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• UC president announces choice for UC Davis chancellor

  21-02-2017 21:22
  Gary May
  DAVIS – “Gary May is a dynamic leader and an accomplished scholar and engineer with a passion for helping others succeed,” Napolitano said. “He was chosen from an extraordinarily talented pool of candidates because I believe he’s the right person to guide UC Davis to even greater heights, advancing academic and research initiatives, building a stronger community with students, faculty, and staff, and furthering relations with the larger Davis and Sacramento
  
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• Stockton Bank Robber Sentenced To Life In Prison

  21-02-2017 21:15
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13/AP) – A California man who used a woman he took hostage to shield himself from a spray of bullets fired by officers following a deadly bank robbery and car chase received a life sentence Tuesday.
  Jaime Ramos, 22, pleaded guilty last year in a deal with prosecutors to avoid a possible death sentence at trial. The 2014 robbery and chase through Stockton, 80 miles inland from San Francisco, ended in the deaths of two other suspects and Misty Holt-Singh, a 41-year-old wife, mot
  
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• Leukemia And Lymphoma Society’s Boy And Girl Of The Year Inspire Hope

  21-02-2017 20:00
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Ten-year-old Emma Geiselman has had a long and painful journey, but you wouldn’t know it by just looking at her.
  She was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2009, and after 26 grueling months of treatment she is now five years cancer free.
  And now she’s the new face of hope.
  “My parents surprised me with this doll and said I’m girl of the year,” Emma said.
  After interviewing a number of kids, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society sa
  
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• High Sierra Sees Wind Gusts Just Under 200 MPH

  21-02-2017 18:12
  
  ALPINE MEADOWS (CBS13) – It was a seriously windy night across the region, especially in the high Sierra.
  The National Weather Service reports a few Sierra peaks saw wind gusts just under 200 miles per hour overnight into Tuesday.Powerful winds for Sierra crest! Preliminary Mesowest data-gusts 199mph Ward Mt. (SUMAM 8643 ft), 193mph Sierra Crest(SIBSV 8700 ft). #CAwx pic.twitter.com/j6GYrgeYo0
  — NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) February 21, 2017
  Ward Mountain gusts topped out at 199 m
  
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• San Joaquin Flash Flood Warning Downgraded To Watch, Crews Shoring Up Levee

  21-02-2017 16:21
  
  MANTECA (CBS13) – It was a quiet night after a breached levee along the San Joaquin River forced about 500 people to leave their homes.
  Crews say it started with water seeping under the levee.
  As of late Monday night, crews were able to stop the water from flowing through. Crews are worked through the night with backhoes to repair it.
  Tuesday morning, authorities said the initial levee repairs had been completed. Crews are now working to shore up the levee.
  The National Weather Service has
  
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• Westbound Highway 50 Shoulder Near Bridal Veil Falls Collapsing

  21-02-2017 15:44
  
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) – Highway 50 continues to succumb to the weather, with a lane collapsing near Bridal Veil Falls.
  New pictures of the collapsed lane were shared by Placerville-area California Highway Patrol early Tuesday morning.
  The westbound shoulder of the road began eroding on Sunday and is now completely collapsed. The number 2 lane is now buckling.
  Traffic is still slowly moving through the area as the westbound number 1 lane remains open.
  Caltrans is dealing with the road.
  
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• Storm Slows Holiday Weekend Traffic On Highway 50

  21-02-2017 10:01
  
  PLACERVILLE, Calif. (CBS 13) – Holiday travelers ran into bumper to bumper traffic on Highway 50 on Monday. With continued rain and heavy wind, Caltrans crews braced for possible mudslides and road blocks.
  “I can’t wait to get home,” said Maretta Lee. “I didn’t expect it to be a 5-hour, 6-hour drive!”
  She and her husband Ivan drove east on Highway 50 on Friday for a weekend in Tahoe. But the journey home to Elk Grove on Monday was much different than the
  
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• Rising Cosumnes River Has Residents Evacuating For Third Time In 2017

  21-02-2017 09:58
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – Residents along the Cosumnes River bracing for another round of storms making it the third voluntary evacuation order in less than two months.
  Crews are already prepared for flooding, which is why the southbound exit has been closed off of Highway 99.
  Nearly everyone living alongside the river has been affected, but one area especially hit hard was to the east in Point Pleasant.
  “We’ve gotten about 3 feet of water in our house,” said Wendi Wilk
  
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• Don Pedro Spillway Opens For First Time Since 1997, Prompting Downstream Fears

  21-02-2017 09:51
  
  WATERFORD (CBS13) — For the first time in 20 years the gates of the Don Pedro spillway opened as the reservoir was nearing the 55-foot flood stage.
  “By releasing water now, we can control the flow and better regulate what’s going downstream,” said Calvin Curtain with the Turlock Irrigation District.
  Curtain says depending on inflows and the storm system, they’ll be releasing water at 18,000 to 38,000 cubic feet per second. That water will then be swelling the Tuolum
  
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• San Joaquin County Levee Breach Prompts Mandatory Evacuations

  21-02-2017 04:50
  
  MANTECA (CBS13) — A levee breach has prompted mandatory evacuations in San Joaquin County.
  The breach is on the eastern side of the San Joaquin River in the area of 1119 Parren Road.
  Mandatory evacuations are in effect, bordered by Woodward Road to the north, Union Avenue to the east, and down and the river to the west. It extends south to the county line.Flash Flood Warning issued for levee breach on #SanJoaquin River. Follow evacuation orders from local emergency officials! #CAFlood #caw
  
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• Sacramento Utility Crews Working To Avert Flooding Issues

  21-02-2017 03:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The city says it is swamped.
  Sacramento utility crews are responding to dozens of storm related calls, unclogging storm drains and clearing debris.
  To minimize concerns, crews are also on constant levee watch, working 12-hour shifts, looking for erosion and boils, and repairing as needed.
  The city calls it a 24/7 operation as the wind and rain intensifies.
  People are urged to clear debris from storm drains to prevent flooding, and as always nonemergency calls can go th
  
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