution, pol
  
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• Officials Slow Release Of Water At Oroville Dam

  17-02-2017 17:26
  
  OROVILLE (AP) – California officials are slowing the release of water from a lake behind the nation’s tallest dam so crews can remove debris from the bottom of the structure’s damaged spillway.
  Officials had been releasing 100,000 cubic feet of water, or enough to fill an Olympic-size swimming pool, each second from the lake since Sunday, when the sheriff ordered an immediate evacuation. It was reduced to 80,000 cubic feet of water per second late Thursday.Helicopters are conti
  
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• Caltrans Worker Helps Clear Slide For Newborn, Parents

  17-02-2017 16:49
  
  QUINCY (CBS13) – A Plumas County family has reached out to Caltrans to say thank you after a scary incident on Highway 70 back in December.
  Cheyenne and Kyle Bakker battled winter weather to get their newborn from Quincy to Sacramento. Now they say they couldn’t have done it without the help of one kind Caltrans employee.
  “Honestly, just thank you!” Kyle Bakker said.
  Cheyenne and Kyle knew something was wrong with their son Casey. Less than 24 hours old, he couldn’t
  
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• AP Exclusive: If Oroville Dam Failed, People Likely Stuck

  17-02-2017 16:37
  
  OROVILLE (AP) – Communities just downstream of California’s Lake Oroville dam would not receive adequate warning or time for evacuations if the 770-foot-tall dam itself – rather than its spillways – were to abruptly fail, the state water agency that operates the nation’s tallest dam repeatedly advised federal regulators a half-decade ago.
  The state Department of Water Resources informed federal dam regulators that local emergency officials “do not believe ther
  
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• Police Investigate 2 Fatal Crashes In Sacramento Within 15 Minutes Of Each Other

  17-02-2017 15:51
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are investigating two fatal crashes involving pedestrians Thursday night.
  The first happened on Marysville Boulevard at Roanoke around 7:15 p.m. Sacramento police said the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.SPD on scene fatal veh accident, veh vs. ped. Traffic affected: Marysville closed from South to Grand. Roanoke closed Clarkson to Willow. pic.twitter.com/CAkukat4ST
  — Sacramento Police (@SacPolice) February 17, 2017
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• Call Kurtis: Who Will Pay After Wayward Golf Ball Smashed My Windshield?

  17-02-2017 09:06
  
   
  VALLEJO (CBS13) – There’s no doubt what hit Murray McDaniel’s windshield. The avid golfer for three decades knows accidents happen, especially with golf balls.
  “I’ve had a few balls go astray; I think almost every golfer has,” said McDaniel.
  After a round of golf at Mare Island Golf Club he discovered damage to his truck’s windshield. He says management initially agreed to cover the $313 in damage but now won’t return his calls.
  McDaniel is
  
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• Group Raising Money To Shine A New Light On Tower Bridge

  17-02-2017 08:59
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A new campaign is underway to give the capital city’s signature monument a facelift.
  The idea is to install hundreds of energy-efficient LED lights on the tower that could be programmed to showcase every shade of the rainbow.
  DONATE: RePower The Tower
  It’s the brainchild of former Sacramento County supervisor Sandy Smoley. She helped lead the initial charge to add lights to the bridge back in 1998, but during the city’s most recent farm-to-fork dinner
  
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• Active Tuberculosis Spotted At High School In Fairfield

  17-02-2017 08:43
  
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — Solano County is warning people about an active case of tuberculosis on the campus of Armijo High School.
  Health officials are looking for anyone who may have been exposed to the contagious disease.
  Parents and students were uneasy knowing that someone on campus had been diagnosed with the potentially life-threatening disease.
  The school is sending home letters notifying parents and students. The patient has not been identified, but they are under isolation and no longe
  
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• Rocklin Police Safety Warning Starts Small Community Panic

  17-02-2017 08:21
  
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) – Police are warning its citizens to lock up their homes, but the recent Facebook post freaked some people out.
  “It’s a great neighborhood, we’ve had no problems at all,” said Allison Collins, a mother of four.
  Just about anyone you ask will tell you the same thing.
  “It’s a pretty safe neighborhood, so we don’t see that stuff very often,” said Brian Baglietto, a neighbor.
  So when Rocklin police posted a message on Twitter, nex
  
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• Medical Marijuana Keeps Sacramento Woman From Heart Transplant

  17-02-2017 08:07
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — “We’re fighting to keep her alive,” said Andrew Babcock. His cousin, a bright and fun loving 23 year old is nearing the end of her life.
  “It seems to me like they’re just sending her just to die,” said Babcock.
  Family members say Summer Waltman was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and has suffered with heart complications for years.
  “She didn’t ask for all of that,” said Babcock, “she just wanted to be a norma
  
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• Safe Haven Task Force Aims To Protect Most Vulnerable Immigrants

  17-02-2017 07:59
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento has a long history of reaching out to people of diverse backgrounds. The city has set up a Save Haven Task Force that is working to protect the city’s most vulnerable, namely undocumented immigrants.
  The task force held a meeting on Thursday with community members seeking input over a new resolution, which may provide city funds to help families facing the immediate threat of deportation.
  The meeting well attended by a wide range of local community and
  
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• Thieves Steal Vietnam Veteran’s Medals During Oroville Dam Evacuation

  17-02-2017 07:42
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) — Thieves took advantage of evacuations in the wake of the Oroville Dam spillway crisis and stole a veteran’s medals.
  Yuba City and Marysville police both report less than a dozen burglaries during the days when residents were evacuated from their homes, but one case stands out.
  The Vietnam veteran had numerous medals and honors taken from him, including Purple Hearts.
  Hours after Mike Pomeroy and his wife left their home, thieves broke a window to get into the
  
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• Delta Brings Back Free Meals, But Not For Sacramento Flights

  17-02-2017 03:56
  
  Delta is bringing free meals back to economy class on some long U.S. flights after dropping them years ago to save money.
  Delta said Thursday it will start serving meals to all passengers on 12 long-haul routes over the next several weeks.
  Airlines took away free sandwiches and similar fare after two industry downturns in the decade of the 2000s. Delta was among the first to drop meals in economy, in 2001, and all the other big U.S. carriers did the same by 2010.
  Since then, the carriers have re
  
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• California Bill Could Let Cities Push Last Call Back To 4 a.m.

  17-02-2017 03:12
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Las call for alcohol at restaurants and bars could soon change.
  A state lawmaker is proposing a bill to give cities more control over when they can stop serving alcohol. The proposed law would apply to establishments zoned for late-night entertainment.
  Baron Stelling could soon be crafting cocktails past 2 a.m. under the proposed bill which would give restaurants and bars — like the Shady Lady Saloon — permission to serve alcohol until 4 a.m.
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