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• Woman, dead since 1997, receives almost $73,000 in pension payments

  02-09-2017 23:59
  
  The city of Wilmington, Delaware, has been sending pension payments to a woman who has been dead since 1997.
  
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• 6 NorCal campsites for under $100 during Labor Day weekend

  02-09-2017 23:38
  
  Check out these 6 northern California camping sites for under $100.
  
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• PD: Naked brothers break into, vandalize SoCal church

  02-09-2017 23:01
  
  Two men were arrested after they broke into and vandalized an Irvine Church naked, the police department said.
  
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• NBA star James Harden to donate $1M to aid in Harvey relief

  02-09-2017 22:51
  
  Some people criticized the star for not immediately helping those affected by the disaster.
  
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• A monkey named Spiderman dies in the US at age 43

  02-09-2017 22:13
  
  A monkey named Spiderman has died of cancer at a New York zoo at the unusually old age of 43.
  
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• Trump increases federal level of cost sharing for Harvey relief

  02-09-2017 22:03
  
  The announcement came as the president is making a return trip to the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast.
  
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• ​2 people found dead in home under ‘suspicious circumstances,' officials say

  02-09-2017 21:02
  
  Sacramento police are investigating two deaths as homicides after fire officials said there were “suspicious circumstances” when the bodies were found during a carbon monoxide alarm call.
  
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• Justice Department: No evidence Obama wiretapped Trump Tower

  02-09-2017 20:58
  
  President Trump earlier this year made the stunning accusation about his predecessor.
  
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• Man Arrested, Accused Of Beating Ex-Girlfriend, Two Children With Hammer

  02-09-2017 20:50
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS 13) –A 23-year-old man accused of beating a woman and two young children with a hammer Friday morning has been arrested, the Winnemucca Police said.
  Deandre Chaney Jr. was taken into custody on the Winnemucca Indian Colony Saturday morning after being found hiding in a shed wrapped in a tarp, according to Winnemucca police. Sacramento police officials have confirmed with Winnemucca police that Chaney has been arrested in the attack Friday.
  Sacramento Police say the
  
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• Man arrested, accused of attacking woman, 2 kids with hammer

  02-09-2017 20:24
  
  A 23-year-old man accused of attacking a woman and two young children with a hammer Friday morning has been arrested.
  
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• Unofficial End Of Summer Brings No Heat Relief In US West

  02-09-2017 20:08
  The Western United States baked through the unofficial end of summer, as temperatures in some parts threatened to peak Saturday at levels not seen in decades and wilting heat challenged crews battling wildfires across the region.
  Areas inland from the San Francisco Bay Area could reach 115 degrees, a temperature last seen in 1950, forecasters said. Temperatures in Sacramento were expected to shoot past 110.
  While triple-digit highs in Southern California were forecast to drop into the 90s over L
  
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• Texas toxic waste sites flooded, EPA not on scene, AP reports

  02-09-2017 20:02
  
  The Superfund sites are designated as being among America’s most intensely contaminated places.
  
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• Protective protest: "Bulletproof Professor" garbed against campus gun law

  02-09-2017 19:24
  
  The Kansas educator is not afraid of his students, but he has a reason for his unusual classroom attire.
  
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• Old Sacramento ramps up for Gold Rush Days

  02-09-2017 18:39
  
  Old Sacramento ramps up for Gold Rush Days
  
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• Post-Harvey problems plague Texas as funerals begin

  02-09-2017 18:35
  
  The danger isn't over yet for Harvey evacuees who are returning to flood-ravaged homes and dragging sodden debris to the curbside.
  
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• Harvey shelves 'squabbles and debates' as Congress returns

  02-09-2017 18:04
  
  Lawmakers will return to Washington on Tuesday with a heavy workload.
  
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• Headaches And Raspy Voices As Wildfire Smoke Chokes US West

  02-09-2017 16:53
  The smoke from massive wildfires hangs like fog over large parts of the U.S. West, an irritating haze causing health concerns, forcing sports teams to change schedules and disrupting life from Seattle to tiny Seeley Lake, Montana.
  Air quality has been rated unhealthy across the region because of blazes that show no signs of abating. Officials said Friday that one of the worst U.S. wildfire seasons in terms of land burned is likely to keep scorching Western states and blanketing them with smoke u
  
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• School for the deaf's football team succeeds in silence

  02-09-2017 16:39
  
  Some may think this California team is at a disadvantage, but the players believe they have a unique edge.
  
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• Trump to meet Harvey victims, survey damage in Houston, Louisiana

  02-09-2017 16:14
  
  The president is making a return trip to the storm-ravaged Gulf Coast.
  
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• Gas poured onto man's car in heated argument at Texas station

  02-09-2017 15:58
  
  Video shows tempers flaring during the fuel shortage in the the wake of Harvey.
  
