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• Sacramento Couple Sentenced For Massage Torture-Murder

  08-04-2017 20:34
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento couple who tied up and tortured a massage client for two days before killing him have been sentenced to life in prison.
  The Sacramento Bee says Jeremy McMahon got life without parole and his girlfriend, Michelle Okumura, was sentenced to 38 years to life on Friday.
  Prosecutors say they killed 22-year-old Eric Jackson in October of 2013 after he visited Okumura for a massage. Authorities say it was revenge after Okumura claimed he’d made a sexual
  
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• Stockton Police Searching For Homicide Suspect

  08-04-2017 19:35
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13)- On Friday at 10:30 pm, Stockton police officers responded to a report of a person shot in the 4400 block of Calandria Street.
  Upon arrival, officers located a 21 year-old male in a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. Medics arrived on scene and declared the victim deceased.
  Detectives took over the investigation and identified 18 year-old Erek Williams as a suspect in the fatal shooting.
  Stockton Police described the suspect as 6’3, 190 pounds, and is dependent on a w
  
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• California’s Gas Tax Hike Shows Governor’s Political Skill

  08-04-2017 18:33
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown employed all the tricks he’s accumulated over a lifetime in politics to pass one of the largest state tax increases in recent memory in one frenzied week.
  Using a mix of public pressure, private arm-twisting, a late-night meeting at the governor’s mansion and nearly $1 billion of pork, Brown showed the political acumen that’s made him California’s longest-serving chief executive.
  Brown, who typically prefers to p
  
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• Governor Brown Declares Historic Drought Over

  08-04-2017 15:55
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Thirsty California lawns faded to brown from a lack of water in four extraordinarily dry years have revived to bright green in neighborhoods across the state.
  Dry riverbeds of sand and tumbleweeds that snake their way through farmers’ fields now charge with water swelling up their banks.
  Scenes like these and many others prompted California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday to declare an end to the state’s drought emergency that had drained reservoirs and wells,
  
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• At Least Two Students Diagnosed With Mumps At University Of The Pacific

  08-04-2017 07:51
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Concerns and questions are swirling after health officials confirmed an outbreak of the mumps at the University of the Pacific on Friday.
  The last time San Joaquin County saw a case was in 2011, but now two students are confirmed to have the mumps, while seven more have symptoms and are being monitored by health officials.
  Students were alerted to the outbreak with an early-morning email.
  “It was kind of weird because you don’t really hear about the mump
  
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• Thieves Target Home Where Sacramento Family Was Murdered

  08-04-2017 07:38
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Someone has broken into a home where a family of four was found murdered just weeks ago, bringing more pain to a family already facing unspeakable tragedy.
  As the heinous quadruple homicide case goes to trial against a father accused of murdering his wife, his children, and his niece, police confirm a new twist to the heart-breaking crime scene.
  “Now the family is being re-victimized again,” Sacramento police spokeswoman Linda Matthew said.
  Neighbor Rita Mu
  
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• With Drought Emergency Over, California Water Districts Worry New Rules May Be Too Restrictive

  08-04-2017 07:32
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Gov. Jerry Brown may have declared California’s drought emergency over, but he left some conservation measures in place that some water districts say still go too far.
  State water managers are celebrating the end of the drought.
  “We knew this day would come, but we wanted to make sure we got it right,” said Felicia Marcus with the State Water Resources Control Board.
  Wasteful watering is still banned, but mandatory conservation is no longer
  
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• Search For Missing Yuba College Student Complicated By False Social Media Leads

  08-04-2017 07:30
  
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) – Investigators revealed new details about the search for a missing Gridley woman.
  Eight days after 20-year-old Yuba College student Alycia “Aly” Yeoman was last seen, her family spoke out for the first time.
  “Ali, if you’re hearing this, we have come together from all across the country,” Gridley Police Chief Dean Price said on behalf of Yeoman’s family. “We love you.”
  This search has brought in investigators from all
  
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• Rain, Snow, Lightning Mark Crazy Spring Weather Day In Sierra

  08-04-2017 07:28
  
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) – From the valley to the Sierra, severe weather blew through, sending some running for cover and forcing others to put on chains.
  “You know it’s nasty, it really is,” said one driver.
  Lightning lit up the sky Friday night, pelting penny-sized hail and sending sheets of rain sideways. In less than 15 minutes the storm had passed.
  It’s been a series of events throughout the day. To the north, plows sent out as snow started falling, which meant ma
  
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• $5,000 Reward Offered For Information On Missing Yuba College Student

  08-04-2017 05:15
  
  YUBA CITY, Calif. (AP) – Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information about a 20-year-old Northern California college student who has been missing since March 30.
  The family of Alycia “Aly” Leane Yeoman said in a statement Friday that it is unlike her to disappear and skip her two restaurant jobs.
  Authorities said at a news conference that relatives have received several online messages since she went missing. But they wouldn’t describe the messages or say if
  
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• Murdered Family Of 4 Remembered At Memorial Service

  08-04-2017 03:31
  
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Friends and family remembered a family of four who was allegedly murdered in their home by a relative.
  In a packed West Sacramento church, the lives of Angelique Vasquez, 45;  Mia Vasquez, 14; Alvin Vasques, 11; and Ashley Coleman, 21, were celebrated.
  They were murdered in their Land Park home last month. Salvador Vasquez-Oliva—a husband, father and uncle to the victims—is accused of the brutal slayings.
  Friday’s services were mea
  
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• Gas Tax Passage Sparks Anger, Hope For California Road Repairs

  08-04-2017 03:29
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Less than a day after a road repair bill that will increase the gas tax in California was passed by the legislature, drivers are fuming over a future with higher gas prices.
  Shelli Clark is one of many Californians who will have to pay that extra price at the pump to pay for the state’s bad roads.
  “I just think it’s absolutely ridiculous the way that we’re just being bombarded and we have no say so,” she said.
  Opponents say the t
  
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• Storm Brings Spring Sierra Snow Surprise

  08-04-2017 03:12
  
  BLUE CANYON (CBS13) — An icy, snowy mix greeted drivers heading up into the Sierra on Friday as the storm continued to roll in.
  Truckers were a bit frustrated as they headed up the hill, needing chains once again on the roads.
  The newfound snow was good news for families on spring break who were ecstatic to see the fresh powder.
  “It’s been awesome for a first experience,” said skier Doug McQuistan. “We know how bad it’s been for the past five years.”
  For
  
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• California Gas Tax Passes After Republican Lawmaker Wins $500 Million Promise

  08-04-2017 01:47
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – How much is one vote worth in the California state Senate? A half-billion dollars, if it’s linked to a big tax hike to pay for overdue road repairs.
  The key vote to raise gas taxes and vehicle fees came late Thursday from Sen. Anthony Cannella, a little-known Republican and the only GOP member of the heavily Democratic Legislature to vote for the bill.
  In return he won a promise of $400 million for a railroad extension into his Central Valley district in Cal
  
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