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• Vulnerable California Republicans Defend Their Vote For Health Bill

  05-05-2017 23:44
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – All 14 California Republicans in Congress voted for the GOP’s health care bill. Half represent districts that supported Hillary Clinton in the presidential election and will be vulnerable if the bill sparks backlash from moderate voters. Some barely won their elections last year.
  As Democrats look to retake a majority in the House to check the power of Republican President Donald Trump, they’ll need victories in some of these California districts that
  
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• Norovirus Outbreak Reported At Several Yolo County Schools, Including UC Davis

  05-05-2017 22:42
  WOODLAND (CBS13) – Yolo County health officials are asking residents to help stop the spread of Norovirus after a series of outbreaks in the area.
  Officials said Friday that at least five K-12  schools in Woodland and several schools in West Sacramento have reported cases of the gastrointestinal illness.
  At least 40 students and seven staff members at UC Davis are also reportedly showing signs of Norovirus.
  None of the schools have been closed as of this time. This is in contrast to r
  
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• Kennedy High Employee Accused Of Inappropriate Communication With Students

  05-05-2017 21:37
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento City Unified School employee is on administrative leave because of alleged inappropriate communication with students.
  The incident involves an unidentified employee at Kennedy High School. The district says administrators received a report of inappropriate communication with students.
  The specifics of the allegations have not been released. It’s unclear what position the employee has at Kennedy High.
  The district says it’s thoroughly investigat
  
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• Sheriff: Suspect Kicks Out Patrol Car Window, Jumps Out, Suffers Fatal Injuries

  05-05-2017 20:01
  NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) – Authorities say an arrestee who was critically injured after he tried to escape from custody has died.
  The 29-year-old man was arrested after deputies responded to a domestic violence call near Galbrath Drive and Walerga Road in North Highlands Thursday night. Deputies say the man was violating a restraining order by being near the home of his estranged wife.
  Deputies also discovered he was a wanted parolee. He was taken into custody without incident, but thi
  
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• New Orleans begins removing racist confederate monuments

  05-05-2017 19:33
  Inscription on “Battle of Liberty Place” monument, 1936, as photographed by Dorothea Lange. (Farm Security Administration/Wikimedia Commons) – CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE
  (NNPA) – Against a backdrop of death threats and under the cover of night, officials in New Orleans have begun to dismantle Confederate monuments honoring racists of the Civil War and Jim Crow eras of United States history.
  Workers removing the first of four monuments wore bulletproof vests, helmets and hi
  
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• Capt. Sully Flies With Thunderbirds At Travis Air Force Base

  05-05-2017 18:56
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) – Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger took a ride with the Thunderbirds out at Travis Air Force Base Thursday afternoon.
  They are preparing for the Wings Over Solano air show this weekend.
  Sullenberger is the famous pilot who performed an emergency landing on the Hudson River eight years ago.
  “I’m proud to be the public face of this event,” Sullenberger said. “I’m very grateful for what we were able to accomplish under trying cir
  
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• California students suspended for ‘liking’ racist posts sue

  05-05-2017 18:47
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California school district suspended a high school student after racist images that included nooses drawn around the necks of a Black student and coach appeared on his social media site.
  But a federal lawsuit says the district went too far when it also disciplined students who indicated they “liked” the posts on the Instagram account. The suit — filed Monday in San Francisco on behalf of four students— accuses the Albany Unified School Distric
  
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• Woman, 83, Killed In Hit-And-Run In Stockton; Driver In Custody

  05-05-2017 18:23
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – An 83-year-old woman has died in a hit-and-run crash in Stockton, authorities say.
  The scene was at the intersection of Eighth Street and Mariposa Road.
  Early Thursday afternoon, Stockton police say a woman driving a car struck a pedestrian in the area. The pedestrian, identified as an elderly woman, was pronounced dead.
  Officers say they have taken the driver into custody. She has been identified as 45-year-old Yevonne Becker.
  Becker is currently being evaluated at a lo
  
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• Valero Refinery Flares Due To Power Outage, Prompting Evacuations Downwind

  05-05-2017 18:15
  BENICIA (CBS13) – The latest on a flaring incident at the Valero refinery in Benicia:
  9:15 a.m.
  Authorities say power was restored to the refinery at 8:35 a.m.
  A shelter in place remained in effect for students at the nearby Tuner and Semple elementary schools.
  Vallero officials tell KPIX-TV that the outage was due to a “power disruption” with PG&E.Benicia Refinery burning off harmful chemicals and NOT notifying neighboring residents and businesses to evacuate. pi
  
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• House Fire In Oak Park Under Investigation

  05-05-2017 15:48
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Fire crews are investigating what sparked a fire in an Oak Park home overnight.
  Just after midnight, flames were pouring out of the home on 7th Avenue near 37th Street.This is conditions 1st arriving crews found on arrival to 7th Ave pic.twitter.com/thI1L3yoTs
  — Sacramento Fire (@SacFirePIO) May 5, 2017
  Sacramento fire crews say the home was vacant and under renovation.
  At this time, it’s not known if the home is a total loss.
  
