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• 1,800 Temporary Workers Being Hired In California Counties Hit By Winter Storms

  30-03-2017 22:34
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – People looking for part-time work in Northern California may soon have a better chance at landing a job, thanks to the U.S. Department of Labor.
  The California Employment Development Department announced Thursday it has received up to $36 million to help 34 counties clean up after powerful winter storms. The department of labor says the money will provide jobs for 1,800 unemployed workers in counties affected by the storms, according to a statement from the EDD.
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• Driver Hits And Kills Pedestrian, Crashes Into Pole, Tree

  30-03-2017 22:01
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A pedestrian was hit and killed this morning in Sacramento by a pick-up truck.The incident happened around 11:07 a.m. According to a statement from the Sacramento Police Department, the truck was headed westbound on Del Paso Road between Blackrock Drive and Gateway Park Boulevard when, for reasons unknown, they hit a pedestrian, then hit a pole and a tree.The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck was transported to a local hospital in unk
  
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• 5-Year-Old Boy Gets To Live SWAT Training Dream

  30-03-2017 19:13
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A 5-year old Sacramento boy always dreamed of joining the SWAT team, and recently, that dream came true.
  Madhi Fabianke didn’t tell his family members that he had written a letter to the Sacramento Sheriff’s SWAT Team. But with the help of this 10-year-old brother Yusuf the two boys wrote a letter explaining why Mahdi is qualified to apply.
  “He was talking about how strong he is, that he’s fast, that he’s responsible because he takes care
  
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• Family Of Five Escapes Sacramento House Fire

  30-03-2017 16:09
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A family of five in South Sacramento are safe after a fire broke out inside their home.
  Around 6 a.m., firefighters received the call of smoke coming from the structure and a person trapped inside.
  Crews responded to find an active fire inside the home but had trouble accessing it due to the orientation of the family’s furniture and personal belongings.UPDATE: 51st Ave. house fire extinguished, confined to one home. 5 adults, 1 dog evacuated safely, no injuries,
  
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• Last Monument To Rocklin’s Quarry History Set For Demolition

  30-03-2017 09:06
  
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — The last standing monument to Rocklin’s quarry history is coming down.
  “We just lived it,”‘ said Paul Ruhkala, who’s family has been involved with quarries and granite for more than a century, “the quarry business was a big part of the city.”
  Ruhkala’s grandfather and father operated six quarries during the height of the business in the early and mid 1900’s.
  “The granite business was good around 1900,” said
  
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• Companies Consider Bidding To Build Potential Border Wall

  30-03-2017 09:01
  
  AVERY (CBS 13) – The Department of Homeland Security has extended the deadline for companies looking to help design President Donald Trump’s wall on the Mexican border. More than 600 companies have put in bids, including a handful in Northern California.
  “They’re just bringing drugs over and we can’t vet them and we don’t know who they are so build the wall,” said Rick Aguilar, CEO of Construction Technology Network in Avery. “There isn’t any
  
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• After Nearly 5 Decades, Sacramento Raceway May Be On Its Final Lap

  30-03-2017 08:45
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The racing community is devastated to hear the the Sacramento Raceway may be closing.
  It has been around for nearly 5 decades, but the owner said it has been a fight with the county for nearly as long and feels forced to close it down.
  “Just live and breathe the lifestyle of drag racing really,” said Chaysee Trimp in front of the track Wednesday night.
  The Sacramento Raceway has been a second home to Trimp since he was born.
  “To see this place close w
  
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• North Highlands Autistic Boy Goes Missing For Second Time This Month

  30-03-2017 06:59
  
  NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) —The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a missing autistic boy for the second time this month.
  Nathaniel Lasater, 11, was last seen at his home at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday 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
  
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• Missing Autistic Boy From North Highlands Found Safe

  30-03-2017 06:59
  
  NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) — An autistic boy who had gone missing for the second time this month has been found safe.Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department reported that Nathaniel Lasater, 11, was missing from his home around 4 p.m. on Wednesday in North Highlands. Around 5 a.m. this morning, they reported he had been found.
  Lasater has been known to hitchhike and has no fear of strangers. He was considered at-risk because of his age. In addition, he has high-functioning autism and need
  
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• Sheriff: Sacramento Man Killed Girlfriend, Confessed In 911 Call

  30-03-2017 03:18
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A 25-year-old Sacramento man is now behind bars after calling 911 to confess he had killed his girlfriend.
  It happened Tuesday afternoon when Sacramento County Sheriff’s detectives say Joshua Childers shot and killed 24-year old Victoria Vasquez at her South Sacramento home.
  Childers then drove to Placer County, called 911 and told sheriff’s deputies where to find him.
  A close friend of the victim tells CBS 13 she was blindsided to hear her friend is gone.
  
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• PG&E Will Pay $86.5 Million Penalty Over Cozy Relationship With Regulators

  30-03-2017 00:28
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – California’s biggest utility has agreed to an $86.5 million penalty in an insider-dealing case with state regulators.
  Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and other parties in the negotiated agreement filed terms of the proposed penalty on Wednesday.
  The case grew out of probes into a 2010 PG&E gas-line explosion that killed eight people in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno. Some of the thousands of emails released afterward showed PG&E officials and r
  
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• Lawmakers: Gas Tax, Driving Fee To Fund Proposed $52B Plan To Fix California’s Roads

  30-03-2017 00:19
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s governor and legislative leaders on Wednesday proposed raising $52 billion to fix the state’s roads through a big increase in the gasoline tax along with higher car registration fees and a $100 charge on emission-free vehicles.
  The 10-year plan would boost gasoline excise taxes by 12 cents a gallon – a 43 percent increase.
  The plan also includes a sliding fee on vehicles, with owners of cheaper vehicles paying less.
  For the first tim
  
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• Grass Valley Business Honors Vietnam Veterans With Hillside Display

  30-03-2017 00:00
  
  If you’re heading up to Grass Valley this National Vietnam Veterans Day, you might catch a glimpse of a display honoring veterans.Perched on a hillside off of Highway 20/49, just north of the Dorsey Drive Interchange, stands a 12-foot mural of a helmet on top of an inverted rifle and empty boots. On it is written, “All gave some, some gave all.” On those hang giant metal dog tags.Lloyd Young, manager of Old Barn Self Storage had the tribute commissioned to honor all who served
  
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