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• Norovirus Outbreak Closes 3 Sacramento County Schools

  04-05-2017 21:47
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – Three elementary schools in Sacramento County have been closed after a norovirus outbreak sickened some of the students and faculty.
  The Elverta Joint Elementary School District was advised by the county and state public health departments to close for deep cleaning after students – mostly kindergarteners and first graders, and some faculty members — became sick.In total, 33 students and five faculty members at Elverta Elementary School, Alpha Middle
  
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• California Senate Votes For Earlier Primary Election

  04-05-2017 19:38
  SACRAMENTO (AP) – The California Senate has voted to move up the state’s presidential primary in an effort to increase the influence of the nation’s largest and most diverse state.
  The legislation approved Thursday would set the primary on the third Tuesday in March and give the governor the option the move it earlier if other states jump in front.
  Democratic Sen. Ricardo Lara of Bell Gardens says California’s current June primary comes too late to give the state’s
  
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• Men In Car Shoot Franklin High Student With BB Gun Near Campus

  04-05-2017 16:32
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Authorities are investigating after a student walking near Franklin High School was shot with a BB gun.
  In a letter sent to parents on Wednesday, Franklin High’s principal says the student was walking along Whitelock Parkway after being dismissed from school early that afternoon when she was hit by a BB fired from a car.
  The student was taken to the hospital, but she didn’t suffer any serious injuries.
  Less than an hour later, police say a similar incident h
  
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• Student Attacks Roommates With Knife At CSU Stanislaus Dorm

  04-05-2017 15:36
  
  TURLOCK (AP) — University police say a Stanislaus State University student was arrested for allegedly attacking four people at an on-campus dorm with a kitchen knife and scissors.
  The Modesto Bee reports Wednesday 21-year-old Jasmyne Casey was arrested in the attack and faces felony assault with a deadly weapon charges.
  University Police Chief Andy Roy says Casey was detained shortly after the Tuesday night attack and has been in the hospital since, but he would not say why.
  Officials say
  
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• Call Kurtis Investigates: Congressman Wants Hearing On Mail Forwarding Flaws

  04-05-2017 09:21
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The US Postal Inspector’s Office’s response to a Call Kurtis investigation on how easy it is for a scammer to re-route your mail isn’t sitting well with a local Congressman.
  Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) is not happy with the Postal Inspector’s response to the inquiry and is calling for a hearing on Capitol Hill.
  A Call Kurtis investigation in November revealed how easy it was to re-route someone else’s mail. We filled out a form w
  
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• Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway A Step Closer To Coming Online

  04-05-2017 08:58
  
  FOLSOM DAM (CBS13) —  We are one step closer to getting the secondary spillway of Folsom Dam online.
  It has been at least eight years since they started on the project and they recently hit another milestone. One of the release gates was successfully tested. The Army Corps of Engineers need to successfully test all of the gates before the project can be turned over for
  The Army Corps of Engineers need to successfully test all of the gates before the project can be turned over for full
  
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• Why Do So Many Winding Levee Roads Lack Guardrails?

  04-05-2017 08:51
  
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — “Dealing with the fact that I will never see him has been the hardest thing ever,” said a grieving mother who lost her son and granddaughter the same night.
  Nearly one year ago, the bodies of Karla Jackson’s son 23-year-old son Kyler and her 1-year-old granddaughter Kaylee were found in the Sacramento River.
  “My grandbaby will never get to grow up and have a life,” she said.
  A memorial now stands where their car plunged into th
  
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• Republicans Hurrying To Vote On Obamacare Repeal On Thursday

  04-05-2017 08:42
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. (CBS13) — After one failed attempt, President Trump takes another shot at repealing and replacing Obamacare. Wednesday, two key republicans revived the bill after it stalled for weeks in Washington. A vote is expected in the House on Thursday.
  That vote would take place before the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has a chance to weigh in on the proposal.
  The ‘repeal and replace’ movement has taken on new life in the house of representatives. A vote is now
  
