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• Body Found In Feather River Identified As Alycia Yeoman’s

  09-05-2017 22:59
  LIVE OAK (CBS13) – The body found in the Feather River over the weekend has been identified as that of a missing Yuba College student.
  The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office says 20-year-old Alycia Yeoman’s body was found near the Live Oak Recreation Park on Sunday. Detectives say the body was identified through dental records.
  TIMELINE: Alycia Yeoman’s Disappearance
  Authorities are still investigating how Yeoman died.
  Yeoman had been missing since late March. She was last se
  
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• ACLU Warns Californians About Travel To Texas Over Sanctuary City Ban

  09-05-2017 21:28
  SACRAMENTO (CBS) – The American Civil Liberties Union of California is warning Californians traveling to Texas to “anticipate the possible violation of their constitutional rights when stopped by law enforcement,” after the state approved a law banning sanctuary cities.
  Earlier this week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law SB4, which would punish local governments that do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
  “Let’s face it, the reason why so many
  
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• Search On For Modesto Man Suspected Of Child Molestation

  09-05-2017 20:28
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Police in Modesto are searching for man suspected of child molestation.
  Kevin Robertson, a 37-year-old Modesto resident, was last seen fleeing from officers in the Madera area. Modesto police say he is wanted on charges of molesting a child under the age of 10.
  Police say the child Robertson is suspected of molesting lived with him.
  Roberston was driving a blue 1994 Chevy S10 with the California license plate number 62607F1.
  Anyone who sees him or knows where he might be
  
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• Coroner: Gender Of Body Found In Feather River Monday Is Female

  09-05-2017 19:57
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The identity of the body found Monday in Live Oak still hasn’t been made public, but we’ve now learned of its gender.
  The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office confirmed reports the body is female.
  A fisherman discovered the body Sunday on the Feather River in the vicinity of where missing Gridley woman Alycia Yeoman’s truck and cellphone were found. But authorities still have not linked Sunday’s discovery to Yeoman.
  Yeoman has been missing f
  
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• Search On For Suspect Who Ran From Officers Near Truckee

  09-05-2017 18:47
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) – Authorities are warning people traveling up the Sierra to not pick up any hitchhikers due to a police search in the area.
  California Highway Patrol’s Truckee division said Tuesday morning that they’re looking for a suspect who ran from an officer on Interstate 80 east of Hirshdale.
  Helicopters are in the area helping with the search.
  Officers are out looking for the suspect near Hirshdale. (Credit: CHP-Truckee)
  Officers warn that they don’t know if the p
  
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• Joe Montana Sues High-Rise Developer Over San Francisco’s Sinking Tower

  09-05-2017 16:56
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS13) – You can count legendary 49ers quarterback Joe Montana among those in San Francisco having a “sinking feeling.”
  Montana purchased a unit in the luxury high-rise Millennium Tower – a building that’s now being plagued by cracks, a shifting foundation, and lawsuits.
  The building has sunk at least 16 inches since its completion in 2009.
  Joe Montana and his wife filed suit last week, alleging the developers “failed to disclose the building&rs
  
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• Fiery Crash Blocks Lanes On Southbound Highway 99

  09-05-2017 15:40
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A driver has been taken to the hospital after a violent crash on southbound Highway 99 Tuesday morning.
  California Highway Patrol says that just after 5:30 a.m., a driver crashed into the guard rail. It appears the driver went through a fence, then managed to go over a creek.Driver lucky to be alive after violent crash on SB99 at Mack @GoodDaySac @KaitlinLewis15 @GoodDayKenR @GoodDayTraffic @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/pTKH7dUxXx
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• Deadly Officer-Involved Shootings Prompt Highway 50 Closure

  09-05-2017 09:31
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — Deputies shot and killed a suspect who allegedly choked his girlfriend and attacked an officer and K9.
  It happened just after 6:30 p.m. Monday at Olson and Zinfandel drives.
  Police also shut down westbound Highway 50 causing major delays.
  Multiple witnesses were held for questioning after a major altercation between a suspect and police. One told CBS13 the suspect was trying to attack an officer.
  “The man try to kill him with a rock. I mean it was a big rock
  
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• Man Claims Religious Liberty Played Role In Marijuana Shipment

  09-05-2017 09:26
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A Native American church member is arrested at the Stockton Airport and charged with possession with the intent to transport and sell the religious cargo he was taking on board.
  “Every time one of them is in trouble, I will come to their rescue and say your honor charge me,” said Heidi Grossman.
  Grossman is the head of the Oklevueha Native American Sugarleaf Rastafarian Church based in Sacramento.
  “We’re the responsible party for every single one
  
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• Police Looking For Man Who Tried To Abduct Toddler From Sacramento Park

