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• One Teen Dead At Foothill Farms House Party Shooting

  06-05-2017 19:24
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)- Sacramento Sheriff Department received a report of a shooting in the 4400 block of Greenholme Drive on Friday before midnight.
  Upon arrival, deputies located a 17-year-old male and a 36 year-old female with gunshot wounds. The male victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The female victim was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening wounds.
  Another 19-year-old male victim showed up at a local hospital with gunshot wounds but is expected to survive.
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• One Teen Dead At Foothill Farm House Party Shooting

  06-05-2017 19:24
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)- Sacramento Sheriff Department received a report of a shooting in the 4400 block of Greenholme Drive on Friday before midnight.
  Upon arrival, deputies located a 17-year-old male and a 36 year-old female with gunshot wounds. The male victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The female victim was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening wounds.
  Another 19-year-old male victim showed up at a local hospital with gunshot wounds but is expected to survive.
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• California Considers Training For Cops On Handling Dogs

  06-05-2017 09:04
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – New legislation aims to reduce the number of dogs that die during a police investigation. The Police Canine Protection Act would require police officers to go through mandatory training to learn how to safely respond to unexpected encounters with dogs.
  “It was very important for us to start a conversation and for us to be able to address this issue,” said Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian (D-Van Nuys), who wrote Assembly Bill 1199.
  An estimated 10,000 pet dogs are
  
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• Box Tops No Longer For Education? California Bill Could End Program In Schools

  06-05-2017 08:50
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Lawmakers could be ending a popular school fundraiser over child obesity concerns.
  The Box Tops For Education program through General Mills has raised $50 million for California schools since it started in 1996, but now concerns over childhood obesity and advertising could bring it to an end.
  Families cut and turn in box tops from select General Mills products, and schools get 10 cents for each box top.
  But Assembly Bill 841 could soon bring an end to&nb
  
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• Boulders And Tree Trunks Could Help Save Winter-Run Chinook Salmon

  06-05-2017 08:34
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Massive cranes are lifting 6,000-pound boulders, bolted to giant tree trunks and placing them into the Sacramento River.
  It is an unusual sight, and if all goes as planned, it could have the power to save Winter-run Chinook salmon from extinction.
  The project looks like a floating construction site. A giant crane on top of a barge, pushed by a powerful tugboat, all working together to drop three-ton limestone boulders strapped with tree trunks to the riverbed below.
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• Whitewater Rafting Getting Rougher Thanks To Winter Snow Melt

  06-05-2017 08:20
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It has been a wild ride with all the winter storms this wet season, and that has led to a wild ride on the river for rafting enthusiasts.
  The water is moving five times faster down Northern California rivers due to all the extra water and it is running very cold. This has led to rafting companies banding together to put extra safety precautions in place this season.
  The minimum age requirement has changed to only allow older youth into the water. There are also more sa
  
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• Man Thankful For Good Samaritans Who Pulled Him From Burning Vehicle

  06-05-2017 08:16
  
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — A driver was pulled from his burning truck just seconds before it explodes thanks to some good Samaritans including a police cadet, two off-duty California Highway Patrol officers and a civilian.
  It was a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 65 and I-80 Tuesday.
  Jonathan Sullivan doesn’t remember much about that evening while driving home from work.
  “A good Samaritan told me I reached my hand out, but I don’t remember anything like that, but that’s
  
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• Where Did Nick Janes Go?

  06-05-2017 07:55
  Sacramento (CBS) It’s one of the questions we get asked most frequently: “Where did Nick Janes go?”
  You see his wife, Christina, anchoring the CBS13 News at 4, 5, 6 and 10pm. But where did Nick Janes go?
  The short answer- out of TV news. “I started my own company. It’s a communications firm. I am doing some of the same things I did at CBS13, just sort of on my own time.”
  He’s currently working from home and spending time with Jake and Christina (while sh
  
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• Police: Woodland High Teacher Had Inappropriate Contact With Student

  06-05-2017 07:54
  WOODLAND (CBS13) — School may be over for the week at Woodland High School, but the investigation into one of its teachers is just beginning.
  Scott Sorgent, 44, was arrested Friday morning on campus for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a 15-year-old female student.
  “At least one student was inappropriately touched in a sexually suggestive way,” said Lt. Aaron Delao, with the Woodland Police Department.
  Sorgent is also accused of also making sexually suggestive c
  
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• Meet Christina’s Son, Jake Janes

  06-05-2017 07:50
  Sacramento (CBS) – Christina and Nick Janes are the proud new parents of Jake Robert Anthony. He was born April 20th and is healthy and growing.
  Jake doesn’t do much sleeping yet. When Tony Lopez stopped by to meet Jake he asked Christina how tired she is on a scale of 1-10. She answered, “like a 34!”
  When asked their first impression of their bundle of joy, Nick didn’t even hesitate. “The first time I heard him cry- that first instant is the most profound mom
  
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• Solano County Refinery Fire Prompts Evacuations, Air Quality Concerns

  06-05-2017 07:36
  BENICIA (CBS13) — Evacuation and shelter-in-place orders were given on Friday after a fire at a Solano County refinery.
  The issue started with a power outage at the Valero refinery in Benicia, then the smoke stacks began flaring and putting off a heavy amount of dark, thick smoke that carried to nearby communities.
  Though visible on the horizon roughly 20 miles away from the Valero refinery, the black billowing plumes of smoke pose no danger to residents outside of the Benicia area, a
  
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• San Joaquin County River Levels Expected To Remain High

  06-05-2017 03:52
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — High water levels along rivers and in reservoirs are keeping emergency management teams on alert. Flooding in San Joaquin County has already caused millions of dollars worth of damage.
  Bill Lindstedt is finally getting the chance to walk back into the Manteca Sportsmen Club, a shooting range that was complete underwater after recent storms hit Northern California.
  “Well, this year was pretty bad,” he said.
  The heavy rain caused massive flooding that left the
  
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• Immigration Fears Put Damper On Cinco De Mayo Celebrations

  06-05-2017 03:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — From margaritas to mariachis, the fifth of May, Cinco De Mayo, may be an excuse for partiers to drink and dance.
  But for Jose Franco, it’s a day to honor his homeland.
  “It’s difficult because times have changed,” he said.
  We found Franco serving up a taste of Mexico with churros on the UC Davis quad, publicizing his pride.
  “We’re an immigrant nation; our culture is everywhere,” he says.
  The problem is, many of his friends
  
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• Woman Fears Health Care Law Changes May Be Her Death Knell

  06-05-2017 03:16
  
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — President Donald Trump’s health care bill jumped a hurdle on Thursday — House Republicans passed the American Health Care Act Thursday morning, by a slim four votes.
  Some people are fuming at the decision and took to the streets of Roseville to call for equal health care. One of those protesters is a woman with a rare, genetic kidney disease. She can barely afford health care now, and says if the AHCA passes, she’ll die.
  Cecilia Maida traveled arou
  
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