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• Kidnapping Suspect Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting

  22-04-2017 18:18
  
  YUBA CITY (CBS13)- Yuba City Police officer shot and killed a kidnapping suspect during a routine patrol on the 700 block of Palora Avenue on Saturday at 1:30 am.
  Officers entered the parking area of Econlodge and located an adult male outside of a vehicle leaning through the window. When officers contacted him, the suspect fled on foot.
  After a short chase, shots were fired and the suspects gun was recovered.
  A Yuba City police officer sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound. T
  
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• Trump Administration Threats On Sanctuary Cities Draw Backlash

  22-04-2017 08:55
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Trump Administration is taking a new step in the fight against illegal immigration. Friday, the U.S. Justice Department sent warning letters to several sanctuary cities and jurisdictions across California, including Sacramento, threatening to pull federal funding.
  A campaign promise turned into an executive order on Friday. President Trump’s proposed crackdown on illegal immigrants and so-called sanctuary cities took an even more ominous turn.
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• Modesto Boy Pushing For All-Inclusive Awesome Spot Playground

  22-04-2017 08:29
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – For Tommy Loredo, it’s no fun getting stuck.
  “This is what I have to deal with every day,” the 9-year-old said as he tried to get his wheelchair through the sand.
  Luckily, Tommy has some capabilities past the wheels.
  “Ugh!!” he said as mom helped him get from the chair to the jungle gym at Beyer Park.
  Tommy was born with club feet and has had a series of surgeries to correct severe scoliosis.
  “He has arthrogryposis which mostly affects
  
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• Unemployment May Be Declining, But Don’t Let The Numbers Fool You

  22-04-2017 08:24
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Economists are warning local leaders not to get comfortable with the declining unemployment numbers in the Sacramento region and across the country.
  The unemployment rate dropped in March to 4.9 percent, down nearly a full percentage point from a year ago. But for youth in the area, jobs may still be hard to come by.
  “There is a lot to look forward to when I graduate, you know,” said Regina Pacheco, a senior at Sacramento State University.
  “Start
  
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• Highway 50 Bridge Resurfacing Has To Be Fixed, Again

  22-04-2017 07:59
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Get ready for roadwork on a busy Sacramento bridge after Caltrans officials say resurfacing done just three years ago will have to be redone.
  Caltrans says a multimillion resurfacing job on the Highway 50 bridge over the Sacramento River between Sacramento and West Sacramento has to be completely redone.
  The cost of the project could be three times as much, because of the change in materials that have to be used.
  The Pioneer Bridge itself isn’t in dange
  
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• Lawmakers Want To Stop California Tobacco Tax Loophole

  22-04-2017 06:12
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It’s almost been a month since California’s tobacco tax went into effect, and one tobacco giant is trying to ease the blow on smokers.
  Philip-Morris, the maker of Marlboro, is offering coupons through June for its cigarettes. The tobacco giant’s move is under fire, and Sacramento Assemblyman Kevin McCarty proposed a bill calling for retailers to ban coupons and any kind of discount on tobacco products.
  “It’s breaking my bank, you know?&rdq
  
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• Suspects Arrested In Valentine’s Day Shootout At Golden Corral In Sacramento

  22-04-2017 05:57
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two men have been arrested in connection with a Valentine’s Day shooting at a Golden Corrall.
  Sacramento Police announced the arrests of Dan Martin, 21 of Sacramento and Allen Pina, 20 of Vallejo.
  The shooting happened inside the Golden Corral on the 7700 block of West Stockton Boulevard at before 9 p.m. on Valentine’s Day.  Police say a group was inside the party room at the restaurant. An argument broke out between two people who had guns a
  
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• Galt High School Program Helping Students Transition Into Adulthood

  22-04-2017 03:47
  
  GALT (CBS13) — Galt High School is getting high marks for a new program designed to dramatically lower the student drop-out rate and prepare students to become self-sufficient adults after they graduate.
  Students get hands-on training for careers they begin thinking about freshman year. First students develop a 10-year plan. It was a plan freshman Arelly Benavidez wasn’t too keen on at first.
  “I remember at the beginning of the year being put in the class and I was like why am
  
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• Morning-After Pill Now Available At UC Davis Vending Machine

  22-04-2017 03:44
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) —  In a quiet UC Davis study lounge, back in the corner just past the coffee cups, you’ll find contraception for sale in a vending machine.
  If you look closely, the machine isn’t just stocked with condoms, tampons and pregnancy tests. It’s selling the morning-after pill. The A row up top will dispense the Plan B pill for $30 a box.
  For students here, it’s an out of the box idea, known as the Wellness To Go machine, and it’s drawing more
  
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• Nearly Naked Woman Found Dead In Modesto

  22-04-2017 03:39
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) — Evergreen Avenue in Modesto is back open after police investigated a suspicious death.
  The body of a woman who was barely wearing any clothes was found near Evergreen Avenue and Carver Road.
  Detectives have not released the woman’s race, or age. Investigators are still trying to figure out how she died and how she ended up in the alleyway.
  She was found Friday morning just as neighbors say an abandoned home was being demolished.
  Some neighbors that are concerne
  
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• Motorcyclist, Car Passenger Identified In Deadly Power Inn Road Crash

  22-04-2017 01:55
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two people killed in a crash on Power Inn Road have been identified by the coroner.
  Shyann Saelee, 18 of Sacramento, was riding in a vehicle when it collided with a motorcycle on Power Inn Road and 53rd Avenue. She was transported to the hospital where she died from her injuries.
  The coroner’s office identified the motorcyclist as Tony Martinez, 45 of Sacramento.
  The crash is under investigation.
  
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