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• Sacramento Groups Launch Hotline To Calm Immigrant Families’ Fears

  04-05-2017 08:37
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A group of local organizations is launching new hotline on Thursday to put immigrant families at ease. Churches and immigration advocates are working together to create a network of support for people who feel threatened by immigration officers.
  “I think that it is wrong and immoral for us to allow our neighbors to live in such fear,” said Gabby Trejo, Associate Director of Sacramento Area Congregations Together.
  ACT is one of several organizations involved
  
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• Science Lagging When It Comes To Determining Marijuana DUI

  04-05-2017 08:25
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS) —“The freeway is a dangerous place,” said Officer David Martinez with the California Highway Patrol.
  Around 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon, a Yuba County man was killed while changing a flat tire along the shoulder of Interstate 80 in Roseville.
  “When the car was hit, It came off the jack and there were scrape marks from it being pushed,” said Martinez.
  Martinez says Brandon Rotolo, 24, of Vacaville, drifted off the road and collided with the man and hi
  
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• Deportation Fears Draw Families To Stockton Immigration Workshops

  04-05-2017 07:57
  
  STOCKTON – The fear of deportation continues to be a big concern for many undocumented families, but community workshops are hoping to calm things down.
  It’s one of the main questions Stephen Rosenbaum is getting from parents and guardians living in the shadows
  “If they are detained for some period of time, and they have family members, usually children, they want to know how those children ought to be taken care of,” said Rosenbaum.
  Many families have already taken the p
  
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• Power Outage Knocks Out 40,000 In Arden Area During Heat

  04-05-2017 05:13
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — About 40,000 people are without power in the Arden area and North Sacramento.
  The outage happened around 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday night.
  This week has been the first time most people are seeking relief from the heat with high temperatures in the low to mid-90s. At the time of the outage, it was 88 degrees in Sacramento.
  The cause of part of the outages is being blamed on a car versus a pole in the area of Hurley Way.
  CBS13’s Kurtis Ming was without power
  
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• Man Accused Of Roaming Comic Conventions For Teen Girls Was In Sacramento

  04-05-2017 05:03
  
  LEESBURG, Va. (CBS13/AP) – Police say a 35-year-old man may have roamed comic book conventions around the country, including Sacramento, to lure teenage girls into sex.
  The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that Derrick Jones of Catonsville, Maryland, was arrested in Utah on a charge of soliciting sexual contact with a teenage girl in Virginia through social media.
  Police say Jones provided transportation for the girl to travel from her Ashburn home to meet him in the Balt
  
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• California Bill Would Blacklist Companies That Work On Trump Border Wall

  04-05-2017 03:27
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California lawmakers are so against a proposed border wall with Mexico, they’re prepared to issue an ultimatum: build it and be blacklisted.
  The proposed law would ban state government contracts for companies who have any affiliation with the wall.
  President Donald Trump’s long promised border wall with Mexico doesn’t yet have congressional approval or funding, but it’s already got contractors vying to build it.
  Rick Aguilar is one of those poss
  
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• Man Struck, Killed While Changing Tire On Interstate 80

  04-05-2017 02:29
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — A man was struck and killed while changing his tire on Interstate 80, the California Highway Patrol said on Wednesday.
  The man, who is around 40 years old, was changing the tire on his Dodge Durango when a vehicle drifted onto the shoulder, killing the man and hitting the Durango.
  Brandon Rotollo, 25, is being evaluated for possibly driving under the influence of drugs at the time of the crash. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
  
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• Police: Stanislaus State Student Attacked 4 People In On-Campus Residence

  04-05-2017 00:02
  
  TURLOCK (CBS13) – A Stanislaus State University student is in police custody after reportedly attacking her roommates and two resident advisors.
  Police officers responded to an on-campus housing unit Tuesday night where a female student reportedly attacked her roommates with sharp objects, according to a statement from the university. The student is also accused of injuring resident advisors who tried to step in.
  Officers arrived at the residence and arrested the suspect who was transporte
  
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