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• Odyssey Media’s ‘Keys to Success’ Elevates Black Women-owned Businesses

  10-05-2017 21:55
  Linda Spradley Dunn is the CEO and founder of Odyssey Media. (Odyssey Media)
  (NNPA) – In an effort to increase opportunities for Black women entrepreneurs, Odyssey Media launched “Keys to Success: Access to Capital,” a $25,000 business pitch competition and digital workshop series for women of color who own and operate small businesses. The Coca-Cola Company’s “5by20 Initiative” supported Odyssey Media in the launch of the competition and workshop series.
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• California Prison Smuggling: Meth In Soap, Heroin On Stamps

  10-05-2017 21:46
  SACRAMENTO (AP) – The $15 million spent by California to thwart prison drug smuggling has generated mixed results, researchers found, as increasingly creative smugglers turned to tricks like concealing methamphetamine in a bar of soap or heroin under postage stamps.
  Drug use in the three prisons with the most intensive programs dropped by nearly a quarter after corrections officials increased their use of airport-style scanners, surveillance cameras, urine tests and drug-sniffing dogs thre
  
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• School Bus Involved In Accident In Yuba County, 5 Kids Taken To Hospital

  10-05-2017 20:54
  YUBA COUNTY (CBS13) – A school bus with children inside has been involved in an accident in rural Yuba County, California Highway Patrol says.
  The scene is near the intersection of Rices Texas Hill and Texas Hill roads, about 30 miles northeast of Yuba City.
  CHP’s Marysville division says the bus may have been transporting children at the time of the accident, which happened just before 9:30 a.m. Apparently, the bus went down a hill too fast and the driver lost control.
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• CHP: School Bus Involved In Accident In Yuba County, 2 People Taken To Hospital

  10-05-2017 18:54
  YUBA COUNTY (CBS13) – A school bus possibly with children inside has been involved in an accident in rural Yuba County, California Highway Patrol says.
  The scene is near the intersection of Rices Texas Hill and Texas Hill roads, about 30 miles northeast of Yuba City.
  CHP’s Marysville division says the bus may have been transporting children at the time of the accident, which happened just before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Officers would not elaborate on what kind of accident the bus w
  
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• Police In California Are Scrambling To Detect Drugged Driving

  10-05-2017 15:42
  SACRAMENTO (AP) – Joseph Brenan, a 40-year-old father of four, was changing a flat tire along Interstate 80 near Sacramento last week when he was struck and killed by a passing motorist who had drifted onto the shoulder of the highway.
  The California Highway Patrol arrested Brandon Rotolo, 24, on suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana and vehicular manslaughter.
  The tragic accident is the sort law enforcement officials fear may become more common after California voters in N
  
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• Friends, Family Mourn Yuba College Student After Her Body Is Identified

  10-05-2017 09:02
  GRIDLEY (CBS13) — After weeks of searching for missing 20-year-old Yuba College student Aly Yeoman, her hometown of Gridley is in mourning.
  The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Tuesday that the body found in the Feather river is Yeoman’s. A fisherman spotted the body Sunday just south of the Live Oak recreational boat launch.
  Aly’s mom, Paula Ede, says, “I just don’t understand why, and I’m just so angry. I want her to be alive. I miss her so muc
  
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• California Senators Propose Citizenship Path For Farm Workers

  10-05-2017 08:56
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California’s U.S. Senators are taking on immigration reform by introducing a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for the nation’s undocumented farm workers.
  Marc Grossman with the United Farm Workers walked with Cesar Chavez and wrote speeches for the civil rights activist.
  “It’s been an experience,” said Grossman pointing to photos in his home office.
  He says there is still work to do when it comes to worker’s rights. A bi
  
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• Mom Makes Plea For Mental Health Awareness In Wake Of Son’s Death

  10-05-2017 08:55
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – A mother says she wants justice tonight 24 hours after her son was shot and killed by police.
  It happened on Olson and Zinfandel drives in a parking lot in Rancho Cordova. Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies say 32-year-old Mikel McIntyre hit a police officer with a rock after attacking a woman.
  But today, McIntyre’s family says they were there and have a different story to tell.
  “They’re supposed to protect and serve,” said Brigett M
  
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• San Joaquin County Has Trauma Center, Again

  10-05-2017 08:50
  FRENCH CAMP (CBS13) — Patients suffering from a traumatic injury in Stockton will no longer have to drive 30 miles to the nearest hospital for treatment.
  This week, the San Joaquin General Hospital Trauma Center has officially re-opened after months of going through some trauma of its own.
  Ambulances are standing by and so is a new team of medical professionals prepared to handle just about any emergency at the San Joaquin County General Hospital Trauma Center.
  “The team has really d
  
