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• Suspect In Fruitridge Road Double Murder Arrested, Second Suspect Still Sought

  12-05-2017 22:38
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Detectives have arrested a suspect in the murder of two brothers along Fruitridge Road.
  The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says Hieu Hoang was identified as a suspect in the Thursday shooting and arrested him after a traffic stop in south Sacramento.
  Another suspect is still being sought by detectives and it’s still not clear what led up to the shooting.
  Thursday, Sergio Murti, 15, and Daniel Robert Murti, 19, were shot and killed along the 5200 blo
  
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• Sacramento County Unveils Fleet Of Electric School Buses

  12-05-2017 21:54
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – These buses may look yellow but they’re really green.
  “This is much different,” said bus driver Eric Coleman. “The sound is unbelievable. It’s like you’re riding with no motor in there, that’s how it feels.”
  Because there is no motor – they’re electric. These 29 battery-electric school buses will be spread out over the Sacramento City, Elk Grove and the Twin Rivers school districts.
  “It’s way cool,
  
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• California lawmakers, advocates react to governor’s budget

  12-05-2017 21:40
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown released a revised budget proposal Thursday that reverses some of his proposed cuts to education and child care for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Here’s how lawmakers and interest groups are reacting:
  — Assembly Minority Leader Chad Mayes, R-Yucca Valley: Brown’s budget improperly diverts tax increases intended to fund health and dental care into general state spending, Mayes said. “We’ve got to make
  
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• Yuba County Toddler Undergoes Emergency Brain Surgery After Suspected Abuse From Teen Babysitter

  12-05-2017 20:18
  BROWNSVILLE (CBS13) – A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after he allegedly abused a toddler he was babysitting.
  The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department says medic were called to a Brownsville home along the 8400 block of La Porte Road Thursday afternoon and found an unresponsive toddler.
  Detectives were called to the scene after medics found the toddler’s injuries to be suspicious.
  Apparently, the 16-year-old boy was babysitting four children – including the toddler &
  
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• Vacaville Middle Schooler Arrested After Bringing BB Gun To Campus

  12-05-2017 18:17
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – A student at a Vacaville middle school has been arrested on suspicion of bringing a weapon to campus, police say.
  The incident happened Friday morning at Vaca Pena Middle School.
  Vacaville police say the school was briefly put on lockdown after authorities got a report that a student possibly had brought a handgun to school.Vaca Pena Middle Sch briefly on lockdown this am for report of student with gun. Gun located. Student charged. #vacapd pic.twitter.com/sl07VkcNLz
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• Sacramento Police Patrol Car Involved In Crash

  12-05-2017 16:24
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento Police Department gang unit vehicle crashed into a car in Del Paso Heights early Friday morning.
  The crash happened around 3 a.m. near Marysville Boulevard and Grand Avenue. It’s not clear what caused the crash.
  Investigators say all officers involved are OK.
  No other details about the incident have been released.
  
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• Farmers Downstream From Oroville Dam Left High And Dry By Floodwaters

  12-05-2017 09:40
  OROVILLE (CBS13) — Months after the Oroville Dam spillway crisis, hundreds of farmers near the Feather River are still dealing with troubles.
  “If a boat goes by, it erodes the banks now,” said Brad Foster.
  He farms more than 600 acres north of Marysville.
  Foster says the drastic changes in the amount of water released from the Oroville Dam spillway in the last three months has done permanent damage to the river bank.
  “This used to go out 20 feet. It’s all sloughed o
  
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• Sacramento Couple Says ‘I Do’ On Mount Everest

  12-05-2017 09:33
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A local couple is gaining worldwide attention after their wedding photos on Mount Everest go viral.
  “The Mount Everest base camp trek has always been sort of a bucket list for us,” said the bride, Ashley Schmieder.
  Climbing to new heights, the couple marked two off their list by also tying the knot more than 17,000 feet up.
  “Slammed the brakes as soon as we touched down, then it began. Then it was a nine-day walk up the mountain,” said the groom
  
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• Tracy Working To Change County Policy For Firefighters

  12-05-2017 09:30
  TRACY (CBS13) — A long-time policy in Tracy is now being debated after two people died while waiting for first responders.
  Current protocol allows Tracy firefighters to respond to certain type of medical emergencies and city leaders are fighting to get that changed.
  Alice English has lived in Tracy for 15 years. She helps take care of her baby granddaughter who lives with a peanut allergy and just can’t imagine if there was an emergency at home.
  “She could die, her breathi
  
