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• ‘California’ Misspelled In Stole Sold At CSU Stanislaus Bookstore

  16-05-2017 23:24
  TURLOCK (CBS13) – Whoever produced the graduation stole for CSU Stanislaus probably wasn’t an English major.
  Students at CSU Stanislaus are just a few weeks away from their Spring Commencement. Many students are getting their gear for the day, but there was something a little off about a stole being sold at the on-campus bookstore.
  Notice any misspellings?
  The misspelled stole. (Source: Reddit user Slelham)
  Somehow, “California” has been misspelled as “Califorina.&r
  
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• Blinding Sun Possibly Led To Crash That Killed Former Stockton Officer

  16-05-2017 18:41
  ALAMEDA COUNTY (CBS) — A sunny stretch of Interstate Highway 580 may have led a bus carrying Tesla employees to fatally rear-end the car of an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy on Friday.
  Alameda County sheriff’s deputy Sroeuy Khin died one day before his 51st birthday, leaving behind four kids and his wife.
  “It was just so sudden, you know. Devastating,” said the deputy’s brother Ronnie Khin.
  “Why was the bus still going if his car was almost at
  
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• Threats Posted Online Prompt Tuolumne County School To Close For Day

  16-05-2017 18:10
  STANDARD (CBS13) – Social media posts have prompted a rural Tuolumne County elementary school to close for the day, authorities say.
  According to the Tuolumne County Sheriff, Curtis Creek Elementary School has decided to close for the day as a precautionary measure due to the posts.
  Detectives have not detailed what was in the posts that prompted enough concern to close the school. Whatever was in the posts, authorities say the content is “unsubstantiated” and there is no credi
  
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• Sheriff: Teen Struck, Killed While Trying To Beat Train Near Manteca

  16-05-2017 15:41
  MANTECA (CBS13) – A teenager has died after being hit by a train near Manteca.
  The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department says the teen was riding his bicycle on a bridge over the San Joaquin River, trying to beat the train when he was struck and killed.
  The Ace train was heading to Stockton from the Bay Area around 6:30 p.m. Monday when the crash happened.
  No one on board the train was hurt.
  Federal transportation safety officials will investigate.
  
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• California Bill Could Open Door For Pro-Choice License Plates

  16-05-2017 09:18
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – It’s only a small 12-by-6-inch plate, but it’s causing big controversy by going pro-choice.
  A bill introduced would allow drivers to purchase a specialty plate making it the first politically motivated offering in California.
  “This is probably going to be a big thing, a big issue, but I think it’s a good one to put out there,” said Lindsay Molineaux of Sacramento.
  Right now there are 14 specialty plates you can choose from in the state and
  
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• Winter Road Damage In National Forests Means Summer Wildfire Trouble

  16-05-2017 09:14
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — Mudslides and erosion from winter storms have caused severe damage in all 18 National Forests in California. Some roads will be impassable for firefighters and tourists this summer.
  “We haven’t seen a storm like this since 1997, 1998,” said Jennifer Chapman, spokesperson for Eldorado National Forest. “This is what we call a 25-year storm so this is a major event.”
  There are roughly 557 road closure sites throughout California an
  
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• Former Sacramento Sheriff Withdraws From Picnic Day Review After Remarks On Radio Show

  16-05-2017 09:09
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Former Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness was set to investigate the conduct of Davis police during a Picnic Day brawl, but now he has withdrawn from his role after remarks on his radio show prompted a city councilman to call for his replacement.
  “What he said was abhorrent, the fact he stands by it is puzzling, but I’m happy he won’t be conducting this investigation,” said Davis City Councilman Will Arnold.
  Arnold says comments McGinness made
  
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• Regional Transit Adding Paid Fare Zones To Cut Down On Loitering

  16-05-2017 08:16
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Transformation is continuing within Sacramento’s Regional Transit system.
  Soon, RT will start cracking down on loiterers in hopes of cleaning up crime, by requiring all people within a certain section of the station to have train tickets. A pilot program that went in place in 2015 tested out the policy at six light-rail stations, and officials say those stations are cleaner, safer and more convenient for riders.
  The days of hanging around a light rail station for
  
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• Call Kurtis: Unlocking the Secrets of Medical Costs Before Procedures

  16-05-2017 08:11
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS13) — Viewers often ask why they don’t know the cost of a medical procedure up front. David Vivero of San Francisco startup Amino.com is taking the guesswork out of it.
  “It’s changing the rules of the game for everyone,” he said.
  He spent two years convincing companies to hand over 9 billion medical insurance claims for 225 million Americans. The information does not have any identifying information, but does unlock the secrets of what 951,000 doct
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Undocumented Worker Didn’t Know He Was Going To Work At Air Force Base

  16-05-2017 07:52
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) —Only on CBS13, we’re hearing from one of the two undocumented workers detained at Travis Air Force Base by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
  “I am a good guy,” Hugo Mejia said. Mejia is being held at the Rio Cosumnes Corrections Center in Elk Grove, facing deportation back to Mexico.
  He asked to speak for most of the interview in Spanish.
  Mejia told CBS13, he came to the U.S. looking for an opportunity “just like anybody else.” T
  
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• Chandra Levy’s Mother Turns To Art To Cope With Daughter’s Murder 16 Years Later

  16-05-2017 03:36
  MODESTO (CBS13) — A Mother’s Tears is the name of a new exhibit highlighting the life of Chandra Levy, a Washington intern from Modesto who went missing in 2001. Levy’s body was found one year later and her case remains unsolved.
  Susan Levy still isn’t exactly sure what happened to her daughter, Chandra, a one-time Washington intern who went missing 16 years ago. What she does know is that her daughter lives on through her art.
  “My daughter’s memory is al
  
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• California Bill Would Tie Traffic Fines To Violator’s Income

  16-05-2017 03:33
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — If you’ve ever gotten a traffic violation, you know it all too well that California’s traffic fines are among the highest in the nation.
  But a state Senator wants to lower fines for people who don’t make much money while making it illegal for the state to suspend your driver’s license if you can’t afford to pay.
  Devon Olson is in the passenger’s seat, while mom drives her around town.
  “I’m Uber mom these days,”
  
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• High Weeds From Wet Winter Turning Into Fire Hazard In Sacramento

  16-05-2017 03:17
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — As the temperatures rise, so do the weeds.
  This year, the City of Sacramento is taking extra measures to crack down property owners who don’t keep up and slapping them with expensive fines.
  Monday was the deadline for property owners in Sacramento to remove dry weeds that extend over a foot.
  Nanda Gounder lost her home in 2015 when the weeds in a field behind her fence caught fire. She says the city needs to step up its enforcement.
  “We had a gazebo over he
  
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• Mistrial Declared In Case Of Kevin Johnson Taking Pie To Face

  16-05-2017 02:25
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A mistrial was declared in the case of a man accused of hitting then-Mayor Kevin Johnson in the face with a pie.
  The incident happened last fall when Johnson was hit in the face with a pie, and then retaliated, leaving the pie-thrower bloodied.
  Jurors had deliberated the case for four days. One juror told CBS13 the complex case came down to issues such as whether a pie to the face delivered by activist Sean Thompson constitutes battery.
  Juror Mark Urban believes t
  
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