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• Warriors Beat Jazz 115-104, Now Headed To Salt Lake City For Games 3 and 4

  05-05-2017 15:18
  Sacramento’s native Matt Barnes warms up with his Golden State Warriors before the team took on the Utah Jazz at the Oracle on May 4, 2017. Barnes signed with the team as a free agent on March 2. (OBSERVER photo by Antonio R. Harvey)
  OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors now have a 6-0 record in the NBA playoffs after beating the visiting Utah Jazz 115-104 in Game 2 of the Second Round.
  Kevin Durant had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists for the Warriors (2-0). Stephen C
  
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• Truck Drivers Warned Of Potential Terror Threat

  05-05-2017 09:01
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — At the National Truck Driving School in Sacramento, students learn the basics of driving semi-trucks, as instructors help guide student drivers through an obstacle course.
  “We just do the basic training, good enough to have them past the test,” said Kashmir Thandi, who runs the school.
  Thandi has been graduating students from his school for the past 10 years. But more security training may now be part of protocol after a report issued from the Transportatio
  
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• Roseville Man A Decade Into Crafting Lightsabers For Star Wars Fans

  05-05-2017 08:48
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – May the Fourth brought out Star Wars fans of all ages to Fremont Park, some in costume, but everyone with a lightsaber in tow.
  The famed galactic sword comes in all shapes and sizes, but perhaps one of the most coveted among enthusiasts is made right here in Northern California.
  “The thing with the Star Wars fans is, they like the reality,” said Michael Murphy who has made a living off the series. “Ever since I saw the first light saber on screen, it
  
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• Could Marijuana Help Solve Opioid Epidemic?

  05-05-2017 08:35
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Searching for a way to ease the pain, some people in California with chronic illnesses are turning to marijuana products instead of opioids. It’s a trend that advocates say may be a way to cut into the nations opioid epidemic.
  “I would be in the doctor’s waiting room crying in pain,” said Triscka Mallia.
  She was prescribed powerful pills to treat her back pain.
  “I was on about eight Vicodin a day,” said Mallia.
  While she got som
  
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• Sacramento City Council Approves $300,000 For Immigrant Legal Defense Fund

  05-05-2017 08:07
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Tonight, the city council voted to spend $300,000 on a legal defense network for undocumented immigrants. There are an estimated 55,000 undocumented immigrants in Sacramento County alone, many of them worried about their families being torn apart.
  “We pride ourselves in standing with and for people who are being unfairly attacked,” said Mayor Darrell Steinberg.
  City council members deliberated for an hour before voting unanimously to pass a new immigration
  
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• Meat On Shopping Cart Doesn’t Lead To Elk Grove Restaurant Code Violation

  05-05-2017 07:47
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — A shocking sight outside an Elk Grove Chinese restaurant. A photo snapped by a passerby captured meat hanging on a grocery cart in the heat. The picture made its way to thousands on social media, prompting concerns about a health hazard and an inspection by the Sacramento County Health Department.
  The woman who snapped the photo tells CBS13 she was shocked when she saw strips of raw meat hanging over a shopping cart, and drying out in the sun, just outside Hong Kee Seaf
  
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• High Rent Has People Asking ‘What Can I Do?’

  05-05-2017 07:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — As California’s population continues to rise, the stress on the housing market continues to grow.
  The squeeze is being felt by Californians stuck in a difficult situation.
  “It’s absolutely ridiculous,” said Dawn Littman of Rancho Cordova.
  Anger, frustration and a lack of hope for thousands of people in the Golden State.
  “You wake up at night thinking, ‘What am I going to do if I don’t find a place?’” explained Marie
  
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• Calfire Faces More Battalion Chief Exam Problems

  05-05-2017 03:27
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s firefighting agency plans to discipline two employees blamed for forcing the state to redo a battalion chief examination for nearly 500 employees, the department’s director said Thursday.
  The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection notified 488 applicants that they will have to retake the promotion exam this summer because the initial test “had significant irregularities.”
  The announcement comes three years after
  
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• Elverta Schools Shut Down Amid Norovirus Outbreak

  05-05-2017 02:53
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – Shannon Callahan said the students fell ill like dominoes.
  “One after another in just the few minutes I was here,” she said.
  Dozens of children and some staff at her son’s school got sick with stomach-flu like symptoms, later discovered to be Norovirus.
  It’s an illness so contagious, it spread from Elverta Elementary to Alpha Charter School, forcing a quick shut down.
  “Everyone was getting sick at school,” her son said.
  H
  
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• US House of Representatives votes to repeal ‘Obamacare’

  05-05-2017 01:26
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Delivering at last, triumphant House Republicans voted Thursday to repeal and replace the “Obamacare” health plan they have reviled for so long, overcoming united Democratic opposition and their own deep divisions to hand a major win to President Donald Trump.
  The 217-213 vote was a narrow victory, and ultimate success is far from assured since the measure must still make its way through a highly skeptical Senate. But after seven years of campaign promises and
  
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