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• Wet, Windy Storm In Store For NorCal Later In The Week

  03-04-2017 23:35
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – It’s now officially spring in Northern California, but a winter-like storm is on its way.
  Typical spring conditions are expected through Wednesday, but the National Weather Service says a storm is expected to hit the region late Thursday and linger into the weekend. The valley could see thunderstorms Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
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  Mountain travelers should prepare for winter weather as road delays and chain cont
  
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• California May Not Require Bail For Most Criminal Suspects

  03-04-2017 23:15
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California could dramatically change the way it pressures criminal defendants to show up for court.
  A proposal getting its first hearing in the state Legislature on Tuesday could do away with monetary bail for most and take income into account for others to ensure poor suspects get an equal shot at freedom.
  Instead of requiring suspects to post bail, county officials would decide whether to release them based on their risk to public safety.
  Officials would also tr
  
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• Search On For Missing Yuba College Student, 20, Last Seen Thursday

  03-04-2017 22:13
  
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) – A search is on for a Gridley woman who hasn’t been seen since Thursday evening.
  Action News Now reports that family and friends of 20-year-old Alycia Yeoman are worried sick. Gridley police confirm they are investigating.
  Yeoman is a Yuba College student. Friends started to become worried for Yeoman’s wellbeing after she didn’t show up for an early morning shift at the McDonald’s she works at on Friday.HAPPENING NOW: Search for missing Yuba Colle
  
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• Extra Buggy Spring, Summer In Store After Wet Winter

  03-04-2017 21:53
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – Get your insect repellant ready: forecasters are saying it will be a very buggy spring and summer.
  The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has released its bi-annual Bug Barometer, which details what Americans can expect in terms of pests in each region of the country based on past and current weather patterns.
  Much of the country saw exceptionally milder winter temperatures, making conditions ripe for insects infestations.
  Infographic released by the NPMA.
  
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• Study: Immigrants Driver’s Licenses Cuts Likelihood Of Hit-And-Runs

  03-04-2017 21:19
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A California law granting driver’s licenses to hundreds of thousands of people in the country illegally might have reduced the likelihood of hit-and-run collisions, according to a new study released Monday.
  Researchers at Stanford University’s Immigration Policy Lab estimated that granting driver-only licenses appears to have reduced hit-and-run crashes and saved insured drivers about $17 million that they would have absorbed from at-fault drivers fleeing c
  
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• Search On For Missing Yuba College Student, 20

  03-04-2017 20:10
  
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) – A search is on for a Gridley woman who hasn’t been seen since Thursday evening.
  Action News Now reports that family and friends of 20-year-old Alycia Yeoman are worried sick. Gridley police confirm they are investigating.
  Yeoman is a Yuba College student. Friends started to become worried for Yeoman’s wellbeing after she didn’t show up for an early morning shift at the McDonald’s she works at on Friday.HAPPENING NOW: Search for missing Yuba Colle
  
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• Dixon Native Wins New Male Vocalist Of The Year At ACM Awards

  03-04-2017 17:52
  
  While Justin Timberlake had a show-stopping moment alongside Chris Stapleton at the 2015 Country Music Association Awards, it was the Backstreet Boys who shined brightly at the 2017 Academy of Country Music Awards.
  The boy band had the night’s liveliest moment Sunday in Las Vegas: the fivesome brought the party vibe to life while singing their classic “Everybody (Backstreet Back)” along with duo Florida Georgia Line.
  Carrie Underwood and Nicole Kidman were just a few of the aud
  
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• Ex-Truckee High School Football Coach Killed In Car Crash

  03-04-2017 17:38
  
  SIERRAVILLE (AP) – A former Truckee High School football coach and member of the Nevada high school hall of fame has died from injuries he suffered in a two-car crash near Sierraville.
  The California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of Saturday night’s crash that claimed the life of 64-year-old Robert Shaffer.
  His wife, Lisa Shaffer, and his 22-year-old son, Patrick, suffered minor to moderate injuries in the head-on collision south of Cold Creek Campground.
  Investigators sa
  
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• Police: Lodi Boy, 12, Had Loaded Sawed-Off Rifle

  03-04-2017 17:30
  
  LODI (CBS13) – Police in Lodi have arrested a 12-year-old boy who was armed with a loaded sawed-off rifle.
  The arrest happened late Saturday night. Lodi police say one of their sergeants contacted a pair of suspicious juveniles near Milles Avenue and Holly Drive.
  The sergeant soon discovered that one of the boys had a sawed-off .22 caliber rifle concealed in his front waistband. The weapon was loaded, police say.
  The 12-year-old boy was arrested and is now facing several firearms-related c
  
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• Motorcyclist Killed In Crash In Citrus Heights

  03-04-2017 16:19
  
  CITRUS HEIGHTS (CBS13) – Police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash that shut down a major Citrus Heights roadway Sunday night.
  Peoria Drive and Fountain Square Drive opened re-opened at about 1:30 a.m. Monday after that crash shut down the area around 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
  Authorities say a motorcyclist was traveling west on Greenback Lane and hit a car making a left turn onto Fountain Square Drive.
  The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Police say the driver of the car is
  
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• California has fewer arrests, but not necessarily less crime

  03-04-2017 15:33
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of arrests by police in California has plunged in recent years, but that doesn’t necessarily represent good news on crime, according to an analysis published Saturday.
  The state saw 1.5 million arrests for misdemeanors and felonies in 2015, the most recent year with figures available, according to the Los Angeles Times.
  In Los Angeles, arrests dropped by 25 percent from 2013 to 2015, even as the city saw a spike in crime.
  There’s no clear reason be
  
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• NAACP 35th Annual Prayer Breakfast

  03-04-2017 14:53
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  SACRAMENTO – The Greater Sacramento National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) celebrates its 35th Annual Prayer Breakfast on Friday, April 14.
  The prayer breakfast is scheduled to run 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel, located at 2001 Point West Way. This year’s theme is “Achieving Health Equity and Commitment to Racial Justice” and is bolstered by the scripture Matthew 5.6 which states, “Blessed are th
  
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• Two Children, One Adult Shot Near Park In Del Paso Heights

  03-04-2017 08:59
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Police say a child’s birthday party turned violent in Del Paso Heights at Margarette Marks Park just before 4 p.m. Sunday.
  At least 3 of those bullets hit a 20-year-old woman and two children – a 6-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy.
  A neighbor who declined to be identified said he was watching TV in his garage when he heard a familiar sound.
  “I heard six or seven shots so I closed my garage door because it was dangerous. Then I heard a car speeding
  
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• Bee Attack Kills Dog, Injures Two Men in Ceres

  03-04-2017 06:57
  
  CERES, Calif. (CBS13) — A dog has died after being attacked by a swarm of bees in Ceres Sunday evening.
  Fire department personnel responded around 5 p.m. to a report of a male victim suffered from sting wounds.
  Shortly after the man was transported to an area hospital, the fire department received a report of a second victim and his two dogs being stung at a nearby home.
  One of the dogs had died as a result of the stingings, while the second suffered severe injuries. The male own
  
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• UPDATE: Two Children, One Adult Shot Near Park In North Area

  03-04-2017 01:49
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two Children and an adult have been transported to area hospitals with gunshot wounds this evening, the Sacramento Police Department has confirmed.
  One of the victim’s injuries has been confirmed to be no life-threatening.
  The incident was first reported just before 5  p.m. after shots were fired near a birthday party at a park on Roanoke Ave. The department has no information on possible suspects at this time.
  A perimeter has been set up in the area su
  
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