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• Meteorologist Linh Truong shows us how hot temperatures will get this Labor Day Weekend.

  02-09-2017 15:43
  
  Meteorologist Linh Truong shows us how hot temperatures will get this Labor Day Weekend.
  
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• Singer Tom Jones postpones US tour due to health issues

  02-09-2017 14:46
  
  The 77-year-old "It's Not Unusual" crooner sent his "sincerest apologies" to his fans.
  
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• Hear the tearful apology from DUI driver that hit school bus

  02-09-2017 13:59
  
  The emotional North Carolina man learned a valuable lesson and now knows "nothing is worth what I could have done."
  
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• Post-Harvey problems plague Texas as funerals for dead begin

  02-09-2017 13:44
  
  The danger isn't over yet for Harvey evacuees who are returning to flood-ravaged homes and dragging sodden debris to the curbside.
  
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• Who Vladimir Putin thinks will rule the world

  02-09-2017 13:34
  
  The Russian president says whichever nation makes advances in a certain technology will take hold of the future.
  
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• US impact unknown as Hurricane Irma continues west as Category 2

  02-09-2017 11:55
  
  Hurricane Irma was once again at a Category 2 Saturday morning, just hours after being briefly upgraded to a Category 3
  
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• Vigil held to remember 12-year-old girl killed in tragic boating accident

  02-09-2017 11:14
  
  "Even the ones that weren't even there feel the emotions of what had happened just by talking amongst the fire department"
  
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• Toddler dies a week after getting head stuck in car window

  02-09-2017 10:53
  
  The boy's mother wrote in a Facebook post that the 2-year-old must have put the window down "to look for daddy" before the accident
  
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• Family surprised by President Trump during White House tour

  02-09-2017 10:25
  
  A Nebraska family scheduled a tour of the White House, but didn’t know Trump would be there, nor that he would pick up their 9-month-old son and give him a kiss
  
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• Police: 10-year-old girl was tortured for months, dragged behind car

  02-09-2017 09:37
  
  Police say the girl had been singled out as a child who needed discipline
  
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• Hurricane Irma returns to Category 3 status, continues west

  02-09-2017 09:01
  
  Hurricane Irma was upgraded Friday afternoon to a Category 3, just hours after being downgraded to a Category 2
  
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• Relatives of boy whose remains were fed to pigs sue social workers

  02-09-2017 08:57
  
  Relatives say social service workers knew the boy was being tortured and could have prevented his death
  
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• Basketball Court Bond Leads To Fair Oaks Kidney Donation

  02-09-2017 08:36
  FAIR OAKS (CBS13) — Two men from two different worlds brought together by a basketball court. Now one needs a kidney, and after 15 years of friendship, the other can’t say no.
  “He was stunned, didn’t think I was serious,” said Doug Veale. “But I think he’s concluded that I am serious now.”
  For 30 years, Doug Veale has been running the men’s basketball team at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church. Every Tuesday, he and his friend Martin Keitt typical
  
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• Officials Say Oroville Dam Spillway Repairs On Track For November Deadline

  02-09-2017 08:17
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)With two months until the expected completion date of the Oroville spillway, officials are confident the work will get done.
  The spillway collapsed in February, forcing waters in the reservoir to rise to dangerous levels, ultimately leading to the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people.
  Since the collapse, crews have been working to rebuild the structure on the largest dam in the United States. And theyve had to do it on an accelerated timeline.
  “We are on schedule to finish
  
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• Officials Say Oroville Dam Spillway On Track For November Deadline

  02-09-2017 08:17
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — With two months until the expected completion date of the Oroville spillway and officials are confident the work will get done.
  The spillway collapsed in February forcing waters in the reservoir to rise to dangerous levels, ultimately leading to the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people.
  Since the collapse, crews have been working to rebuild the structure on the largest dam in the United States. And they’ve had to do it on an accelerated time line.
  “We are on
  
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• Roaming Roosters Ruffling El Dorado County Neighbors’ Nerves

  02-09-2017 08:09
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — Some neighbors are fed up over roaming roosters crowing at all hours of the day and night.
  “Anytime of day. I’m sure we’ll hear them just standing here,” said Nicole Lussier who lives near Lumsden Park.
  She was right. The roosters are ruling the roost and this Placerville neighborhood.
  “About 3:30 or 4 in the morning,” Julia Baker said she hears them crowing.
  The roosters have been on the loose for months, and the annoyance for
  
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• Roaming Roosters Rattling Nerves In El Dorado County

