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• Body Cam Footage Released Of Suspect’s Struggle With Officer In East Sacramento

  08-03-2018 23:47
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento police have released the body camera footage of a struggle between an officer and a suspect in February.
  The incident happened on Feb. 22. Officers originally responded to the area of Elvas Avenue and J Street that day to investigate a report of a man with a knife. A man, 33-year-old Juan Heras-Castro, was detained and taken to the hospital.
  After questioning, officers believed Heras-Castro was having a mental health crisis. He was not in handcuffs because h
  
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• Puppy Found Beaten In South Sacramento Slowly Recovering

  08-03-2018 21:19
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A puppy left beaten on the side of a south Sacramento road is fighting for its life.
  Bradshaw Animal Shelter posted a video of the dog on Thursday standing up, writing that “Thomas wants everyone to know he is determined to heal, grow up and live a long mischievous life.”
  The two-month-old pit bull mix was found injured on Peck Drive and Harley Way.
  A woman then brought him to Bradshaw Animal shelter where an X-ray revealed a 1.5-centimeter gash in his skul
  
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• Search On For Suspect Caught On Camera Lighting SUV On Fire In Stockton

  08-03-2018 19:14
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Stockton police are searching for a man they believe purposely lit a car on fire.
  It happened on Saturday along the 9200 block of Neville Way in broad daylight.
  The suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his 30s or 40s. The surveillance video shows the suspect pouring a flammable liquid on a suburban, the lights it up.
  “It doesn’t surprise me,” said Kim Kearney.
  Kearney lives next door and says this isn’t the first time her neighbor’
  
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• Stockton Church Damaged In 5-Alarm Fire

  08-03-2018 15:44
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Firefighters are investigating a fire that severely damaged a Stockton church early Thursday morning.
  The scene is at New Beginnings Deliverance Center Apostolic Faith along Waterloo Road.
  Stockton Fire says the fire went to 5-alarms. It appears the fire started outside the church, then made its way up into the attic.
  A 5 alarm Church Fire remains under investigation along Waterloo Road. @GoodDaySac @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/ibY2SoyCUo
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• Inderkum Student Honored By CVS For Hard Work

  08-03-2018 08:53
  NATOMAS (CBS13) — Students with disabilities often struggle to get jobs once they graduate, but a statewide program is helping to change that and honored a student locally.
  “I was surprised,” said Alex Olvera, now 18.
  The Inderkum High School senior has struggled with a lifelong disability.
  “I’ve always had trouble speaking correctly,” he said.
  But last year he began working after school at a local CVS pharmacy through the Natomas district’s paid work ab
  
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• Nonprofit Works With Elk Grove Police On Autism Awareness

  08-03-2018 08:42
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — A local nonprofit is hitting the field with Elk Grove Police Department to bring awareness to autism disorders. It’s the first program of its kind in the area.
  “The biggest challenge, believe it or not, is getting society to accept these children,” said Tameka Burrell, a mother of four.
  The Fly Brave Foundation works to find outlets for children on the autism spectrum. Inspired by her autistic son John, Vanessa Bieker created FlyFit, an opportunity for
  
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• Baby Box Program Gives Parents A Safe Place For Infants To Sleep

  08-03-2018 08:38
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Parents in California can now have access to free baby boxes.
  Dozens of families gathered in Los Angeles Wednesday for the launch of a statewide program. The creators of the Baby Box Company say these cardboard boxes serve as a safe sleep space for babies, a need that’s often ignored.
  “We had actually implemented the program at some hospitals and found there was incredible parent demand,” said one of the founders Jennifer Clary.
  Clary says the goal is
  
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• Immigration Lawsuit Against California Sets Stage For Long Fight

  08-03-2018 08:26
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The immigration showdown has Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions exchanging harsh words.
  The Attorney General arrived in Sacramento to roll out the lawsuit he’s filed against California’s immigration laws.
  “We are going to fight these irrational, unfair, unconstitutional, policies,” Sessions said.
  Brown fired right back.
  “This Attorney General has no regard for the truth,” Brown said.
  The back and forth between B
  
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• Homeowners Sue Nevada County Over Landslide

  08-03-2018 08:17
  NEVADA CITY (CBS13) — A handful of homeowners in Nevada County are suing the county and the water district a year after a landslide wrecked their homes.
  The group says the county knew of dangers in the Cascade Shores neighborhood and didn’t tell residents.
  Last year, a record of nearly 8 feet of rain fell in the area of Irene Masteller’s home. In February 2017 a chunk of land in Cascade Shores gave out.
  “Everything was just lost; everything was just gone,” said Mast
  
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• Who Beat Thomas? Puppy Found With Head Wound In Sacramento County

