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• Sacramento Man, 25, Arrested For Murder Of Janet Mejia

  17-04-2017 22:59
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – Authorities have identified the man arrested after a Sacramento State graduate’s body was found in Placer County last week.
  Teris Vinson, a 25-year-old Sacramento resident, is the suspect facing murder charges for the death of Janet Mejia, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says.
  Mejia, 28, was reported missing April 11 when she was on the way to a doctor’s appointment in Stockton. Deputies discovered her car a day later.
  
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• Poll: Most Think Marijuana Is Safer Than Opioids

  17-04-2017 20:43
  
  DENVER (AP) — A new national poll says Americans think it’s safer to use marijuana than opioids to relieve pain.
  The Yahoo/Marist poll out Monday says two-thirds of the respondents in the telephone survey said opioid drugs such as Vicodin or OxyContin are “riskier” to use than pot, even when the pain pills are prescribed by a doctor.
  Only one in five said marijuana was riskier than opioids. The rest weren’t sure.Take Our PollThose answering the poll overwhelmingly s
  
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• RV Fire Under Highway 50 Overpass Spreads To Expansion Joints, Caltrans Evaluating

  17-04-2017 19:02
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Crews are investigating after an RV fire under the freeway over the weekend.
  The scene is under Highway 50 along T Street.
  Sacramento Fire says they responded to a vehicle fire Sunday night and found an RV going up in flames.RV Fire last night spread into expansion joints of Hwy 50 overpass above T St. @CaltransHQ onscene evaluating with fire crews. T St. closed. pic.twitter.com/oz8ziesCp4
  — Sacramento Fire (@SacFirePIO) April 17, 2017
  Crews say the fire managed
  
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• Man Dies After Being Found With Gunshot Wound In Rancho Cordova

  17-04-2017 17:58
  
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – Authorities are investigating after a man was found with a fatal gunshot wound in Rancho Cordova on Sunday.
  The Rancho Cordova Police Department says officers were called to the area near Zinfandel Drive and Sunrise Boulevard around noon after a man was found shot. By the time officers got to the scene, the man had already been taken to the hospital
  Police say the 21-year-old man, who had suffered a gunshot wound to his lower body, was later pronounced dead.
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• 2 Taken To Hospital After Shooting During Suspected Home Invasion

  17-04-2017 17:24
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Two people are in the hospital after gunfire rang out in a Stockon neighborhood Monday morning.
  This was first reported about 6:30 a.m. on Douglas Road, near Alexandria Place.
  According to San Joaquin County Sheriff’s deputies, the incident started as a home invasion.
  Neighbors said they heard a woman scream for help after gunshots rang out.
  Deputies say a man and a woman were taken to the hospital. Their injuries are considered serious but they’re expected t
  
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• Killer Bacteria Prompts Closure Of Stockton Animal Shelter

  17-04-2017 16:09
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A killer bacteria has forced Stockton to temporarily close its animal shelter and put down several dogs.
  It’s called strep zoo and is usually transmitted through horses.
  Veterinarian Dr. Jyl Rubin says the bacteria can be especially concerning for places like shelters where animals and people are in close quarters.
  “Because it can be upper repertory, it can be spread through coughing, sneezing, sharing of food bowls –and spreads rather quickly,” R
  
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• Man Who Punched Woman During Berkeley Protest Thought To Be CSU Stanislaus Student

  17-04-2017 08:39
  
  TURLOCK, Calif — It’s the punch that’s raising red flags against white supremacist, Nathan Damigo, a Stanislaus State University student. And the video has now gone viral.
  The video, posted by WeAreChange.org, shows Damigo punching Louise Rosealma, a Trump protester, at Saturday’s Patriots Day Protest in Berkeley.
  Damigo has been a controversial figure on campus. The self-proclaimed white nationalist once tweeted that, “Non-Whites are incapable of rep
  
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• 9 Teens Injured In Shooting Outside Vallejo House Party

  17-04-2017 08:11
  
  VALLEJO (AP) — Police say nine teenagers were injured when two suspects opened fire on a crowd of young people standing outside a Northern California house as a party was ending.
  The San Francisco Chronicle reports eight teenagers were shot and one was trampled Sunday by the frantic crowd running away from the home in Vallejo.
  Vallejo Police Spokesman Lt. Kevin Barlett says all victims are in stable condition. He says one was shot in the torso and others had femurs broken by bullets.
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• Nine Teens Injured In Shooting Outside Vallejo house Party

  17-04-2017 04:11
  
  VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — Police say nine teenagers were injured when two suspects opened fire on a crowd of young people standing outside a Northern California house as a party was ending.
  The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/2oEOfTh) eight teenagers were shot and one was trampled Sunday by the frantic crowd running away from the home in Vallejo.
  Vallejo Police Spokesman Lt. Kevin Barlett says all victims are in stable condition. He says one was shot in the torso and others ha
  
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