  02-09-2017 08:09
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13)Some neighbors are fed up over roaming roosters crowing at all hours of the day and night.
  "Anytime of day…I'm sure we'll hear them," said Nicole Lussier who lives near Lumsden Park.
  She was right. The roosters are ruling the roost and this Placerville neighborhood.
  "About 3:30 or 4 in the morning," Julia Baker said she hears them crowing.
  The roosters have been on the loose for months, and the annoyance for some neighbors is just foul.
  "Everybody is getting irrita
  
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• Sacramento Veteran Heading To Houston To Help After Harvey

  02-09-2017 08:00
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — A local Army veteran dedicated to serving his people is making the trek to Houston, Texas, to help in any way he can.
  Matias Abeyta has been collecting donations around Sacramento County all week to help bring relief to people who have been stranded by Hurricane Harvey.
  “We’ve got a camping stove, an air compressor, jack stands, tools, gas cans,” said Matias Abeyta.
  An arsenal of supplies Abeyta has been collecting over the past few days to hel
  
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• Sacramento Veteran And Friend Heading To Houston To Help After Harvey

  02-09-2017 08:00
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13)A local Army veteran dedicated to serving his people is making the trek to Houston, Texas, to help in any way he can.
  Matias Abeyta has been collecting donations around Sacramento County all week to help bring relief to people who have been stranded by Hurricane Harvey.
  "We've got a camping stove, an air compressor, jack stands, tools, gas cans," said Abeyta. "We have 16 flats of water," Abeyta pointed out.
  Who could forget about the beloved animals? Abeyta also purchase
  
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• September Scorcher: New Month Starts With Excruciating Heat In Sacramento

  02-09-2017 07:36
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — All up and down the valley this first day of September has been a scorcher.
  It’s an oppressive, unrelenting, searing, record-setting sensation.
  “Hot,” Stockton’s Loren Guerra said.
  Guerra and her daughter bought a bag of ice for their cooler. They are heading for the hills to go camping.
  “It’ll be about 90 degrees, better than here,” Guerra said. “Anything better than here right now.”
  Others at the same shopping cen
  
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• Arrest made in Citrus Heights woman’s sexual assault

  02-09-2017 07:14
  
  Citrus Heights police are asking for help finding a man who sexually assaulted an older woman in her home, investigators said Friday.
  
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• Sacramento Muslims Come Together To Celebrate Eid-Ul-Adha

  02-09-2017 07:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Thousands of Sacramento-area Muslims gathered Friday morning to celebrate Eid-Ul-Adha, the most important Islamic holiday of the year. The celebration marks the end of the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
  One of the largest events was held in Sacramento where more than 5,000 people attended a sermon delivered inside the auditorium at the Jackson Sports Academy. It was followed by a day of food, fun and festivities.
  Like most families gathering for a holiday, the R
  
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• Police warn of infected ‘zombie’ coyotes confused for stray dogs

  02-09-2017 06:49
  
  Police in a Chicago suburb are warning residents that infected coyotes are being confused for sickly looking stray dogs
  
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• Advocates Push For Changes In California’s Prison System

  02-09-2017 06:35
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The children, mothers, and former prisoners posing for a group picture at the Capitol don’t know each other. But they’re all fighting for the same cause: Early prisoner release.
  “We want to make sure they are the best people they can possibly be when they come home,” said Taina Vargas- Edmond.
  Taina Vargas Edmond joined the effort after her husband was locked away for ten years for robbery. She says under Proposition 57, nonviolent inmates may b
  
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• Wildfire smoke creates haze over Lake Tahoe

  02-09-2017 05:25
  
  Many people up and down Northern California have noticed smoke filling the skies across the region, but it doesn't necessarily mean there is a fire all that close to you.
  
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• Progress On Miracle Mile Problems Leaves Door Open For Businesses

  02-09-2017 04:56
  STOCKTON – The owner of the structure along the Miracle Mile where nine businesses were forced to shut down earlier this summer has reached a tentative deal with the City of Stockton.
  Both sides met last week to discuss those plans as they work to move forward and get those empty storefronts filled again.
  Brandon Wiggins is the co-founder of the Vibe, an entertainment group that often performed at Empresso Café on the Miracle Mile. When the city forced businesses in the building to
  
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• Stockton officer could face charges for deadly crash

  02-09-2017 04:39
  
  A Stockton police officer could face charges in connection with a deadly crash that happened last year.
  
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• Bill to end Daylight Saving Time moves forward

  02-09-2017 04:25
  
  Friday was the last call for new proposals at the California State Capitol.
  
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• Motorcade transports fallen Sacramento County deputy

  02-09-2017 03:53
  
  A motorcade from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department transported the body of Deputy Robert French Friday morning.
  
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• Traffic headache over: Caltrans finishes work on Hwy. 50 bridge

  02-09-2017 03:47
  
  After several weekend closures, a repaving project on the Pioneer Bridge in Sacramento is done.
  
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