  08-03-2018 07:26
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A puppy was found beaten and left to fend for himself on the side of a Sacramento County road.
  Staff at Sacramento County Animal Care didn’t think the 2-month-old puppy would make it when he initially showed up at the shelter.
  The pit bull mix was found injured on Peck Drive and Harley Way in South Sacramento. An X-ray revealed a 1.5-centimeter gash in his skull.
  “Our vet staff noticed right away that it didn’t appear to be consistent with an injury c
  
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• California Aims To Secure Election Systems

  08-03-2018 06:32
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — From immigration to cybersecurity, state officials are also attempting to get ahead of Washington when it comes to preventing election meddling.
  And the state’s top election cop is at the forefront of the issue, going before lawmakers at a cybersecurity hearing on Wednesday.
  “We have a president who refuses to acknowledge what the Russians did in 2016, has not acted on it, has not responded to it,” said California Secretary of State Alex Padilla.
  Padi
  
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• Stockton Police Looking For Witnesses After Girl Struck, Killed By Car

  08-03-2018 03:03
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A 9-year-old Stockton girl who was hit by a car while she attempted to cross the street, has died. Officers are questioning the driver involved in the crash and are now searching for more witnesses.
  The Stockton Police Department released images in hopes it will find more people who may have seen the crash that killed Brianna Moua, 9, of Stockton. She was crossing the street heading home from school when she was hit on Tuesday.
  “We’re coping with it, a little
  
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• 9-year-old girl dies after being hit by car in Stockton

  08-03-2018 02:51
  
  A 9-year-old girl who was hit by a car Tuesday afternoon has died, Stockton police said Wednesday morning. The crash happened around 3:40 p.m. near Carolyn Weston Boulevard and Ishi Goto Street. Police said Brianna Moua, who was with a family member, went into the street and was then hit by the car. She was life-flighted to a hospital where she was listed in critical condition. However, police said around 6 a.m. Wednesday that she had died.
  
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• California leaders respond to Sessions speech, lawsuit

  08-03-2018 02:46
  
  California Gov. Jerry Brown denounced U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions for coming to the state to speak about a lawsuit targeting policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, saying Wednesday it was unprecedented for him to "act more like Fox News than a law enforcement officer." Shortly after Sessions spoke Wednesday morning in Sacramento to law enforcement officials at a conference, Brown accused Sessions of lying and trying to appease President Donald Trump. Califo
  
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• California elections chief says state security is strong

  08-03-2018 02:46
  
  California's top elections official said Wednesday the state's election system is secure but acknowledged public skepticism that he blamed on Russian attempts to interfere in 2016 and confusing media reports about those efforts.
  
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• California boy pulled people over while impersonating deputy

  08-03-2018 02:40
  
  A 14-year-old boy arrested for pretending to be a sheriff's deputy launched phony investigations and pulled people over while driving around his Southern California neighborhood in an SUV equipped with flashing blue and red lights, authorities said.
  
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• California jobless rate falls to 4.4 percent in January

  08-03-2018 02:25
  
  California's unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent in January -- the lowest figure since 1976.
  
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• Ruling Looming On Fate Of Charles Manson’s Corpse

  08-03-2018 01:17
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – The body of murder mastermind Charles Manson may soon be put to rest after a Kern County Superior Court commissioner said Wednesday that she would rule soon in the dispute over who can collect his remains.
  The tussle has been evolving since the 83-year-old who orchestrated the 1969 killings of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and eight others died Nov. 19 in a Bakersfield hospital.
  A man who claims he was fathered by Manson and another who says he’s a grandson are lock
  
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• Woman says she found bloody human tooth while eating cashews

  08-03-2018 01:00
  
  The woman said she felt something hard while eating the nuts and vomited when she realized it looked like a tooth.
  
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• Florida House passes gun legislation, sends bill to governor to sign

  08-03-2018 00:54
  
  The House voted 67-50 Wednesday on a bill includes new restrictions on rifle sales and a program to arm some teachers.
  
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• Rain chances increasing the next few days.

  08-03-2018 00:22
  
  Timing out rainand snow
  
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• Man Who Decapitated Woman Near Washington Bunker May Be Headed To California

  08-03-2018 00:22
  CAMANO ISLAND, Wash. (AP) – A Washington state sheriff says the body of a woman found near a gun- and ammo-filled bunker last weekend had been decapitated, and a man sought in the case is on the loose and possibly headed for California.
  The Island County coroner identified the victim as 26-year-old Katherine Cunningham. Detectives found her body Saturday on an undeveloped parcel of land on Camano Island, north of Seattle.
  Nearby, investigators discovered a bunker dug into a hillside contai
  
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• Alexa is laughing at users and creeping them out

  08-03-2018 00:01
  
  Alexa's laugh isn't the only thing that's freaking out users.
  
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