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• Clint Eastwood Making Movie About France Train Heroes

  20-04-2017 23:44
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Spencer Stone and his two childhood friends were on a train in France, when they heard a man loading a gun in the bathroom. The trio quickly sprang to action and ended up stopping a deadly terrorist attack.
  Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos – all Sacramento-area natives – will now be featured in an upcoming film by legendary actor and director Clint Eastwood.
  The Hollywood Reporter reports, “The director has set his next project at Warner Bros.
  
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• Tennessee Teacher, Student He’s Suspected Of Kidnapping Found In Far Northern California

  20-04-2017 19:59
  
  SISKIYOU COUNTY (CBS13) – A Tennessee teacher and student missing from Tennesee for more than a month have been found in Northern California.
  Tad Cummins and 15-year-old Elizabeth Thomas were reported missing on March 13.
  Thursday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Cummins, 50, was arrested in Northern California. Thomas was recovered safe, authorities say.MEDIA: We are planning for an afternoon news conference. Details will be announced as soon as possible. pic.twitter.
  
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• Toddler Struck, Killed In South Sacramento Apartment Complex Parking Lot

  20-04-2017 18:58
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – A toddler has died after she was struck by a car in an apartment complex parking lot.
  The incident happened Tuesday a little after 9 p.m. at an apartment complex along the 7700 block of Stockton Boulevard. California Highway Patrol says a man was driving his vehicle when he felt an impact.
  The man stopped, got out and found that he had struck a one-year-old girl. CHP says it appears the toddler had walked to the left rear area of the vehicle, unknown to the driv
  
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• Woman Suspected Of DUI After Arden Arcade Crash

  20-04-2017 15:35
  
  ARDEN ARCADE (CBS13) – A woman is under arrest after a violent crash on El Camino Avenue.
  This all started about 1:40 a.m. Thursday near Fulton Avenue.
  Authorities say a woman driving an SUV drove into the center divide then into a pest control truck, which lost control and hit a pole.
  SMUD was called out to address the pole.
  Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies were called out to help California Highway Patrol investigate the crash.
  The woman driver was arrested. She is suspected of
  
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• PG&E Executives Get Raises As Customer Rates Soar

  20-04-2017 09:16
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — While PG&E has been raising rates on its customers, it’s also been raising the salaries of its top executives.
  The new revelation has many PG&E customers upset and questioning the company’s decision to award millions of dollars in salaries with perks that apparently come with the job, while customers struggle with skyrocketing bills.
  Customers were facing bills that doubled and tripled, leaving them worried they wouldn’t be able to pay. Now th
  
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• Sacramento County Parks Face Costly Cleanup, Lost Revenue From Flooding

  20-04-2017 09:11
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento County parks have been closed due to the storms, and that lack of availability may make a hefty cleanup bill even worse.
  When the Sacramento River hits about 25 feet, it floods and closes Discovery Park. That closure means a loss in revenue for the parks department.
  “Right now we had to close Watt Avenue again, because of the releases out of Folsom is putting more pressure on the American River releases,” said Michael Doane with Sacramento C
  
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• Transgender Patient Suing Hospital Over Canceled Hysterectomy

  20-04-2017 08:41
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – A transgender patient is suing Dignity Health for discrimination after canceling an elected hysterectomy.
  “As soon as she said, ‘Your hysterectomy is canceled,’ I just fell down to the floor,” said Evan Minton of Orangevale.
  Possibly one of the hardest things he’s has had to hear.
  Just two days before his scheduled hysterectomy, the doctor called saying the hospital had canceled it.
  “It was so scary. I didn’t see the lig
  
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• Woman Could Face Murder Charge In Suspected DUI Crash On ATV

  20-04-2017 08:26
  
  NEVADA CITY (CBS13) – A deadly ATV accident on Saturday left one woman dead and another behind bars. Investigators say the driver was under the influence of alcohol when the vehicle flipped and killed one of the passengers.
  “They were just having a party, and all that commotion came, and someone was obviously hurt,” said Lela Hubbard, who lives on Lower Colfax Road.
  She was nearby on Saturday afternoon when she saw the California Highway Patrol, a fire truck and an ambulance ru
  
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• Family Of Man Charged In Deadly Fresno Hate Crime Harassed, Targeted With Slurs

  20-04-2017 08:04
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — As Fresno mourns the deaths of four people killed in the last week, more details are coming out from family members of the suspect in the shootings.
  “When I first see it, it hurts,” said Sharisse Kemp, Kori Mohammad’s cousin, “because not only am I seeing my cousin, but I’m also seeing him accused of taking another person’s life.”
  Kemp says things don’t add up. She says the Kori Mohammed she knew growing up was into music
  
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• California-Grown Asparagus Having Hard Time Competing With Mexico

  20-04-2017 03:09
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Homegrown asparagus will be the highlight of a big festival this weekend, and it may be the only place you can find it right now.
  Thousands of people are expected to enjoy the dishes made with asparagus at the San Joaquin County Asparagus Festival that kicks off on Friday, but shoppers have had a hard time finding the fresh local treat in stores.
  Festival organizer Tony Noceti expects 100,000 visitors to consume 30,000 pounds of deep-fried asparagus and 250 pounds of asp
  
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• Beaver Dams Creating Flood Risk For Rancho Cordova Neighborhood

  20-04-2017 02:15
  
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — Beavers are being blamed for causing some significant damage in Rancho Cordova.
  The beavers are toppling dozens of trees, creating a flood risk in the area.
  On the surface, it looks like a peaceful pond, with trees, wildlife and a popular jogging path along Mather Boulevard, but a family of beavers has been busy making themselves at home.
  “They have cut down about 40 trees to create a beaver den,” said city spokeswoman Maria Kniestedt. “We think t
  
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• Committee Warns Judges Not To Invest In Pot Because Of Federal Ban

  20-04-2017 01:10
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A California Supreme Court committee is advising judges in the Golden State to stay away from pot – that is, investments in pot businesses.
  The court’s Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions said Wednesday that maintaining any interest in a business that involves medical or recreational marijuana is incompatible with a judge’s obligation to follow the law. That’s because marijuana remains illegal under federal law despite its growing acceptance a
  
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