  09-05-2017 09:21
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are searching for the suspect who allegedly tried to take off with a 3-year-old playing in a park in front of her father.
  It happened on C Street and 16th Friday morning.
  The park is a kid’s fan favorite because it has just about everything. As it turns out it also now has a growing concern.
  “I already have trust issues as it is. You don’t know who’s around or what they’re thinking,” said Kory Ridgeway of Sacramento.
  Ridgeway
  
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• Nuclear Concerns Have Sacramento Man In Spotlight

  09-05-2017 09:05
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento man is getting lots of questions about North Korea’s nuclear weapons threat.
  Philip Coyle is a former U.S. weapons tester who retired in Sacramento. Coyle was in charge of the last U.S. nuclear test recorded in 1971.
  He’s suddenly been getting lots of calls.
  “It actually started right after the election,” Coyle said. “Forget about the inauguration. For example, a public television crew from the Netherlands was here earlier tod
  
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• $500 Million Loan To Help Oroville Dam Spillway Repairs

  09-05-2017 08:56
  OROVILLE (CBS13) — As crews rush to make repairs at the collapsed Oroville Dam spillway, California is borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars to get them done.
  For now, the state has taken out a loan and is hoping to recoup a bulk of the cost, but there will be some leftover debt that could fall on the folks who rely on water from the Oroville Dam most.
  Eighty-nine days into the Oroville Dam crisis, the California Department of Water Resources confirms it will now be half a billion
  
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• Icon Aircraft Employees Die In Crash At Lake Berryessa

  09-05-2017 08:47
  VACAVILLE, Calif. (CBS 13) – Two people died Monday morning in a plane crash at Lake Berryessa. Napa County Sheriff’s Department has identified the victims as 55-year-old John Murray Karkow and 41-year-old Cagri Sever. Both men worked for Icon Aircraft in Vacaville.
  “Our deputies take this pretty hard and we’re pretty saddened by it,” said Capt. Keith Behlmer, with Napa County Sheriff’s Department. “We’d like to give our condolences to the families
  
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• Millennials Behind Latest California Wine Industry Boost

  09-05-2017 08:29
  LODI (CBS13) — California wine growers and producers are enjoying a boost in wine sales and they say much of that is due to millennials.
  Wine producers and growers in Lodi say they aren’t surprised and welcome the increase for the billion-dollar business.
  Last year sales of California wines were up with sales of $34 billion. This growing trend experts say is due to a new generation of consumers who are buying more and drinking it up.
  “We farm over 110,000 acres of wine grapes a
  
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• Local Houses of Worship Becoming Sanctuary Congregations

  09-05-2017 07:35
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Hundreds of houses of worship around the country are standing up for undocumented immigrants in light of President Trump’s executive orders on immigration.
  In Sacramento, the B’nai Israel board voted to become the first congregation in the region to officially declare itself a sanctuary congregation. This means they are ready at a moment’s notice to house a family or person who needs a safe place.
  The synagogue has not only set aside space, but food,
  
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• Westbound Highway 50 Shut Down After Officer-Involved Shooting

  09-05-2017 04:04
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — Police have shut down westbound Highway 50 after an officer-involved shooting.
  The closure at Zinfandel happened as officers were searching for a suspect involved in a shooting.
  The initial shooting did not happen on the freeway. The California Highway Patrol says the suspect ran onto the freeway.
  The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the scene of that shooting at Zinfandel and Olson drives.Police Activity on Zin
  
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• Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting Closes Part Of Highway 50

  09-05-2017 04:04
  9:30 p.m. UPDATE: The suspect was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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  8:45 p.m. UPDATE: Police are saying the initial incident was an assault that deputies responded to. Investigators say a 32-year-old man hit him in the head with a rock deputy, and the deputy opened fire.
  The suspect then fled onto Highway 50 where a K-9 officer pursued him. Investigators say that man assaulted the K-9 and was then shot by multiple officers.
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• California Borrows $500 Million For Oroville Dam Work

  09-05-2017 01:41
  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) – California is borrowing up to a half-billion dollars to pay for repairs to the badly damaged spillways at the nation’s tallest dam.
  The state treasurer’s office said Monday that California water officials obtained a $500 million letter of credit last week for the Oroville Dam repairs.
  Heavy water this winter tore giant craters out of both spillways at the half-century-old dam, forcing the evacuation of 188,000 people. The state Department of Water Resour
  
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• Toddler Recovering After Being Shot In Stockton

  09-05-2017 00:30
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A toddler is in the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound he suffered over the weekend.
  The two-year-old boy was shot in the upper body just after 9 p.m. Sunday outside of a convenience store. The boy’s mother told police she left him with a friend as she walked into Cal Park Liquors. Soon after, she heard a car drive by firing several gunshots.
  “Just during the first few minutes that she’s inside the store, witnesses describe hearing gunshots coming
  
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