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• 2 UOP Students Confirmed To Have The Mumps

  07-04-2017 22:16
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Health officials are investigating an apparent outbreak of the mumps at the University of the Pacific.
  San Joaquin County Public Health Services says two UOP students are confirmed to have the mumps, known as epidemic parotitis. Another seven other students who have symptoms are being investigated, health officials say.
  Due to the confirmed cases, health officials are urging students – even those who are fully vaccinated – to get another dose of the MMR vacci
  
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• Prostitute Who Gave Google Exec Fatal Drug Shot Is Deported

  07-04-2017 21:34
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Federal immigration officials are deporting a California prostitute to Canada after she completed a jail sentence for involuntary manslaughter for giving a fatal heroin shot to a Google executive she was entertaining aboard his yacht.
  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman said Friday that Alix Tichelman’s deportation was ordered by a judge because of her felony convictions connected to the accidental overdose death of Forrest Hayes in November 2013.
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• Gov. Brown Officially Lifts Drought Emergency Proclamation

  07-04-2017 19:31
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Gov. Jerry Brown officially lifted the drought emergency proclamation on Friday.
  “This drought emergency is over, but the next drought could be around the corner,” said Gov. Brown in a release. “Conservation must remain a way of life.”.@JerryBrownGov Lifts #CADrought Emergency, Retains Prohibition on Wasteful Practices: https://t.co/Us34boJViY #SaveOurWater pic.twitter.com/aF9Vvsl0L0
  — Gov. Brown Press Ofc (@GovPressOffice) April 7, 2017
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• In Win For Gov. Brown, Legislature Passes Tax Hike For Road Repairs

  07-04-2017 18:57
  
  SACRAMENTO (AP) – California lawmakers on Thursday approved a $5-billion-a-year plan to boost the state’s gas and vehicle taxes to pay for major road repairs, handing a victory to Gov. Jerry Brown who has lobbied for years for money to fix crumbling highways and bridges.
  Brown and top Democratic lawmakers overcame strong opposition from environmentalists and anti-tax crusaders to muster the two-thirds support required to raise taxes.
  “Tonight we did something,” Brown told
  
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• Big Rig Carrying Load Of Pizzas Overturns On Highway 65 Ramp

  07-04-2017 17:05
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – An overturned big rig on Interstate 80 has one lane of a ramp closed Friday morning.
  The scene is on the eastbound I-80 ramp at northbound Highway 65.Roseville EB 80 at NB 65 ramp #1 lane closed next 3 hrs. due to OT big rig w/frozen pizza. Rt.lane open. @GoodDaySac pic.twitter.com/QoYAQnGp85
  — Tina Macuha (@TinaMacuha) April 7, 2017
  California Highway Patrol says the #1 lane will be closed for the next three hours due to the crash. The right lane remains open, bu
  
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• California Lawmakers Vote For Stronger Immigrant Protections

  07-04-2017 16:11
  
  SACRAMENTO (AP) — Lawmakers in the California Assembly have voted to strengthen protections for immigrants in the country illegally who are victims or witnesses of crimes.
  Lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to prohibit law enforcement from detaining a crime victim or witness for a suspected or actual immigration violation. The bill still requires approval by the state Senate and a signature from the governor.
  Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer said his bill will help people cooperate with law e
  
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• A Week Later, Still No Sign Of Missing Yuba College Student

  07-04-2017 15:44
  
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) – It’s been a week since Alycia Yeoman was last seen in Yuba City leaving a party on Romero Street. The effort to find the missing 20-year-old continued on Thursday with a search by the FBI.
  “People always say it can’t happen here or it can happen somewhere else,” said Ted Amato, who lives on Romero Street. “Something’s going on in our neighborhood.”
  Amato lives just across the street from the home where Yeoman was last seen on Th
  
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• California Legislature Approves Tax, Fee Hike For Roads

  07-04-2017 13:34
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday approved a $5-billion-a-year plan to boost California’s gas and vehicle taxes to pay for major road repairs, handing a victory to Gov. Jerry Brown who has lobbied for years for money to fix crumbling highways and bridges.
  Brown and top Democratic lawmakers overcame strong opposition from environmentalists and anti-tax crusaders to muster the two-thirds support required to raise taxes.
  “Tonight we did something,” B
  
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• Wind, Rain Bring Outages, Damage To Sacramento Area

  07-04-2017 09:05
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – PG&E crews were out repairing damage from the wicked round of storms we’ve had stretching down to Rio Vista.
  Heavy rain and wicked winds uprooted five massive eucalyptus trees along the vineyard grounds where they hold weddings and large events.
  “This is the worst wind I’ve ever seen out here. It was scary,” said Jeff Gould who runs the Sea Nymph Vineyards event center right along the Sacramento River.
  In the 40 years he’s lived in tha
  
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• Local Syrians Not Sure What’s Next After Trump Air Strikes

  07-04-2017 08:35
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Syrian-Americans who live here locally have been following the U.S. action, and like most of us, they’re not sure what’s next.
  From his living room, Dr. Mohammad Kabbash watches Syrian state government reports on the U.S. missile attack.
  A staunch critic of Syria’s Assad-led government, Kabbash says he has mixed feelings about the U.S. airstrike.
  “I think people from all walks of life, have very graciously sympathized with the plight of the Syri
  
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• California Gas Tax Proposal Passes Legislature, Moves To Governor’s Desk

  07-04-2017 07:37
  
  10:35 p.m UPDATE: The Assembly has passed the measure with 54 votes. It now moves on to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk.
  Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramont) issued a statement shortly after the vote.
  Today, we made steps toward solving a crisis that affects every community in California. Our roads and bridges are in bad shape. They waste our constituents’ time and money and put them in harm’s way.
  “SB 1 follows the user-based approach that has guided transportation fundi
  
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• Sacramento River Cats Pitcher Suspended 142 Games For Drug Violations

  07-04-2017 01:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – San Francisco Giants pitcher Jose Dominguez, a veteran of four major league seasons, was suspended for 142 games following his second positive test under baseball’s minor league drug program.
  The 26-year-old right-hander, on the roster of the Sacramento Sacramento River Cats, a Triple-A Pacific Coast League team, tested positive for metabolites of Stanozolol, the commissioner’s office said Thursday. Dominguez was given a 50-game suspension in September 2009 whil
  
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• Senate GOP invokes ‘nuclear’ option, clearing way for Trump SCOTUS pick

  07-04-2017 01:47
  (AP) – Furious Democrats objected until the end, but their efforts to block Judge Neil Gorsuch failed as expected. Lawmakers of both parties bemoaned the long-term implications for the Senate, the court and the country.
  “We will sadly point to today as a turning point in the history of the Senate and the Supreme Court,” said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
  The maneuvering played out in an atmosphere of tension in the Senate chamber with most senators in their seats,
  
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• California Waives Some Permits To Speed Oroville Dam Spillway Repairs

  07-04-2017 00:34
  
  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown waived some permitting and review requirements Thursday for Oroville Dam as California rushes to repair a main spillway that partially washed away under heavy winter runoff.
  Brown signed an executive order directing state agencies to make repairs at the dam, the nation’s tallest, a priority. The order waives some of the environmental reviews and other requirements that could slow the push to have the concrete spillway operational by November,
  
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