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• Call Kurtis: Sounding the Alarm on Security System Scam Artists

  10-05-2017 08:25
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Every year about this time, alarm companies fan out and start knocking on doors. Most of the companies are legit, but some tactics used are questionable.
  Veteran Bill McCullough of North Highlands says a salesman came to his front door saying they were taking over service for his current alarm company. He would get all new equipment.
  “He told me a lie,” Bill said.
  He later learned he was tricked into signing a contract with a different alarm company an
  
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• Body Found Inside Roseville Home After Fire

  10-05-2017 08:14
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) – A body was found inside a an unincorporated area in a Roseville home following an explosion.
  Multiple agencies responded to the scene Tuesday night, but it was to late to save the person inside.
  “I know he’s perished, it’s just inevitable,” said Janelle Spencer who lives across the street.
  Neighbors heard the explosion and assumed the worst as flames shot from the roof of a Robie Way home.
  “Based on the car out front, I knew he was insi
  
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• Research Shows Impact Of Rising Sea Levels On Stockton, Sacramento

  10-05-2017 07:44
  STOCKTON (CBS13) —Could Stockton soon be underwater? New research suggests that cities across the country would be flooded out by the end of this century, and according to new maps, Stockton and Sacramento could be some of the hardest hit.
  Dramatic images show the city of Stockton underwater. Stockton City Hall, Dameron Hospital, even the University of the Pacific are all submerged. El Dorado Elementary School, along with thousands of homes are almost completely under water. The images are
  
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• FBI Director James Comey Fired Amid Russia Investigation

  10-05-2017 07:22
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It was an early departure for James Comey in Los Angeles Tuesday night as he prepared to speak with FBI recruits. Multiple sources, including the Los Angeles Times, report Comey was getting ready for his speech when he saw on the Television News a news flash that he had been fired. Comey, sources say, thought it was a prank. It wasn’t.
  President Donald Trump fired the FBI Director, the White House says, because he “had no choice.”
  “As President
  
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• Wet Winter Leaves Sea Of Debris On Folsom Lake

  10-05-2017 03:53
  FOLSOM — You might want to think twice about bringing your watercraft to Folsom Lake as debris is blocking most launches.
  State Parks officials say they’re aware of the problem and are contracting with a company to remove the debris as quickly as possible.
  “It’s a total disaster, absolutely a total disaster; I was shocked, disappointed.”
  That was Steven Gelenich’s reaction when he drove up to a launch Tuesday morning, expecting to see a full and clear lak
  
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• End Of California Drought Doesn’t Bring Relief For Produce Prices

  10-05-2017 03:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — From “farmageddon” to good fortune.
  Five years after the drought, farmers across California’s Central Valley say produce is finally plentiful, but that doesn’t mean better prices.
  When the water ran out, farmers let go of their land. But after five years of California’s devastating drought, farmers markets are ripe for business.
  “The quality is exceptional this year,” said Missy Gotelli of Gotelli Farms.
  And fans know it.
  
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• Sacramento Police Investigating Shooting That Wounded 1

  10-05-2017 03:05
  9:55 p.m. UPDATE: The victim in a shooting on Sixth Avenue has died from his injuries.
  Police say the shooting happened outside the house. There’s no suspect information available.
  Sixth Avenue remained closed heading into the 10 p.m. hour.
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  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A shooting has closed part of Sixth Avenue in Sacramento on Tuesday.
  The shooting happened at around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday in the area of 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue. Police have closed Sixth Avenue through
  
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• Sacramento Police Investigating Shooting That Left 1 Dead

  10-05-2017 03:05
  9:55 p.m. UPDATE: The victim in a shooting on Sixth Avenue has died from his injuries.
  Police say the shooting happened outside the house. There’s no suspect information available.
  Sixth Avenue remained closed heading into the 10 p.m. hour.
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  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A shooting has closed part of Sixth Avenue in Sacramento on Tuesday.
  The shooting happened at around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday in the area of 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue. Police have closed Sixth Avenue through
  
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• Berkeley Rugby Player From El Dorado Hills Paralyzed In Championship Game

  10-05-2017 02:20
  BERKELEY, Calif. (CBS13/AP) – A University of California, Berkeley rugby player was partially paralyzed after being injured during the opening minutes of a national championship game.
  Robert Paylor’s family said in a statement that the 20-year-old sophomore from El Dorado Hills is paralyzed below the chest and has limited motion in his arms due to a spinal injury.
  Cal’s rugby head coach Jack Clark said Tuesday that the devastated team “intends to be there with him every b
  
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