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• Body Found Floating In Yolo Bypass Near Woodland

  31-03-2017 22:54
  
  YOLO COUNTY (CBS13) – Yolo County Sheriff’s Deputies say a body has been found in the Yolo Bypass.
  The body was found floating in the water just after 10 a.m. today by a driver going southbound on Interstate 5, just east of Woodland, according to a statement from the Yolo County Sheriff’s Department.Multiple sheriff’s department units responded and located a deceased person in the water.The body was recovered from the bypass around 1:30 p.m.
  The coroner’s office wil
  
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• High Winds Knock Trees Down In Sacramento Area

  31-03-2017 20:27
  
  A high wind advisory is in effect in our area as strong wind gusts have caused some trees to topple.
  On Friday morning, winds gusts were clocked at just below 40 mph. And high winds likely brought a tree down on a car near the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Sacramento.
  No injuries were reported.A #tree has fallen on top of a car in front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament mostly like due to #wind. #cbs13 #CaWx pic.twitter.com/GAC1SfGr1q
  — Jeff Bell (@photogjeffbell) March 31,
  
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• Unattended Cigarette Sparks House Fire In South Sacramento

  31-03-2017 17:08
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – An unattended cigarette started a garage fire in South Sacramento overnight.
  The fire happened at a home on Lomond Court near Vintage Park Drive Friday morning.
  One person was inside the home when the fire broke out. They were awoken by the sound of the smoke detector going off in the hallway and were able to get out of the home without being injured.
  A pet cat died in the fire. And a second cat is now missing.
  No other nearby homes were threatened by the blaze.
  
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• Fire Breaks Out At Restaurant On Howe Avenue

  31-03-2017 15:22
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire at a sushi restaurant early this morning.
  Just before 3 a.m. this morning, passersby noticed smoke and flames and could feel an unusual amount of heat coming from the Sushi Hook restaurant in Howe Avenue Plaza, which is at 807 Howe Avenue.
  When firefighters arrived, they say that from the street, they couldn’t see fire until they got right up to the doors. They found a fire in the kitchen restaurant and were able
  
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• Harris and other Democrats to oppose Gorsuch, say he rules against workers

  31-03-2017 14:47
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Five more Democrats said Friday that they will vote against Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and will support a filibuster against him.
  California Sen. Kamala Harris, Washington Sen. Patty Murray and Rhode Island Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse all said they believe the Denver-based appeals court judge has ruled too often against workers and in favor of corporations. New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall said Gorsuch had failed to convince him he’d be an independent vo
  
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• 2 women charge racial discrimination at Fox News

  31-03-2017 14:32
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two Black women who work at Fox News Channel have charged in a lawsuit that they were subjected to “yearslong relentless racial” hostility at the hands of a top financial executive at the network who has since been fired.
  Tichaona Brown and Tabrese Wright, who sued this week in New York State Supreme Court in the Bronx, said their boss talked about her physical fear of Black people, humiliated them by making them repeat words she believes blacks pronounce incorr
  
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• #BlackWomenAtWork highlights daily challenge of race, gender

  31-03-2017 14:25
  (AP) – A pair of testy exchanges between high-profile Black women and white men in the political spotlight launched a tweetstorm under the hashtag BlackWomenAtWork, validating the experiences of thousands of professional Black women who say such slights are all too common.
  It began Tuesday morning with Fox News host Bill O’Reilly ridiculing veteran congresswoman Maxine Waters, referring to her hair as “a James Brown wig,” after watching a video of the California Democrat
  
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• City of Sacramento Offers Multiple Youth Employment Opportunities

  31-03-2017 14:14
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  SACRAMENTO – The City of Sacramento has several opportunities for area youth looking for employment.
  District Eight City Councilmember Larry Carr and City of Sacramento Neighborhood Services join together on Saturday, April 1 to present the 2017 Youth Job & Resource Fair. The event is aimed at young people ages 16-24 and will be held at City Hall Plaza, 915 I Street, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  The Summer at City Hall program for incoming high school juniors
  
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• Elk Grove Puts $31 Million Toward New Aquatic Center

  31-03-2017 09:08
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — The city of Elk Grove is moving forward on building a new aquatic center. On Wednesday night, the city council voted to put $31 million towards the project.
  “The residents have been committed to building these more amenities so we can make Elk Grove more attractive,” said Mayor Steve Ly.
  The new aquatic center will be located on 20 acres of land between Civic Center Drive and Big Horn Boulevard. Plans include an Olympic pool with springboards and a dive
  
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• Police Reports Raise Questions In Sherri Papini Kidnapping Case

  31-03-2017 08:55
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Redding mother of two who claimed she was kidnapped while out on a jog last year was previously reported to law enforcement by her family, according to police reports obtained by The Sacramento Bee.
  The reports document a series of incidents to police by her mother, father and sister between 2000 and 2003. There were three incidents where Papini’s family called the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office for help.
  Investigators say the November kidnapping case i
  
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• Funeral Plans Set For 4 Killed In Land Park Home

  31-03-2017 08:52
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Funeral plans have been set for a family that was allegedly murdered at the hands of a loved one in their South Land Park.
  A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 a.m. on April 7 at West Sacramento’s Center for Spiritual Awareness.
  The service will celebrate the lives of Angel Vasquez, her children—14-year-old Mia and 11-year-old Alvin Vasquez—and her niece 21-year-old Ashley Coleman.
  Vasquez’s husband and the children’s father is
  
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• California Considers Ditching Federal Flood Insurance For State-Run Program

  31-03-2017 08:03
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California is overpaying for flood insurance, according to a report from a UC Davis research group. And now the Department of Water Resources is considering a state-run flood insurance program that could save billions of dollars.
  “I was afraid to add it up. It’s a lot,” said Sharon Rojo, a Northgate resident for the last 45 years.
  She and her husband have paid flood insurance since Day 1.
  “You don’t have an option,” said Roger.
  For m
  
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• Deep Snowpack Means Plenty Of Water For California—Maybe Too Much

  31-03-2017 07:21
  
  PHILLIPS STATION, Calif. (AP) — As big snowflakes fell high in California’s Sierra Nevada on Thursday, surveyors on snowshoes measured the deepest springtime snowpack in years and said it boosted concerns about destructive floods when all that snow melts.
  Snow in the Sierra Nevada begins melting this time of year as the weather warms, and California is already waterlogged after storms slammed the state in January and February, flooding communities and washing out roads.
  If more storm
  
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• California Gas Tax Proposal Brings Criticism, Praise

  31-03-2017 03:56
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Despite backlash, Gov. Jerry Brown is calling it a “smart plan,” but some drivers are blaming the government for the shortfall and feel they shouldn’t have to foot the bill to fix $52 billion in a new plan.
  “I think we need to do more work to our roads, but I think there could be some other ways to finance it,” said Troy Estacio of El Dorado Hills.
  Others are siding with the governor to up the tax.
  “Absolutely, it’s a no-braine
  
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• Man Found Bound And Gagged Inside His South Lake Tahoe Apartment

  31-03-2017 00:09
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) – A South Lake Tahoe man is recovering in the hospital after he was found tied up inside of his apartment.
  On Wednesday night around 5:45 p.m. a man became concerned when his co-worker didn’t show up to work or return his calls, so he decided to go to the co-worker’s apartment to check on him. He later learned the co-worker might be tied up and stabbed, so he called the police, according to a statement from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department.
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