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• Mormon Church Cuts Ties With Boy Scouts After Years Of Criticism

  12-05-2017 09:10
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Mormon Church is cutting some of its ties with the Boy Scouts of America. This comes after the church has expressed concern for years about the Boy Scout’s policy to accept openly gay leaders.
  Bruce Hough with the Great Salt Lake Council says, “The church made their decision based on what was actually happening in those units and it wasn’t happening and I acknowledged that it was not an effective program.”
  According to a statement by the chu
  
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• Violent Deaths Leave South Sacramento In Shock

  12-05-2017 09:01
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Heartbreaking grief from family and friends overcome with emotion as they mourn the deaths of two Sacramento brothers who were shot to death as they walked together on Fruitridge Road.
  A white colored SUV was seen fleeing the scene.
  Friends remembered the pair with fondness.
  “Young, funny, energized all the time–just wanted to live life,” friend Lonnie Gray said. “It’s crazy their life got cut short today.”
  As deputies proceeded
  
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• Distraught Woman Climbs On Balcony In California Senate

  12-05-2017 08:22
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A security scare at the state Capitol triggered a standoff inside Senate chambers on Thursday.
  Investigators released photos of a woman on a ledge inside the Senate, leaving them to figure out just how she got up there.
  Sacramento firefighters with ropes and ladders were called in to help Capitol police with an unusual standoff.
  “We got a call of a possible jumper in the Senate gallery,” said California Highway Patrol Capt. Danny Lamn.
  The CHP say
  
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• Running Opens New Paths For Sacramento Autistic Man

  12-05-2017 07:49
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — John Almeda’s world has opened up and we’ve been proud to be along for his journey.
  As we first told you last summer, the 22-year-old Sacramento man with non-verbal Autism began running as a way to release anxiety. He even started his own Running Club for kids and adults with developmental disabilities. The group has grown from one to more than two dozen. They meet every week at Sacramento’s McKinley Park.
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• Roseville Attorney, Dixon Man Accused Of Propositioning ‘Teen’ On Facebook

  12-05-2017 06:40
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — A Roseville attorney and a Dixon man were arrested after allegedly trying to proposition a child for sex.
  Placer County sheriff’s deputies created a Facebook page that looked like it belonged to a 13-year-old girl to lure potential sexual predators.
  Derick Alcocer, 23, of Dixon was arrested on April 26 while trying to meet the “girl.” Previously he had called her over Facebook numerous times over the course of two months. When detectives got b
  
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• Tom McClintock Wants Independent Probe Of Trump Russia Ties

  12-05-2017 04:03
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Rep. Tom McClintock is calling for an independent probe into President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia during the presidential campaign.
  It happened Thursday morning on Capitol Public Radio’s “Insight with Beth Ruyak.”
  Very few Republicans have publicly called for a special prosecutor. McClintock (R-Elk Grove) is being careful too. He maintains there’s no evidence of collusion. But he says the firing of FBI Director James Comey has b
  
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• Suffocated Salmon Had Survived Oroville Dam Spillway Emergency

  12-05-2017 02:50
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A quarter-million hatchery salmon survived the near-collapse of a California dam’s spillway this winter, only to suffocate after a pump failed this week, officials said Thursday.
  They were among about 5 million baby fall-run Chinook salmon that were rescued in February after tons of mud washed down the Feather River, said California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesman Andrew Hughan. The erosion came from the failing emergency spillway near the Oroville
  
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• Defending Champion Wins Opening Stage Of Tour Of California

  12-05-2017 01:29
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) – Defending champion Megan Guarnier won the opening stage of the women’s Tour of California, pulling away from a reduced bunch on the final uphill climb to the finish.
  Boels-Dolmans teammate Anna van der Breggen was second and Astana’s Arlenis Sierra was third.
  Guarnier took advantage of a lead-out from teammates Amy Pieters and Karol-Ann Canuel that delivered her in position at the base of the final climb. The win capped a comeback of sorts after
  
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• AMGEN Tour of California Street Closures In Sacramento

  12-05-2017 00:38
  The AMGEN Tour of California is rolling into Sacramento this weekend. The first of the road closures and parking restrictions begin on Friday morning.
  The city encourages drivers to plan ahead for this year’s event. Here are the road closures, according to the city.
  Friday, May 12
  10 a.m. – The south curb lane and #3 lane on L Street between 10th and 12th Streets will close for set-up.
  4 p.m. – 10th Street will be closed between N and K Streets for festival set-up.
  5:30 p.m. &n
  
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