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• DA: No Charges So Far For Man Arrested After Woman Found Dead In Davis

  07-03-2017 23:03
  
  DAVIS (CBS13) – A man arrested after a woman was found dead at a Davis apartment will not be facing charges, the district attorney’s office said on Tuesday.
  The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office says they are continuing to investigate the case of 37-year-old Crystal Marie Apodaca’s death. Charges may be filed later after they finish their review, the DA’s office says.
  Apodaca was found dead in a Pacifico Cooperative apartment on Drew Circle last week. One man,
  
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• Sacramento State Settles On Golden 1 Center For Grad Ceremonies

  07-03-2017 22:12
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Students at Sacramento State finally have a place for their graduation ceremonies coming up in May.
  The Spring Commencement will be held at the Golden 1 Center on May 19 and 20, the college announced Tuesday. The move comes after some time of uncertainty for students who didn’t know where the commencement ceremonies would take place, forcing them to withhold sending out invites.
  Sacramento State had been holding its grad ceremonies at Sleep Train Arena. In r
  
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• Experts On California’s Still Budding Pot Industry Meeting In Sacramento

  07-03-2017 16:07
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The second annual cannabis industry policy meeting takes place Tuesday in Sacramento.
  Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the regulation process, banking, trademarks and marketing.
  Industry experts and speakers from both the private and public sector will be on hand.
  “How to be in compliance with your taxes, how to make sure you’re up to fire code, how to follow all the labor laws, how to make sure your business is going to be prepared for al
  
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• Ceres Woman Killed By Falling Tree While Working At Yosemite National Park

  07-03-2017 09:23
  
  CERES (CBS13) — Friends and family mourned the loss of a Ceres woman after a tragic accident in Yosemite over the weekend.  The 20-year-old died on Sunday after being hit by a falling tree at work.
  “She was everybody’s friend,” said TreVaughn Roach-Carter, a former classmate of Destiny’s. “There’s not one person that could think of that had a bad thing to say about her.”
  Destiny Borges graduated from Ceres High School in 2015. Her friends told
  
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• Businesses Planning For A Day Without A Woman

  07-03-2017 09:13
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Hundreds of thousands of women across the country first marched, now they will strike.
  The organizers of the Women’s March on Washington are finalizing plans for the A Day Without a Woman strike happening on Wednesday.
  “The hope is that our government will take notice, that they will realize we are not just marchers but can have major impact,” said Tracie Stafford, one of the Sacramento women’s march organizers.
  On social media, the strike
  
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• State Senator Walks Away From California Senate President Over Apology

  07-03-2017 08:26
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — There is more political fallout in the California Capitol over the physical removal of a Republican state Senator from the Senate floor.
  The two lawmakers had an icy exchange outside the Senate chambers Monday after the floor session, State Sen. Janet Nguyen turning her back on Senate President Pro Tem Kevin De Leon as he called for her to give her an on camera apology.
  “Oh, Janet, come into the camera please,” Senator De Leon said. “Janet come i
  
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• Alleged Violent Torture Of Child By Modesto Couple Laid Out In Court Documents

  07-03-2017 08:02
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Gruesome details revealed in court documents alleging a 3-year-old boy was tortured by his own mother and her fiancée.
  “I can’t even sleep at night. I just don’t know what to do or what to think,” said April Marie Garza.
  Garza read the headlines from across the country. Her sister Connie Escamilla and fiancée Kylie Beasley were charged with torturing and killing Escamilla’s 3-year-old son Gilbert.
  “How can you let someone
  
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• Sacramento Sheriff Decries California Sanctuary State Legislation

  07-03-2017 07:43
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Handcuffing law enforcement instead of criminals is how Republican lawmakers are describing plans to declare California a sanctuary state.
  The aim is to prohibit local law enforcement from helping federal agencies with deportation, but Sacramento County Sheriff has vowed to reject Senate Bill 54 in the name of public safety.
  “If SB54 passes, it will allow dangerous, violent criminals to slip through the cracks and be released back into communities,” he
  
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• Prosecutor: Former Stockton Mayor Used Boys And Girls Club Funds For Travel, Dating Site

  07-03-2017 07:35
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Last week, Former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva was in Colombia. On Monday, while wearing a red jumpsuit and shackles, he listened as a San Joaquin County judge upheld his $1 million bond.
  “This is the theft of public money,” said Tori Salazar, the San Joaquin County District Attorney, “this is the theft from our children.”
  Salazar had some harsh words for the former mayor following his court appearance.
  “He destroyed 45 years of good work by
  
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• UPDATE: Missing Autistic Boy Found, Returned Home Safely

  07-03-2017 06:11
  
  10:50 p.m. UPDATE: The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says the boy was found by someone familiar with the boy and returned to the family safely.
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  NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) —The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a missing autistic boy.
  Nathaniel Lasater, 11, was last seen at his home at around 4 p.m. on Monday on San Marcos Way in North Highlands.
  Lasater has been known to hitchhike and has no fear of strangers. He’s been found as far away
  
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• Sacramento Sheriff Searching For Missing Autistic Boy

  07-03-2017 06:11
  
  NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) —The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a missing autistic boy.
  Nathaniel Lasater, 11, was last seen at his home at around 4 p.m. on Monday on San Marcos Way in North Highlands.
  Lasater has been known to hitchhike and has no fear of strangers. He’s been found as far away as Modesto. The boy knows his home address and phone number to call for help if needed.
  He’s described as white male, standing five feet tall, weighing 100 pound
  
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• Jury Deadlocks On Worst Charge Against Man Accused Of Running Over CHP Officer

  07-03-2017 01:50
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A mistrial has been declared in one of the counts against a man accused of running over a California Highway Patrol officer.
  The jury deadlocked on whether Austin Scott was guilty of the attempted murder of officer Michael Ericson. The decision had to be unanimous for the charge to stick.
  Scott was found guilty on the other counts he faced, including vehicle theft, evading an officer and assault with a deadly weapon.
  Scott was accused of intentionally running over
  
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